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By Leah Rumack

Shown: Gareth Pugh Fall 2008. Photography by Peter Stigter.

Bora AksuLyrics for the opening track intoned:  “London hates you,” but Bora, pet, I really don’t think that’s true. The fashion pack seemed quite pleased, thank you very much, and no wonder.

By Leah Rumack

Shown: Biba Fall 2008. Photography by Peter Stigter.

My London Fashion Week kicked off backstage at Poltock & Walsh with super-cute Canadian stylist/magazine editor/London it-girl, Leith Clark, who styled the show (Psst! Watch for more on her in an upcoming issue of FASHION!)

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As I mentioned last week, 2008 is going to be a bit of a turning point for me. I’m not sure if it’s because I’ll be 29 this June, or perhaps because of all the stunning and confident women I see on a regular basis, but one of my gemini voices has been screaming at me for months to up my glam-factor, STAT.

The festival has officially wiped me out. I am a shell of the energetic festival-goer I once was, or at least fancied myself to be. Mid-week is here and the crowd, as predicted, is a great deal less than it was only a day ago. Those in town for the party are long gone and the bulk of business to be completed is for the most part done and done—movies bought, talent signed. Now the festival is at last—a film festival. Unfortunately I leave tomorrow, and will miss the final two days of Sundance.

Everybody on Main is sluggish today. The weekend has visibly drained many Sundancers of their energy, and, with a chunk of the celebs flying back home to Hollywood today, the festival of its momentum. I start the day slowly with a couple of back-to-back morning screenings, before moving on to the day’s big interviews.

The combination of early morning screenings and late night parties are taking their toll, and fatigue is setting in. Luckily, in between screenings and interviews, I can visit an eco lounge where I put my feet up and peruse the earth-friendly swag they have on offer. Standouts include Warmbat boots, which claim to be the world’s first 100 per cent all-natural sheepskin shoes, and a new line of jeans called Undune. Sure to become a cult classic, the jeans combine style and sustainable living into one stretchy pair of green-hearted goodness.