Saturday, April 17, 2010

Mes Trois Soeurs: the blog!

That's right- I've decided to jump on the blogging bandwagon. I guess it's a good way to keep interested parties updated on Mes Trois Soeurs news, and for me to let out my feelings about fashion... so here we go!

In case you have no idea who I am or what "Mes Trois Soeurs" is, here's the story of how I got to where I am now.

I've been sewing and knitting pretty much my whole life (I started when my mother thought it was safe to give me needles and scissors). Throughout high school I just made my own dance costumes, but I didn't really think anything of it. Fast-forward a few years later, to my second year of university, when I needed a formal dress for an event and had pretty much no money to spend on it. I decided to attempt to make one- I wanted a sort of Marilyn-Monroe-meets-ballerina look. I altered the pattern so much I vowed never to use commercial patterns again, but the dress was gorgeous nonetheless.

Here it is, my very first dress, courtesy of photographer Tristan Brand:





Pretty, right? So I thought, I should keep doing this! I taught myself to draft and drape patterns, repeatedly upgraded my sewing machines, got my clothing into fashion shows, and a little over a year ago, my label, Mes Trois Soeurs, got stocked at boutiques. Hurrah!

It's grown immensely since then, and it's now available at:

Montreal
Boutique Unicorn- 5135 St Laurent
Headquarters Galerie & Boutique- 1649 Amherst

Ottawa
Victoire Boutiques- 246 Dalhousie, and 1282 Wellington

Toronto
The Freedom Clothing Collective- 939 Bloor
Coal Miner's Daughter- 587 Markham
Nathalie-Roze & Co- 1015 Queen East

Vancouver
Twigg & Hottie- 3671 Main

and in my Etsy shop, which I admittedly don't pay enough attention to:


So that's what Mes Trois Soeurs, or m3s, is... feminine, girlie clothing and accessories that are easy to wear, flattering, and generally make you feel pretty.


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