3 Cocktail Recipes Inspired By 3 Unique Toronto Fashion Week Designers

Toronto Fashion Week has always been the bi-annual highlight of my years. A lot of people don’t know, but Toronto Fashion Week is a large reason why Dave and I are together. We both share a huge passion for fashion, creativity, design, and photography – and Toronto Fashion Week was probably one of my favourite (albeit week-long) dates that him and I went on. It became a tradition for him and I. We attended our very first fashion week together 7 years ago and hadn’t missed one since.

Last year was the very first year in 7 years that I didn’t attend fashion week… mostly because it didn’t happen. Toronto Fashion Week has gone through lots of changes – switching multiple name partners, being taken in by IMG Fashion Weeks, leaving IMG Fashion Week… it’s been a whirlwind for our fashion industry, for sure. But as expected, it didn’t stay down for long, and this week marks the brand spanking new Toronto Fashion Week!

Something I love about Toronto Fashion Week is that it truly showcases how incredibly talented our Canadian designers are. And no, Canadian fashion isn’t all about plaid and the denim tuxedo (although, I admit, I love both of those things). I am so incredibly thrilled for Toronto Fashion Week to be making a come back splash and am so excited to see what Canadian designers showcase this season!

And speaking of splashes, Grey Goose has been the sponsor of Toronto Fashion Week for its last couple years and this year, they’re doing it again! What’s more glamorous that a beautiful Grey Goose cocktail right? But this year, they’re making it super special by showcasing their own designs down the runway too! Well… kind of.

Grey Goose collaborated with 3 incredibly talented and unique Canadian designers to create cocktails that represent their flavour, per se. I didn’t even know it was possible for cocktails to be fashionable, but they totally are. The 3 cocktails are inspired by household-name Canadian designers: Pink Tartan, Hayley Elsaesser, and Lucian Matis (my personal fav).

And although I personally don’t drink alcohol (although I always find a way to make a tasty mocktail version), Grey Goose holds a really strong history in Dave and my life. Rewind 4 years, and Dave and I spent every weekend as club promoters (if you can believe that haha). And we would always have a Grey Goose bottle in hand. It’s Dave’s favourite vodka brand.

And since Dave has been tirelessly working on our renovations (we finally finished my office!), I figured I would treat him by making him one of these fashionable cocktails. Naturally, I decided to make him the Lucian Matis “Smoke and Mirrors” cocktail.

3 COCKTAIL RECIPES
INSPIRED BY FASHION WEEK DESIGNERS

I’m sharing the fashionable recipe that I used to make the “Smoke And Mirrors” cocktail, alongside the other 2 Grey Goose x Toronto Fashion Week cocktails below:

Something about Toronto Fashion Week always gets me tingling with excitement and excited for life. I don’t know what it is, but whether you’re attending the shows, just watching recaps, or just love a great cocktail, I hope you make one of these for yourself, get all dressed up, and enjoy a nice evening! Life is too short not to dress up, make a fancy cocktail, and kiss your favourite person.