Fashion goes crazy
Montreal fashionistas can get the latest looks for less this weekend. La Grande Braderie de Mode Québécoise (aka The Big Quebec Fashion Sale) starts today and runs through Sunday at Old Montreal’s Marché Bonsecours. Over 100 local designers will offer the latest styles at reduced prices to fashion-hungry shoppers.
Come prepared for action. “It’s a madhouse, it’s totally insane,” says designer Katrin Leblond, who will be participating in the sale for the first time this year.
“If you like something, don’t think twice. If you walk away to think about it, the item you liked will be gone.” Other tips? Bring your own tote bag, and plenty of cash, to make transactions faster.
Leblond says the small market that Quebec designers service means that sometimes they over-produce, and are left with a surplus. “I’ve got three years’ worth of loot I’m bringing, and a lot of those items are my best-sellers.”
The sale runs from 10 a.m.–9 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, and from 10 a.m.–5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. See the list of designers atbraderiedemodequebecoise.com.
One final piece of advice? “Wear nice underwear, because you’ll be changing in front of people,” says Leblond. “Or bring a tape measure if you’re shy.”
—ELISABETH FAURE
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