And The Winner Is.....

Presenting Gemini Award Winning Actress, Debra McCabe!

Congratulations to her for winning the award for her role in the TV mini-series Guns.

This winning look has a breath of old Hollywood glam. Debra is wearing the glitlace mermaid dress (a Fashion Crimes creation), in an ever-shining gold that gleams more than her Gemini award!

Her loose tousles curl nicely at her shoulders; a look given to her by talented stylist/color expert, Suzzi Raposo at Parlour Salon.

Congratulations Debra on your success! We hope to see you soon!

A Fashion Intern finds her haven!

Lucia stepped into the boutique to find accessories for a bridal shoot as her last mission working as an intern. Little did she know what she was in for!

When you step into the boutique for the very first time, be prepared for a stimulation of color, pattern and shine! You could lose track of time discovering the magic of Fashion Crimes.

Check out Lucia's story!
Visit her blog here.

The Skye's the limit!

Have a look at the fabulous Skye Collyer at last years TIFF
(Toronto International Film Festival)

The charismatic Skye (seen here on the right) stepped out into a sea of celebrity and media, wearing the Crimson Venus Wiggle.

(Skye on right and guests)

She wore our dresses out and about covering some of TIFF's most exclusive parties, and rubbing elbows with the hottest celebs in movieland. The sweet and stylish Skye glows, and the camera loves her! Looking forward to this years festivities!

Prom Prom Prom

Check out Ally (left) and Amanda (right) in two Fashion Crimes dresses.

Was lovely to meet them, and have them return to the mothership to show us this lovely picture.

Thank you girls!

Hope to see you for University Grad in a couple of years!

For those with prom on the horizon, be sure to keep your eyes peeled for something very special about to hit Fashion Crimes. With the help of the talented staff, and a bit of magic, you could become a star!

Details coming soon!

The Nightmare Fades..

taken by staff member Logan, Sunday night, while police arrests were happening down the street in the rain.

Thanks to a few determined Ryerson students we will soon put the memories to rest and be stronger than ever.

Fashion Crimes has endured quite a bit over the past 27 years, the G20 being another obstacle that we all faced together, and will overcome as a team.

A group of Ryerson students have banded together to help build a buzz for the small businesses affected by the protests last month during the G20 summit, downtown Toronto.

Project co-ordinator Laura Miller, said a major aim is creating awareness of these businesses.

Our general manager Kathryn Mcewan had this to say: “We couldn’t open on Sunday, we weren’t open long enough to make any money on Saturday, really,” McEwan said. “And no one came down the next week because everyone was afraid of Queen Street.”

Volunteers handed out maps showcasing the affected businesses all throughout the downtown core. They said they handed out 1,000 maps, and plan to hand out 1,000 more.

GET THE FULL STORY BY CLICKING HERE

Darrelle London makes her MMVA premier in FC!

Darrelle London is the newest singing sensation to sign with Perez Hilton's music label, shes from Toronto too! Darrelle was featured on Perez Hilton with Liz Trinner from much music, shopping here at Fashion Crimes. (WE ARE ON PEREZ!!!)

Darelle wore the Oscar dress in Fuchsia pink and performed at the Perez Hilton MMVA after party at the Opera House.

When did Toronto get so cool?

Toronto has always been cool, just took other people a little longer to realize this.

Fashion Crimes was recently featured in the Miami Herald newspaper, the article was titled "When did Canada get so cool?".

The article hails Toronto as the hot 'go to' city in Canada, with awesome nightlife, unique and trendy shopping , amazing restaurants and other little treasures. It talks about the wonders on Kensington, marvels at the history of the Horse Shoe Tavern and all the amazing worldly eats the area of Queen St West has to offer.

Fashion Crimes relies on word of mouth to spread the story of our store. We do get quite a few international customers and people from all across Canada who have heard from a sister,cousin,friend all about Fashion Crimes.

Keep on passing the good word and check out the article from the Miami Herald Here.

G20 Fashions! Make protesting trendy!

When Toronto Star reporter Katie Daubs called and pitched the idea of doing a story on fashion for protesters during the upcoming G20 Summit, that has taken over Toronto, we jumped. Head Stylist and Manager Kat McEwen got right to buzzing around the store pulling looks, some that would not absorb tear gas or blend into hotel wallpapers and others that gave off a peaceful hippy vibe.

Featured in today's Toronto Star, favorite Fashion Crimes Model, Jasmine Foster strutted her stuff and just happened to come in wearing her hunter rain boots, perfect footwear for these G20 Fashions!

The cire tied-up dress is similar to PVC, but is more form-fitting, "to cut through the crowds," And Hey! the jewelry, embellished with designs of barbed wire and chains, could double as a projectile in a pinch.

This white PVC dress doesn't go well with a gas mask, so you wouldn't want to cause any trouble, But in case trouble finds you, the PVC material provides pretty decent protection for tear gas.

An optional bandana is made with polyester to protect from noxious fumes, but it also pampers the protestor with the luxury of satin. The Sailor Girl dress gives off that militant vibe, but says come and get me in a much different way!

This Boho dress with wooden accessories gives off that peaceful hippy vibe.

Amber Ellert Rocks FC!

Amber Ellert is an up and coming hot new drag queen in the toronto. In fact Heroin Marks has named her the queen to watch out for. Amber Ellert is not your typical drag queen, often opting for edgier more rock based songs or a full on theatrical numbers, like the time she came out in a hospital gown and bandages.

Amber is a long time friend of the Fashion Crimes family, Amber actually lives with Carly and Frankie. Being so lucky to live with two Fashion Crimes girls has its advantages, especially when you all fit the same dress size. Recently Frankie purchases a Jezebel Wiggle with tulle in bright yellow and before she had a chance to wear it Amber Ellert was rocking it on stage and Crews and Tangos this past monday, check out the pictures & videos of Amber Ellert rocking full head to hose Fashion Crimes (belt, dress, gloves, hose, ect all from fc).

Add Amber as a friend on facebook and watch out for up coming shows!




















(L to R: Amber with Frankie, Amber with Carly)

Rock Of Ages

The other night Dina Pugliese from Breakfast Television and City Line's Tracy Moore, got all decked out in some amazing Fashion Crimes frocks for the opening night of ROCK OF AGES. The theme of the night was the best of the 80's, the ladies worked with our top stylist Kat McEwen to piece together looks with sparkle, lace, leather and lots of crini. Not to mention some serious hair crimping.

Check out the photo's below.

More to come!

Spotted

Check out singing sensation Hilary Weaver sporting Fashion Crimes! She was spotted wearing two dresses from our lovely collection during Canadian Music Week, the launch of her new album, and a fabulous appearance on Rogers Television where she cinched her fabulous frock with one of our stand-out leather belts!

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Pam Chorley, reunites with Glen Hanson

Fashion Crimes recently teamed up with the imaginative Glen Hanson once again, to create the limited edition prints for a retrospective party hosted by The Drake Hotel. Pam and Glenn go way back, back to the beginning in fact. He stylized some of the original artwork for the store, and so it was just the perfect idea to bring him on board to help celebrate 27 years of Fashion and Fabulousness. Glen was a presence himself, wearing leather pants, and an open blazer, sporting chains and edgy hardware on his wrists. The amazing artists creativity went beyond pen and paper.

It was the perfect way to end Toronto Fashion Week. The crew from Fashion Crimes and many guests sipped on cocktails named after dresses at the store, while they got to peak at some of Pam's designs from past to present.

The excitement was up in room 222, where you could have your hair and make-up styled by two of the lovely ladies from Parlour Salon, who of course wore two of our favorite designs. After hair and make-up, our very special guests could then peruse an accessory bar to gear up with the latest and greatest from our selection. Once fully made up, and sparkling in rhinestones, we sent them of to face the camera, where Peter Tucker snapped happy, and captured some unforgettable moments!

Pictures of the Drake Event will be available to view shortly - a link will be posted on our Facebook group, as well as on our online scrapbook!

Cheers, to 27 years! And more to come!

A Dragged out Affair

Olga Barsky is an awesome stylist from She Does The City who is running a fundraiser event for her kick-ass upcoming production, perfectly titled; A Dragged Out Affair.

We will all be there, and have even contributed a cute frock to be raffled off!