(to list events on Torontostreetfashion.com, please see here >>)

+  Smart Expeditions |  June 4th – 17, 2010

An urban curated Smart Car ride & drive [think a mobile, mini Nuit Blanche] that will guide people to discover Toronto’s art/theater/music/culture in rogue areas of the city that they have yet to experience.
Live art installations, musicians, fire twirlers and additional surprises around every corner.
To learn more about the program, please visit: www.smartexpeditions.ca.

+ Rock ‘n’ Rogue, a Vintage Menswear Pop-up Shop | Friday June 18, 2010 | 8 p.m. – 11 p.m

A licensed shopping evening presented in conjunction with Plaid Magazine where photographer Maxime Bocken will provide the visuals with an exclusive, all-vintage photo shoot. Featuring the high quality vintage clothing of lost+found, and footwear and accessories of Stacked, members of the 69 Vintage Collective

Open for public shopping: Saturday June 19, 11 a.m. – 8 p.m., and Sunday June 20, from 12 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Hotshot Gallery Café, 181 Augusta Ave in Kensington Market.

RSVP to rockandrogueshop@gmail.com

+ The Toronto Bathhouse Art Project (XXX) | Friday June 25, 2010 | 8PM-11 PM

10 local artists will recreate 10 existing individual guest room in three days. Each artist has been given free reign to do whatever they wish with the only stipulation being that it must be able to handle the rambunctious nature of St. Marc Spa guests (also know as Angels.)

Participating in the project is (in alphabetical order):

•fab columnist (and St. Marc Spa’s Director of Operations) R. E. Chambers
•performance artist and Toronto mayoral candidate Keith Cole
•visionary drag queen Donnarama
•playwright Brad Fraser
•playwright Sky Gilbert
•performance artist and DJ Shane McKinnon
•visual artist Shaun O’Marra
•TV personality and designer Glen Peloso
•playwright Edward Roy.

543 Yonge Street | Women welcome for event | Licensed and Free

+ Rosetta Stone Jewellery Trunk Show | Sun. June 27, 2010 | 6-8 p.m.

40% off retail prices The Tampered Press
256 Crawford Street, Unit B (entrance faces Dundas West)

All-Day Anniversary Sale and Party
Saturday May 29, 2010
From 1 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.; store hours 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
2 Kensington Avenue, Toronto

The Rage has grown up to be one of the market’s best bets for locally designed clothing. Starting small with just 20 designers, artists and crafters, the store has grown into a bustling boutique featuring clothing lines and artwork from established and emerging local talent. The Rage now carries products from over 100 different designers and artists.

www.ragetoronto.ca

Julian Roberts, UK fashion designer, creative director and filmmaker, is the inventor of a garment pattern cutting method called ‘Subtraction Cutting’, a process where he teaches audiences how to construct creative clothing.

To the delight of creative Torontonians, he will be at Ryerson in a few weeks.

Tickets to this event can be purchased at www.balanche.ca or email info@balanche.ca

Canadian-born/London-based fashion knitwear designer Mark Fast has been commissioned by Lancôme to create a huge knitted sculpture that will wind through Brookfield Place at this year’s Luminato Toronto Festival of Arts and Creativity.

‘The Ascension of Beauty’ will be Fast’s interpretation of the iconic Lancôme rose. Fast welcomes the challenges of such a largescale project, which will see him outfit architecture in rope sculpture and fashion a dress of lycra, viscose and Swarovski elements.

“The knitwear I have created is symbolic of the elegant structure of the rose and I have derived my inspiration from its delicate confidence. Its layers extend off the body emulating the delicate petals held together by the stem. The exhibition will encompass a rope structure that represents the emotion the Lancôme woman evokes. In my mind and my design, she encompasses the whole space and she is an inspiration to all people who behold her.”

Luminato is an annual ten-day celebration where Toronto’s stages, streets, and public spaces are illuminated with arts and creativity. Luminato is a multi-disciplinary festival of theatre, dance, classical and contemporary music, film, literature, visual arts, design and more. June 11-20, 2010.

Presented by FASHION Magazine and benefiting the Coast-to-Coast Against Cancer Foundation, STRUT FOR A CURE starring supermodel Coco Rocha, promises an unforgettable party.

On Thursday May 27, The Berkeley Church will host this illustrious one-of-a-kind event which will bring fashion and music to life with the collection of international designer Todd Lynn, emceed by Canadian fashion icon and host of CTV’s FashionTelevision Jeanne Beker and headlined by electro-pop sensation Dragonette.

Here’s what’s in store for $95:

+ Incredible fashion show featuring supermodel Coco Rocha and fashions by Ryerson-grad-come-British legend Todd Lynn

+ Awesome entertainment — Dragonette’s headlining alongside some great DJ’s

+ Fabulous food and cocktails (open bar, naturally) and a great gift bag to end the night with.

Tweet the Event to Win Tickets (twitter, #strutforacure):

1) Tweet with the hashtag #strutforacure and you could win 2 tickets to the event.

2) By entering the Coco Rocha’s #1 Fan Contest – http://www.strutforacure.com/meetcoco.

The Clothing Show – May 14-16, 2010

…where local designers sell their wares at wholesale prices
…jewellery and accessories are amassed in piles
…vintage everything is all in one giant place
…fashion shows happening at various times over 3 days
and
…there is 1000 square feet of gallery space where local artists will be selling their art

Head to the Clothing Show website for a list of vendors >>
http://www.theclothingshow.com/vendors.asp

Better Living Centre, Exhibition Place

http://www.frugalfashionweek.com

On Thursday May 13, 2010, Frugal Fashion Week (FFW) debuts I Heart Frocks, the final event in the WhoWhatWEARWhenWhy series of stylish fundraisers. I Heart Frocks features a runway show,  cupcakery, cocktails, a live performance by electronica/pop band Monnakoe and special guest DJ Greg Dodds.

Proceeds benefit Windfall, Canada’s only new clothing and basic-needs items bank (www.windfallbasics.com).

Nyood Bar (1096 Queen St. West, Queen W/Dovercourt), Tickets are $10, available online or at the door.