How refreshing--as I plucked out the labels from the beautiful clothes hung in the new uptown boutique Magnolia, a flush of pride spread over me at all that Canadian talent. Arthur Mendonca. Izzy Camilleri. Lucian Matis. I've gotten so used to writing about American and European lines that it's a treat to see a new store betting on homegrown labels.

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The Danforth isn't exactly a hotbed of fashion activity - with the exception of the nearby Lustre, it can be hard to find places in which to browse to kill time between gyros, so Studio Labiri is a welcome haven for fashionistas looking for a stylish midtown option.

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And so we come to the end. Friday was the last day of runway shows during L'Oreal Fashion Week's spring/summer 2009 collections. I donned a vintage full teal-fossil-printed Louis Feraud skirt; my trusty silver ballet flats; a gold lion necklace; and a wide-sleeved black shirt, and off I went to see the Melinda-Mae Harlingten, Lucian Matis, Afshin Feiz, and Denis Gagnon shows.

L'Oreal Fashion Week continued with another seven shows on Wednesday, including a couple of Project Runway Canada kids, some old hands, and the freshest crop from Joe.

L'Oreal Fashion Week steamrolled into its second day of shows Tuesday, with a slate of nine shows for packed audiences.

I was shackled to a desk during the first part of the day, but was able to shimmy into my very first Fashion Week outfit - wide-leg Banana Republic black wool pants, dove-grey tee with silk lining poking out, a obnoxious vintage necklace with gobs of looped gold chains, silver ballet flats, Cutler and Gross specs, and my vintage fur-collared Eaton's wool jacket. And I got to the NADA show with a few minutes to spare.

The tent was very chic, all purple and white lighting, and tree branches artfully arcing everywhere. Clothing sightings including a beautiful bell-sleeved white wool coat, corduroy hot-pants, a shiny pink jumpsuit, and the effortless style of Canadian model Stacey MacKenzie, who sported a frothy black frock, a black chiffon bloom at her throat, killer stilettos, and a voluminous red plaid cape, signature curls piled atop her head.

The Tevrow + Chase store has a delicious, secret feel about it. Maybe that's because it's not a store at all, but a showroom: this means no store-front, and they're not open on weekends.

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