Fashion Friday with Samantha Stylish - Week of Aug.20th
Hi Everyone,
Let me introduce myself: my name is Samantha and I run a fun website dedicated to Made in Canada fashion called Samantha Stylish. Visit daily to see a Canadian outfit of the day. Every Friday I will be writing an original review of my featured week here on the Buy Canadian First Blog. Enjoy!
Whether you like it or not, Fall fashion is here! Mandala Design is a Toronto based apparel line founded in 1991 by clothing designer Mandy Armstrong. Initially Mandy worked on her line part time, while gaining crucial experience working in the Canadian fashion industry. After working long hours at her industry job Mandy would sew till the wee hours and spend her extra time selling her designs at the One of a Kind Show! It wasn't until 2005 when Mandy was able to take on her business full time and many of us customers, praise this day!
Today, Mandala Design is sold at eight retail locations from Toronto to Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. She has a very dedicated following of Canadian women who scoop up her collection each season. The key to Mandy Armstrong's success is her experience in the Canadian fashion industry. 20 years of knowledge translates through her line in excellent fit, classic styling and impeccable quality.
Today we explore her gorgeous Fall 2012 Collection that is filled with lace, polka dots, fashionable fall prints and more! Lovely lace is everywhere in this collection, and we love it! It is truly remarkable the way Mandy is able to take something associated with formal or lingerie wear and create it into office attire for the modern woman. Available in a variety of colors the lace dress, top and skirt are all pieces that will easily fit into your existing wardrobe, sprucing up your fall style!
Mandala Design collections each season are made in Toronto with-in the studio as well as by family-run contractors ensuring Canadian made quality! Designer Mandy is able to bring brilliant comfort to her collections never compromising the design! Take these pants for example, they look like your average dress pants however, there is no zipper and they are made in a heavy jersey knit! The Jane pants are paired with the Opal Dotty tie top and they have you looking sleek while you feel like you're strutting around the office in sweats!
The Fall 2012 collection from Mandala Design retails from $78-$198 visit Samantha Stylish for more information on this week's designer review!
As well as visit Mandala Design's website to dive deeper into the world of Mandala Design!
Images courtesy of Samantha Stylish
