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Dahhlinks! It takes a lot to stop your Toronto Fashion Ambassador in his tracks especially when he’s got a designer on his mobile. However Toronto’s Holt Renfrew (http://www.holtrenfrew.com) did just that. Lately since the major revamping of Holt’s branding their window displays have gotten, dare I say, a lot cooler. Then this one came along and just blew mind mind.

If you’re around my age, you will remember the golden age of clubbing, the late 70s to late 80s. In Toronto it was The Copa, Komrads,The Twilight Zone, RPM, Gotham, and The Barn. In New York it was Limelight, Danceateria, Tunnel, and the remains of Studio 54. In London it was Stringfellows and in Paris Regime’s. When I was growing up (and I can’t believe I just started sentence with that) you DID NOT get into a “hot spot” unless you looked the part. You hair had to so, your bag was by who and doorpersons would count the number of designers on you before you were let in. Now you can relive those days by glaring into Holt Renfrew’s Bloor Street store’s window display.

The window displays are an ode to the nightclubbing movement and the notion of dressing up for a night on the town. The cast of mannequin characters are modeled after such 1980s icons and fashion legends as Susanne Bartsch, Diane Brill, Tina Chow, Bryan Ferry, Grace Jones, Nan Kempner, Iggy Pop and Gloria von Thurn and Taxis.

Oh great, another reason to walk by Holt’s and just stare for hours. If you remember the golden age of clubbing prepare to take a trip back to when Jean Paul Gaultier was an “alternative designer” and Azzadine Alaia made straight boys actually care about fashion with his micro, micro miniskirts. This display is NOT to be missed. – Max MacDonald Toronto Fashion Ambassador, Fashion/Style Editor at FAB Magazine (http://www.fabmagazine.com) and Fashion Correspondent on Rogers Channel 10 in Toronto