Top 10 Canadian Fashion Designers

Top 10 Canadian Fashion Designers

Most Canadian fashion designers have made it abroad while others still maintain their home base in Canada. So who are the top Canadian fashion designers who continue to elevate their national profile in Canada and abroad as they design world-class collections from their local studios?

1. Canadian Fashion Label: Greta Constantine
The designers: Kirk Pickersgill and Stephen Wong
Launched: 2006
Signature Look: Sleek and minimalist

2. Canadian fashion designer: Sid Neigum
Homebase: Toronto
Launched line: 2009
Signature look: fluid, sharpy androgyny

3. Canadian fashion designer: Beaufille
The designer: Sisters Chloe and Parris Gordon
Launched: 2013
Signature look: Contrast of hard and soft elements

4. Canadian fashion designer: Hayley Elsaesser
Launched: 2013
Signature look: bold colors and eye-catching prints

5. Canadian fashion designer: Michael Kale
Launched: 2007
Signature look: unexpected details, tailoring

6. Canadian fashion designer: Lucian Matis
Launched: 2007
Signature look: elegant, timeless

7. Canadian fashion designer: Matthew Gallagher
Launched: 2013
Signature look: luxury and refined allure

8. Canadian fashion label: Maram
The designer: Maram Aboul Enein
Launched: 2014
Signature look: a fusion of fur, leather quilting, embroidery and intricately paneled construction

9. Canadian fashion label: Markoo
The designers: Tania Martins and Moona Koochek
Signature look: bold, yet minimal separates with an emphasis on thoughtful craftsmanship and unusual textiles.

10. Canadian fashion label: Urbanovitch
The designer: Malorie Urbanovitch
Launched: 2013
Signature look: A nostalgic approach to modern dressing.