My favorite show of Toronto Fashion Week is hands down the Nada Spring 2010 show. The styling was impeccable from designer Nada Shepherd, blending a sexy, vampy vibe with a dark Victorian femininity.
With ultra-teased beehives on top of every model’s head, lace was the material du jour and featured in almost every outfit: backwards-worn stockings, see-through tanks, and sexy, body-con dresses. Tailored coats and pencil skirts also made an appearance while pounds—literally, pounds—of pearls hung heavily around necks. This may have been the reason why some of the models were teetering awkwardly backwards as they walked (one actually did slip), but it all looked beautiful and fantastically glamorous nonetheless. Click through the gallery to see for yourself.
Lavish Lace Dresses
The Nada Spring 2010 Show at Toronto Fashion Week
Trend Themes
1. Lace Dresses Trend - Designers could explore the use of lace for creating body-con dresses or tailored coats to cater to the demand for classy and elegant outfits.
2. Victorian Femininity Trend - The trend of blending a dark Victorian femininity with sexy and vampy vibes could be explored by fashion designers to come up with new designs and concepts of clothing.
3. Beehive Hair Trend - Salons and hairstyling products companies could experiment with new styles inspired by the ultra-teased beehive hairdo spotted at the show, creating opportunities for disruptive innovation in haircare.
Industry Implications
1. Fashion Industry - Fashion brands and designers can cater to the demand for classy and elegant outfits by exploring the use of lace and adopting new designs inspired by the Victorian femininity trend.
2. Beauty Industry - Salons and hairstyling products companies could introduce new hairstyles inspired by the ultra-teased beehive hairdo spotted at the show, creating opportunities for disruptive innovation in haircare.
3. Accessory Industry - Accessory brands can explore the use of pearls to create unique designs for necklaces, earrings and bracelets that cater to the market demand for high-end accessories with unique style.