Redefining the Special Occasion
From breathtaking bridal to avant-garde evening wear, discover a curated collection of exquisite pieces crafted by Canada’s most visionary designers.
Lea-Ann Belter Bridal
This Wedding Dress Collection features high-quality fabrics, impeccable craftsmanship, timeless silhouettes, and couture finishes.
Completely customizable, handmade in the Toronto atelier using traditional couture techniques and featuring vegetable-dyed silks, lace and hand-sewn crystals. Designs are available in a curated selection at bridal boutiques across North America and Europe.
Jordan de Ruiter
Vintage-inspired, whimsical womenswear and special occasion.
Tulle dresses, prom gowns, bridesmaids, and wedding attire are made to order, handcrafted in Canada in-studio & by small-run manufacturers.
Jordan de Ruiter designs for fun, feminine women and includes everything from daywear to one-of-a-kind cocktail dresses, short dresses, gowns & tea length, tulle skirts, lingerie, hair accessories and jewellery.
Paloma Blanca
Elegant, handcrafted wedding dresses are carried in over 380 fine bridal shops around the world.
Passionate about the art of dressmaking, the gowns are designed, cut, sewn, and beaded in-house, in Toronto, from the exquisite fabrics, accented with beautiful hand detailing and embroidery.
Founded in 1937 by Manny Bernstein, now run by nephews Marty and Sydney, they have designed over 7000 gowns. Browse bridal and evening wear designs online by Silhouette, Fabric, Neckline and Features.
Ellie Mae Studios
Effortless luxury womenswear designed and produced in small batches in the Toronto studio.
Book a complimentary appointment with in-house stylists to find your perfect pieces. Along with the Ellie Mae Brand, the store carries complementary accessories and a Vintage Collection featuring Made in Italy knits, hand-picked rare music Tees and Nick Fouquet Hats.
Ellie Mae creates with a reverence for the quality and detailing of vintage fabrics.
From childhood, the designer was inspired by icons of music, fashion and pop culture, creating collections with one-of-a few pieces that you’ll cherish season after season.
Karn Goode
Luxury Womenswear focusing on sustainability and natural fibres.
Fashion Studies graduate, Karn Goode, combines street-style and loungewear using haute couture fabrics, creating a luxury edge to a casual aesthetic. The @goodeagain project recycles leftover pieces from production, heirloom or saved luxury items, and upcycles natural fibres to create new garments using no harmful chemicals.
Warren Steven Scott
A contemporary Indigenous design collection made in Canada since 2018.
Warren is an accessory designer, fashion designer, self-taught tailor, craftsperson and member of the Nlaka’pamux Nation, whose territory is located in the interior of present-day British Columbia. Her work is a vision of girlishness and familial sisterhood through an Indigenous lens.
Find dresses, tops, skirts in bold hues, sterling earrings with lightweight acrylic, and limited-edition artwork that explores colour and form, using leftover acrylic sheets.
Photo by Kristina Dittmar
Shaghayegh Tafreshi
Women’s Fashion Designer for modern individuals who want to express themselves creatively.
Through her designs, Shaghayegh Tafreshi connects art, culture, geometric shapes, and nature with a modern touch for globally and environmentally conscious people.
Shop the signature, oversized fitted coat collection, bright & playful dresses in voluminous shapes, accessories made from leftover stock and made-to-order.
Anu Raina
Timeless, limited edition clothing designed and made in Canada.
Silk and wool blend keepsake scarves are works of art to cherish and hand down. Celebrated Textile artist Anu Raina debuted her chic ready-to-wear collection at the 2010 Toronto Fashion Week. Shop hand-embroidered pieces in merino, cotton, poly cashmere coats, jackets, suits, shirts, separates and dresses.
Lesley Hampton
High-quality fashion and accessories with a foundation of inclusivity and community.
The Signature Collection of eveningwear and occasionwear are made-to-order locally in Toronto.
Lesley Hampton (she/her) is an Anishinaabe Artist and Fashion Designer dedicated to inspiring the next decade of Indigenous fashion talent. The Athleisure designs feature a direct-to-garment (DTG) printing method, made with sustainability in mind, and use almost zero wastewater, water-based inks and no harmful chemicals.
Lisa Drader-Murphy
Canadian Fashion House in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Take your outfit from day to night with sophisticated colours and patterns paired with versatile designs. Signature styles are wrinkle-free, pack lightly and perfect for travel. Shop at 3 locations in Nova Scotia and online.
Keeping production local allows for flexibility and real-time response.
As owner and designer, Lisa Drader- Murphy is hands-on and houses the design, cutting, production, and retail from her privately run facilities.
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