The Journal

When the Lights Shut Down, Creation Remains

When the Lights Shut Down, Creation Remains

|Guillaum Chaigne
There’s always something a little different about the weeks following runway season. For a while, everything moves fast. The days are long, the nights are short, ideas are constantly flowing,...
UPTHRIFTED, a second life.

UPTHRIFTED, a second life.

|Guillaum Chaigne
There’s something I particularly love about working with clothes that have already lived a life. A texture that has already been worn, a material that has already been handled, a...
I just want to make dresses.

I just want to make dresses.

|Guillaum Chaigne
On Saturday, August 22 at 10 p.m., I presented my new collection at Festival MAD in downtown Montréal. I think I needed a few days to come back down to...
From Grief to Love: Welcome, Owens.

From Grief to Love: Welcome, Owens.

|Guillaum Chaigne
A little over four months ago, I went through one of the hardest moments of my life. On March 1st, I lost Stash'ü, my best friend. For fourteen years, he...
A new beginning, a new collection: celebrating 10 years of creation on the runway

A new beginning, a new collection: celebrating 10 years of creation on the runway

|Guillaum Chaigne
Next Saturday, August 22nd, at 10 p.m., I will be presenting a brand new collection as part of the MAD Festival, at Place des Festivals in the Quartier des Spectacles,...
Behind the Brand: My Journey from Childhood to Today

Behind the Brand: My Journey from Childhood to Today

|Guillaum Chaigne
I was born in 1988 in Saint-Hyacinthe, on Montreal’s South Shore. As far back as I can remember, I have always been a deeply creative child. I often spent time...
When the Lights Shut Down, Creation Remains

When the Lights Shut Down, Creation Remains

|Guillaum Chaigne
There’s always something a little different about the weeks following runway season. For a while, everything moves fast. The days are long, the nights are short, ideas are constantly flowing,...