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Sparkly boots, a see-through backpack and 23 more bold accessories spotted at Toronto Fashion Week

Successful street stylers understand the game is won in the details—which is why the best looks tend to resemble carefully crafted works of art (and probably take just as long to perfect). Here, 25 close-ups of the shoes, bags and jewellery that stood out this season.

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Name: Afshan Tafler Age: 41 Profession: Health coach “I wanted to do winter whites with a little bit of drama.”

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Name: Nancy Dorvil Age: 34 Profession: Blogger “I love these shoes—the pom-poms are super-awesome. My favourite thing about Fashion Week is the street style. You get so much inspiration.”

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Name: Brandy Shields-McGee Age: 21 Profession: Stylist “This bag was my first designer purchase that I saved up for. It’s Philip Lim. I always carry a pink knife in it—a girl’s got to be protected!”

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Name: Ania Boniecka Age: 29 Profession: Blogger “My jeans are 3x1 denim—they took a lot of time to find.”

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Name: Aly Antonangeli Age: 22 Profession: Student/blogger “I like to be comfy while still trying new things.”

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Name: Zara Ansar Age: 33 Profession: Videographer/blogger

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Name: Cassandra Antonangeli Age: 24 Profession: Blogger “Most of my jewellery is from Italy. It was passed down from my grandmother.”

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Name: Sergio El-Azzi Age: 19 Profession: Blogger “I was styled by local consignment store Haute Classics, so I’m wearing mostly Margiela and Givenchy.”

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Name: Prescylla Mizinga Age: 19 Profession: Student “I was going for a schoolgirl look with some flare.”

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Name: Jayde Wilburg Age: 23 Profession: Sales representative “The choker is from a vintage shop I like to scour.”

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Name: Ashley Grannum Age: 31 Profession: Artist manager “My alias in the music industry is Karats. I like gold, I’m a gold person.”

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Name: Ryan Chung Age: 24 Profession: Gallery owner “I’m trying to mix as many colours and patterns as possible.”

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Name: Amarsana Gendunova Age: 24 Profession: Stylist

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Name: Filipa Jackson Age: 25 Profession: Blogger/stylist “I’ve been in a 70s mood all week.”

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Name: Catriona Smart Age: 35 Profession: PR Writer “My style motto is to keep it fresh. I’m always changing and evolving.”

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Name: Nathalie Shible Martin Age: 34 Profession: Set designer “My shoes are Saint Laurent—I almost died because I wanted them so badly.”

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Name: Kimberley Marquis Age: 28 Profession: Blogger/events planner “This fringe bag was $10 at a New York boutique. It’s filled with water!”

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Name: Renata Kaveh Age: 34 Profession: Fashion photographer “I need to have my lipliner, lipstick and an actual mirror case with me at all times.”

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Name: Yaser Albeer Age: 35 Profession: Fabric designer

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Name: Preeya Malik Age: 31 Profession: Investment professional/blogger “My boots are my favourite part of my outfit—I’ve been searching for the perfect cowboy boots for ten years and recently found these at a consignment shop. And they were a steal!”

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Name: Dylan Horner Age: 19 Profession: Blogger

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Name: Zoe Innanen Age: 19 Profession: Student

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Name: Yazmin Harris Age: 18 Profession: Student

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Names: Ryann Johnston, Clhoe Heath, Camila Gonzalez Ages: 18 Professions: Models Gonzalez: “My backpack has a textbook in in it because I have a midterm tomorrow.”

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