This will come as a bit of a bore-off to Canadians. It's kind of like me pointing out the heinously obvious and saying things like "Gareth Pugh is a young British designer". It's the same with Greta Constantine who are the highlight on Toronto Fashion Week and have been on Project Runway, the Canadian version. And so Canadians will cry "Well duuuuuuuhhhh…! We all know about Greta Constantine… that's just piss poor old news!". Oh well, I'll post for the benefit of non-Project Runway Canada watchers (is it any good? I'm always up for a bit of sneaky downloading if it is…).
It's probably even more glaringly obvious since Coco Rocha has been endorsing the guys with quotes like "“Lets just say we have got a few talented designers out there that are going to be the new best things. Look out for the boys from Greta Constantine: they are a new favorite of mine and will be of yours.”
That's the sort of talking-up that will put all eyes on the guys behind Greta Constantine. I'm most definitely intrigued by their ingenious use of seat belts, neoprene and the sort of brash sexy tone that designers Kirk Pickersgill and Stephen Wong are setting in a climate of new designers that don't set such a tone. Wong has worked on costumes on films like Chicago, The Last Day of Disco and American Psycho and there is a touch of the dramatics in his work that flares up in the structure, the fabrics and styling of this A/W 09 collection which for some reason is split into two different lookbooks.
They're also stocked in Harrod's in London at the moment which just goes to show how slow I am on the uptake… new favourite? Not sure yet, Coco. But it certainly deserves recognition beyond Toronto Fashion Week.
I love it when you give Toronto based things love in your posts.
Canada FTW! + I love Coco Rocha + I love Project Runway Canada.
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hi, i live in singapore and i’ve only recently begun reading your blog… really liked your outfit in the last post “peaches and cream”… anyway, greta constantine is news to me too (i don’t watch project runway canada either), but the feather headband in the 6th pic from the top is what really caught my eye…WOW.
great pics, and the last is sooo amazing! what a fantastic dress!
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hurrah for the Toronto love. I love Project Runway Canada. Season two finished airing a few weeks ago.
Talk about Femme Fatale! I love this stuff, now if only I had the life style to go with it.
P.S.-did you see Yvan’s video yet, it’s a hoot. xo
I love project runway canada, but i’m not living there right now so i missed the whole second season 🙁 Greta Constantine is awesome, I love her use of form. The last dress with the giant studs on the straps is amazinggggggggg.
love the pictures !
The giant studs are great.
Great shapes of their designs! I am not from Canada, so I have never heard of them, but better listen to Coco!
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amazing love the back of the last one
project runway canada is worth watching. canada’s got talent for dayssssssss.
I was liking the clothes and liking the clothes and then I got to the last picture and I am in LOVE. The two lines of weathered studs down the back… brilliant.
Recognition beyond Toronto indeed. I love the skeletol references in the second pic.
Lovely silhouettes!!!!
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Yeah i heard about it ; i’m obsessed with these sleeves shapes ; and the last dress is incredible … i’m gonna use it for one of my collage and credit you 😉
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The Shapes are beautifully structured, it makes nice shilluettes.
Not sure about wearing it in neoprene, although Balenciagas last collection looked and kind of felt like it too. Neoprene is just to weird to wear out of water…
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It’s great that other people beyond Canada are finally catching on to Greta Constantine!
Hmmmm. They are really kwl pieces – loving that last pic – makes me think of a dinosaur! 😀
Seat-belts? Haha. Cute.
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Innnnnteresting. I like the use of seatbelts as well.
im loving the last picture, look like breakfast at tiffanys went edgy lol
very nice post!
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Stunning artful pieces!
Attention would-be sugar daddies: I need this entire collection. NOW.
Oh my my my my!!! May I embarrassingly admit that I did not know of Greta Constantine prior to this post, and am in awe of her designs? Absolutely AMAZING!!!
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Thanks for the Canadian shout out..It’s too bad the Greta Constantine duo were not at the last LGFW (which is the Toronto Fashion Week)this season. Great designs though.
Project Runway Canada is great by the way. If you live in canada you can watch it on globaltv.com.
Love your blog susie, I read it all the time. I covered the LGFW for my blog if you want to check it out.
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It’s always nice when Canadian things are recognized as Canadian. You’d be surprised how many Canadians don’t know when famous people and designers are actually from here! Like Rad Hourani – we gotta step up and claim him more often!
I love the black vest with all the volumetric detailing! Borderline costume garments here..
Also I read your interview on Interview…I loved it! Is there anything you’re not going to achieve in one lifetime?
I like I like; super glamorous with a hard edge…
Ohh, that last dress is to die for!
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Not to toot Canada’s horn, but we do have some pretty amazing designers! I just wish I could afford their clothes…
~Faith
i’m not in love. sorry to say..it feels a bit tacky. and unnatural. its so in-your-face..just my own taste, why i can’t embrace it.
love the shape and even if it’s black, the details are great and the style is so elegant, for each lady to a night club party!
that last pic will appear in my sweetest dreams! what a crack! i love it soooo much!!!!!
I’ve always been kinda scared of checkigg out their stuff, just in case they were too good to resist and I’d want them too much but can’t afford them. Now I’ve got to look for a new job!
definitely attention grabbing! i wanna see the clothes in a not so high fashioney way. i wanna style that kimonoish jacket with print tights and a tutu.
and btw the models waist is dangerously small in that kimono top picture. WOAH.
Hey susie!!! thanks for the toronto love! There’s a tonne of great designers here that are still under the radar – Evan Biddell and Lucien Matis from last season’s project runway are both amazing and still very young. Philip Sparks is a great menswear designer and Denis Gagnon is from Montreal but he shows here… Preloved do great things with remade, and of course I’m biased but the Deadly Nightshades are the best thing since sliced bread…
xo!
I love the pictures, I haven’t seen project runway Canada but i like the designs, especially the last picture of the back, i want it!
awesome picture, i love the abstract fashion styles.
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oh my god.. their work is just amazing! I will surely keep an eye on the from now on. Thanks for pointing them out here!
Awesome! Congrats!! Love the designs..but they are now strong enough to stand alone without having the hot bare chested men in the images… seems a lot like what DSquared did a while back… keep it up.. its getting better! xo
Hmmm… I dunno. I mean I love Greta Constantine’s designs. A LOT. But so much love on here for Project Runway Canada and I’m confused as to why. I find the show’s production so low budget and tacky its hard to watch. The terrible background music is almost embarrassing. Plus I haven’t been totally impressed by any of the designers on the show yet, Iman is kind of awful as a host, and Brian Bailey’s mustache and soul patch just take the cake for ultimate tackiness. Sorry my fellow Canadians but I think our version of Pro Run has a long way to go before I’d reccommend anyone watch it. Again. I’m sorry. I just wanted to throw in my two cents. We can do better.