Calvin Klein has never been the designer to fit the mould, but he has certainly unveiled the unexpected with his new lifestyle collection -ck one. The campaign for the collection features the fashion industry’s biggest and upcoming names in modelling. The concept of the collection according to Calvin Klein’s global creative director is the personalization of clothes. ” The ck one collection is not about wearing clothes the way you’ve been told, it’s about making them your own,” said Kevin Carrigan, global creative director of CK.

I’m looking forward to this collection because I love that the pieces can be worn in versatile ways. A t-shirt from the collection can be worn as a tunic or short dress. The campaign features models such as Lara Stone Abbey Lee Kershaw, Ruby Aldridge, Pixie Geldof and Alice Dellal. In the first commercial and ad for the lifestyle collection, the models are dressed in clothing that isn’t “feminine,” they are seen wearing baggy jeans and oversized shirts. I adore the play on proportion and androgyny, anyone can feel comfortable in these clothes by making them their own. ^ O.O.

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Hello fellow fashionistas!

My name is Emily Brown and I’m thrilled to have been chosen as one of the Social Media Interns for the upcoming season of Ottawa Fashion Week!

I’m a recent graduate from the Bachelor of Social Work program at Carleton University but my true passion is for all things fashion.  I bought my first pair of high heels when I was 15 and while other high school girls were wearing sweatpants and runners, I was prancing around in thrifted dresses and stilettos.  I loved the confidence that dressing up gave me and how it provided me with the opportunity to be whoever I wanted to be, just by changing my clothes.  I haven’t looked back since those first pair of stilettos!

My friends like to tell me that I have a “bi-polar fashion sense”: one day I’ll be dressed to the nines in faux fur and pearls and the next I’ll be rocking a concert tee and ripped jeans.  I think fashion is a creative outlet, something to have fun with that shouldn’t be taken too seriously.

A few months ago I started a blog to document my personal style and it has provided me with so much fulfillment and satisfaction. My social work background actually goes hand-in-hand with my love of fashion: I’m a Boutique Manager with Dress for Success, a local charity that helps underprivilleged women get a new start (and a stylish wardrobe) for their new careers. I’m also a contributing  stylist with Ef magazine.

I hope that you will follow along as I bring you on this fun filled journey through Canada’s capital city fashion extravaganza that is Ottawa Fashion Week.

^EB