Spring Style: Back in Black
Spring Style: Back in Black
By Toronto Life | April 28, 2014
By Toronto Life | 04/28/2014
Dwayne Kennedy, 28, fashion director for The Collections, and Joanna Spyrlidakis, 27, menswear manager at AllSaints. (Image: Norman Wong)
Many Toronto designers, architects and fashion industry types avoid the bright hues in shop windows come spring, adhering faithfully to a year-round uniform of head-to-toe black. This season, the best dressed among them are wearing clothing from innovative labels like Rick Owens and Sid Neigum, and hard-edged British retailer AllSaints. Fetching details like shiny hardware, see-through cut-outs and architectural pleats demand attention despite their sombre tone. Black? Yes. Basic? Not a bit.
271446 Dwayne Kennedy, 28, fashion director for The Collections, and Joanna Spyrlidakis, 27, menswear manager at AllSaints. (Image: Norman Wong) Spring Style: Back in Black Spring Style: Back in Black https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/spring-style-2014-back-in-black-01-e1398697976538-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/spring-style-2014-back-in-black-01.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/spring-style-2014-back-in-black-01.jpg 667 1000 {"copyright":"\u00a92014 Daniel Ehrenworth c\/o ImagingTree.com"} https://torontolife.com/style/spring-style-back-black/slide/spring-style-2014-back-in-black-01/ spring-style-2014-back-in-black-01 0 0
(Image: Norman Wong)
271447 Laser-cut polka dots give a 3.1 Phillip Lim dress peekaboo appeal. $799. <em>Jonathan and Olivia, 49 Ossington Ave., 416-849-5956.</em> (Image: Carlo Mendoza) Spring Style: Back in Black Spring Style: Back in Black https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/spring-style-2014-back-in-black-02-e1398697993685-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/spring-style-2014-back-in-black-02.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/spring-style-2014-back-in-black-02.jpg 667 1000 [] https://torontolife.com/style/spring-style-back-black/slide/spring-style-2014-back-in-black-02/ spring-style-2014-back-in-black-02 0 0
(Image: Carlo Mendoza)
271448 Zippered high-tops are an offbeat alternative to the usual canvas sneakers. $230. <em>AllSaints, Yorkdale, 647-775-8960.</em> (Image: Carlo Mendoza) Spring Style: Back in Black Spring Style: Back in Black https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/spring-style-2014-back-in-black-03-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/spring-style-2014-back-in-black-03.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/spring-style-2014-back-in-black-03.jpg 1000 1000 {"copyright":"\u00a9 Carlo Mendoza 2014"} https://torontolife.com/style/spring-style-back-black/slide/spring-style-2014-back-in-black-03/ spring-style-2014-back-in-black-03 0 0
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271449 The creative professional’s must-have accessory: a buttery-soft leather iPad case. $145. <em>M0851, 38 Avenue Rd., 416-920-4001.</em> (Image: Carlo Mendoza) Spring Style: Back in Black Spring Style: Back in Black https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/spring-style-2014-back-in-black-04-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/spring-style-2014-back-in-black-04.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/spring-style-2014-back-in-black-04.jpg 1000 1000 {"copyright":"\u00a9 Carlo Mendoza 2014"} https://torontolife.com/style/spring-style-back-black/slide/spring-style-2014-back-in-black-04/ spring-style-2014-back-in-black-04 0 0
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271450 Bobbi Brown’s eye pencil in Blackest Black creates smoky, smudged eyes. $28. <em>Holt Renfrew, 416-922-2333.</em> (Image: Carlo Mendoza) Spring Style: Back in Black Spring Style: Back in Black https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/spring-style-2014-back-in-black-05-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/spring-style-2014-back-in-black-05.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/spring-style-2014-back-in-black-05.jpg 667 1000 [] https://torontolife.com/style/spring-style-back-black/slide/spring-style-2014-back-in-black-05/ spring-style-2014-back-in-black-05 0 0
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271451 Toronto brand Beaufille makes clothes and jewellery with a tough-girl vibe. $895. <em>Rac Boutique, 124 Cumberland St., 647-352-4433.</em> (Image: Carlo Mendoza) Spring Style: Back in Black Spring Style: Back in Black https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/spring-style-2014-back-in-black-06-e1398698017740-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/spring-style-2014-back-in-black-06.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/spring-style-2014-back-in-black-06.jpg 667 1000 {"copyright":"\u00a9 Carlo Mendoza 2014"} https://torontolife.com/style/spring-style-back-black/slide/spring-style-2014-back-in-black-06/ spring-style-2014-back-in-black-06 0 0
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271452 Sandal meets ankle boot in this hybrid by Rachel Comey. $550. <em>Gravitypope, 1010 Queen St. W., 647-748-5155.</em> (Image: Carlo Mendoza) Spring Style: Back in Black Spring Style: Back in Black https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/spring-style-2014-back-in-black-07-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/spring-style-2014-back-in-black-07.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/spring-style-2014-back-in-black-07.jpg 1000 1000 {"copyright":"\u00a9 Carlo Mendoza 2014"} https://torontolife.com/style/spring-style-back-black/slide/spring-style-2014-back-in-black-07/ spring-style-2014-back-in-black-07 0 0
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