10 Calgary Designers to Watch: Devon Clark

Label: Devon Clark Metal Design
Signature style: Handmade art deco-style jewellery with colourful enamel detailing

Large, one-of-a-kind brooches and neckpieces that incorporate sterling silver, gold, precious stones and enamel finishes are Devon Clark’s calling card. Her Gloss line uses a series of lips, bows and flower forms and this keeps her accessories dramatic and delicate. “A lot of my inspiration comes from 1920s imagery and Vogue,” says the co-founder of Influx Jewellery Gallery. “I love colour.” With Calgary’s recent arrival of local arts markets and collectives, Clark has noticed more demand for handmade things
and strives to make light and wearable art that’s affordable.

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Maria Orduz Pinto
Label: Maria Orduz Pinto
Signature Style: Cocktail dresses inspired by architecture and detailed with bold asymmetrical seams

Sarah Shell
Label: 442 McAdam
Signature Style: High-end handbags designed with Bohemian elegance

Colleen Pound
Label: Fleur Féminine
Signature style: Classic, tailored career wear for the curvy woman sizes 12 to 24

Haithem Elkadiki
Label: KaaDiki
Signature Style: Preppy menswear with a dose of sex appeal.

Caitlin Power
Label: Caitlin Power
Signature Style: Dresses, jumpsuits and separates for the edgy career woman 

Leo Casuga Jr.
Label: Details by Leo Casuga Jr.
Signature style: Street couture for the young professional, with funky bowties and ascots

Adejoke Taiwo
Label: ÀLALÁ
Signature Style: Structured separates and dresses in African prints

Laura George
Label: Laura George
Signature Style: Modern bridal wear that is heavy on romance, with a hint of costume design

Lara Presber
Label: Lara Presber Clothing
Signature style: Architecture-inspired women’s wear in environmentally friendly fabrics