2012 marks FASHION Magazine’s 35th Anniversary! To celebrate, each issue, we’re pairing up with a different Canadian who is also celebrating a milestone. We invite our readers to enter for their chance to WIN the designers’ featured show pieces. Good luck! Enter to win this dress by Pink Tartan » Read our interview with the [...]

I can admit that easter-egg-colored dumpy drape with an unexpected patch of skin (or an underlayer) peeking through sounds highly questionable, but if anyone can consistently pull off the questionable it is Bernhard Willhelm. I’ve collected several of his past pieces myself by this point, and their motifs are Dune, futurist Rasta and lopsided scarecrow, respectively.

Part sail, part bedsheet, and part toga, we would put this on every day in the summer (figuratively, as we fully endorse changing your clothes on a regular basis) over a white leotard or enormous tie-dye tall tee.

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By David Livingstone Start the slideshow » Louis Vuitton show for Spring 2012 opened with the tinkling of a music box and the rising of a scrim to reveal a carousel carrying girls in pale dresses on cream-coloured ponies. It might have seemed a saccharine set-up, but such a response could just be a bad [...]

Photorealism, watercolours, freehand sketches, and computer-engineered florals bring originality and emotion to spring’s most eye-catching designs. View the shoot » Photographed by Gabor Jurina. Illustrated by Lewis Mirrett. Styled by Susie Sheffman. Hair by Patrick Pelville for Aveeno/Patrick Melville Salon and Spa. Makeup by Julie Harris for Judy Inc./ABTP NYC. Fashion assistants, Caitlan Moneta and [...]

The holiday season calls for a mix of show-stopping shimmer and shine—and a whole lot of texture. View the slideshow » Jump to a look: GRAPHIC ARTS | GLAMOUR GIRL | THE MIDAS TOUCH | VINTAGE GLITZ

Johnson Hartig’s label isn’t fashion’s only Libertine. Joining the South Granville retail rise is Libertine Boutique (2715 Granville St., 604-732-7311, libertineboutique.ca). Owner Suma Men Peever, a lawyer in her past life, has an eye for timeless pieces. Her lineup—available in a palette of modern neutrals, from nudes and greys to marine and evergreen—includes Irwin & [...]

Montreal’s Queen of Fashion has a one-of-a-kind style that’s recognizable from coast to coast. Since starting her eponymous collection nearly 25 years ago, Marie Saint Pierre (mariesaintpierre.com) has opened two boutiques and caught the attention of countless fashion lovers. Here, she talks about her latest project: a holiday capsule collection for Reitmans, the tried-and-true Canadian [...]

This dress is no regular LBD. It’s super minimalist, squared shouldered, and it’s unexpected pique fabric sets it apart from the rest ($60, zara.com)