TORONTO –Lace, feathers and crocheted detail kicked off Toronto Fashion Week festivities Monday night.
Romanian-born fashion designer Lucian Matis showcased his “Nature’s Art in Symmetry” fall/winter 2012 collection offsite at The Fairmount Royal York Hotel in downtown Toronto—a lavish yet ideal setting for the somber and abstract collection.
“Nature is an infinite source for inspiration,” Matis said in a recent interview with Global News.
Known for his immaculate attention to detail, Matis’s intricate use of feathers, beads, macramé and lace in form-fitting silhouettes were presented mostly in hues of grey, teal and black.
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“The lines in nature can travel, swirl and conjoin. These natural patterns are nature’s expression and purpose,” explains Matis in a press release. “My designs have adapted and evolved through colours and shapes; the grace in movement which this planet and nature must play out from minute to minute, birth to death, and most importantly, the beauty in attraction.”
Models with slicked-back hair, dramatic dark eyes and porcelain-like skin presented the outfits on a non-traditional U-shaped runway—a set design choice that completed a collection that focused on the glamour of fashion.
Since first presenting his collection at L’Oreal Fashion Week in 2007, Matis has quickly made a household name for himself in the Canadian industry. Matis has gained quite the fan base after appearing on the Slice TV show ‘Project Runway Canada,’ where the designer finished runner-up to winner Evan Bidell.
The veteran designer’s collections have graced the pages and covers of numerous national and international publications including Flare, Elle Canada, Lush, Applied Arts, ION, Tribute (France) and Women’s Wear Daily in the United States.
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