CIMM
Collective Show
The Centre international de mode de Montréal presents "Jeanswear/Sportswear"
and "Ready-to-wear" fashion shows
CIMM's seasonal extravaganza showed us exactly
what has made them one of Canada's leading fashion and apparel organizations.
Schott N.Y.C.,
renowned for their arty winter jackets, pulled out all the creative
stops to bring us aviators for men and for women. The puffy look appears
to have been replaced by a tapered waist-length shape with the occasional
fur accent for a touch of Canadiana. Not everything can be so rough
and tumble, as Ginger proved, targeting the coquettish academic set
with their argyle plaids and unabashedly garish reds and pinks. Chip
& Pepper took us through biker chic with low-rise jeans
and cut-off T-shirts with slogans that could make a sailor blush.
Thank the fashion
gods for Hilary Radley! Her monotones of dusty rose
and electric rust snapped some life into the proceedings. Knit
Me's wool and cashmere was equally as luxurious, while Powerline
proffered some interesting ways of sneaking gossamer chiffon into an
evening outfit-as if we wouldn't notice. Rouzanne is
all about prints, lively florals as well as subtle gardenias, applied
to a fall's deepest and most beautiful hues.
The best was saved
for last. Frank Lyman's succulent red dresses reinforce
our suspicion-that red is the guilty favourite for fall 2004. Giovanni
D'Amico gives us devastating black dresses, halter-tops and
corsets that owe their divine forms to the way they either anchor on
or accentuate the neck. And thanks for the satin dress with pockets-it
was priceless.
