https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bj1111---canadian-designer-update Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:32:47 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bj1111---canadian-designer-update#post-939411 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:14:09 +0000 bj1111 939411@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>LOL angie, that's how i have a closet full of helmut, manolos in a 35.5&nbsp;and now a missoni granny sweater.</p> <p>anyway, for the price of a karan, i'd rather get jewelry. &nbsp;i keep thinking it's my inflation hedge. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bj1111---canadian-designer-update#post-938952 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:14:00 +0000 Angie 938952@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm excited to hear how this all pans out too, Shannon. </p> <p>I find HL's quality very inconsistent. Sometimes the jersey is heavenly, and sometimes you can shoot peas through it. </p> <p>bj111111, you could purcahse ONE Donna Karen piece that you adore instead of five pieces that you normally buy for the same price. Food for thought. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bj1111---canadian-designer-update#post-938948 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:10:05 +0000 Diana 938948@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, I think the HL jersey <i>feels</i> wonderful.&nbsp; I just know it would get holes in in inside of one season.&nbsp; Plus I'm clumsy and I snag things a lot. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bj1111---canadian-designer-update#post-938852 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:44:47 +0000 Transcona Shannon 938852@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>We definitely should not hold a SA's comment and opinion against the designer!&nbsp;</p> <p>Diana - I was quite surprised at the fabric of the HL dress when I got it to try. It did not feel substantial at all to me, especially for the price. I kept thinking I could poke my finger through it - but it was soft on. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bj1111---canadian-designer-update#post-938596 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:03:35 +0000 Suz 938596@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Yeah, I'm not sure I buy the Canadian vs. European figure...but I probably <b>would</b> buy the dresses!!&nbsp;<br /><br />Drooling with BJ over Donna Karan. And with Nicole over Lida Baday.&nbsp; https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bj1111---canadian-designer-update#post-938557 Wed, 22 May 2013 01:06:49 +0000 Jaime 938557@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I am intrigued! But not sure how I feel&nbsp;about this Canadian vs. European figure thing. Not holding that against the dresses or the designer though! https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bj1111---canadian-designer-update#post-938556 Wed, 22 May 2013 01:05:21 +0000 bj1111 938556@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Diana, i used to feel this way about hl. Then i bought a dress. It's like wearing patterned air. So amazingly comfy and soothing on the skin. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bj1111---canadian-designer-update#post-938511 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:04:21 +0000 Diana 938511@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Ooh, anxiously awaiting your report as well.&nbsp; I am particularly curious about the fabrics - I actually think HL fabric (the knits anyway) is really, really flimsy for the price.&nbsp; I will not pay that much for crummy, thin jersey that will not last for more than a season or two.&nbsp; <br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bj1111---canadian-designer-update#post-938509 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:01:18 +0000 Deborah 938509@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Excellent work bj:). I emailed them after seeing your post and found them very helpful and they will ship to Aus:) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bj1111---canadian-designer-update#post-938452 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:54:02 +0000 Anonymous 938452@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It sounds promising. Awaiting your report, Shannon. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bj1111---canadian-designer-update#post-938441 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:34:31 +0000 donnat 938441@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Shannon, anxiously waiting your report. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bj1111---canadian-designer-update#post-938429 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:23:02 +0000 Caro in Oz 938429@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Vicarious shopping pleasure in Oz https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bj1111---canadian-designer-update#post-938400 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:45:09 +0000 bj1111 938400@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I totally agree with the sa's impression of the hl vs vm fit models.</p> <p>Lidia baday is beyond my price comfort level.m same with donna karan ( not the dkny diffusion line). Karan in particular would be so yummy because she fits to her body now...which is hip-py. But the price even on sale is ridiculously prohibitive. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bj1111---canadian-designer-update#post-938344 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:27:51 +0000 Transcona Shannon 938344@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ CF - it was definitely the SA's exact words and not the designer's. It was while we were discussing why I liked the look of the clothing and I mentioned that I like the look of Helmut Lang items but they are not cut for my figure and fit best on someone slimmer and less curvy than myself. She then commented that in her opinion, Helmut Lang and some other designers cut more for a European or Parisian figure and that Miljkovitch is cut more for a Canadian figure. Of course, this is just her opinion.<br /><br />Nicole - oooohhh thank you. Will have to check that out! https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bj1111---canadian-designer-update#post-938342 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:23:04 +0000 cinnamon fern 938342@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I hope that comment about the Canadian woman's figure is just the SA and not part of the brand's official promo. &nbsp;<br /><br />The clothes look great though, good luck. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bj1111---canadian-designer-update#post-938339 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:21:00 +0000 Nicole D 938339@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ You would love Lida Baday. &nbsp;She is the queen of jersey (the fabric, not the shore). &nbsp;But very $$. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bj1111---canadian-designer-update#post-938276 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:26:34 +0000 Transcona Shannon 938276@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ After bj1111 posted about the Canadian designer Veronique Miljkovitch (<a rel="nofollow" href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/for-transconashannon-edgy-your-way">http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....y-your-way</a>) I had to do a little recon work.&nbsp;<br /><br />I contacted the Edward Carriere salon and boutique in Winnipeg and they do indeed carry her current spring/summer line. The unbelievably helpful and pleasant SA on the phone said her items do tend to sell out quite quickly but because they got in the line late this year, there are still many pieces left, in particular her dresses.&nbsp;<br /><br />The SA then went on to say that her cuts are <i><b>"generous, forgiving, flgure flattering, comfortable and made for the every day woman who wants to look chic but not fuss with her clothes. They are cut for the Canadian woman's figure - in other words, those who have hips&nbsp;and curves"</b></i>. Goodness me...what more can you ask for? She also said the fabrics are <i><b>"positively luxurious against the skin"</b></i><b>.</b><br /><br />Guess where I'm going in the next few days??? I'll report back once I've seen them in person and give y'all an idea as to sizing, etc.