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. See?
Photo by 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 in April 2009, 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
Fait Ici- 2519 Notre Dame Ouest
Ottawa
Victoire Boutique- 246 Dalhousie
Victoire Boutique- 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:
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.
Photo by Tristan Brand
