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.

I had a good old fashioned time at the Jay Manuel ATTITUDE Show at LGFW. Lucky me got to cover the event courtesy of Matchstick and Sears. I had such a fantastic time sifting through the pieces at the Sears location (Yonge and Dundas, MODERN Shop).

I had the opportunity to go wild on the merch – picked out some adorable dotted grey pants with covered, soft pocket buttons. A great 3/4 black and blue striped boat neck top (such a great staple for work), as well as a billowy white sweater and metallic bangle cuff. Sounds phenomenal right? They had stylish coats, sweet accessories, and so much more to choose from. That and the aggressive Jay Manuel imagery was on display – fiiii-erce.

Simply ADORED the jacket above. Gorgeous, two toned purse, trench / wool coat. What’s not to love? Give me…khaki please.

Really, really fun styling was up to bat at the show. Great use of scarves, pops of colour – things that just made me want to go to a resort already (transport me somewhere sunny!)

Some friends after the show, sorry for looking frazzled! Myself and Shanice in front of the backdrop below. I look mighty nerdy. Note the outfit (sans the jacket – sorry)!

The takeaway / giveaway was a beautiful multi-coloured scarf. I might just have a few ideas on how to use it based on the show (wink).

Thanks again Matchstick, Sears, and Jay Manuel for having me!

Lucky me has a pair of tickets to give away courtesy of vitaminwater Canada. One astoundingly lucky winner will get a pair of tickets to the show, all you have to do are the following by NOON Sunday, October 16, 2011 (12:00pm EST):

• List all of the reasons why you deserve to go with a +1 to the upcoming show
• LIKE urbanebloc on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/urbanebloc. I’ll be checking!
• Link me on Twitter @urbanebloc by sending me the following message: “Make me tickled fuschia by choosing me to go to the @HoltRenfrew #LGFW show, courtesy of @vitaminwater_ca!“
• Not to worry, if you don’t have a Twitter then just recommend the fan page to 5 friends on Facebook.
• Note that this lady can’t accommodate for transportation, open only to Torontonians!

And that’s it – winner will be chosen at random, may the luckiest person win! See you there, bloc-sters.

LG Fashion Week really has a tendency to creep up on me – somehow two weeks out it’s suddenly happening. Then it’s a flurry of activity, and before you know it you’re done. I’ve been recently scaling back on the attendance for the sake of rest, the lineup for this season being a comfortable and familiar one. It’s nice to see staples forming in the Canadian Fashion field. Even nicer to see others come back like KRANE design, a label I first discovered at FAT.

Hope to see you all there come March 28th – April 2nd. Cheerios.

Stacey Mckenzie is lively. A vivacious Canadian supermodel that rose to fame through her amazing story of maneuvering rejection and success in the international modelling industry, Stacey keeps with her a modestly endearing attitude as a top model. Originally hailing from Kingston, Jamaica, the 5’10″ photo-friendly Canadian commands an instant presence. I recently had a well-coveted window of time to do a Q&A with Stacey, from the comfort of The Counter at the Thompson Hotel.

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