If you follow along in the fashion world, you'll know that New York Fashion Week has come and gone, London is over, and now we're finished Milan and on to Paris. I've seen so many different cultures, influences and lots of exceptional qualities represented by each country. However, while trying to follow along with international designers and labels in school, we are being avidly encouraged to get involved and educated with the Canadian fashion industry as well.

Some complaints were heard; many people think Canada has nothing to offer other than DSquared or the winners of Project Runway. I cannot stress enough how important it is, as someone involved in the fashion world, to support local designers. Find out more than just the brand names sold at stores in the mall and read about up-and-coming designers; they are the future of our industry.

One name I have been hearing a lot lately is Clayton Evans — the founder of Montreal-base Complex Geometries. I chose to research the brand on a whim for a project for school, thinking it would be a challenge since it was unknown to me, and I wondered if I would even like the content.

I was blown away when I visited the website and saw just how tasteful the pieces were. The first connection I made was that the clothes had a Japanese influence to them, very Yohji Yamamoto — one of my favourite designers. Evans is a designer with a definite goal in mind: change the industry, change ideals and "proper" ways of wearing clothes and when. Not only are most of his clothes unisex; almost every piece can be worn a few different ways. The vision behind his work is uncompromised and truly admirable because although it may seem like simple work to the naked eye; those who understand the importance of fabric and drape will really appreciate the magnificent nature of the garments.

The dark, witchy inspiration is my favourite part about the clothes; I would love to take an autumn stroll in a cemetery wearing one of Evans' coats, or perhaps I'd belong on a Yorkshire moor, a la Wuthering Heights.

The pieces are just fabulous for the fall season: warm, spacious, free-flowing and all in shades of grey. The monotones and repetition are nothing to scoff at, nor do they lack imagination or inspiration; the concepts are so much deeper than pieces created simply for the effect of eye candy, they are extremely well thought out and timeless. His work is sold online and at very few stores in Toronto, Montreal and New York. The pieces are worth the hunt and the money (they're not ridiculously overpriced) as they are quite well made with luxurious long-lasting cotton jersey knits. I'm itching to get my hands on something from Complex Geometries and I have a good feeling that Clayton Evans is going to be a name to remember and recognize, hopefully working to change the ridiculous stigma that Canada knows nothing about fashion.