Greta Constantine Spring 08

I personally do not understand why Kirk Pickersgill Stephen Wong (one half of Greta Constantine) got so much slack for appearing on Project Runway Canada. Although a respected designer with early beginnings in Milan; celeb clients and magazine spreads, Wong remains a struggling Canadian designer. Greta Constantine, made up of Kirk Pickersgill and Stephen Wong, has yet to reach the realms of more successful top Canadian designers such as Arthur or David (who are actually making money)... And besides, it was awesome to watch a "real" designer each week on the show!

For its Spring 2008 collection, Greta Constantine was presented on a mirror catwalk @ Circa nightclub during last season's L'Oreal Fashion Week. The boys got their greatest review from the Toronto Star's David Livingstone who said,

"The guys punctuated the procession of nervy women's wear that included a romper suit in black, a very short dress of white jersey that was not made for getting in and out of cars – or maybe it was – and jersey gowns, in red or burnt orange. Some had twisted necklines, wrung from the fluid cloth. Others were strung so the body of the garment was suspended like draperies. There were also a couple of short, stretchy numbers in bold blocks of colour that were two of the best of the million dresses unveiled in town this week."

Greta Constantine is sold in Toronto exclusively at Holt Renfrew's World Design Lab.