
Montreal’s Fashion Museum is hosting an exhibition to honour retailers, wholesale distributors and manufacturers that make up the city’s fashion industry.
Dubbed ‘Established in Montréal – Actors of the fashion industry from 1845 until today’, the exhibition opened on May 5 and highlights the major players of Montreal’s fashion industry who have contributed to its international recognition since the said year. Ancient and recent pieces from 33 companies are being displayed, accompanied with the life stories and family histories of the people behind these companies.
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Ready-to-wear designers, footwear brands, cosmetic companies and jewellers including Ogilvy, Audvik, Aldo Group, Lise Watier, Ernest, Le Chateau, Joseph Ribkoff, M0851, and Pajar are a few names that are showcasing during this exhibit.
Formerly the Musée du costume et du textile du Québec, Montreal’s Fashion Museum is located in Old Montreal. It is Quebec’s only museum dedicated to fashion and textile arts. Numerous activities highlighting the who’s-who of Montreal’s fashion industry will be organized at the museum throughout this year, as Montreal celebrates its 375th anniversary.






