Graziella Malagoni
Graziella Malagoni is a textile artist and former fashion designer trained at Montreal's École des métiers commerciaux.
She met Jean-Claude Poitras when he worked at Beverini. The two dould often collaborate, although never in an official capacity. He valued her patternmaking and draping skills, which enabled her to interpret his ideas and sketches, sometimes directly on model Colette Chicoine. The evening Dresses, shown here, bear witness to the decades-long creative association between Poitras and Malagoni.
She described their relationship as a pleasurable fusion of friendship and creative work, noting, "When you put them together it is very powerful - whatever we do is going to be fun."
The images shown here bear witness to the creative collaboration of Jean-Claude Poitras and Grazielle Malagoni.
Graziella Malagoni
Graziella Malagoni is a textile artist and former fashion designer trained at Montreal's École des métiers commerciaux.
She met Jean-Claude Poitras when he worked at Beverini. The two dould often collaborate, although never in an official capacity. He valued her patternmaking and draping skills, which enabled her to interpret his ideas and sketches, sometimes directly on model Colette Chicoine. The evening Dresses, shown here, bear witness to the decades-long creative association between Poitras and Malagoni.
She described their relationship as a pleasurable fusion of friendship and creative work, noting, "When you put them together it is very powerful - whatever we do is going to be fun."
The images shown here bear witness to the creative collaboration of Jean-Claude Poitras and Grazielle Malagoni.