O’ Canadian Designers!

In our 150 years as a country, we can boast about a lot of things; however, we typically try not to – we’re polite like that. But our birthday is coming up and we’re feeling like now’s a great time to put some Canadian talent in the spotlight. In the coming days, there will be lots of people talking about famous Canadians as we get closer to celebrating Canada 150 all over the country, but here at Parkers Custom Clothing Care, we wanted to mention a specific group of awesome Canadians: our Canadian fashion designers.

Even though Toronto Fashion Week closed up shop last year, that certainly wasn’t the end of Canadian fashion! We’re proud to call many incredible designers our own and thought that today was a great day to highlight just a few of our current favourites. While there are many to choose from, these three have been inspiring us with their show stopping gowns (and you know that we can’t resist a beautiful gown).

3 Canadian Designers We Adore

thanks again @wantfolio & @lesleymetcalfe ! ???? #Repost @wantfolio with @repostapp ・・・ How gorgeous is this dress by @shelli_oh?!! In case you missed it earlier, head over to our #WeWantToKnow feature (link in profile) to find out more about the designer and her enchanting collections! {????:@cherosalesphoto for @tw_fw} #want. #wantfolio #wantcanada #wantcanada150

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Shelli Oh

We have been obsessed with this Shelli Oh dress and can’t help but envision it as a wedding gown! Summer brides, you’re with us, right?

#DREAMING @stephancaras #FW17 #Collection @tw_fw model @nerdsandhippies ???? photo @mc_cabrone #caras #stephancaras #ilovetw #tw #canadianfashion #runnway #haute #love #designer #fashion #gown

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Stephan Caras

It feels like we are seeing designs from the Stephan Caras fashion house everywhere, this summer – especially at the Country Music Awards! We’ve been admirers for a while and this stunning gown is no exception.

@simonashnaider celebrating the #romball2017 in her custom two way sequin skirt. Sparkling the week in ✨✨✨ It’s a privilege to create in this country. Happy 150th, Canada! We love you! #madeincanadamatters #canadiancouture photo courtesy: S. Shnaider

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Michael Zoffranieri

You may have noticed that we are drawn to designers either designing for weddings or creating the kinds of gowns we could see walking down the aisle even if that wasn’t their intent. Michael Zoffranieri actually does custom wedding gowns, so if you’ve been wondering whether you could have a couture wedding gown made in Canada, the answer is yes! We chose this specific Instagram post because we loved the Canada shout out!

How are you celebrating Canada’s 150th birthday? One of the ways that we’re celebrating is by giving our Email Savings Club some great coupons. Sign up for our Email Savings Club to the right of this post and then keep an eye on your inbox for this month’s coupons.