Toronto Fashion Week Part 2

As I've promised, here are some more pictures from the Fashion Week. I still can hardly believe I was a part of it. It was really great. Most of the shows were amazig! Altough have to admit there were some things I couldn't get over with. Picture this: fancy tent, fancy people, fancy drinks, fancy music..people are having fun, they are sipping wine, getting their hair and makeup done by professionals and.............there is no coat check!!! Could you believe this? I agree. There is nothing fancy about a coat check. The word itself sounds so ordinarily. Of course, a lot of people had a driver or an assistant (or a husband:)) who would take care of this small "inconvenience" for them. But what about the rest of us - the regular people? We had to carry our coats and wet umbrellas with us, not mentioning all those big bags and purses full of work. That's what happens when you have to work prior to attending event like this. Another thing was that the organizers were so behind the schedule all the time. We had to wait for so long in the line before seeing an actual show. And after that we all had to leave the room while they were setting it up for a next show. So we were waiting and waiting again. And in case there were not enough seats available, we simply didn't get in. Amazing, isn't it?
So here are some useful tips in case you ever go to an event like this:

1) One bigger coat is much better to carry than a few layers of clothing.

2) Wear heels but have a pair of flats in your purse. After a few hours of standing you will appreciate them more than a glass of wine, trust me.

3) Make friends with people backstage, with bartenders, security, volunteers..anyone! They appreciate to see a friendly face for a change (nothing personal) and who knows, maybe next time you won't need to wait in the line or carry your coat with you;)

4) Pack a little snack, you don't want to leave the waiting line!

5) Don't drink too much, you don't want to leave the waiting line!

Despite all the negatives it was a great place to be. And I know it's not NY, Milan or Paris but after seeing most of the shows I really think Canada has a lot to offer when it comes to fashion.

Ako som vám sľúbila, mám pre vás zopár ďalších fotiek z Fashion Weeku. Ešte stále nemôžem uveriť tomu, že som bola jeho súčasťou. Väčšina prehliadok bola úchvatná. Aj keď priznávam, svrbí ma jazyk pri pomyslení na niektoré veci, čo sa týka organizačnej stránky. Predstavte si situáciu: šmrncovný stan, šmrncovní ľudia, šmrncovné nápoje, šmrncovná hudba. Ľudia sa zabávajú, popíjajú si vínko, nechávajú si zdarma urobiť účes a mejkap......a nikde žiadna šatňa! Verili by ste tomu? Ja viem, čo už len môže byť šmrncovného na takej šatni. Pravda je, že mnohí z prítomných mali so sebou svojho šoféra, asistentku či manžela, takže sa o banality typu "chýbajúca šatňa" nemuseli starať. Ale čo my ostatní, my smrteľníci?My sme museli svoje kabáty, dáždniky a kabelky držať v ruke celý čas. Ďalšou vecou bol neuveriteľný časový sklz. Na prehliadky sa čakalo v radoch nekonečne dlho a po každej jednej všetci museli opustiť miestnosť a vystáť si radu na ďalšiu. Najviac frustrujúca bola ale skutočnosť,že ak nemali dosť voľných miest, prehliadku ste mohli pozerať tak akurát v hale na obrazovke. Neuveriteľné? Aj preto mám pre vás niekoľko tipov pre prípad, že by ste sa vybrali na takýto Fashion Week:

1) Jeden, aj keď väčší kabát, sa nosí ľahšie ako viacej vrstiev oblečenia.

2) Dajte si podpätky, v kabelke však majte pribalené aj balerínky. Po toľkom vystávaní v rade ich oceníte viac, ako pohár vína.Verte mi.

3) Skamaráťte sa s ľuďmi zo zákulisia, barmanmi, ochrankármi, dobrovoľníkmi...hocikým. Oni budú radi, že pre zmenu vidia milú tvár (nič osobného) a vám sa môže stať, že takto o rok už nebudete musieť vystávať v rade či nosiť so sebou všade svoj kabát.
4) Pribaľte si so sebou nejaký snack, nechcete predsa stratiť svoje miesto v rade.

5) Nepite veľa, nechcete predsa stratiť svoje miesto v rade.

Napriek všetkým negatívam to bol skvelý zážitok. A hoci to nie je NY, Miláno ani Paríž, po tom, ako som videla väčšinu prehliadok, môžem spokojne vyhlásiť, že Kanada má čo svetu módy ponúknuť.