Toronto Fashion Week: some of the best—but mainly, the most ridiculous—outfits from day five

Between Stephan Caras’s glittery gold pantsuits and HD Homme’s metallic blazers, the final day of Toronto Fashion Week was the flashiest yet. (Especially compared to yesterday’s relaxed separates from designers like Soia and Kyo and Malorie Urbanovich). Show-goers were treated to high-intensity looks, particularly from Mikael D, who presented a collection of elaborate gowns and even sent a model down the runway in a dramatic wedding ensemble. The best outfits came from Brit Wacher and Mikhael Kale, whose asymmetrical silhouettes occasionally landed in that sweet spot between avant-garde and wearable. Here, the best (but mainly, the most ridiculous) looks from the final day of Toronto Fashion Week.

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One of our favourite looks was this marble-patterned outfit from <strong>Brit Wacher</strong>. We love the asymmetrical detailing on the skirt.

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This lopsided look doesn't make quite as much sense. (Except maybe for people who are prone to having one very cold arm.)

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<strong>HD Homme'</strong>s patterned suit would get any guy noticed in a crowd. (Probably not for the right reasons, though.)

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Here's another, erm, interesting pattern choice from the brand.

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<strong>Huntress,</strong> the only jewellery brand to show during Fashion Week, had some great statement necklaces, like this mermaid-ish piece.

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<strong>Madame Moje</strong> also went with a marine theme, but we weren't sold on some of the looks. That's an awful lot of blue.

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Glitzy gown designer <strong>Mikael D</strong> showed some very pretty dresses.

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And some perplexing ones.

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He also presented a wedding ensemble, which may have been lovely. (It's hard to tell under all that tulle.)

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We preferred this sheer, shimmery gown, which could also work for a wedding (with the right lining, of course).

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Some of the day's flashiest pieces came from <strong>Stephan Caras.</strong> This touching tribute to ABBA, for example.

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And this tribute to wallpaper, and sad clowns.

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Kudos to <strong>Mikhael Kale</strong> for making a spider-web pattern look chic.

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And this embellished pantsuit, also from Kale, would make a sophisticated party outfit.

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We're less sold on this fuchsia dress, which appears to have sprouted an oddly geometrical fungus.

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As for Kale's outfit here, we're assuming something ripped backstage and was hastily patched up with duct tape. In which case, great ingenuity.

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