10 Calgary Designers to Watch: Sarah Shell

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

Hand-stamped cowhide leather, vintage-inspired brass hardware and intricately detailed rifle slings as straps are the makings of a 442 McAdam bag. Designed to be a definitive bag for every occasion, larger styles accommodate laptops, clutches have room for more than just a tube of lipstick and they all have the right amount of glitz to be appropriate for the workplace and a night out. Sarah Shell’s current collection is inspired by the serenity of Eastern European bicycle culture and women with classic bags in tow, which she saw on a recent vacation.

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

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 

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

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