image: Occupy the Runway; courtesy of FDCC (title, my own).

It’s been 2 years since my last shopping spree at Holts, forgive me. A rude salesperson who judged me by the drape of my sweatpants (like haven’t you read my blog – I’m OK with spending $1,000 on a winter coat) and thus refused to get me my size in the Prada jacket, which I was ready to buy, because she thought I wasn’t serious. Bitch, when it comes to fashion, I am serious.
I was also never much of a sycophant BUT I will give credit where credit is do.

Last night the fuscia pink retail monolith opened the Spring 2012 “Canada Cool”  Toronto Fashion Week with a runway show featuring eight Canadian designer brands you should know: Jeremy Laing, Smythe, Naked & Famous, TwentyCluny, Denis Gagnon, Dennis Merotto, Wings + Horns and Lida Baday. You should also know that their collections retail at, you know…

Here are my 10 favourite looks from HOLTS:

 Jeremy Laing, Apron Halter Gown.

 Jeremy Laing: Poncho Shirt and Flutter Short in quartz and white.

Smythe: Sepentine 1 Button Blazer, $595.

Smythe: Cutaway Blazer in Azure, $525.

 Naked & Famous: Oxford Shirt in Indigo. Japanese denim.

TwentyCluny: Sequin Drape Skirt Eternity Dress (style no. TS21960)

TwentyCluny: Sequin Shoulder Detail dress in White (style no. TS22220)

Denis Gagnon: Linen jacket with leather straps and jersey sleeve with line-blend pant.

Denis Gagnon: Haze Hunting Blazer

Lida Baday: Radzmir Sleeveless Bomber in Black.

*all images courtesy of the FDCC

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