Toronto Film Fest

This is really off topic, but I've got "She's Like The Wind," "Hungry Eyes" and "Cry To Me" on rotation. RIP Patrick Swayze.

Back to the topic at hand.

The Toronto International Film Festival has been keeping me very busy at work; covering the premieres and red carpets, but also covering the fashion scene.

Celebrities at TIFF usually go all out; sometimes with amazing results and sometimes they make me question their sanity (or their stylist.)

Here are some of the ones that made me take notice:

Tilda Swinton

Not many people understand Tilda's style and believe that a lot of what she wears is ugly. Her style is very different from what most celebrities wear. She isn't trying to cater to the masses and that's one of the reasons why I love her style. It suits her. If she wore a ballgown it wouldn't work but what she's wearing here is perfect for her.


Penelope Cruz


Penelope just glows in this outfit...or might that be because she's reportedly pregnant? Either way, she looks cute and chic in this dress.

Grace Park

I had to throw Grace in here because she plays Sharon/8/Athena on my favourite TV series, Battlestar Galactica. I hate the outfit though. The lacejust looks cheap and the skirt is out of place. She's gorgeous but has no sense of style here.

Eva Green

It's hard to tell what she's wearing but I can't just blame it on the photo. She's wearing all black and the clothes are shapeless! You can't even see her gorgeous figure. She needs to vamp it up à la Vesper Lynd in "Casino Royale."

Drew Barrymore
I had a very strong reaction to this Dior dress: Yellow. Like in "The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy" all I could think was that colour. But I really like it; it suits Drew's quirky personality and it reminds me of tattoos.

Colin Farrell
The open collar does it for me. That's all.


Carey Mulligan
She's touted to be the next "It" girl like Ellen Page was last year, and she looks so uncomfortable on the red carpet that it's very endearing. I really like what she's wearing here; a twist on the classic little black dress and shiny red shoes. I wish I could pull off short hair.

Amanda Seyfried
I love this look so much. A chic blazer over a blouse and skirt and killer bondage-esque heels makes for a seriously sexy look.


The colour alone makes this dress hot. I love how she doesn't have to show off a lot of skin to look sexy.

TIFF fashion

The Toronto International Film Festival has attracted lots of celebs who have been boozing, partying, DJ-ing, texting and dining. But even though the film fest is considered to be the place to get your movie noticed for the Oscars, the glamour factor is sub par compared to Cannes and even Venice. Remember Anne Hathaway's Versace extravanga? In Toronto she really tones it down with a simple black 50s number. I haven't been wowed by any of the dresses I have seen. It's tragic. Why are they all so plain? Are they saving it for the Globes?

Jennifer Hudson
I never liked anything Hudson wore, ever since André Leon Talley got his Vogue claws into her. I'm sorry to say this but she looks like a bumblee bee. The dress is just not flattering on her. I would have preffered something more form-fitting with some va-va-voom. Here she looks frumpy.

Anne Hathaway
She must have used up all her glamour power in Venice because this cocktail dress is no stunner. But the shoes make up for it.

Keira Knightley
She looks nice when she smiles. I hate it when she sucks in her bony cheeks because it makes her look old. She puts a twist on the schoolgirl look with the pleated green skirt. It's young and not overdone.


Keira Knightley
She is sucking her cheeks in all the other photos at the premiere of The Duchess and I couldn't bear to use them because she doesn't look healthy. Here, she looks quasi-normal. See what I mean about the plain dresses? All of the celebs must have gotten together before the fest and made a pact not to wear anything that will upstage the other. This dress is elegant but yawn.


Jennifer Aniston
She looks hot. Too bad Brad didn't run into her. That would have been awkward.


Kate Beckinsale and Vera Farmiga
Vera outshines Kate completely. Not just because of the tummy. The red is a perfect shade on her and the bust is sexy. Kate is boring.

Jessica Biel
Yaaaawwwwwwwwnnnnnn. I want me some Timberlake.

Mama's got a brand new bag

Last night after work I headed down to Yorkville to troll the streets for celebrities here for TIFF. I wasn't interested in Brad Pitt so much as Gerard Butler and his sexy accent. So I wandered Bloor St. and decided to head into some shops that I figured celebrities would likely shop at.
First stop...Louis Vuitton. Of course. I was the only one in the store but as soon as people started coming in, I stared at them to see if I recognized them. Unfortunately no one famous came in the store but I got talking to a sales associate and I realized that I couldn't walk out of there without anything. Bad reason, I know. So I ended up buying the Damier Speedy 30, the bag that made me fall in love with Louis Vuitton but I always put off buying.

After the purchase, I tried to pop by Prada, Chanel and Hermès but they were closed. I then headed to Holt Renfrew and it looked like they were setting up for a party so I headed in and asked sales associates if they knew what was going on. I guess I asked the wrong people because they apparently didn't have a clue. Checked out some more bags, lots of stuff on sale including two gorgeous Bottega Veneta bags that were 30% off, lots of Coach, some Marc Jacobs, Tory Burch and Balenciaga. Go quick before they disappear! There was also the very cute Miu Miu bow bag in grey, but it wasn't on sale.

So even though I didn't see any celebs, it was still a (shopping) success. And my friends at work saw Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson at the CTV ETalk party last night so I feel that I saw them too. Six degrees of separation people!


I look rather scary here because my hair is wet from the shower I just took and the lighting is creepy even though it's still day outside.

Who cares about TIFF celebs? It's all about Daria Werbowy

The Toronto International Film Festival is in full-swing as celebs like Guy Richie, Gerard Butler, Brad Pitt, Anne Hathaway...yawn! I'm more excited about seeing model Daria Werbowy get her star on Canada's Walk of Fame tomorrow night at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts.

The model just got back from a three-month sailing trip on the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, where she broke her foot after an engine dropped on it.
The Toronto Star has a great Q&A with Daria where she talks about her adventure and about why there are no supermodels anymore.

Read the article here.

Of course I don't really mean that I don't care about all the celebs coming in for TIFF but Daria is one of my favorite models and to me, she is a celebrity. Still, after I get off work I'm going to stroll down to Yorkville and see if I can spot Gerard Butler. I love that man. I want him to say "This. Is. Sparta!" to me.