Street Style: veteran show-goers share their Fashion Week survival essentials
Street Style: veteran show-goers share their Fashion Week survival essentials
Toronto Fashion Week started off strong yesterday, with runway presentations from hot tickets Pink Tartan, Sid Neigum and Mikhael Kale. The kick-off attracted plenty of veteran show-goers (people like buyers, bloggers and editors who attend season after season) intent on scoping out the best looks for next fall. We spotted more than a few high-powered industry insiders hanging out in David Pecaut Square—some of whom have attended the event since its inception—and asked them to tell us what exactly they haul around in their sleek clutches, handbags and totes. Here, the city’s stylish elite share their essentials for surviving Fashion Week (hint: they can’t live without their iPhones).
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- <strong>Name:</strong> Amoryn Engel <br /> <strong>Age:</strong> 43<br /> <strong>Profession:</strong> Society Editor<br /> <br /> “I've been to every Toronto Fashion Week! You'll laugh at this, but I don't even need a purse—the only things I bring are cash, a phone and a credit card. See? No drugs!”
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- <strong>Name:</strong> Justine Iaboni <br /> <strong>Age:</strong> 29<br /> <strong>Profession: </strong>Style Blogger<br /> <br /> “I actually counted today, and it's my eleventh season. Luckily I live really close so I don't have to bring much with me. My cellphone is number one priority, and then Tom Ford lipstick.”
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- <strong>Name:</strong> Nelia Belkova<br /> <strong>Age:</strong> 30<br /> <strong>Profession:</strong> Fashion Blogger<br /> <br /> “I brought a book today, and I always bring an extra phone charger, lipstick and my wallet.”
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- <strong>Name:</strong> Grace Paulino<br /> <strong>Age:</strong> 25<br /> <strong>Profession:</strong> Talent Agency Owner<br /> <br /> “I was coming to Fashion Weeks for eight years as a model before I started my own business. I always carry an extra pair of heels, sunglasses and a passport—in case I need to jet off!”
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- <strong>Name:</strong> Margaret Nam <br /> <strong>Age:</strong> 25<br /> <strong>Profession:</strong> PR for Pandora Jewellery<br /> <br /> “I think it's my fifth season. I like to bring something warm with me—and lipstick.”
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- <strong>Name:</strong> Joseph Tang<br /> <strong>Age:</strong> 24<br /> <strong>Profession:</strong> Fashion Co-ordinator and Market Director at Holt Renfrew<br /> <br /> “Oh, I've probably been to about 15 Fashion Weeks. I have a scarf for keeping warm, and clothes for tomorrow in my knapsack.”
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- <strong>Name:</strong> Shayne Stephens<br /> <strong>Age:</strong> 40<br /> <strong>Profession:</strong> Marketing Manager at Holt Renfrew<br /> <br /> “I've been going for the past four or five years. I only bring my phone (for taking notes). I hate having to carry a bag.”
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- <strong>Name:</strong> Eliza Grossman<br /> <strong>Age:</strong> 26<br /> <strong>Profession:</strong> Assistant Fashion Editor<br /> <br /> “I've been coming to Fashion Week since I was a student. I always bring my iPhone, a snack and gum. I take gum breaks!”
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- <strong>Name:</strong> Stephen Wong<br /> <strong>Age:</strong> Undisclosed<br /> <strong>Profession:</strong> Designer for Greta Constantine<br /> <br /> “Today I just have Marlboros on me—like a true girl.”
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- <strong>Name:</strong> Morgan Kendall<br /> <strong>Age:</strong> 20<br /> <strong>Profession:</strong> Fashion Journalist<br /> <br /> “The only thing I really care about bringing is my phone.”
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Toronto Fashion Week started off strong yesterday, with runway presentations from hot tickets Pink Tartan, Sid Neigum and Mikhael Kale. The kick-off attracted plenty of veteran show-goers (people like buyers, bloggers and editors who attend season after season) intent on scoping out the best looks for next fall. We spotted more than a few high-powered industry insiders hanging out in David Pecaut Square—some of whom have attended the event since its inception—and asked them to tell us what exactly they haul around in their sleek clutches, handbags and totes. Here, the city's stylish elite share their essentials for surviving Fashion Week (hint: they can't live without their iPhones).
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I think number fourteen squeegeed my windshield this morning.
I love that Justine Iaboni (#3) is wearing fur and strappy sandals and applaud her optimism. Why can’t it just be spring already?