Every season, Greta Constantine’s Kirk Pickersgill hopes to inspire his new all sorts of evening gowns in one particular position. In the fall, designers found their way on the walls of the Toronto Museum of Contemporary Art. “I stumbled upon the exhibition of Tishan Hsu,” Pickersgill said. “His paintings are very conceptual and obscure.” Pickersgill would have taken a similar approach if he could also take his work, finding more unexpected contours and fabrics that make his various night outfits more forward-looking, a style less flashy, a less flashy ladies who have lunch, more refined women, more stylish.
This direction leads to a fresh collection of party outfits, which is also more painful for designers, who usually tend to be bright colors and many ruffles. For example, this season, his dress is like a turtleneck, long-sleeved buttery yellow style, draped in all the right places. A silky red dress with a built-in cape also brings dramatic drama without being too complicated. “What people want is this comfort,” said Pickersgill, who is dressed up. “They don’t want to make a fuss.”
The shape of this season is definitely a relaxing feeling. His long robe was done with fantasy silver foil, but the clothes themselves were very easy to wear. He likes to find this balance. “It’s gone from the body, but there’s still a dramatic aspect,” he said. However, the most refreshing product is that he dabbled in more men’s shapes, such as pinstripe jumpsuits or splits, such as cutting into formal crepe t-shirts on asymmetric bias and paired with dressing trousers. “It’s easy and sophisticated,” Pickersgill said. “Wear earrings and you’re ready.”
