Fashion Magazine - Apr 2008
KATHIE ARMSTRONG's - resume reads like every wannabe designer's dream: a degree from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in L.A., a stint consulting for Holt Renfrew Private Brand, product development with Lululemon, and working with Paul Hardy. Now the Calgary designer has gone solo with PAPERBAG. Her first collection includes this season's full skirts, a flirty one-shouldered capri jumpsuit ($150), and bold graphic T-shirts that are both chic and street.
Fashion Magazine - Oct 2007
RIDE THIS CLUTCH - Irene Rasetti spent seven years studying and working in the studios of Gianfranco Ferre and Versace in Italy, so our interest was piqued when she launched DOVEHUNTER a line of modern clutches. Using vintage fabrics in fall's on-trend shades and prints (grey and plaid), each purse ($68) comes with a matching coin pouch. At Shisomiso (100 Seventh Ave. SW, Suite 105, Calgary, 403-266-4211, shisomiso.com)
Fashion Magazine - May 2007
HORSE PLAY - Fashion has a long standing affair with wildlife-inspired designs and animal prints. The Amber Leigh label is no exception. Designer Amber Hebert began by embroidering tigers on sweaters and tops, but for spring she's turned her focus to ponies. The collection includes long, slim jersy dresses and tops in pony-patterned fabric, of course.
Fashion Magazine - April 2007
Featuring Della B Designs by Johanna Hayes & Sessa by Tressa Heckbert, both available at Shisomiso.
Urban|e Magazine - 2007
The art of Fashion - Life may imitate art, but when it comes to fashion, it's hard to tell who is the leader and who is the follower.
Fashion Magazine - February 2007
FASHION SHOPS - Last year, Irene Rasetti, who co-owns Shisomiso, saw her mom Filomena's hand-knit shawls fly out of the store. This time, under the line Mini, (a nickname for her mom) the boutique will tempt shoppers with her patterned, belted sweater dresses.
Calgary Herald - December 08 2006
Art Central not your average gift-shopping destination - Looking for an alternative to the mall? This is it.
Fashion Magazine - November 2006
Calgary Notes: Deitra - A life long love affair.
Avenue Magazine - November 2006
Calgary Notes: It's Party Time - Dresses that dazzle.
Swerve Magazine - October 8 2007
With a chill in the air and the newest trends in the stores, who better to dress us than the city's top shop girls?
Calgary Herald - September 12 2006
Are we ready to walk fashion's runway? - A look back at the first Downtown Calgary Fashion Week.
Avenue Magazine - September 2006
A Tapestry of Talent - Local Fashion Designers Shae Barry, Leah Bonhet, Joanna Wala, Victoria Lee, Irene Rasetti, Margot Van Lindenberg and Paul Hardy give a glimpse of their signature looks as their fall collections debut at the First Downtown Calgary Fashion Week.
Calgary Herald - August 2006
***
Calgary Sun - September 06 2006
Calgary Fashion Week 2006 - Tomorrow's stars
Globe and Mail - July 8 2006
The Winning West - Calgary's top designers prove that there's more than boots and boardroom basics to this city's chic, says Malwina Gudowska.
Calgary Inc - May 2006
Fashion Forward Entreprenerus - The fashion business is a hard industry to crack - especially in Calgary, a city know more for its annual tribute to Stampede wear than for its devotion to high fachion. Still, many young designer-entrepreneurs are establishing business roots here in a quest to sell their goods and build up Calgary as a fashionable home base.
Globe and Mail - April 8 2006
HOT SHOP
Space for Living Television 2006
Foreign Exchange - Billdal Mirror. What happens when you give three creative people the same piece of furniture and ask them to change it in any way they choose? The result is something we call Foreign Exchange.
Calgary Inc - June 2005
Designer Girls Go Vintage. The Shisomiso boutique sews up one-of-a-kind retro-inspired clothing.
FFWD - April 7 2005
The Art of Design - Five fab Calgary fashion designers unveil their Spring 2005 creations
Where - March/April 2005
The Nine Artists Rising - You haven't heard of these young visionaries. But you will.
