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Known for draping dresses, Lucian Matis has a charismatic and boyish charm that makes him the perfect poster boy for young Canadian designers. The spring 2010 collection fused the femininity of a Grecian goddess with the raw nature of chain necklaces.

The models wore head pieces fit for a lady during the Roman Empire, wearing draped dresses, often embellished with studs. The designs are muted shades of dusty pink, blue and green, adding colour to an otherwise constant spattering of earth tones.

Store locations are available at lucianmatis.com.

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The forties are calling and Marc Jacobs answered. The retro-inspired Spring 2010 Marc by Marc Jacobs collection featured bow-tied headbands, bright eclectic prints, mismatched patterns and sassy housewife dresses. The genius lies in the fearless pairings that only Marc Jacobs can really pull off.

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An army of models made the journey down the Parisian runway, transformed into historical characters for John Galliano’s spring 2010 collection. Shirts were wrapped around the head and turned into turbans, with wide leg pants or shorts, completing the look with a collection of belts layering the waistline.

A Tarzan-like model appeared with a calla lily wrapped around his head as a crown with a bronzed body, brown open shirt and bright yellow printed underpants.

With long cloaks, loose shorts, harem trousers, vests, and distressed leather jackets, the collection inspired by Napolean Bonaparte left the imagination soaring to medieval times, a Charles Dickens novel, and even a modern day twist on the Pirates of Penzance.

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The clothes are clean, easy and wearable. The Spring 2010 designs by Calvin Klein are minimalistic.  The collection is effortlessly interesting with organic shapes and textured fabrics as a byproduct of smocking, pleats and puckered cotton voile.