I enjoyed meeting & speaking at Woodgreen Community Youth Group, North Albion Middle School and Toronto Public Library in Toronto Canada.  I would like to stress to my fellow peers that it is very important to go back into your communities and give back to the youths. I was surprise to learn from these youths that not one person has come back to at least meet and speak to them and they don’t understand why especially when a lot of these well known artists are from their if not similar  neighborhoods.  I know you all have very busy lives, however you can take and hour or two out of 1 day to make a difference in these youths lives. Take the time to go out and let these kids know that if you can do it they can too!

 

All Photos courtesy of Lawrence Kerr

 

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I would like to take the time out to thank my family, friends, clients and fans who have supported me throughout all the years.  We are all blessed and it’s important for us to give thanks not only to the most high but to each and everyone that helped shape our lives each and every New Year!

 

 

I am giving aspiring designers the opportunity to be recognized by wearing one of their designs to a major event. 

Send me pictures/websites to see your designs and if I like anything I WILL ROCK IT for you to an event! Get on it now if you want ME to rock YOU at at a major event!!!

     

Having Thomas Bollmann and Ingrid Jones from Seed9 shot me for their premier issue of Poor But Sexy was  by far THE BEST photo shoot that I have EVER done in Canada!  Not only was the photographer and art director on point capturing their vision, the stylist, hair and makeup team EVEN the food that Ingrid prepared made this shoot inspiring and enjoyable!  

Big up to Thomas Bollmann, Ingrid Jones, Janet Jackson, Alarice Jones and Aniya Nandy I enjoyed taking Canada to the next level AGAIN with you guys!

Queen’s School of Business will be hosting their fifth annual Queen’s Business Forum on the Fashion Industry (Q’BFFI) October 16th and 17th and Ms. McKenzie has been promoted as one of  the Keynote Speakers for the this years event. 

Q’BFFI is a unique and refreshing  Canadian student-run conference that has sparked interest from some of the most influential people in the fashion industry.  In past years, students have heard from:

Sarah Casselman, Fashion Market Editor of Fashion Magazine
Harry Rosen, Founder of Harry Rosen
Ben Barry, Founder of Ben Barry Model Agency
Robin Kay, President of Fashion Design Council of Canada
Brian Hill, CEO of Aritzia
Chip Wilson, Founder of lululemon athletica           …among other notables.

I was invited to attend Vancouvers’ BC Fashion Week to train some of the models.  On my way everything possible went wrong.  I arrived at the airport to find out I had no ticket, but thanks to my saviors Terry and Carol Air Canadas’ Concierge duo I was taken well care of until my next flight 5 hours later.   I was well greeted by Vancouver and had a great time meeting and working with aspiring models including Tiara (who literally made me cry when she walked out on the runway for the first time in her life!), Grace (who ran out and got me cough drops because I was getting sick) and Sunny ( a wicked runway walker  and jewelry designer who laced me with goodies!).  I had the opportunity to meet  and snatch a piece of their first ever designs young fashion design graduates Lacey Lee, Genette Salgado,Isabella Diamond, Stephanie Jones, Cera Neima and Savannah.

A very special thank you to Chez and her team ,Alex, Meghan, Cassie!