TORONTO FASHION WEEK: ARTHUR MENDONCA S/S 2013

Arthur Mendonca’s spring/summer 2013 show marked his 10-year anniversary, so the collection was undoubtedly filled with his signature themes: exquisite draping, sharp cuts, and bold colours. Each look seemed to carry a balance between shiny and matte, featuring satins and metallics juxtaposed with lustreless fabrics. Many coats and dresses were loosely based off kimono-style garments, and finished off with a peculiar pair of heels that looked almost impossible to be functioning. Who knows what the next ten years will bring? - writing by Bianca Venerayan


    • A strapless white jumpsuit worn with a blazer.


    • A white shirt with a rectangular bib and trousers.


    • A strapless white maxi dress with a notched neckline and high slit.


    • A white blazer and pencil skirt.


    • A cropped sequin jacket, black mesh blouse, and high-waisted trousers.


    • A strapless black sequin top and white trousers.


    • A strapless purple dress with a thick white belt.


    • A blue v-neck tunic, trousers, and black belt.


    • A purple dress with a v-neckline and sash.


    • A cropped blue jacket, gunmetal blouse, and purple trousers.


    • A super draped, liquid-like, gunmetal dress.


    • A robe-like gunmetal jacket, trousers, and a magenta belt.


    • A purple satin sweetheart dress with angular draping.


    • A robe-like navy blazer worn with a gunmetal shirt and leggings.


    • A purple satin blouse with standing lapels and a pair of tailored shorts.


    • A bodycon dress in some sort of gold woodgrain fabric.


    • A gunmetal dress with flawless princess seams and an asymmetrical hemline.


    • A draped grey dress with a magenta belt.


    • A robe-like blouse and satin trousers in grey.


    • A yellow-green pantsuit and a light grey blouse with a standing peter pan collar.


    • A yellow-green dress with flared sleeves and a satin belt.


    • A yellow-green blouse with v-neck mesh panel and a satin tulip skirt.


    • A yellow-green and blue pantsuit finished off with a thick, white belt.


    • A black sweetheart dress with a gathered bust.


    • A black blouse with v-neck mesh panel and a sequin skirt.


    • A draped black tank top and a satin-vs-sequins pencil skirt.


    • A satin abstract print jacket and skirt.


    • An abstract print satin jumpsuit worn with a matching blazer.


    • An abstract print satin dress, with royal blue strips to accentuate the waist.


    • A pastel blue pantsuit, white vest, and a black v-neck mesh top.


    • A grey v-neck dress finished off with pleats and a bow.


    • A grey pencil skirt and a structured white blouse with flared sleeves.


    • A strategically pleated gunmetal skirt and a sharp, white blouse.


    • A grey pantsuit, only with shorts. A shortsuit?


    • A gunmetal t-shirt and trousers, finished off with a baseball jacket in such luxurious fabrics it can hardly be called a baseball jacket.


    • A graphic colour-block dress in white satin, and heather grey and red.


    • A lightweight pantsuit in salmon pink.


    • A loose nude blouse, a salmon tulip skirt, and a thick white belt.


    • A nude tank top featuring two rows of shiny, silver buttons, a draped white vest, and salmon pleated trousers.


    • A white blouse with flared sleeves, pleated shorts, and a thick belt.


    • A white, deep-v blouse paired with a pencil skirt.


    • A white, double-breasted robe dress with a shiny sash.

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