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.

Read my profile of Tevrow + Chase in the fashion section.

Forget Queen West: wend your way between the souvlaki joints and fruit stands to shoe and bag shop Lustre on the Danforth. You might just walk out in the most outrageous shoes you've ever worn. In a good way.

Check out my pics and write-up of Lustre in the fashion section.

A victim of the Queen street fire earlier this year, Preloved rose from the ashes about a month ago in the former space of FLUF design. The new store is just steps from Trinity Bellwoods Park.

Take a look inside Preloved in my profile of the store in the fashion section.

Tucked away at the far end of Parkdale, Studio 1686 boasts pieces handpicked by co-owner Marya Duplaga and her sister Irene who source their duds from local movie and TV productions. Say wha? You mean I can have my very own hot off the rack outfit from the upcoming Max Payne flick?

Get all the details in my profile of Studio 1686 in the Fashion section.

Fast fashion is on seemingly every streetcorner now, luring in burgeoning fashion fiends with their easy, affordable, one-season wares. Sure, it's cheap, but it creates legions of pseudo-style-bots clad in boilerplate, fall-apart fashion. Barf! Fashion originals usually have some vintage in the mix. Here in Toronto, we're lucky enough to have some of the best vintage clothing stores around that are (mostly) snob-free, and filled with built-to-last, one-of-a-kind items (and sans that thrift-store stench).