About

Since arriving in Canada in 2002, Katya has quickly established herself as a force within the fashion world. She has since designed costumes for feature films, successfully launched her own apparel line under the label ‘Desperately Different’, won the Elle Canada and Toronto Fashion Incubator’s New Labels competition and was awarded Style Magazine’s Fashion Export Award, thus making her New Designer of the Year.

Katya designs for an active, expressive metropolitan woman, who embodies a boldness for living life passionately, and whose busy lifestyle demands adaptable pieces that will compliment her essence day or night.

With Katya’s trademark ‘soft tailoring’, everything she touches has a sense of richness …every piece is blessed with surprisingly ‘edgy’ elements. However, her special gift to every woman is a flattering shapely, yet forgiving fit that carries a...

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• Female
• Born on December 10
• Joined September 8, 2010

Favorite materials

chunky luxurious lambs wools, pashmina wool, drapy jerseys, high tech fabrics, neopreen, silks, military like canvas, waxed linens, organic fabrics, European lace, angora wools and custom print fabrics