{"id":18895,"date":"2022-09-07T15:48:50","date_gmt":"2022-09-07T19:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sothebysrealty.ca\/insightblog\/en\/?p=18895"},"modified":"2022-09-07T16:13:36","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T20:13:36","slug":"marie-eve-lecavalier-how-the-montreal-based-designer-navigates-life-as-one-of-fashions-rising-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sothebysrealty.ca\/insightblog\/en\/2022\/09\/07\/marie-eve-lecavalier-how-the-montreal-based-designer-navigates-life-as-one-of-fashions-rising-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"Marie-\u00c8ve Lecavalier: Navigating Life as One of Fashion\u2019s Rising Stars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI\u2019m far from the metaverse situation, actually. I\u2019m really a 3-D, real-life type of person.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Marie-\u00c8ve Lecavalier is mulling over my question \u2014 How do fashion creatives traverse the ever-evolving virtual landscape? \u2014 and her own views on that evolution. Her response comes as no surprise.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"image_block_single\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sothebysrealty.ca\/insightblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Marie-E\u0300ve-Lecavalier-insight-the-art-of-living-sothebys-international-realty-canada-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>The Montr\u00e9al-based designer, best known for her luxuriant knitwear and invitingly tactile leather work, would have a hard time wrapping her head around the thought of her eponymous brand existing in cyberspace. After all, how would one be able to truly appreciate the palpable pleasure of her work via bits and bytes?<\/p>\n<p>Here in our physical realm, Lecavalier has positioned herself as one of the design field\u2019s most exciting names. Since winning the Chlo\u00e9 Prize at the Hy\u00e8res InternationalFestival of Fashion and Photography in 2018, she was shortlisted, in 2019, for the illustrious LVMH Prize and was a finalist for the International Woolmark Prize in 2021. As well, Lecavalier is the first Canadian female-owned brand to show on the official Paris Fashion Week calendar (and she returned to participate this season).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"image_block_single\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sothebysrealty.ca\/insightblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2-Marie-E\u0300ve-Lecavalier-insight-the-art-of-living-sothebys-international-realty-canada-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>Lecavalier\u2019s second time to show at the fabled fashion destination was the presentation of her label\u2019s fall\/winter 2022\u201323 collection. Named \u201cMadeleine,\u201d after her two grandmothers \u2014 both \u201cextremely strong and independent women of their time,\u201d she notes \u2014 the selection showcased sumptuous pieces crafted with a novel weaving technique and embellished with ribbon. Those details evoke the lines of plaid patterning, albeit with a twist, and the garments are just the kind one would wear in these times of revived social settings to make a sartorial splash.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"image_block_single\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sothebysrealty.ca\/insightblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/3-Marie-E\u0300ve-Lecavalier-insight-the-art-of-living-sothebys-international-realty-canada-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Voluminous tailored looks and hefty knits alongside chic separates with a groovy ripple print motif (again, a humble plaid makes an appearance, this time in a hallucinogenic digital alteration) \u2014 all bring to life other key inspirations, such as the reimagining of French Canadian codes and workwear tropes. The presence of denim and quilting in outerwear also contributed in enhancing the allure of cozy Canadiana in Lecavalier\u2019s high-end sartorial assemblage.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a visible pull between the modest, raw energy of utilitarian design and an elevated contemporary sensibility in Lecavalier\u2019s oeuvre, perhaps mimicking her own feelings of tension in occupying a space within fashion\u2019s elite circles as a working-class girl from a Montr\u00e9al suburb.<\/p>\n<p>But it\u2019s precisely this unique perspective that comprises Lecavalier\u2019s superpower as a designer, enabling her to discern intriguing, meaningful approaches to fashion. Her style take is not based on traditional pedigrees that inflate price tags, yet often offering little more than an ambiguous sense of luxury; rather, her designs render beguiling, imaginative outcomes.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"image_block_single\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sothebysrealty.ca\/insightblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/5-Marie-E\u0300ve-Lecavalier-insight-the-art-of-living-sothebys-international-realty-canada.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>For example, her fall collection highlights an innovative 3-D weaving technique and includes knitwear made in collaboration with Kanata Hand KnitsInc., a 43-year-old family-run business in Richmond, B.C., that still handcrafts Cowichan-inspired sweaters in pure wool.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a history of textile-making here in Canada,\u201d Lecavalier says about her interest in ensuring that her brand capitalizes on the possibilities in the realm of craft. And her business, which she launched in 2018 after interning for design luminaries like Raf Simons, is rooted not only in the preservation and modernization of artisanal techniques but also in the belief that the best way to move forward is together.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"image_block_single\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sothebysrealty.ca\/insightblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/6-Marie-E\u0300ve-Lecavalier-insight-the-art-of-living-sothebys-international-realty-canada.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>That\u2019s why she loves working from her studio at Arsenal Contemporary Art, an initiative with outposts in Montr\u00e9al, Toronto and New York. Lecavalier was offered a residency there after her first Paris show. \u201cI\u2019m a big fan of art myself, she notes. \u201cI\u2019m someone more interested in art, music and architecture than in \u2018fashion,\u2019 in a way. [Art is] really the mainstage for my own inspiration. Being there, with the team at Arsenal and also [with] other artists, is amazing.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"image_block_single\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sothebysrealty.ca\/insightblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/7-Marie-E\u0300ve-Lecavalier-insight-the-art-of-living-sothebys-international-realty-canada.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>Arsenal Contemporary Art offers Lecavalier an opportunity to gather her team in a nurturing atmosphere, where idea-sharing and camaraderie are part of the creative process. \u201cIt\u2019s a beautiful environment to work in and even just to walk through,\u201d she explains. \u201cWe have our own space, but it\u2019s also nice to know you don\u2019t have to be in a bubble. There are other people you can talk to in order to find solutions to things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lecavalier also emphasizes that her \u201cdoor and DMs are always open\u201d to young creatives who want to follow a path similar to hers. \u201cBy having a brand, I learned how to be extremely patient. You\u2019re going to encounter so many crazy situations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd that\u2019s when you realize that everything is ephemeral \u2014 something bad is going to happen, and then, it\u2019s going to pass. It\u2019s more about how you move forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em><span class=\"s1\">By Odessa Paloma Parker \u2013&nbsp; *This article originally appeared in <span class=\"s2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sothebysrealty.ca\/insightblog\/en\/?p=18858\">INSIGHT: The Art of Living | Fall 2022<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/em><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI\u2019m far from the metaverse situation, actually. 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