Art Attack: Easiest DIY Spring Trend

Toronto artist Beckie Dileo in her hand-painted dress | Random paint pants from Antoni&Alison (above) and YSL painted frocks

You don't have to be an artist to pull off the easiest DIY trend this spring - just grab some paint and do what the elitist designers at YSL, Chloe, Thakoon and Basso&Brooke do - throw it, spatter it and randomly paint it on your clothes.


Toronto-based Ndeur popular hand-painted shoes (available @ the Rage) | Looks @ Erdem and Dolce&Gabbana, Spring 2008

Circa Project Munny

Toronto hotspot Circa hosted the final L'Oreal Fashion Week party featuring Paul Budnitz's exciting Kidrobot runway presentation and a display of Canadian Designer Munny's in the Kidrobot Room.

The Kidrobot Munny is a popular, do-it-yourself vinyl toy. For Circa's Project Munny, various fashion designers including Izzy Camilleri, Lucien Matis and Paul Hardy all decorated the plain little bubble dolls into their own stylish creations.

Both Greta Constantine's 'Maddox' and Common Cloth's 'Black Star' have mohawks!

While Oligarchy's (personal fave) 'Success, Glamour, Excess' Munny and Pink Cobra's 'DANgerous' are sporting a little bling!

All Canadian Designer Munny's are up for grabs at EBay, with the proceeds going to War Child Canada. Limited Time!!

DIY @ the Workroom

by Siya Chen

This new year, why not make a resolution to start making your very own fashions and crafts?! Get crafty, meet others and make something useful at Toronto's new DIY centre, The Workroom!

The Workroom is Toronto's first SEW and CRAFT by the HOUR space. I's equipped with everything you need to complete all your large or small projects. This is perfect if your don't own a sewing machine, serger or big working table. Owner Karyn has also personally selected a variety of amazing fabric from Japan to make your pieces extra special!

You can hang out and use the equipment for $7/hour or show up at one of the Stich'n'Bitch free monthly open forums for makers. Classes are also available for non-sewers.




The next Sewing Machine Essentials class is on January 19th. Sign up quick because space is limited and it fills up quickly!

For more information of classes offered and detailed schedule, visit theworkroom.ca
The Workroom, 1340 Queen St West (just west of the Dufferin bridge)