Every year the folks behind Cashmere bathroom tissue put together an elaborate event and invite the top Canadian fashion designers to design luminous gowns and avant garde creations out of….you guessed it, bathroom tissue!
The 2011 showcase – the 8th annual – was curated by Canadian fashion designer Farley Chatto who assembled an amazing line-up of creators to transform the Cashmere BT (bathroom tissue) Couture into bridal and evening wear, hats and even jewellery in support of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation.
Have you ever seen bathroom tissue look so good?! See all the looks here and vote on your favorite to support the cause >
A lot of delicate pleats and fringe make up Simon Bélanger‘s prima ballerina frock. He studied visual arts, makeup and photography in Montreal before achieving his masters at Milan’s Domus Academy. Winner of the 1996 Montreal White Cashmere Student Design Competition, Simon is a former Denis Gagnon protégé who collaborates on a decidedly edgy, always glamorous women’s wear collection with fellow White Cashmere-ite, José-Manuel St-Jacques. Earrings by Toronto jewellery designer Rita Tesolin.
Jason Matlo‘s sexy handstitched, strapless floor length gown. Recently acclaimed in FLARE Magazine, emerging Vancouver bridal designer Jason Matlo draws on a multitude of diverse stylistic and cultural influences and is continually inspired by the golden fashion decade of the 1930s.
I can’t even begin to imagine how on earth Montreal-based Academy of Arts and Design alum, Luko Marion made this custom dress out of tissue paper – or how long it took! In his custom fashion work for L’autre Couture, Marion is equally adept at working in leather, denim, metallics, knits and even exotic blossoms.
It’s sophisticated allure for Wesley Badanjak’s elegant floor length gown. This Toronto designer honed his tailoring skills at Ryerson where he earned an Honours design degree, then at tevro + chase and then under David Dixon before launching his own LOVAS label in 2008.
Femininity, modern tailoring and precious details are cornerstones of the BROSE aesthetic. Toronto’s Marika Brose beautifully crafted designs fuse high fashion with a light sensibility using feathers, sequins and crystals as the foundation of the collection. A graduate of ESMOD Paris and the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, Marika has collaborated in both design and business with some of the industry’s leaders including Chloe in Paris, aleXsandro Palombo in Milan and Pink Tartan in Toronto.
It took hundreds of strips for to weave this June Cleaver-like shirtdress. But with stints in costuming at the National Ballet, COC and at Stratford – all that preceded the launch of this Torontonian’s own collection, designer Philip Sparks is used to creating perfect couture. Headpiece by self-taught designer Mikki Rizvi.
