The Thing: this spring fashion is all about colour, colour, colour
The Thing: this spring fashion is all about colour, colour, colour
It’s loud and fearless and showy. We like it
2012 is shaping up to be a preposterously fun year. Spring showed up early. Bryan Adams is touring again (woot woot!). And the city’s tastemakers are all wearing super-bright colours. It’s a trend inspired by nostalgia for the sporty vibe of the ’80s and ’90s: neon is back, and while there aren’t any jumpsuits, casual is the thing (sorry, Mad Men). But this time around, it’s more sophisticated.
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- <strong>Dye Hard</strong><br /> This Rag and Bone jacket that looks like an adult version of a kids’ raincoat. It’s a light cotton toggle coat, a clean-lined, Crayola-coloured reimagining of a staple—that’s meant for sunny days. <br /> <br /> 1 | Oscar of Sweden plaid shirt. $175. Got Style, 62 Bathurst St., 416-260-9696<br /> <br /> 2 | Diesel cardigan. $140. The Bay, 176 Yonge St., 416-861-9111 <br /> <br /> 3| Rag and Bone Northside Duffle Coat. $695. TNT, 87 Avenue Rd., 416-972-1593
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- <strong>Abstract Expressionism </strong><br /> Colour blocking emerged as an art form when Mondrian pitted yellow, blue and red squares against a grid in the name of total abstraction and absolute truth. In fashion, the principles are similar. In this particularly 2012 case, the absolute truth is that glow-stick yellow and royal purple are, awesomely, complementary.<br /> <br /> 1 | Acne Sunglasses. $350. Jonathan and Olivia, 49 Ossington Ave., 416-849-5956<br /> <br /> 2 | Max Mara blazer. $1,640. The Room at The Bay, 176 Yonge St., 416-861-6251<br /> <br /> 3 | Lida Baday dress. $725. Lida Baday, 70 Claremont St., 1-800-317-7661<br /> <br /> 4 | Skinny rectangle belt. $40. Cole Haan, 101 Bloor St. W., 416-926-7575
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- <strong>Hit the Sac </strong><br /> As recently as this winter, every other woman in Toronto was carrying a giant brown-on-black Longchamp Le Pliage tote. That’s over. This spring, fashionable Torontonians are carrying smaller versions of traditional styles—satchels, clutches, saddle bags—in bold, Popsicle-hued leather.<br /> <br /> 1 | See by Chloé mini saddlebag. $325. The Bay, 176 Yonge St., 416-861-9111 <br /> <br /> 2 | Rebecca Minkoff clutch. $225. A2Zane, 753 Queen St. W., 416-803-7754<br /> <br /> 3 | Marc by Marc Jacobs satchel. $448. Holt Renfrew<br /> <br /> 4 | Bottega Veneta Intrecciato Nappa bag. $2,450. Holt Renfrew, 50 Bloor St. W., 416-922-2333
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- <strong>Pumped-up Kicks</strong> <br /> Boat shoes. Oxfords. Loafers. They’re the epitome of prep, beacons of understated cool. And while Oxford dons might balk, this season, the shoes come in much less understated, neon shades—the same colours (and styles, for that matter) for both men and women.<br /> <br /> <br /> 1 | Sperry Top-sider. $120. Get Outside, 437 Queen St. W., 416-593-5598<br /> <br /> 3 | Heschung oxford. $495. George C, 21 Hazelton Ave., 416-962-1991<br /> <br /> 3 | Philip Sparks slip-on. $75. Town Shoes, 95 Bloor St. W., 416-928-5062<br /> <br /> 4 | Cole Haan Sadie driving shoe. $198. Cole Haan <br /> <br /> 5 | Hush Puppies loafers. $85. C Squared, 395 Queen St. W., 416-599-8882
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- <strong>Quality Time</strong><br /> Much has been made recently of the obsolescence of the watch. It may be true, but it’s completely beside the point. The wristwatch is still an excellent accessory, an easy place for the timid, neutral-loving masses to throw a small hit of colour. Or a not-so-small hit, as the case may be. <br /> <br /> 1 | Lacoste Rio Purple watch. $175. Lacoste, 131 Bloor St. W., 416-513-1212<br /> <br /> 2 | Lacoste Colour Block Goa watch. $95. Lacoste<br /> <br /> 3 | Nixon Time Teller. $80. Sporting Life, 2665 Yonge St., 416-485-1611<br /> <br /> 4 | Daniel Wellington Winchester watch. $198. A2Zane, 753 Queen St. W., 416-803-7754<br /> <br /> 5 | Hermès H-Hour watch. $5,500. Hermès, 130 Bloor St. W., 416-968-8626
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. And the city’s tastemakers are all wearing super-bright colours. It’s a trend inspired by nostalgia for the sporty vibe of the ’80s and ’90s: neon is back, and while there aren’t any jumpsuits, casual is the thing (sorry, Mad Men). But this time around, it’s more sophisticated.
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Very nice. If only we could convince everyone to wear something brighter in the winter, when its a sea of dreary, depressing black and grey coats.
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