"What kind of woman wears David Dixon, anyway?" my seatmate to the left said in a wondering tone. "This collection is getting a little Bay-ish," according to the seatmate to my right.

Compared to some of the wilder young talents, old hand David Dixon's clothing is usually pretty safe, and yes, this season brought us little gray boxy jackets, sensible black shifts, navy silk halter-tops, and the like.

It simply is amazing the amount of work it must take to put together a show like what is happening right now at NPS. At almost no point do you feel like you're inside a series of tents. Wardrobe hadn't arrived yet when I got there, so I headed to the back to find an army of L'Oreal Paris's makeup artists brushing, powdering, painting and hairing some of the tallest, most weirdly perfect girls and pretty boys you could ever hope to find .

David Dixon kicked off the week's runway events at Toronto Fashion Week by showcasing his new lineup (video here), followed by an extremely entertaining Barbie-inspired show (video here).

I was shooting in the photographer's "pit", and somehow managed to snag one of the best spots: front and centre! The pit was so crowded that all of us photographers sitting on the floor at the front had to get pretty intimate in order to fit within our designated space.

There was a photographer for Fashion Television sitting behind me, and she got to be the "big spoon", while I was the "little spoon", if you get my drift.

More videos on blogTO's Toronto Fashion Week Vimeo Channel.

Or, view the video on YouTube.

More videos on blogTO's Toronto Fashion Week Vimeo Channel.

Or, view the video on YouTube.