Designers

Anastasia Lomonova:

Lomonova is a force to be reckoned with - nobody does dresses like this gal! Always fresh, always girly and the sex appeal in her pieces is just (and we mean just) under the surface. You gots to love that! Lomonova is based in Montreal, where she both designs and manufactures her collection.

Betina Lou:

New clothing line from Montreal that finds inspiration in the classics of women's wear, in style that doesn't go out of fashion and in the quality of the fabrics. The silhouettes are influenced by feminity, elegance and sobriety brought forth by the great french designers of the middle of the twentieth century. Her collections ally fashion classics and actual trends, creating easy-to-wear chic looks.

Birds of North America:

Created by Hayley Gibson, Birds of North America seeks to provide an alternative to the seasonal trend driven fashion industry. As a result, her pieces are classic, flattering and always extremely well cut. Her aesthetic is influenced by uniforms, boating paraphernalia, antique furniture, the insides of institutions like schools, music conservatories, libraries and hospitals.

Brooklyn Rehab:

BROOKLYNrehab is Alyssa Zygmunt. Fashion designer by day, collector and crafter by night. Finding abandoned beauties or altering existing objects to give them new life.

Broundoor:

A long-time favorite at Victoire, due to the designers ability to blend all things important to a Victoire shopper: creative designs, amazing environmental practices and a super cute addition to an outfit. Using recycled leather, Broundoor goods are made in Montreal, and encompass a one-of-a–few quality that is irresistible.

Cinder + Smoke:

Raised in the sleepy prairie town of Brandon, Manitoba, Janna Clearwater’s interest in design began at a young age when her mother first taught her a few sewing basics. By the age of 12 she altered all her own clothes, and loved to redesign second hand pieces and create new garments from vintage patterns. Today Cinder+smoke consists of well-constructed, feminine and versatile pieces using vintage-inspired fabrics.

Colcci:

Designed in Brazil, Colcci footwear pays special attention to detail and is known for its unique style and character making it discernible among “fashionistas” worldwide.

ComplexGeometries:

Montreal designer Clayton Evans’ superb line. His clothes are amazing on, beautifully cut, and elevate a simple t-shirt into an art form. Interesting fact: His background is in architecture, not clothing design! Here at Victoire, he’s the man that has conquered all of our hearts, through not only his amazing designs, but his charms as well!

Crywolf:

Crywolf is a mishmash of Stephanie Drabik and Rose Chang’s strange, fantastic, quirky and whimsical ideas. All of their t-shirt designs are based on their drawings which they often collaborate on and they are all hand-printed in limited editions.

Dace:

Vancouver-based line by designer Dace Moore. She began to sew as a money-saving trick when she became a young single mother. She started constructing garments from vintage patterns that she collected from thrift stores. She took the blocks from these patterns, manipulated them and created her own designs. Now, she’s grown into a wardrobe favourite in Canada and beyond. We like to think of it as clothes for smart girls, because the shapes and attention to small details can only be detected by all you smarty pants!

Dolce Vita:

Cool shoes for hip chicks made in NYC. You’ll quickly see how they’re the perfect last touch to an outfit.

Ella Peru:

Voted Best Up and Coming Label of 2009 by BC Fashion Week, designer Su-Hui Chu was raised in Ottawa but is currently working out of Vancouver. Su-Hui Chu developed the clothing line with her vision of Ella Peru as her muse. To her, Ella Peru exemplifies wardrobe contrasts - pretty yet edgy, understated but still adventurous.

Erica Weiner:

Stints as a costume designer for Broadway shows and as a seamstress and design assistant at various fashion houses in New York (including the uber-cool Imitation of Christ) gave her insights into design and production. During that time, she began gathering a collection of curiosities and found objects and used them to develop a small line of jewelry with an emphasis on affordability and craftsmanship.

Eve Gravel:

Now based out of Montreal, this designer is a graduate of Ottawa's very own Richard Robinson Academy of Fashion Design. Eve Gravel’s pieces work well into a wide range of women’s wardrobes because of the scope of her designs. Her skills lend themselves just as well to making clothes for the club, office or evening.

Floating Gold Iceberg:

Floating Gold Iceberg are a clothing design company based out of Victoria, Canada that combines the talents of five young women, who with a little help from their friends, design, cut, sew and silkscreen everything out of their small production studio. The Floating Gold Iceberg aesthetic can be summed up as simplicity in their clothing design and detail in their print work.

Frash Femme:

Not only is this designer local, she lives just up the street from Victoire! Her pieces are whimsical and perfect for layering.

FSU:

Montreal artist Tyson Bodnarchuk paints his signature monsters on vintage bags & shoes. These little gremlins are more cute then scary. Ever wondered what FSU stands for? Here’s a hint: there is a swear word in it!

Genevieve Jodouin:

Genevieve Jodouin is a GENIUS printing artist working out of Toronto (but from Ottawa, and our BFFFFFFFF). Her t-shirts, cards, pins, purses and rose pins are so cute and appeal to so many, I think it is because you can feel the designer’s kindness and smile in everything she creates. (This probably sounds totally hippy-dippy, but look at her pieces, isn’t it so true?

Hastings&Main:

Beloved designer Maryanne Mathias who’s originally from Vancouver, and works wherever she finds herself (Montreal, Ghana, Egypt, India, Vancouver, etc). Her ability to let herself be inspired by her surrounding environment (often using local textile creations) allows her pieces to look unlike anything else, while always remaining true to her core vision. Buying one of her pieces is like getting a souvenir from a place you haven’t been to yet!

La Fete:

A tom-boyish arrogance. Cuts that are sharp, yet subtle and clean. Montreal is the heart of La Fete designs and the name really says it all!

La Raffinerie:

La Raffinerie jewelry and accessories are made by its designer, Julia Vallelunga. Passionate about vintage, Julia loves going hunting for new findings that she transforms and refines into unique or limited pieces.

Le Chat:

Hailing from Montreal, this line really lets us embrace our inner girlyness and boy, do we love em’ for that.

Lily Jae:

The name was chosen to highlight designer Jude Feller’s principle source of inspiration, namely combining men’s and women’s clothing in a comfortable and fashion-forward way. Feller began her career as a costumer on film and TV sets after a disappointing internship at a major Canadian chain. Thankfully, it was while working on one such film set that she met one of her most famous supporters – Oscar nominated and super cool girl Sarah Polley – which motivated her to get back in the fashion game, this time with her very own line. In fact, it was Polley who came up with Lily + Jae’s slogan – “tomboy flirting with femininity”. Based in Vancouver, her pieces are sure to become staples.

Liv & Lucy:

Jewelry line out of Ottawa by Kim Rodger. She uses an eclectic mix of vintage beads and chains, brass charms, and nature-inspired fixings such as 24-kt gold-dipped leaves and branches. Her pieces go beyond whimsy, and will be a highlight of any outfit.

Maison by House of Spy:

Designed out of T.O. by Wendy Wong. While studying biology at the University of Toronto, her search for a part-time job brought her to the International Academy of Design and Technology, where she accepted a gig as a receptionist. Discovering one of the perks of the job was free classes, Wendy wasted no time, taking pattern drafting and sewing, and as she added more classes to her roster, she uncovered a new calling. But when Wendy shared the exciting news with her parents, "they freaked," questioning who was going to buy her line and insisting that she finish her biology degree. Her amazing work ethic lives on in her strive for well cut pieces that are always on trend. And if you haven’t tried on a pair of her Rockette pants, you are missing out!

Mauve Naif:

Amazing hand silk screened tees, sweaters and scarves from Montreal. Who ever said tee shirts had to be boring? Mauve Naif loves you, Mauve Naif wants to be your friend.

Me et Moi:

Based in Ottawa, this trio of designers is taking the city on a whirlwind! Expect to see 60's inspired feminine clothes for work or play – high waists, polka dots and fun florals. Super girly yet super crisp, it's exactly what we're loving right now. Most memorable perhaps is how they put bows on almost everything, and you all know how much we love that!

Mes Trois Soeurs:

Clothing and accessories all handmade with love in Montreal. Amazing fabrics and hand knits make this line truly special.

Mink pink:

Founded in 2005 in Australia, Minkpink is a little bit street, a little bit class and a whole lot of sass. The designers pride themselves in creating pieces with the everyday fashionista in mind, making clothing that is fashion forward, fun and adaptable to your style.

MizDragonfly:

Jewelry line by the effervescent Ottawa designer Karine Eyamie.

Mociun:

Drawing inspiration from things as varied as the vegetables she buys from her local grocer to some of the rarest creatures to be found at the natural history museum, this Brooklyn-based line of clothing speaks as much to a sense of youthful discovery and creation as it does to traditional conceptions of aesthetics.

Myrtle & Pearls:

These feathered earrings are made in Edmonton.

Norwegian Wood:

The creative juices of this Montreal based designer have resulted in all sorts of wonderful creations: blouses, jewelry, pillows, stuffed animals, skirts - and the juices just keep flowing! You just never know what she has up her sleeve next. She is also the owner of a fave shop of ours (Headquarters, in Montreal) with her luver man, the designer behind FSU.

Osei-Duro:

Maryanne Mathias and Molly Keogh developed Osei-Duro to create socially responsible and sustainable clothing that encourages international/intercultural cooperation. The designers work directly with West African garment workers who produce the clothing. This allows the designers to pay their employees in fare wages and observe high quality standards. Osei-Duro’s designs use mainly natural materials such as hand-spun cotton and the garments are often hand-dyed. The final result is a beautiful and totally unique addition to your wardrobe.

Petit Chapeau:

Petit Chapeaus creations are a coup de coeur item: if it isn’t love at first site, it’s obsession at first site. Made right here in Ottawa with a combination of new and vintage materials, they’re all one of a kind and are sure to set you apart. Like a little crown, you are sure to hold your head up high in a Petit Chapeau creation.

Pish Posh:

Composed of semi-precious stones with fine 24kt gold and sterling silver chain, this jewelry line is based in Ottawa.

Powerhaus:

PowerHaus was formed by Montreal based artists Melissa Matos and Lenny Pier Ramos. Straddling both the art and the fashion worlds, these two emerging designers decided to fuse their aesthetics and ideas to create a jewellery line.

Preloved:

Famous for its use of reconstructed fabrics and creative designs, Preloved is a Victoire staple. Based out of Toronto, you would never think you could make an old blazer into shorts, sweaters into dresses and all their other wild re-creations.

Regional Assembly of Text:

Regional Assembly of Text make cute clever paper goods out of the most adorable shop in Vancouver. We wish they lived in our town so we could stop in for a visit all the time!

Roadkill:

Montreal-based Elaine Ho has been making “cute but evil” silver jewelry, bags and clothing since 2003. She was schooled at ACAD (metals), Parsons (fashion design) and the Visual Arts Centre (metals). Elaine has a very short attention span, a slight mean streak and weakness for mid century furniture, slot machines and cats.

Rustik:

Rustic makes both clothing and accessories that combine vintage, natural materials and new materials in a truly unique way. All handcrafted in Canada, we love everything from her dream catcher earrings to her hand dyed tank dresses.

Sessie:

Made with love right here in Ottawa, Sessie uses unique recycled fabrics to create a line of cutie pie dresses and jumpers that we absolutely adore!

Species by the Thousands:

Species by the Thousands is plants, animals, friends, lovers, monsters, goblins, ghosts, flowers and respect for the environment.

Steel Magnolias:

Recycled vintage clothing, accessories and reconstructed jewelry hand-picked by Regine and Katie.

Supayana:

Originally from Brooklyn, she has recently relocated to Montreal after falling in love! Famous on the Internet! Was in finalist in Fred Flare’s “Next Big Thing” contest.

Suzabelle:

We are one of only a handful of stores in Canada to carry this amazingly made & well-priced line designed in Portland, manufactured overseas. Suzabelle dresses fit like a dream and the timeless silhouettes are always super flattering. Great way to bridge the gap between clothes for work and clothes for going out!

Sycamore Street Press:

Sycamore Street Press combines fresh designs, sustainable methods, and the vintage charm of letterpress printing.

Valerie Dumaine:

Valerie Dumaine has been active in the Montreal fashion scene for over ten years. Her line projects an image of confidence, with clean and elegant lines, embellished by a careful finished touch. Inspired by the past, the designer is a master when it comes to mix and match styles, creating refined and bold garments.

Wise & Proper:

Creating designs that are playful and subtly alluring with hints of romanticism is this Vancouver based designer’s vision for her line. From gorgeous cashmere knits to party dresses, we think she fulfills her vision season after season. Interesting fact: Designer Elizabeth Law is an actual Brazilian Jiu Jitsu master!