Highlights from World MasterCard Fashion Week: Day 1

Toronto’s World MasterCard Fashion Week opened last night with its usual Holt Renfrew show. However, rather than featuring Canadian designers’ Spring/Summer 2013 collections who aren’t having their own shows at World MasterCard FashionWeek, the entire show featured pieces by various national and international designers that are available at Holts right now. Kind of strange, in my opinion. Following the Holt Renfrew presentation were two other shows, Pink Tartan and evening gowns by Pavoni – gorgeous pieces that make one want to go to as many red carpet events as they can…

All photos by Deborah Lawrence

About Cynthia Cheng Mintz

Cynthia Cheng Mintz is the founder and webitor-in-chief of this site and the petite-focused site, Shorty Stories. She has also written for other publications including the Toronto Star and has blogged for The Huffington Post. Her first novel, Aspirations, was published in 2007. Outside of writing, Cynthia researches and advises philanthropic ideas for family funds and foundations and also volunteers.