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Toronto Fashion Week Spring/Summer ’10: Checklist

Number of shows featuring models in ironic glasses: 3 (Joe Fresh, Barbie by David Dixon and Bustle)

Number of former Project Runway Canada contestants showing collections: 6 (including Jason Meyers, Brandon Dwyer and VAWK by Sunny Fong)

Number of shows playing La Roux’s “Bulletproof”: 5 (including Jessica Biffi and Attitude by Sears)

Number of day-glo collections shown on the runway: 1 (Jessica Biffi)

Number of day-glo collectioins shown on the runway that we liked: 0

Number of designers who were on crutches as they took their final bows: 2 (Ula Zukowska and Pat McDonagh)

Number of designers who walked the entire length of the runway as they took their final bows: too many

Number of shows that supported African charities: 2 (Dare to Wear Love finale and Paul Hardy, whose collection was dedicated to the women of East Africa and the launching pad for a new sustainable sewing/microbusiness initiative for underprivileged groups in the region)

Number of corporate-sponsored shows: 2 (Attitude by Sears and Pat McDonagh, whose candy-colored collection was (unfortunately) inspired by her show sponsor Baskin-Robbins)

Number of “meals” served in the media room: 1

Number of wraps and sandwiches left when we got back to the media room: 0

Number of edible products in the media gift bags: 0

Number of “hipbands” in the media gift bags: 1

Number of fashion week “tweets” from Flare editor-in-chief Lisa Tant: 86 (we counted.. and followed her updates all week..)

Number of Canadian celebrities at Joe Fresh show: 6-10… if we’re being generous — We spotted a couple Degrassi kids, four local media personalities and two athletes (Does Tie Domi count as a celebrity?)

Number of American “celebrities” at Joe Fresh show: 3ish — Nip/Tuck actress Kelly Carlson (who’s dating Tie Domi), model/celebuspawn Theodora Richards (who opened the show) and party photographer Mark “The Cobra Snake” Hunter (not sure what he was doing here but he seemed to be obsessed with Joe Mimran’s forest green suede loafers)

Number of times the audience was asked to not walk on the runway as they filed into the room: 2-3 per show

Number of times the audience still walked all over the runway as they filed into the room: innumerable

Number of cups of coffee we had during the week: we lost count

- TC

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