No Excess is a Holland based brand, for which George Batchoun owns the license here in Canada. Suzanne Bachacha, Production-in-Charge at No Excess has been with the company for three years now and works with a team of 6 people dedicated to the No Excess brand. She talks to us about her job and how working with a small team has it's benefits, since it allows one to be more hands-on and involved in every process, from design to production.

Tasha Deane, Product Manager at Fashion Import Ltd., shares her thoughts with MontrealFashionBizvie, on the tasks and responsibilities of someone in her position. She has been with the company since 2007 and at present manages 8 people in her team.

I grew up in a small town, where sticking out from the crowd was not the hottest place to be. I was far from the most popular girl, preferring glam rock attires to Vuarnet t-shirts, but I had a friend who was all a proper schoolgirl shouldn’t be: wild, free, exotic, and crazy. “Unique” couldn’t even start to describe her, and it’s still far-fetched today, when most people tend to fade away with modern life’s responsibilities.

She studied at LaSalle College, intensifying her individuality, while most of us tried to conform to a socially acceptable education. She was our eccentric friend, the one who brought life to the party. Last time I saw her, she lived in a so-hip apartment right off Crescent street downtown, and she had the best connections you could dream of.

Our magazine seeks to bring you a well rounded look at the Fashion industry in Montreal. Besides individual designers with their own brands, there are a multitude of talented individuals who do some amazing work in the  industry, for various labels. Véronique Audet, a designer for one such private label, describes her career path in the Montreal fashion industry. - Editor

It has been nearly one year since the debut fashion show of Montreal designer Sofia Del Giacco. Her clothing line, Nöla, has gained much attention – and it’s just getting started. I met up with Sofia one night, a colleague and good friend of mine, for dinner and an interview. She was eager to begin discussing her rising success as well as her future plans.

Montreal based Norm Edwards talks to MontrealFashionBizvie.com about fashion photography and his career as a photographer.

Norm's career in photography spans over a decade. Norm is multi-talented and has involved himself in a variety of interests and careers including television, radio and even the Canadian armed forces. Norm discusses his first love, photography, in his interview with Shilpa Varghese (Editor - Montreal Fashion Bizvie) and also shares some of his amazing work with us.

As a production manager I am privy to the not-so-pretty innards of the industry, but by the same token I get the first whiffs of designers handiwork and creativity. It’s not always hunky dory in my seat, but I’m allowed to roll glamour (of the fashion world) with hard work (e-mailing even in my sleep!), hedonism (perks that let me own the trendiest samples) with patience (we work way ahead of your time, fashionistas :)).