Generic Surplus: Fall/Winter 2012 Collection

As we all know, Generic Surplus is one of my favourite mens shoe lines. The LA based brand continually pushes the limits of shoe evolution to marry the street and dress styles. Their shoes are able to reflect the essence of LA's music, art, and fashion scenes.

For Fall/Winter 2012, my two favourite shoes are the Longwing and the Ledger Mid.

The Longwing mixed preppy, casual, and street, making it a great every day shoe.

The Ledger Mid can be dressed up or down - I know guys love versatility. The purple colour is amazing.

Generic Surplus can be found at various boutiques across Canada, including:

Heel Boy (Toronto)
Capsule  (Toronto)
The Bay  (Toronto)
House of Fashion / Voyashop (Montreal)
J2  (Vancouver)
Group Seven (Calgary)
Glam Slam (Edmonton)
Rebel Rebel (Victoria)


Images via Dela Cruz PR.

Event: Plenty's Fall Fashion Showcase

Last week I attended the Plenty Fall Fashion Showcase hosted by FASHION Magazine's Joy Pecknold.

Plenty is celebrating 23 years in the industry and carries various in-house labels such as: Propaganda, PDG, Ribbon, Ribbon Luxe, Monk & Lou, and Big Blue. Joy introduced us to some great fall looks from Plenty's various lines.

Plenty's showcase is a great way to see how fashion's runway trends can be accessible for everyone.

Autumnal

Chic Country
Trends: fur, blanket stripes.

 Men's Prep

Men's Street

Prints on Prints
Trends: embellished pants, contrast collars.

Violent Femmes
Trends: Strong women, lace inserts (sheer).

Images via: Dela Cruz PR.

Autumn/Winter 2012: Trend Report

In February at New York Fashion Week, WGSN, the world's leading fashion forecaster, curated a list of 10 Autumn/Winter 2012 trends.

And though the photos below may not show it, the hot colours for Autumn/Winter 2012 are: burnt orange, eggplant, royal blue, peach, deep teal, primrose yellow, venetian red, and cerulean (hello Devil Wears Prada!).

Winter Whites
As seen at 3.1 Phillip Lim & Alexander Wang

See, white can be worn after Labour Day.

European School Girl
As seen at Kelly Wearstler & Anna Sui

Fun & flirty

Blanket Stripes
As see at Rag&Bone & Mulberry

From coats to sweaters and dresses, this cozy print will make you want to curl up apres ski

Fabric Blocking
As seen at Herve Leger & Alexander Wang

Colour blocking's more daring sister

Strong Women
As seen at Herve Leger & Victoria Beckham

The juxtaposition of masculine and feminine

Fur
As seen at 3.1 Phillip Lim & Yigal Azrouel

Coats, hats, bags...you name it, and it can have fur

Contrast Collars
As seen at Derek Lam & Moschino

From dainty (Lam) to bolder (Moschino), there are no limits

Brocade & Embellished Pants
As seen at A.L.C. & Derek Lam

Simple designs with rich fabric

Lace Inserts
As see at Charlotte Ronson & Rebecca Minkoff

How daring you are is up to you

Quilting
As see at Jason Wu & L.A.M.B.

Again, marrying the masculine and feminine

All images via Style.com