International supermodel Coco Rocha (and longtime Greta booster) opened the Greta Constantine show last week, stomping it out in a flowing swoosh of a gown: typical Greta, and totally gorge.

Word on the street was that the boys wanted to step out of their famed jersey comfort zone and try on a few new fabrics: this time out, I spotted some rich linens and sheer chiffons, but also some more rough-and-tumble macho cuts that took their femme creations to a new level.

The Holt Renfrew Media Cocktail Party is like a great kiss from someone way better-looking than you--you're left wanting more, but they're off to more intriguing conquests.

This season, the handful of spring looks being shown to the assembled media came from some of Canada's most exciting designers, including Denis Gagnon, Jeremy Laing, and Mikhael Kale.

1. Robin Kay Watch

After last year's drunken debacle and chaste apology, the golden grand dame of the FDCC is under a lot of scrutiny. So far, so good, even with the season's theme of "show love." At last night's Holt Renfrew industry cocktail party, Kay leaned in close to the microphone and put a lot of emphasis on the final part of her speech: "And especially, show love to each other." She seemed slightly slighted, not slurred or shaken, however. Lesson learned, I guess. When I raised a brow at her entrance, a colleague whispered, "I bet she's dry as a bone."

Just because the runway was bare didn't didn't mean the party had to end at the Greta Constantine Fall 2009 fashion show at the Courthouse. View our massive collection of afterparty photos (featuring Fritz Helder and the Phantoms) in the slideshow below:

Fashion Week got underway a few days ahead of itself with a handful of unofficial shows, including one by Toronto's own dynamic duo, Greta Constantine.

The city's fashion fans packed The Courthouse on Adelaide, with a few wearing their fave Greta Constantine creations. After a cold, dark winter, it was lovely to see the city throwing sensible woolies and wellies off to reveal sexy stilettos (below-zero temperatures be damned!) and even one dazzling, silky cream jumpsuit cut very, very low (I can't stop talking about it!).