Bai Ling for TCHAD

Bai Ling, the vivacious personality who dares to wear exactly what she wants - whenever she wants - graces the cover of this quarters' TCHAD mag wearing Fashion Crimes.

Stylists Gail McInnis and Amanda Brugel from The Style Box did a fine job of introducing her to hot Canadian Fashion last summer for the shoot at the TFI.

Photographed by Andrew Poprocki

Boxing Day Extravaganza

Dearest Friends and Family - this is for YOU!

BONE STRUCTURE

A study in Ostio-Couture
By Logan Salter

Recently I teamed up with phenomenal photographer, Ian Pool to make one of his recent creative ideas come to life! With the help of a skeleton, a lot of patience and two of my favorite dresses from Fashion Crimes, we ended up with the images you see before you.

Originally there was a model. She slipped into the dresses and posed for the camera.
Later, Ian picked several images that he thought worked well with the models body; these images would be used as a diagram to follow when recreating the pose with the skeleton.

Ian and I posed the bones just like in the image, using a coat hanger to prop up the arm, and tape to keep the hands in place.

Later on in post editing he would take the images and piece them together, removing the model completely, and inserting the skeleton into the shot.
How he did it so quickly, and efficiently is beyond me; the end result is an editorial concept that has me thinking that beauty really is only skin deep.

Halloween Costumes - Week one!

Halloween at Fashion Crimes isn’t your regular Halloween.

Here we take it very seriously, so serious in fact- that we dress up for almost an entire month! Our staff are also having a costume-off and at the end of the month and we will be featuring a winner, so please comment with your favorite picks of the week!

This weekend past (October 11 & 12) was our first weekend of crazy costumes and Halloween excitement that can be found within the abundant inventory. We saw Nuns, Flappers, a lost member of the Jonas Brothers stopped by, as well as the Spice Girls in full girl power force!

Saturday : (L-R) Carly as a glamorous Pirate complete with a Cardinal in place of a parrot, Sister Carrie looking very authentic, Kat as a flight attendant from “Kitten Airways”, Logan as the 4^th member of the Jonas Brothers (complete with a purity ring!), Katrina - the not so French, French maid, Kanchana as a fun flapper straight from the dirty 30’s, and Robyn as a fierce kitten.

The Spice Girls on Sunday called for an appropriate soundtrack adjustment.

FAME Premiere Afterparty

We had so much fun at the MGM Premiere of FAME After-Party at the Randolph Academy... here are a few of the highlights and images of Fashion Crimes gracing the Purple Carpet!

Actress Kerry Laifatt
Photographer: Paul Baik

Pam Chorley looking amazing!
(The glamorous life of a fashion designer - after a full day that started at 8am for meetings
with fabric suppliers & accessory reps,
creating cutting sheets, responding to client e-mails, a full STAFF MEETING and then to the FAME event at 10pm!)

The Style Box's Amanda Brugel and Actor Sarain Boylan looking SO fierce.

Photographer: Paul Baik


So You Think You Can Dance Finalist Tamina Paris-Pollack
Photographer: Paul Baik


The Fashion Crimes' crew (L-R: Logan, Crystal, Kat, Pam, & Kanchana) with the famously chic Anita Clarke, editor in cheif of I want- I got.

Nuit Blanche & Out of Sight on Queen West

Next week-end the city will be alive all night long with the dynamic installations for Nuit Blanche 09 and this years' "Out of Sight" festival, curated by Earl Miller for Queen Street West.