Street Style: Fashion Week showboaters share their strategies for standing out
Street Style: Fashion Week showboaters share their strategies for standing out
Toronto Fashion Week is a magnet for sartorial exhibitionists—look-at-me attendees who steal the show (outside the tents, at least) with their “more is more” style philosophy. On Tuesday, we asked some of the most outlandishly dressed show-goers to share their tips for standing out in a well-dressed crowd. The answer? Kaleidoscopic colours, bedazzled accessories and—most importantly—a boatload of confidence. Here, fourteen looks that prove peacocking street style is alive and well in Toronto.
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- <strong>Name:</strong> Mo Handahu <br /> <strong>Age:</strong> 32<br /> <strong>Profession:</strong> Writer<br /> <br /> “How do I stand out? Just by being me. I love loud, bold items like this necklace. I got it at an urban vintage store.”
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- <strong>Names:</strong> Mark Holland and Donovan Whyte<br /> <strong>Ages:</strong> 38<br /> <strong>Professions:</strong> Marketing Director, Stylist<br /> <br /> “We stand out by not following the crowd and daring to be different.”
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- <strong>Name:</strong> Sarah Francis<br /> <strong>Age:</strong> 36<br /> <strong>Profession:</strong> Fashion Blogger<br /> <br /> “Everyone always takes photos of me when I'm wearing crazy glasses, so they must help me stand out!”
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- <strong>Name:</strong> Angela Pastor<br /> <strong>Age:</strong> 34<br /> <strong>Profession:</strong> Owner of Fitzroy Boutique<br /> <br /> “It's important to just be yourself. I like to be comfortable at all times. My motto? Have a good time, all the time.”
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- <strong>Name:</strong> Odessa Paloma Parker<br /> <strong>Age:</strong> 33<br /> <strong>Profession:</strong> Fashion Editor <br /> <br /> “My strategy is more is more. You know how Coco Chanel said to take two things off before you leave the house? Well I put ten things <em>on.</em>”
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- <strong>Name:</strong> Bismark Agyei<br /> <strong>Age:</strong> 27<br /> <strong>Profession:</strong> Stylist<br /> <br /> “I'm really trying to be unique—my favourite part of this outfit is the long shirt.”
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- <strong>Name:</strong> Shekinah Sonefun <br /> <strong>Age:</strong> 20<br /> <strong>Profession:</strong> Student<br /> <br /> “I think bold pieces like my bright jumpsuit help me get noticed.”
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- <strong>Name:</strong> Stephanie J. Chong<br /> <strong>Age:</strong> 23<br /> <strong>Profession:</strong> Fashion Intern<br /> <br /> “Standing out is all about not following trends, knowing your own style and having the courage to be as fierce as you want.”
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- <strong>Name:</strong> Princess Fox <br /> <strong>Age:</strong> 31<br /> <strong>Profession:</strong> Editor<br /> <br /> “I stand out with colour—and great accessories.”
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- <strong>Name:</strong> Liat Numen<br /> <strong>Age:</strong> 37<br /> <strong>Profession:</strong> Blogger<br /> <br /> “I try to wear things that pop—right now it's spring so I'm all about pastels.”
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- <strong>Name:</strong> Tiffany Cruz<br /> <strong>Age:</strong> 22<br /> <strong>Profession:</strong> Blogger<br /> <br /> “I go for a lot of mixing and matching pieces. I've been wearing these Zara shoes every season!”
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- <strong>Name:</strong> Raya Shearer<br /> <strong>Age:</strong> 29<br /> <strong>Profession:</strong> Style Blogger<br /> <br /> “I just try to be myself. I switch from monochromatic one day to patterns the next. Today I'm doing a Canadian tuxedo with a twist.”
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- <strong>Name:</strong> Mel Hwang<br /> <strong>Age:</strong> 23<br /> <strong>Profession:</strong> Blogger<br /> <br /> “I like to be bold and just who I am.”
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Toronto Fashion Week is a magnet for sartorial exhibitionists—look-at-me attendees who steal the show (outside the tents, at least) with their "more is more" style philosophy. On Tuesday, we asked some of the most outlandishly dressed show-goers to share their tips for standing out in a well-dressed crowd. The answer? Kaleidoscopic colours, bedazzled accessories and—most importantly—a boatload of confidence. Here, fourteen looks that prove peacocking street style is alive and well in Toronto.
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Good grief, except for Stephanie everyone here has horrible fashion sense! Did you just send your photographer out with the agenda to photoshop people dressed “differently”?
Thanks for featuring me on your post – lovely collection of variance styles among Toronto bloggers.
Xx Liat Neuman
http://YomanChic.com
I love that, in an article about individual style, two of the people are wearing the same sweater