Ready, set, show
{FASHION WEEK SPRING 2009 TORONTO}
Right on the haute heels of the international Spring 2009 ready-to-wear collections comes Toronto’s L’Oréal Fashion Week (October 20 to 25). A trendy time of year when editors, fashionistas and tastemakers alike come together at Nathan Phillips Square for a week of fresh fashion and fabulous parties.
With over 30 shows on the schedule this season, I figure I will be permanently camped out in the media lounge—similar to a stylish homeroom class, filled with an interesting array of characters and outfits. But, despite this fashion parade going on outside the actual shows, the real focus is on the bag. What are the fashion week survival items in an editor’s tote? Well, yours truly will have a camera, notepad, oversized sunglasses, gel inserts for sky-high ankle booties, BlackBerry and a favourite blush (Nars Orgasm s’il vous plait!) to swirl onto my late-night pallor.
As for the shows themselves, FASHION is buzzing about Alfred Sung’s return to the runway as he is set to officially open LFW with his Spring ’09 bridal collection. Ah, so many shows, so little time. Here are just a few great Canadian labels that have our little hearts skipping a beat: Pink Tartan (pretty and polished), Joeffer Caoc (clean and modern), Denis Gagnon (sexy and feminine), and David Dixon (evening elegance). Unleash the models and let the mayhem, begin. Until my next jottings my lovelies.
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