The sparkle quotient was high on Feb. 9 as supporters of the Toronto Public Library Foundation gathered at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel for the Book Lover’s Ball, the organization’s high-profile annual fundraiser.

One of the evening’s main events was a fashion show featuring the work of six Toronto designers, who were each paired with a book that matched their aesthetic or style.

Before the event, Quillblog spoke to designer Adrian Wu about his book, Margaret Atwood’s In Other Worlds. Click on the thumbnails to see how Wu interpreted Atwood’s essay collection, and other highlights of the evening.

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Adrian Wu transports Margaret Atwood's <I>In Other Worlds</I> to the runway

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Adrian Wu transports Margaret Atwood's <I>In Other Worlds</I> to the runway

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Lucian Matis brings Torquato Tasso's <I>Jerusalem Delivered</I>

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Lucian Matis brings Torquato Tasso's <I>Jerusalem Delivered</I>

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Klaxon Howl's take on Brad Smith's <I>Red Means Run</I>, with corset by Dianna Di Noble for Starkers

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Designer Joeffer Caoc goes Mediterranean with David Rocco's <I>Made in Italy</I>

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David Rocco cooks something up

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Lawrence and Miranda Hill

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Jack Rabinovitch and Judy Clarke

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Margaret Atwood, Graeme Gibson, and Charlotte Gray

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Anne and Allan Fotheringham

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