If in Toronto on May 27th

I go this invite for Strut for a Cause on my email inbox; not only is it planned for a good cause- 100% of all the money raised will go towards a cure for children's cancer- but it seems that there are some well known international fashion names from Canada that are involved, such as Coco Rocha, Jeanne Beker and London based Todd Lynn.

There seems to be plenty of fashion entertainment planned for the night. If I was in Toronto I would go...

Buy tickets here.

Tavi & Fashion Television

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"Backlash" or no backlash Tavi will be replacing Jeanne Beker of Fashion Television in some of the New York Fashion Week coverage. Everyone including the Canadians are joining the Tavi ride, and when I say that I mean that she is the hottest thing in fashion right now, to the chagrin of some "traditional media".

A fashion child star is a tad gimmicky, but that is not Tavi's fault, the fact is she does have something to say about fashion and her reference scope is vast, strong, and interesting, more than one can say for some other seasoned fashion people out there.

Via Mama's Rolling Stone

Fashion Television from Canada

This documentation would not be complete if I did not mention Fashion Television and Fashion File. Most people do not know that it was a Canadian network (CityTV) that pioneered the idea of producing a special interest show focused on fashion. Long before Next Top Model and Project Runway , there was Jeanne Beker's Fashion Television.

Younger generation might also not know that style.com's Tim Blanks was the hots of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's Fashion File. A show that was internationally syndicated and was well respected until Mr Blank's departure. Once his replacement came via a reality television competition the show lacked its air of sophistication and insight; needless to say it came to an end.