When I was in Thailand a few months ago, one of my favourite parts of the visit was a long night spent wandering through the Chiang Mai night market. The casual/festive feel, and all the treats available made for an entertaining evening of shopping and socializing - just the vibe that event producers Tiffany Naval and Robin Orbeta-Lacambra wanted to bring to their new series of night markets, which kicked off this week at Rolly's Garage.

Vintage vendor and millinery maven Sarah Magwood of Cozette Vintage and Designs noticed something somewhat lacking in the Queen West style scene.

Pop-up fashion sales.

So, she thought, why not throw a Make Sale? "These types of events are starting to develop on Queen Street West, and I want the area to be known for this," she said.

The Drake was a logical place to start, so she approached the hotel about throwing a weekly Thursday event where local vendors could sell their wares in The Sky Yard, ideally with a theme, and with a performance element to give it that extra fizz. First up was Vintage 69 last week, and Model Citizen this week.

Now, I live in a wee, wee apartment. You could fit my entire bachelor suite in the living room of some of my friends' apartments, so Casalife is the holy grail for studio-dwelling peons like me.

This Liberty Village showroom bills itself as a purveyor of condo-sized pieces, but it is damn nice furniture--pieces so nice (and expensive) that you ponder why people who can afford such fancy furniture are living in such small apartments. Hmm.

But those who have some cash to spend on good design now have even more pieces to covet. Casalife recently put out the call to fashion designers, TV personalities, and interior design companies to try furniture design for the condo crowd. (And, furniture freaks, owner Robert Whitfield is looking into making some of the pieces available on a limited edition basis.)

I was already on my second event of the evening when I heard that Queen West menswear store Sydney's was having an anniversary party. Although I was due at my third event, for Sydney, I said, anything. "We have to go!" I cried.

Sydney Mamane is one of my favourite shopowners in town--he knows his stuff, and he always makes you feel welcome. When I sashayed into his party was no exception. After saying our hellos, I found out that it wasn't just an anniversary party (complete with great music, hot wings and pate), but a celebration of the store's small expansion.

I'm a sucker for the French New Wave, so I was drawn into the world of Babar Khan's dreamy, sexy photography right away. And if I can have it on a t-shirt, even better.

Khan and his dealer Femka Van Buuren teamed up with the wonderful Yorkville boutique UPC to make three limited edition tees featuring the lovely ladies of Khan's work, with a portion of the proceeds going to a Toronto-based charity that offers art lessons to kids.

At the launch party at UPC on Thursday, I chatted with Khan about his inspirations, which include gorgeous sixties icons Jane Birkin and Jean Seberg. "I'm more about the narrative (than strictly fashion photography), although the clothes are included in that," he said. "Fashion at a high level is art."

At the launch of Worn Fashion Journals' new shoe-themed issue at the Bata Shoe Museum, I spotted all sorts of fun footwear, from gray patent booties and red stain sandals to gold t-strap heels and Chucks.

They were, however, all outshone by the 23 one-of-a-kind, artist-crafted pairs of Keds being shown off in the glass boxes and, later, auctioned off to the highest bidder with a portion of the proceeds going to Fashion Cares in support of the AIDS Committee of Toronto.