Baby Steinberg is one of LG Fashion Week’s darlings presenting designs that pay homage to the rich culture of Brazil by using sustainable, eco-friendly materials, inspired by the country and the vibrancy found in its poorer yet stimulating favelas.

This season’s showing, aptly titled, Remnants, was created using discarded fabrics from manufacturing companies, and upcycling them to produce this season’s creations.

Upcycling, sustainable, eco-friendly – all buzz words of the season, the designers trying to inject consciousness into their work but Steinberg seems to come from a more honest place, truly wanting to not waste unnecessarily, and making a true effort to create beauty from “garbage”.

A very well executed collection, by a designer with undeniable talent, Steinberg makes me want to go to Brazil to experience first-hand the beauty that comes through in her work.

6:05. That’s the time I got into the Label show, and that’s the same time everyone who caught the show, was leaving.

So I along with a bunch of stylish strangers missed the Label show (I was asked more than a few times while I was in the studio when the show was starting). Sad, I know, but I did hit up the after party at the upstairs of LeVack Block (or LVB) where the show was being screened and oysters were being shucked, and from what I could tell, both were very well received. Label’s new collection, The Deep Unknown is a much more sophisticated take on the label that’s been turning heads for using sustainable fabrics and practices before it was chic to do so.

Not just another brand, Label is well on their way to becoming the label well worth the covet.

Read more about Label here, when I first caught up with co-owner, Shawna Robinson.

Whether you’re blind as a bat (like me) or enjoy the occasional faux geek look,  eyeglasses have always been a quick way to update your face. Until now, Torontonians were stuck with a selection of traditional looking rims and everyone’s face looked… well boring. Enter Cutler and Gross, the Aston Martin of eye wear. They’ve been around for over 40 years in England and you’ve seen them before on the faces of Elton John and Lady Gaga.

Their first location in Canada has opened in Yorkville and boasts the usual luxuriously designed, handmade and sometimes vintage wares. Rejoice Canada, now we too can have an un-boring faces!

I’m about to embark on a bit of a blogging adventure. Henkaa is a local Toronto company introduced to me by a friend (thanks Clem!) – they’re a convertible dress company catering to the bridal market. For those who are tired of the generic one-size-and-style fits all uniform for matrimonial ceremonies, Henkaa aims to be a cure. 18 colours, unlimited variety in styles, and a welcomed outlet for creativity.

I’m eager and excited to be supporting them – please be sure to have a look at their website, like their page, and tweet them.

If you love beautiful, signature, drool worthy, conversation-starting, make-all-your-friends-jealous type of jewelry, you’ll love Elle Hardware. And it’s with that sentiment that I first stumbled upon the store, drool and all.

I was strolling down Queen St. late at night, and the jewelry in the store caught my eye. I stopped and stared at the unique pieces in awe through the glass, each one more interesting than the next. In the over-saturated strip that is Queen west, and to a jaded ‘fashionista’ like myself, that’s a huge feat.

The store, located on 695 Queen is the mecca of all things unique. For years, I’ve been griping at the lack of interesting, quality pieces in Toronto and it’s almost as if the owners (sisters Lindsay and Hilary) heard my cries.

The store, is literally… a girly hardware store. Instead of nails and hammers, the walls are lined strategically with visually strong pieces of metal. Rings, necklaces and belts made of silver, gold, metal composite and Swarovski crystals sparkle and shine on every inch of the store. Instead of being the tools to build a house or a shed, they offer up the tools to build a better outfit.

The store itself is reflective of the ladies’ aesthetic ideals. The walls are soft and Victorian, only to be interrupted by metal piping and unfinished wood. The combination of hard and soft is unique, genuine and rich in detail.

The overwhelming beauty of the store, the pieces and the sisters are not to be missed. Go ahead, take a trip to the hardware store!