I have always been a fan of the Montreal Fashion & Design Festival, always eager for August to arrive, so I could hurry to the Eaton center and grab a copy of the festival’s schedule and create my own itinerary. This eadition is particularly dear to my heart as we will be presenting a young professionals themed fashion show in collaboration with the festival (checkout nb 14). That being said (or written), here’s our top 18 must see events of FMD15 by chronological order:
1. Wednesday, August 19, 12:30pm, Corner of Jeanne-Mance / Ste-Catherine: Stiletto race. I think this one is a fun as a participant as being part of the crowd.
2. Wednesday, August 19, 5Pm, MAC: Jacques Nantel Marketing professor at HEC Montréal (proud graduate 🙂 ) and National Post honored him with a prestigeous prize for Leadership in Management Education, is the author of many articles in scientific publications and was the object of many distinctions. I heard him on tv once commenting about Target closing in Canada and he had many relevant and never heard before points, he knows what he’s talking about.
3. Wednesday, August 19, 7Pm, MAC: Marc-Antoine Coulon is an illustrator who works for fashion magazines such as VOGUE, l’OFFICIEL DE LA MODE, MADAME FIGARO and PALACE COSTES. His work has been exhibited in St-Tropez, NY, etc.
4. Wednesday, August 19, 7Pm, MAC: FMD Collections presenting collections from local designers Bodybag by Jude, Harricana par Mariouche and Hip & Bone. At the end, Jean-Claude Poitras will select a piece that will join the MCTQ (remember JCP is the president of MCTQ’s board as mentioned here) collections for perennial recognition. Stephen Jones, commissioner of FMD Collections selected the three local designers to present their creations on the Casino de Montréal runway.
5. Wednesday, August 19, 7:30Pm, MAC: Challenge 12 is an original concept by IMPAIR in collaboration with Télio, where emerging designers and professional stylists team up for a challenge. I love discovering emerging designers and see their materialized creativity.
6. Wednesday, August 19, 8Pm, MAC: Instaglam by Jason will present men’s fashion capsules showcasing local creators.
7. Wednesday, August 19, 8:30Pm, MAC: Montreal Creatif showcasing local designers.
8. Thursday, August 20, 1pm, MAC: Nota Bene invites young entrepreneurs, professionals and students to meet with Chantal Durivage, FMD cofounder, Denis Gagnon, renowned designer and Britta Kröger, designer at Maison Simons.
9. Thursday, August 20, 4pm, MAC: Isabelle Gleize member of the board of Village des Créateurs de Lyon, an organization that supports emerging fashion and design brands.
10. Thursday, August 20, 5:30pm, MAC: Adam Katz Sinding fashion photographer who has worked for LE 21eme, Harper’s Bazaar, Flare Magazine, The Fashion Photo-Journalist
11. Thursday, August 20, 5:30pm, MAC: Exposé par Télio presents the national fashion design competition’s finalists collections.
12. Thursday, August 20, 6pm, MAC: The Young Chamber of Commerce of Montreal presents 6@8 MODE&DESIGN which is a networking 6 to 8.
13. Thursday, August 20, 7pm, MAC: Vincent Leret is a temporary exhibitions commissionner at Christian Dior Museum in Granville. He also regulary contributes to works on the history of fashion and perfume, both in France and abroad.
14. Friday, August 21, 7pm, MAC: The Montreal Fashion Society : We will be presenting a young professionals themed fashion show showasing many local designers designers such as Jennifer Glasgow, Bodybag by Jude, Masabni, dinh Ba, Valerie Dumaine, Niapsou, Naike, KQK, El soi, Annick Levesque, Tshu, Anne-Marie Chagnon and Mlle Veste.
15. Friday, August 21, 9:30pm, MAC: Generation Z an FMD presentation inspired by Generation Z in collaboration with Lasalle College.
16. Saturday, August 22, 7:30pm, MAC: Marie-Victorin Cegep students’ fashion show.
17. Saturday, August 22, 8pm, MAC: Alton Gray fashion show to get a better idea of the vibe of the brand.
18. Saturday, August 22, 9:30pm, MAC: Numéro 15 is a concept where style, culture, fashion & technology unite presented by FMD in celebration of their 15th anniversary.