Toronto 2012 Fashion Week

Rehersals for Mercedes Benz startup show during Toronto Fashion Week. (CARLOS OSORIO/Toronto Star)

A model wears a creation from the Melissa Nepton show during Toronto Fashion Week. (CARLOS OSORIO/Toronto Star)

Bustle presented its spring 2012 collection, October 20, during Toronto Fashion Week. (BERNARD WEIL/Toronto Star)

Goodies for everyone. Gift bags line seats for guests and journalists prior to the Korhani Home Rug show, October 19. (BERNARD WEIL/Toronto Star)

Volunteers place gift bags on the seats, prior to the Tosca Delfino swimwear show, October 18. (BERNARD WEIL/Toronto Star)

Large red spotlights aimed on the runway silhouette high heels as the audience gets seated for the Lauren Bagliore show. (BERNARD WEIL/Toronto Star)

Backstage, a model gets makeup applied prior to the Denis Gagnon show. (BERNARD WEIL/Toronto Star)

The audience watches a video on a large screen at the start of the runway, during the start of the Denis Gagnon runway show. (BERNARD WEIL/Toronto Star)

Long after the end of the last show, photographers still have equipment to pack up. (BERNARD WEIL/Toronto Star)

This was my first attempt during the Micalla show. (CARLOS OSORIO/Toronto Star)

One more attempt during the Cydelic by Choryin show. (CARLOS OSORIO/Toronto Star)

This was was attempted during the Baby Steinberg show. (CARLOS OSORIO/Toronto Star)

A red light illuminates only a small section of the crowd for the Joe Fresh show on Oct. 19. (CARLOS OSORIO/Toronto Star)