L'Oréal Fashion Week: "It" Show

As suspected, the Project Runway Canada show was the "it" spectacle to see. Even Canuck catwalk pro Heather Marks, who was in Joe Fresh's 8:00 presentation, watched from the front row alongside Fashion Television's Jeanne Beker and editrixes from Canada's top fashion mags. Iman in person is just as statuesque and (although it's stereotypical to say) gazelle-like as I imagined. I can't say much about the actual runway presentation but to prevent a spoiler situation, we still don't know who the finalists are.
Now on to Tuesday. I'm looking forward to Philip Sparks' lunch and runway show at Town Shoes. Of course Ginch Gonch, known for saucy men's unders (and ladies' stuff too, I guess) should also be fun. The jostling to get a prime seat could rival Project Runway!

"It" Fashion Event

Join me for Toronto's L'Oréal Fashion Week and get the backstage scoop on the best collections, parties and gossip – okay, okay, the media pass-scoop. But I'll share my invites and experiences so you'll feel like you were there.
Fashion week kicks off today at Nathan Phillips Square in New York fashion week 7th on Sixth-inspired tents.
According to Canadian press, the tents cover 30,000 square feet and the runway is 61 metres long. The six day event will feature more than two dozen designer collections.Tonight's "It" event is the Project Runway Canada show which, because it's being taped for the reality tv series, is top secret. All attendees, especially media, have been embargoed to keep details of the finalists' collections confidential until the episode airs so I'll fill you in tomorrow on everything I'm allowed to spill.

"It" Show

All the backstage backstabbing and catwalk cattiness come to Canada this fall with Project Runway Canada.
Supermodel Iman plays host while Elle Canada's Rita Silvan and Bustle clothing's Shawn Hewson judge Canada's 12 designer hopefuls. L'Oréal's beauty gurus, Eddie Malterre and Eric Del Monaco handle makeup and hair, respectively.
Three finalists head to Toronto's L'Oréal Fashion Week in late October where a winner will be chosen. Insiders say that the designs are more impressive than the U.S. version but that the bitch-factor, while in effect, is more subdued. Talent and manners, what else would you expect from Canadians?
Check out behind-the-scenes photos, blogs and more on Slice.ca
Project Runway Canada airs Monday nights starting October 8.
Photo: courtesy of Slice