Her clothing was sold in over 350 North American stores, but it was her signature LaParka wool coat which debuted in 1986 that she was known for - over a twenty year period she produced over 150,000 coats!
Her remaining stock is being sold at liquidation at her two Toronto boutiques starting this week. Read more in this Globe & Mail article.
What will she do next? Check out her blog, Linda Lately to find out.
In a market which embraces fast fashion like Zara and H&M, it has become increasing hard for Canadian designers to produce and market their products. We need to support our local designers more. Buy Canadian! Wear it proud!
4 comments:
It's total Laparka weather right now. Go get one while you still can--they are a Canadian classic that I proudly wear all over town. Linda is amazing and talented--she will move on to something better, no doubt.
she is so brilliant, she will do something else amazing!
I heard she hooked up with big label execs who want to put their money outside of their label. She really is amazing!
Linda is amazing and a beautiful person inside & out!
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