As I write this blog entry I’m suffering from symptoms of the first fall/winter cold of the season; scratchy and swollen throat, watery eyes with a dash of lethargy thrown in. So this will be a pretty short blog post today, although it pains me to limit in words how much I admire Jonathan Saunders’ designs and his collection for spring/summer 2012.

There are many synergies between Saunders last two collections, resort 2012 and fall 2011. You’ll the see his signature patterns used throughout the application of prints to highlight the bottom and top portion of the garments, often broken up by a second print. Love the shoes by the way!

Now I’m off to wallow in my sickness – enjoy the pics.

Images from Vogue.com

Jonathan Saunders’ resort 2012 collection is very pretty and by that I mean the cuts, colours and overall look calls to the light and breezy feeling, and range in choice resort wear should evoke. 

The creation of each piece is ordered and purposely placed in this look book, creating a story that innocently begins with a white A-line dress with grey geometric prints, to a form fitting white suit in dark grey lattice detail and finally, culminates with a dramatic floor length evening dress in black and electric blue.

There’s a lot more I can say about how much I really love Saunders’ entire 2012 resort collection. I can see many women – myself included – of all shapes and sizes who would suit these clothes and who would love to have them as part of their closets. However, I’ll let the images from this collection and your eyes do the surveying.

Images from Vogue.com

Just before the start of LG Fashion Week, The Room (at the Bay Queen Street) marked its one year anniversary with a two day event called, “God Save the Queen” celebrating London’s contemporary fashion. A slew of Britain’s top designers were brought to Toronto for a cocktail reception, fashion panel and trunk shows.

When I saw the designer names on the “God Save the Queen” invite I was floored that the Bay secured so many  talented individuals. In total, there were nine designers: Charlotte Olympia Dellal, Giles Deacon, Mark Fast, Erdem Moralioglu, Jonathan Saunders, Marios Schwab, Nicholas Kirkwood, Tom Binns and Mary Katrantzou. Leith Clark, editor of Lula Magazine, was also on hand to celebrate the launch of her pop-up store within The Room for November 2010.

The designers

The cocktail reception

There were so many beautiful clothes and shoes on display at the cocktail reception that I could not help but snap pictures of pieces which stood out on the floor. The workmanship and detail put into these garments is tremendous.

The panel discussion and trunk shows took place the day after the cocktail reception which featured Charlotte Olympia, Erdem Moralioglu, Giles Deacon, Marios Schwab, Nicholas Kirkwood and Jonathan Saunders. Author and broadcaster, Bronwyn Cosgrave moderated the panel which delved into topics such as the London fashion scene, each of the designers’ careers and the financial challenges of presenting a runway show.

“God Save the Queen” was the fashion affair of the year and funnily it made me think of the parallels of this event with that of my recent trip to cover the spring/summer 2011 shows at London Fashion Week. Can you image what The Room will do for its anniversary in 2011? I’m sure it will be even more spectacular.

Image gallery #3: pictures #2 and #4 courtesy of the Bay