SHOP IN THE NAME OF HAITI

MONTREAL SUPERSTORE BOUTIQUE FLY IS HAVING THEIR FIRST SALE OF THE YEAR.

FROM JANUARY 20TH TO THE 23RD, ALL INDUS+RY ITEMS ARE 50% OFF. NOT ONLY ARE ALL FALL/WINTER SWEATERS, BAGS, AND SHOES FROM THESE MONTREALERS HALF-PRICE, BUT PROCEEDS OF EACH SALE WILL BE DONATED TO THE RED CROSS' HAITI AID.

DRINKS? CHECK.

AWESOME SHOPPING? CHECK.

HELPING THE WORLD BE A BETTER PLACE? CHECK.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT THE FACEBOOK EVENT.

WANTED: TRAVIS TADDEO SHOPPING

WANTED, THE FOUR DAY SHOPPING EVENT, KICKS OFF TONIGHT WITH A COCKTAIL SHOPPING PARTY HOSTED BY MONTREAL'S OWN THREE MONKEYS. THEN, IF YOU HAVEN'T YET HAD YOUR FILL, SHOP FOR TRAVIS TADDEO RARE ONE-OF-A-KIND PIECES, SAMPLES, AND OVERSTOCK ALL WEEKEND LONG AT HIS STUDIO.

WITH THE WEATHER WARMING EVERYDAY, AND THIS TIME IT LOOKS AS THOUGH IT WILL BE STICKING AROUND, THIS IS THE ULTIMATE WAY TO START UPDATING YOUR SUMMER WARDROBE. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO AREN'T FAMILIAR WITH TADDEO, THIS YOUNG DESIGNER HAS BEEN MAKING NOISE DURING TORONTO FASHION WEEK WITH HIS UNIQUE BRAND OF FASHION.

LOOKS FROM SPRING/SUMMER 09 COLLECTION

ORIGINATING FROM CALGARY, THIS MONTREAL TRANSPLANT HAS CAPTURED THE ESSENCE OF THIS CITY. THE SPRING/SUMMER COLLECTIONS PERSONIFIES SUMMER MONTREAL NIGHTS, QUITE SIMPLY OOZING SEX APPEAL.

DAY 1
WANTED @ THREE MONKEYS
APRIL 16 5 - 10 PM
1455 PEEL (COURS MONT ROYAL)
514 288 1333

DAY 2 | DAY 3 | DAY 4

TRAVIS TADDEO WANTED @ the TT studio
FRI: 12 PM - 9 PM
SAT: 11 AM - 7 PM
SUN: 12 PM - 6 PM

1242 ST. TIMOTHE
514 924 1786
INFO@TRAVISTADDEO.COM

FURNI TO COVET

WHAT STARTED AS A CUSTOM FURNITURE ONLY A FEW YEARS AGO, HAS NOW GROWN INTO A SMALL LINE OF UNIQUE HOME DECOR PIECES APTLY NAMED FURNI. FURNI ACCOMPLISHES THE HARD TASK OF BALANCING SLEEK, MODERN DESIGN WITH ALL THE WARMTH OF NATURAL WOODS THAT COMPEL YOU TO REACH OUT AND TOUCH.

RECENTLY THE LOCAL DESIGN SHOP TEAMED UP WITH ITALIAN CREATIVE AGENCY BIG CHIEF DESIGN TO CREATE A CAPSULE COLLECTION OF LASER ETCHED CLOCKS, SHOWN AT THE MILANO DESIGN WEEK.

Big Chief and Furni from Douglas Hollingworth on Vimeo.

FURNI IS AVAILABLE ONLINE.

ATTENTION ALL RECESSIONISTAS: LA BRADERIE DE MODE IS COMING SOON

IT'S OFFICIAL. LA BRADERIE DE MODE IS BACK FOR SPRING 2009, HELD ONCE AGAIN AT THE MARCHE BONSECOURS FROM APRIL 16th TO THE 19th. THIS SEASON'S PARTICIPANTS INCLUDE EVE GRAVEL, BODYBAG BY JUDE, MACKAGE, MARIE SAINT-PIERRE, STATION 8, RUDSAK, AND MANY MORE--ABOUT 50 OF QUEBEC'S DESIGNERS IN TOTAL. THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO PICK UP SAMPLES AND OVERSTOCK MERCHANDISE FROM ALL OF YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL DESIGNERS AT GREAT PRICES. YOU WILL FIND EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO UPDATE YOUR SPRING WARDROBE--WOMENSWEAR, MEANSWEAR, KIDSWEAR, BAGS, HATS, JEWELLERY, AND OTHER ACCESSORIES ALL AT 50% TO 80% OFF.

BASK IN OUR WEALTH OF DESIGN TALENT AND TAKE SOME TIME DISCOVER SOMEONE NEW. BEST OF ALL, THE DESIGNERS THEMSELVES ARE OFTEN ON HAND DURING THE EVENT, ALWAYS WILLING TO CHAT WITH THEIR CUSTOMERS. BE PREPARED FOR LINEUPS AND CROWDS, THOUGH, AS THIS SHOPPING EVENT HAS GROWN ENORMOUSLY OVER THE YEARS AND NOW WELCOMES CLOSE TO 8,000 SHOPPERS OVER THE FOUR DAYS.

SHOPPING PARTY AT BOUTIQUE FLY

TOMORROW, MARCH 19TH FROM 10 am TO 9 pm, BOUTIQUE FLY IS HOLDING A SAMPLE SALE FOR LOCAL DESIGNERS EVE GRAVEL AND STATION 8. FIND GREAT DEALS ON THIS SEASON'S SAMPLES, AS WELL AS OVERSTOCK FROM F/W 2008. WHAT BETTER WAY TO JUMP START YOUR SPRING SHOPPING THAN WITH A SHOPPING PARTY? ON TOP OF FAB FINDS AT AMAZING PRICES, THERE WILL ALSO BE REFRESHMENTS AND COCKTAILS ALL SET TO GROOVY TUNES.

TAKE IT FROM ME, FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, TASTY COCKTAILS MIXED WITH THEIR INCREDIBLY WARM STAFF AND GREAT DEALS CAN LEAD TO SOME SERIOUS LOOSENING OF PURSE STRINGS. RARELY, IF NOT EVER, HAVE I SUFFERED BUYER'S REMORSE WHEN GUIDED BY OWNER ARIANNA RABINOVITCH, BUT, ALL TOO OFTEN, HAVE I RECEIVED A SHOCK TO THE HEART WHEN OPENING MY CREDIT CARD BILL.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO MAY NOT BE AWARE OF THESE LOCAL LABELS, THIS IS A PERFECT WAY TO DISCOVER THEM. EVE GRAVEL HAS BEEN DESIGNING HER NAMESAKE COLLECTION FOR 14 SEASONS. THE 29 YEAR OLD GRADUATE FROM THE RICHARD ROBINSON ACADEMY OF FASHION IN OTTAWA DESIGNED UNDER SOME OF THIS CITY'S GREATS, INCLUDING KEVIN ALWOOD OF NEVIK, BEFORE JETTING OFF TO EUROPE FOR A SHORT STINT. THERE, SHE ENVISIONED A LINE THAT WOULD BECOME EVE GRAVEL. HER SOMETIMES ECLECTIC MIX OF FEMININE FLIRTY DRESSES AND DRESSED-DOWN BOYISH LOOKS HAVE HAD FASHION INSIDERS CLAMORING EACH SEASON. STATION 8 IS EVE'S FORAY INTO MENSWEAR, TEAMING UP WITH FRIENDS AND PARTNERS MARIE-CLAUDE GUAY AND MARIE-NOELLE HAMELIN. THIS 3 YEAR OLD LABEL IS IS THE MALE URBANITE'S UNIFORM--A LITTLE DRESSED-UP MIXED WITH A GRUNGE FLAIR, AND HAS BEEN KNOWN TO ATTRACT LOCAL GRAPHIC AND TATTOO ARTISTS TO CREATE IT'S ORIGINAL PRINTS.

BOUTIQUE FLY: 1970 STE CATHERINE O. AT DU FORT 514 846 6888 INFO@BOUTIQUEFLY.COM

VALERIE DUMAINE SPRING 09 IS HERE

ELSA TAFFETA TRENCH COAT IN SAND, $229

SPRING IS DEFINITELY ON ITS WAY--THE WIND COMING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN IS EVER SO SLIGHTLY WARMER, THE SNOW IS MELTING, THE SQUIRRELS ARE MAKING BRIEF APPEARANCES IN THE PARKS, AND LOCAL DESIGNERS ARE FINALLY SHOWING THEIR NEW COLLECTIONS. THE FIRST LADY OF INDEPENDENT MONTREAL DESIGNER'S, VALÉRIE DUMAINE, LAUNCHED HER NEW COLLECTION ONLINE THIS WEEK. AND WITH IT A NEW ECOMMERCE BOUTIQUE.

DUMAINE CAN STILL BE FOUND AROUND THE CITY AT SUCH LOCAL FAVORITES AS THREE MONKEYS.

SPRING AT DUMAINE IS SWEET PRINTED DRESSES IN VARYING SILHOUETTES, FROM THE FLOWING TRAPEZE TO THE ULTRA-TAILORED, SHORTS, AND SOME GREAT DENIM PIECES. THE COLLECTION HAS A NAUTICAL THEME, AND, AS ALWAYS, A STRONG 1940s VIBE. THIS SEASON, ANOTHER DOMINANT TREND, DUMAINE HAS UTILIZED MORE SUSTAINABLE FABRICS WITH BAMBOO AND LYOCELL APPEARING IN EVERY FORM FROM JERSEY KNITS TO SUITING.

THE HOTTEST PIECE FOR SPRING, THE JUMPSUIT IN ALL LENGTHS AND SHAPES, ALSO MAKES ITS APPEARANCE. BELOW ARE TWO GREAT EXAMPLES OF THE TREND WITH A DUMAINE TWIST:

ZOE JUMPER IN BLACK, $139

THE HALTERED ZOE IS A NICE TAKE ON THE TREND WITH THE BOW NECKTIE AND ELASTIC WAIST. A TROMPE L'OEIL, THIS SHORT JUMP SUIT IS AT FIRST GLANCE A DRESS.

AMIRA BAMBOO JUMPER, $135

ALEXA DENIM PANTS, $135

ALTHOUGH NOTHING NEW WITH ITS WIDER LEG AND PAPERBAG WAIST, THE ALEXA PANT IS A GREAT DENIM ALTERNATIVE. THIS SEASON, HOWEVER, THE LEG HAS NARROWED SLIGHTLY FOR MORE EASILY-WORN FIT.