MaNoKin Design

"I don't do drama."

Unusual for a designer, especially of women's clothing, Marsina King likes to keep things low-key.

After a show in June and a pop-up shop in July, King is ready to slow down with events for the rest of summer, having just the Jumble Boogie Sample Sale on August 13 left on the promotion schedule.

"The pop-up shop put me a little behind, but I'm ready to get working on the next collection."

Photo by Shaun Robinson

This will be the third collection in under two years that MaNoKin Design has put out.

Started last October, and after a first collection that was a little bit all over, according to King, she's really starting to find her stride.

"The first collection wasn't really my style," commented King, looking forward to the next one, Spring/Summer 2012.

With each collection, her focus on the target demographic, and the vision she's aiming for is becoming a lot stronger and more pronounced in her designs.

"The next collection is going to be smaller with only ten or fifteen looks," said King. "Really functional pieces that can be intermingled."

Taking inspiration from anything and everything, King still goes with the philosophy that 'design is everywhere' which she picked up while attending Ryerson and it seemed to stick with her.

Right now the Fall/Winter 2011 collection is just making it's way online for pre-orders.