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Stylist Garrett Naccarato has been invited as the guest director of the next MEWS event by D.Y.D.H. Productions Oct. 18. His basic motifs: black & white, emblematic in the clothes by Montréal designer Pedrum Karimi and some coveted items which will be credited as “stylist’s own.” We talked to the twenty-three year-old Calgary transplant – who styled these photos with his KRUHX project before coming to Montréal in January – about fall trends, and that not so trendy question: why go into fashion?

Out and proud Malaysian designers Voon Lai and Jonathan Cheng dared to toe the line of their conservative country’s morals with an underwear campaign that some thought was almost too steamy to print. We thought their “Of Uth and Brothers” collection for STUD/LA Jock would provide a welcome break from all those election articles! (With report from Max Jimenez in NYC).

Dancer Simon Vermeulen graces the cover of this month’s special 10th Anniversary issue with an intersecting set of causes and themes. Besides wearing the fun, spring stylings of the leggings, tops, and harem shorts from H&M’s Fashion Against AIDS Collection, Vermeulen is working on his own meaningful upcoming project, Der Untermensch.

Whether you’re taking the path less travelled in the hills of Asheville, North Carolina, hitting the beach at Miami’s Winter Party, or strutting your stuff at the Roseland Ballroom, nothing feels better than a new pair of sexy undies to conceal and reveal your best features. To get an idea of what’s behind the bulges and colours, New York style-watcher Randy Myers caught up with ES Collection’s Eduardo Suñer, the head designer who watches what the boys want from his atelier in beach-conscious Barcelona…

The 22nd edition of Montreal Fashion Week was made more fabulous by the presence of our new fashion bogger Kim Ninkuru. Although, many designers presented us with their most exquisite work, we couldn’t help but notice the lack of menswear. Fortunately, three designers, Dinh Ba, LYN and CIN Tailleurs caught our eye in the men’s department, along with co-ed line UNTTLD. All photos by Danik Yopp (Montreal Street Fashion), special to 2Bmag.

Newly opened in the Old Port, the Quai 417 boutique is making a name for itself in Montréal, offering exclusive creations from both local and international designers for men and women.  With bold and cutting edge urban clothing and accessories, the boutique is a showcase not only for fashion designers, but for multidisciplinary artists as well

This stunning editorial by fashion stylist ¨Patrick VIMBOR was shot exclusively for 2Bmag, with a sneak-preview of Philippe DUBUC’s Spring/Summer 2012 collection. Photography by Yann OSTIGUY
Hair/Make-up and post-production by Nicolas BLANCHET (FOLIO)
Model : David (NEXT). All clothes by DUBUC Spring/Summer 2012.

After only six months in business, the orders keep piling in for the Québec online fashion store Against Nudity. Created by entrepreneurs Louis Moreau and Thierry Charlebois, Against Nudity aims to “re-evolutionize” fashion by running a responsible, transparent business, which is not exactly the norm in the garment industry.

Four young designers as seen by fashion photographer Yann Ostiguy, styled by campaign and catwalk veteran Patrick Vimbor. Hair and make-up for model Timor (FOLIO) by Nicolas Blanchet.

As Montréal Fashion Week’s Spring/Summer 2012 shows come to a close, two names stand out in the menswear department, each hailing from a different aesthetic background: Travis Taddeo’s refined, sexy sportswear, and the preppier blazer looks at Dimitri Chris. For women, the talk of the town by far was Denis Gagnon, and his disciples, who débuted their UNTTLD collection for SS 2012. Runway photos by Danik Yopp of MontrealStreetFashion!