Another day, another collabo — finally there's one we can actually get excited about. The Greta Constantine boys have teamed up with Canadian leather giant Danier for SKIN, a capsule collection of leather pieces that will be sold at 20 stores across the country and on Danier's website come August.

I ducked out of the rainpocalypse into Parkdale's Neubacher Shor Contemporary space for a preview this week, complete beef patties and supple leather goods.

The Toronto Fashion Incubator held its annual battle royale for sartorial supremacy this week, pitting three designers against one another for $10,000 and a FLARE spread in their New Labels competition. Golnaz Ashtiani of Ashtiani took home the prize, and, unlike last year's closer title bout between Anastasia Lomonova and House of Groves, she was the clear winner.

Last night at the Audi dealership at the foot of the Bayview extension, Greta Constantine took a giant step out of their comfort zone and into the east with an Orient-inspired, tribal-style fall/winter collection that was half a world away from their usual Grecian columns.

The jersey dresses that the Greta boys became famous for were still there, but were hiding under swathes of wool, velvet, and fringe (and accessorized with Chinoiserie-silk-covered Sherpa booties) that called to mind Yves St. Laurent's global-inspired collections of yore and the current ethnic pieces that have filled the runways lately. "It's the uniform for the modern tribe," they declared.

Now, I missed the famed inside-a-truck Rita Liefhebber show last spring (heartbreak!), so I was determined to catch her fall/winter presentation this year. Off I traipsed to Jonathan & Olivia last night to check out the acclaimed young designer's newest Wang-style chic.

The models (many surprisingly short) slouched out to line up in front of one blazingly white wall--all the better to show off the carefully edited collection of silk shirts, sharp black trousers, and cuddly sweaters.

Like first robin each spring, my Philip Sparks show invitation heralds the start of another Fashion Week season. Now known affectionately as Rogue Fashion Week, the off-site shows kicked off last night with Sparks' fall/winter 2011 line.

It was, as always, a packed house in the Burroughes Building. Invitations have only become more coveted, clearly, for witnessing the crowned king of Canadian menswear debut his newest set of rugged coats, sharp suiting, and ladylike womenswear.

The best vintage clothing stores in Toronto have some of the best vintage shopping in North America. From high-end and designer to cheap-and-cheerful rock tees and poly frocks, the variety is almost endless. Parkdale, Ossington, Kensington, and Dundas West are the major epicenters but almost no Toronto neighbourhood is devoid of some decent vintage.