A New Direction for a New Year

Welcome to the new Petra Karthaus blog. In the past, we’ve used this space to share pictures of our new lines and let customers know of any upcoming sales. We’ll still be doing that, but we’ve moved those kinds of announcements over to our social media channels: 

    

• We’ve just launched an Instagram page Instagram where we’ll regularly be showcasing our lines, many of which are exclusive to our store.
• And you can follow us on Facebook where you can find great pictures, store info and occasional contests. 

As for the blog, we’ll be using it to give you an inside look at what it takes to collect and curate the looks that make Petra Karthaus what it is, and why many  of our customers have been with us for over 25 years.

We find that we have these conversations fairly regularly. People come in to look around and make their way to the lounge in the back of the store where we answer their questions about everything from what a buying trip to Europe is like to how we choose which designers to showcase. It’s that extra attention that first-time visitors and long-time clients appreciate, and on this blog, our goal is to recreate that.

We’re just putting the finishing touches on our upcoming trip to Europe to get ready for fall/winter 2016, which we’ll be sharing highlights of in our next post. We’ll tell you about the shows we attend and any surprises we find along the way.

In the meantime, do come by for a visit to see what we have in stock for spring 2016. Below are a few of our favourites. And don't forget to check out the feature piece on the Manulife Centre blog about “The Heist,” the latest piece of art hanging in the store.

Until next time!

European Buying Trip

Over the last couple of weeks, PK has had the pleasure of going on an amazing buying trip to Europe for spring and summer '16. We've had an excellent time checking out the latest collections from some of our favourite brands in Paris. Next spring/summer colour trends are moving towards Royal Blue, Coral, Chiffon Yellow and Mint as you can see from this lovely display by Caroline Biss.

We wanted to give you a sneak peak of some of the things we're bringing into the store next Spring/Summer season. These photos are from new Valerie Khalfon Collection.

As you can see this year features primarily lace detailing, excellent for giving a very feminine silhouette, light materials will keep you cool when city streets are hot! We're very excited to offer this line next year! Stay tuned to see more!!!

As they say in Paris À bientôt!