Posts from ‘Boutique’
Scarfette Rasta Mom
Yes, this is my mother wearing a big pile of scarfettes on her head as a wig.
I think this is absolutely hilarious.
She just turned 70 this year and look at how much fun we still have together.
I will cherish these photos forever.
These prints are like whipped cream and strawberries.
Yummy!
They are vintage and oh so French.
The first one definitely has and Art Deco feel, but the rest are decidedly Victorian.
KL tote travel bag. Each one of these is unique and you should see the lining!
Rich red will always be strong and I will make sure to have a good red in every collection.
I cannot have these prints and I cannot put them into my Fall collection, but the colour palettes and combinations are an excellent reflection of Fashion trends right now. Soft natural nudes and creams and tans are making a raging comeback for Fall 2010.
KL Cerise Dress $245 with Colette Van Haaren mobius shaal $36
The camel and gold tones will be nice to complement last years brown. I know that Montreal is a black and grey clad city, but try to imagine these colours around the face with skinny black pants. It is gentle will especially complement blond and sandy brown hair.
KL Upsidedown cardigan, Gloria Gaudette ivory cardigan, Maillagogo Ivory knit cardigan and handprinted 100% cotton scarves
KL Mystery Jacket $126 with nude Donna Beth cami $25
It is so good to have close friends who always have your back and want the best for you. It is so good to be living surrounded by the real truth that we are never alone, that we are strong in connection with others.
It is good to just know deep down to our toes that what we have that really has value is our friends, our family, the world around us that we love. Go ahead take away the car, the house, the long list of material possessions. Go ahead! What I want is to feel safe and loved and be able to share that with my daughter and the world.
Friends make us strong. They offer us the best embrace to fall into when life gets tough. There for you when things go wrong. They empower us to take more risks and listen to our selves more.
Thanks to all my good friends that I have had over the years that made me feel stronger about myself. It wasn’t always easy but I am who I am today in part because of you and you will always be with me in everything I do. And even if you’re far away you are still my heart.
There you are. You know me. I know you. I am me and you are you. You are part of me. When I grow more into myself you are happy for me. When you grow more into yourself I am happy for you. I love how you change and how you stay the same. I am lucky to know you. Thank you for sharing everything you do.
Thanks for all the fun we have together!
See you at the boutique.
Erin.
Welcome home Collette. It is great to have you back.
Come check out Collette’s knit vests and ponchos in custom colours as well as her unique knit necklaces (shown above). These necklaces are made with one continuous knit piece. They are a stylish addition to any wardrobe ( I know I have one in my own). They are especially great for new or expecting moms as the one piece nature of the necklace makes for a safer neck adornment for concerned mothers who don’t want their child potentially chewing off some hazardous beads while nuzzling your neck. They are also great statement jewelry for sensitive souls who can’t tolerate any metals.
See you at the boutique.
Erin
Nature has always been my greatest inspiration. Flowers in the summer and leaves in the Fall. It is so simplistic, but it returns to me every season and I never tire of these basic earthy themes. Here is a sampling of some land art I find beautiful (all done by a man named Nils) and some of the leaf embroidery we are working on for the current Fall 2010 collection.
These leaves will be appearing on our Fall pencil skirt. It is my new favorite skirt and I am super excited to introduce this cut as a recurring staple to the store.
The black and white feather appliqué is a perfect t-shirt for the graphically bold. The feathers are delicately placed at the neckline of the v-neck. (this photo is on it’s side)
The new Mystery jacket ($126) with tumbling red tulle leaves (pictured below).
Nature in red glory marching to the water. I don’t really know what this photo is about I just like the walking red flowers.
Frost on the leaves is coming sooner than some of us would like to think.
The doorway to Fall.
The collection in store offers some fashionable ways to get ready before it gets cold out!
Kat
In my opinion these are the most amazing prints ever. They are 100% cotton, designed and printed in the US and I have always loved them. I coveted them so much, that I decided to design and make my bedding collection just because I needed a reason to purchase these fabrics.
They have recently become such a hit (since they were featured in M magazine of la Presse) that we have increased our production of the decorative pillows we make from these glorious prints. They are washable, won’t fade, wont shrink…they are perfection.
I made these shirts because YES it is this simple and it has been said before: the law is LOVE! I have built my small business around this simple word. If we make it with love … women will love it… and it will sell. The surprise was how much men love it too. They love the store. They love the colours. They get it. They like to see their ladies dressing up and feeling pretty. The attraction is natural. The girlier I make the clothing, the more men love it. Hurray for LOVE!
This is the love sculpture by pop artist Robert Indiana
We have one in the old port now and there are many around the world. Everyone gets it.
Tap Dogs is Australian Dein Perry’s gritty and inventive dance show set on the scaffolding of a construction sight. It is dangerous and exciting and full of fast footed surprises!
We LOVED dressing the Tap Dogs beautiful Stage Manager Sadie Wannamaker in a stunning pink Katrin Leblond Athena dress and some jazzy Elizabeth Johnston earrings. Everyone knows the stage manager makes everything run smoothy, managing the cues, the talent, the drama and the action. So we are so glad Sadie treated herself with a dress that was clearly made for her.
See you at the show!
show times:
Check them out this week, July 27-31st:
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 8pm
Saturday 4pm, 8pm
at Places des Arts
Hand made in Montreal, Laura Fafard Bags.
Made from vintage recycled ties in eco friendly high fashion style.
Store your most precious valuables and tote them around town wherever you go. These bags are so hip in their deconstructed shaping. Crafty high art! I love the vintage button details.
I love the sentimentality of vintage prints. This bag is so sweet. I like it’s femininity. It would fit so nicely into a warm toned late summer, early fall, wardrobe. Carry it with you for a walk up the mountain or a trip out of town to pick some apples.
This one is bright and cheery and needs to go with you to a breakfast brunch “resto rendez vous” on the weekend.
Bags are my favorite accessories these days. You get lots of bang for your accessory money when you buy a bag. It takes up lots more space than some of the other finishing touches we reach for when completing our looks. Bags really impact your overall look and fashion expression when you are walking down the street.
Plus you can carry stuff in it. Bonus!
The dressing room.
We share so much with the ladies in our change rooms. It is an intimate thing to get undressed with someone nearby. Me, on the other side of the curtain coaxing and encouraging this game of exploration and play: Come and play dress up with me!
It really takes a leap of faith to try on clothes. To get down to your nickers and your skin and put something new on. For me, on the boutique-side of the curtain, it is especially fun to imagine what would look nice and and what would fit you, the lady in the dressing room. Sometimes I’ll bring a handful of hangers to the change room. Sometimes you’ll find something you would never have tried on and you’ll love it.
I am often deeply touched by the confidences that we share. The things we say to each other. The tears are real. The love is real.
I love colour and I enjoy converting black and grey clad Montrealers to my palettes of purple and red, teal and green. 
Mothers and Daughters are an especially fun duo to have in change rooms side by side. Finding outfits across generations and across sizes (xs all the way to XL). We can do it. We can dress you both and make sure you both feel totally self expressed in the clothing you choose.
How about it?
How about coming to play dress up?
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