FLARE Was There: TFI New Labels 2013 Gala

The night was warm and so was the energy inside The Carlu last night as the Toronto Fashion Incubator (TFI) held its annual gala to anoint the 22nd winner of the New Labels Fashion Design Competition. Host Dina Pugliese of Breakfast Television (glamourous in a David Dixon black ballgown with sideswept hair) kept the dinner crowd on course as the four finalists awaited the final runway show: the culmination of six months of design, sewing, mentorship and creativity. The lights dimmed, the bass pounded and the crowd whistled and gave raucous applause...