Fashion shows

Palettera Custom Correspondences created eye-catching invitations, studded with Swarovski crystals. The flowers pulled apart to reveal the event details.

Toronto Fashion Incubator celebrated its 25th anniversary with a gala on Thursday. V.I.P. guests were treated to two fashion shows in the Currelly Gallery of the Royal Ontario Museum.

The Wexford Gleeks performed a Glee-style song-and-dance number during the V.I.P. cocktail reception.

A three-dimensional T.F.I. logo marked the centre of the multipaneled runway backdrop in the V.I.P. area. Pink hydrangeas bordered the stage.

Tables surrounded the V.I.P. runway. The floral arrangements used a mix of flowers, all slightly different shades of pink.

The meal began with a bright beet salad.

From their seats in the Currelly Gallery, V.I.P.s watched the Play With Barbie fashion show, where 25 T.F.I. designers created looks inspired by Mattel's iconic doll. On display in the Crystal, Barbie dolls wore miniature versions of the runway looks.

The R.O.M.'s Crystal Court was the main after-party venue. Draped off from the V.I.P. area, pink lighting and flower arrangements brought in T.F.I.'s brand colours. Black lounge furniture lined up with the T.F.I. retrospective installation, which featured T.F.I. designer looks from the past 25 years.

The angular white walls of the Crystal were ideal for the night's projections, looped content that included sponsor names, marketing imagery, and video footage from T.F.I.'s 25 years.

The Crystal was uplit in pink.

For the T.F.I. New Labels fashion show, models walked the V.I.P. runway, before heading backstage to hit the catwalk for the after-party under the Crystal. The draping separating the V.I.P. area from the after-party was opened at that time.

Designer Sid Neigum won this year's New Labels competition. Suzanne Rogers, the honourary gala event chair, presented Neigum with the award on the V.I.P. runway. The prize includes a fashion spread in Flare magazine, a design studio at T.F.I., and $25,000.

Guests lined up to take their photo at the Yorkdale Shopping Centre activation. Photos were printed to look like a magazine cover.

Barbie dolls modeled miniature versions of the Play With Barbie runway looks. The installation added to the decor in the Crystal.

Sponsor activations lined the Crystal. The orange and white Reliable activation was set up like a closet. For a donation to T.F.I., guests could draw a ball from a white bucket. Some lucky guests won a professional-caliber iron.