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On a greyish autumn morning (in Australia that is), fashion press, retailers and industry people click-clop along the impressive Sydney Harbour foreshore towards the Overseas Passenger Terminal for the Spring/Summer 2011/2012 collections. Cruise ships dock at the large glass structure on the lip of the water, but we’re here to be transported through five days of presentations by the best Australia has to offer. Here we present our favourites so far:

A few hours before The Bay‘s blowout bash for the duo, we had the chance to sit down with with Vogue Nippon editor-at-large Anna Dello Russo and her photo paramour, Tommy Ton. Known as “fashion BBFs,” the two had lots to say about dressing for the shows, Kanye West and keeping touch over Twitter. Read […]

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Should you ever find yourself in a similar predicament, the most appropriate way to fête an international fashion superstar in the hometown of her photog paramour would be to roll out the leopard carpet, send in the trannies and keep the bubbly flowing until a dance party ensues amidst racks of designer duds.

Fan girls (and boys), take note: the Bay has sweetened the Anna Dello Russo and Tommy Ton in Toronto deal by adding a meet and greet at The Room from 12-1PM on April 21^st to celebrate the When Tommy Met Anna photo exhibit. Word to the wise? This is one event you might want to go all out (and come early) for.

By Renee Reardin

Tavi Gevinson thinks it would be depressing for her to be obsessed with “only fashion” for three years. Is the pint sized blogging sensation already over fashion? [Style Rookie]

Boys of Milan & Paris FW2011 from Justin Wu on Vimeo. By Gillian Pryor and Meagan Wilson Ooh boys! Toronto’s own Tommy Ton creates a drool worthy video, managing to get all the most beautiful male models to lip-synch to the Dandy Warhols’s “Bohemian Like You” during the Milan and Paris fall menswear shows. [Jakandjil] […]

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Matthew Williamson has been busy: The Brit has designed a capsule collection for online retailer Net-A-Porter, including seven of his most memorable dresses, and has announced a new diffusion line will debut in Fall 2011. [Elle UK]

The rumours are not true: Alexander Wang will not be collaborating with Nike–though he did consider it. The designer told WWD that the two parties had been in talks but the partnership fell through. “Nothing made it to market or will,” he confirmed. [The Cut]

Could an Anna Dello Russo book shot by Toronto superblogger Tommy Ton be in the works? If the flamboyant fashion editor’s tweets can be believed, then yes. “My next wish? Do a book with my whole collection of clothing by Tommy Ton.” [Fashinologie]

Fashion’s Night Out-starved Canadians can watch a live webcast with Andre Leon Talley on CBS.com and Tavi is rumoured to be tweeting and live-blogging the whole shebang for Barneys. [The Cut]

Detmar Blow, husband of the late fashion legend Isabella Blow has written a memoir of her life, Blow by Blow, to be released September 2nd (November 9 in the U.S.). A sample from the book, on Blow and milliner Philip Treacey‘s relationship: “They quickly developed an intense and creative relationship that he later likened to ‘having an affair with no sex’.” [Vogue UK]

A party at Holt Renfrew in honour of shoes and a fashion blogger almost sounds too cliché to be true. It probably would be if Holt Renfrew couldn’t pull that kind of thing off (which they did) and if the attendees weren’t suckers for shoes (which we are).

Love them or hate them, bloggers have taken over the fashion industry faster than an army of bedbugs at Hollister. Their front row stints is old news by now, but it’s worth checking out how the blogger’s influence affects not only what we decide to wear, but what is designed in the first place. In […]

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Well that was a big letdown. The “CRAZY!!!!” secret Tommy Ton was privy to was apparently nothing more than a prank by Givenchy designer Riccardo Tisci. According to Ton’s Twitter feed “Guessing game is over. My source and I are the victim of a good prank played by Mr. Tisci himself. He got us good […]

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That lower-priced Balmain line? Not happening. Never was. Says a company spokesperson: “What I think you might be referring to is a capsule collection that was prepared for some Parisian retailers. Christophe Decarnin wasn’t involved in that project. The brand has decided to not repeat the experience, preferring to concentrate all its efforts on the main line.” [Vogue UK]

Can Twitter save haute couture? [Toronto Star]

Critically lauded but perpetually jobless designer Olivier Theyskens has the sketches for three or four imaginary collections. He may not have a fashion house, but he does have that book coming out. [WSJ, via The Cut]