Twelve ways fur was used on the runway at fashion week
Twelve ways fur was used on the runway at fashion week
By Carley Fortune | April 6, 2010
By Carley Fortune | 04/06/2010
Have a problem with fur? Many Canadian designers don’t. Fur was seen in many of the shows during Toronto fashion week, which ended on Thursday. Here, some of the ways designers used it >>
22987 Head-to-toe fur (at Izma) is always a subtle statement (Image: Jenna Marie Wakani) https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/izma_12.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/izma_12.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/izma_12.jpg 500 783 {"aperture":"3.5","camera":"Canon EOS-1D Mark III","created_timestamp":"1269804932","focal_length":"200","iso":"640","shutter_speed":"0.00625"} https://torontolife.com/style/twelve-ways-fur-was-used-on-the-runway-at-fashion-week/slide/izma_12-2/ izma_12-2 0 0
22985 The florettes on this sheer Izma dress are made from fur (Image: Jenna Marie Wakani) https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/izma_27.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/izma_27.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/izma_27.jpg 500 750 {"aperture":"3.2","camera":"Canon EOS-1D Mark III","created_timestamp":"1269805240","focal_length":"200","iso":"800","shutter_speed":"0.005"} https://torontolife.com/style/twelve-ways-fur-was-used-on-the-runway-at-fashion-week/slide/izma_27-2/ izma_27-2 0 0
22984 A fur messenger bag at Izma (Image: Jenna Marie Wakani) https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/izma_8.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/izma_8.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/izma_8.jpg 500 750 {"aperture":"4","camera":"Canon EOS-1D Mark III","created_timestamp":"1269804814","focal_length":"200","iso":"640","shutter_speed":"0.002"} https://torontolife.com/style/twelve-ways-fur-was-used-on-the-runway-at-fashion-week/slide/izma_8-2/ izma_8-2 0 0
23035 A fur trim on a more risky outfit at Vawk (Image: Jenna Marie Wakani) https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/VAWK17.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/VAWK17.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/VAWK17.jpg 500 750 {"aperture":"3.5","camera":"Canon EOS-1D Mark III","created_timestamp":"1269865627","focal_length":"63","iso":"3200","shutter_speed":"0.0025"} https://torontolife.com/style/twelve-ways-fur-was-used-on-the-runway-at-fashion-week/slide/vawk17-2/ vawk17-2 0 0
23033 The use of fur as an embellishment on the collar and wrist was more traditional at Vawk (Image: Jenna Marie Wakani) https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/VAWK04.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/VAWK04.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/VAWK04.jpg 500 750 {"aperture":"3.5","camera":"Canon EOS-1D Mark III","created_timestamp":"1269865149","focal_length":"67","iso":"1600","shutter_speed":"0.001"} https://torontolife.com/style/twelve-ways-fur-was-used-on-the-runway-at-fashion-week/slide/vawk04-2/ vawk04-2 0 0
23034 Like Joe Fresh and Pink Tartan, Vawk featured fur on its skirts (Image: Jenna Marie Wakani) https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/VAWK02.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/VAWK02.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/VAWK02.jpg 500 750 {"aperture":"3.5","camera":"Canon EOS-1D Mark III","created_timestamp":"1269865073","focal_length":"64","iso":"1600","shutter_speed":"0.002"} https://torontolife.com/style/twelve-ways-fur-was-used-on-the-runway-at-fashion-week/slide/vawk02-2/ vawk02-2 0 0
23018 Pink Tartan demonstrates that sometimes hairy shoulders are a good thing (Image: Jenna Marie Wakani) https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/PT021.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/PT021.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/PT021.jpg 500 750 {"aperture":"3.2","camera":"Canon EOS-1D Mark III","created_timestamp":"1270065356","focal_length":"130","iso":"1000","shutter_speed":"0.003125"} https://torontolife.com/style/twelve-ways-fur-was-used-on-the-runway-at-fashion-week/slide/pt02-3/ pt02-3 0 0
23019 Like her husband's Joe Fresh Style line, Kimberley Newport-Mimran's Pink Tartan collection use fur for skirts. Unlike Joe Fresh, this stuff is real (Image: Jenna Marie Wakani) https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/PT311.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/PT311.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/PT311.jpg 500 750 {"aperture":"4","camera":"Canon EOS-1D Mark III","created_timestamp":"1270065923","focal_length":"200","iso":"1000","shutter_speed":"0.003125"} https://torontolife.com/style/twelve-ways-fur-was-used-on-the-runway-at-fashion-week/slide/pt31-3/ pt31-3 0 0
23017 Canadian model Kirsten Owen, one of the big names hired for the Joe Fresh show, wears a faux fur skirt (Image: Jenna Marie Wakani) https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/JF02.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/JF02.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/JF02.jpg 500 750 {"aperture":"3.2","camera":"Canon EOS-1D Mark III","created_timestamp":"1270069483","focal_length":"70","iso":"1000","shutter_speed":"0.003125"} https://torontolife.com/style/twelve-ways-fur-was-used-on-the-runway-at-fashion-week/slide/jf02-2/ jf02-2 0 0
22992 The fur was faux (and sometimes fugly) at Joe Fresh Style and used in bags, scarves and clothes (Image: Jenna Marie Wakani) https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/JF12.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/JF12.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/JF12.jpg 500 750 {"aperture":"3.2","camera":"Canon EOS-1D Mark III","created_timestamp":"1270069603","focal_length":"93","iso":"1250","shutter_speed":"0.003125"} https://torontolife.com/style/twelve-ways-fur-was-used-on-the-runway-at-fashion-week/slide/jf12-2/ jf12-2 0 0
23309 David Dixon used Canadian wild fur in his collection (Image: Jenna Marie Wakani) https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/DD081.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/DD081.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/DD081.jpg 500 750 {"aperture":"3.2","camera":"Canon EOS-1D Mark III","created_timestamp":"1270152196","focal_length":"200","iso":"1000","shutter_speed":"0.003125"} https://torontolife.com/style/twelve-ways-fur-was-used-on-the-runway-at-fashion-week/slide/dd08-2/ dd08-2 0 0
22983 Fur shoulder pads? Pelts were used in every look at Izma (Image: Jenna Marie Wakani) https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/izma_22.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/izma_22.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/izma_22.jpg 500 751 {"aperture":"3.2","camera":"Canon EOS-1D Mark III","created_timestamp":"1269805125","focal_length":"200","iso":"800","shutter_speed":"0.003125"} https://torontolife.com/style/twelve-ways-fur-was-used-on-the-runway-at-fashion-week/slide/izma_22-2/ izma_22-2 0 0
The Fur Collection at Fashion Week was excellent!
Hopefully we are on the cusp of a paradigm shift where peoples attitudes towards fur are changed for the better.