LG Fashionweek, October 19-24

The Toronto LG fashion week is scheduled for October 19-24.

What I just realised is that the venue has changed.

Think that's bad? Wait 'til you find out the location of the new venue: 1040 King St. Do you know where that is? Nor do I. That's why the fashion week website has resorted to publishing a freakin map for the place.

According to their website "The new layout, comprised of tents and permanent structure, will add the opportunity and ability to create new spaces for new events at LG Fashion Week."

http://www.lgfashionweek.ca/venue.aspx

I think the decision to re-locate the venue outside the downtown core is terribly misguided. As far as I was concerned, the city hall location worked very well. You couldn't get any more central than city hall, which made the location pretty darn convenient. Plus there was some element of cachet, not to mention good pedestrian visibility. Furthemore, the complex itself (the "tent") worked really well.

That's my rant for the day.

-The Scandal

Carlton Brown, LG Fashion Week Toronto

I attended the Fall 2009 Carlton Brown fashion show in Toronto as part of LG Fashion Week.

CB is a fresh-on-the-scene Jamaican fashion designer. It was one of the few lines at the LG Fashion Week to include a men's collection (Bustle is the other).

There were some aspects in the show which I liked (see video below):

-suave Rat Pack tuxedo look (0:15; 1:07)

-pink belt detailing (2:10)

However there were also some other elements that I couldn't relate to:

-leisure suit lapels (0:26; 2:03)

- print patterns on dress pants. (0:58) I can't relate to patterns on dress shirts, pants or suit jackets

- "arm slings" (0:41)