Broken Doll Clothing

Not one for giving up Leah Bohnet, with Broken Doll Clothing, has big plans for the next year.

"In the fall I'm heading to Vancouver, to look for a wider market."

Currently in 13 stores across Canada she plans on making it into 10 more.

Bohnet first broke onto the fashion scene in 2005 and then came in with her own line in the fall of 2008.

Originally designing womens wear very much around herself and what she wanted, she wants to start designing for a more diverse crowd.

"I want all women to be able to wear it," said Bohnet, talking about branching out from the young look her previous collections have had.

Most of her collections focus around the fabric, some collections are baggier, some are all about draping, and most have a lot of dresses. In her fall 2011 collection the focus is shifting from dresses and it showcases quite a few chunkier sweaters to keep you cozy.

"I've really started to find my rhythm," said Bohnet.

After going really hard at first and then looking back at some of her earlier seasons and wondering what she was thinking, Bohnet's happy to have kept with it and not dropped out of the game like so many.

"I have great parents, if it wasn't for them I couldn't do it," said Bohnet. "It's nice to have a good support system."

A native Calgarian, she doesn't plan on leaving anytime soon, though knows there's obstacles with Calgary's fashion scene.

"I've always found that everyone likes malls here."

She points out that a possible reason we don't have the fashion scene that is in some of Canada's other big cities, is because of the way Calgary is built. "Calgary's not really made for boutique shopping and walking around."

Not put off by the thought of it, Bohnet knew what she was getting into when she started, and won't be doing anything else.

"I would rather do what I love and get by, than wait for the clock to end everyday."



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