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Of LG Fashion Week, the last day is already a distant memory; not, however, so distant that we can get out of writing about it. But, come on. You can tell us. You're as tired of the faintly judgemental daily recaps as we are of writing them. And you know what's more fun than being judgey? Actually judging. So here we are: Torontoist's First and Last Annual LGFW Awards. The best, the—no, that's lame. Air kisses and misses? Something like. Read on, we implore you.

Denis Gagnon is wearing sunglasses, indoors, and it’s not even night. Although, the trays of emptied wine glasses could fool those uninitiated in this fashion-media rite of passage: the Holt Renfrew cocktail party. This year, to launch the newly named LG Fashion Week, we’re self-congratulating in the recently reno’d contemporary design area. It’s a clever change in location: “They used to have it in accessories, but who’s going to pick up a $1,600 bag?” posits one smart editor. “Here I actually want to shop!” It’s also very shiny and very bright—just not quite bright enough for shades.

The tents in Nathan Phillips Square are like Estonian models at a Paris Vogue shoot: stripped down, skeletal, self-conscious. Passing by on the streetcar, we suddenly remember that we were too tired to write about Day Five. Let's take five instead, ok?

If the business of getting hitched is less than brisk this spring, wedding planners can blame Alfred Sung. The resounding sentiment among exiting attendees was that L’Oreal Fashion Week’s opening show made them never, ever want to walk down that aisle. Ouch. Must have been all the diamante. (Pretty bouquets tossed by models in the finale were a saving grace, but barely.)

FASHION: L’Oreal Fashion Week officially launches today at Nathan Phillips Square. Canadian designers will be strutting their stuff all week long as they launch their 2009 spring collections. The Bay’s new CEO Bonnie Brooks, accompanied by Fashion Design Council of Canada president Robin Kay, will be on hand this afternoon to cut the ribbon on the fabulous tented studio. Stay tuned for Torontoist's full Fashion Week preview. Nathan Phillips Square, 2:30 p.m., FREE.