LIGNES DE FUITE —
fashion Incubator
LIGNES DE FUITE is a Montréal-based ecosystem where emerging designers build their practice through mentorship, production support, advanced courses, residencies, open studio access, and cultural programming.
We help young creatives move from ideas to collections, from school to industry, and from isolation to visibility. Our model connects design, making, image creation, retail, and community into one integrated, accessible platform.
PROGRAMS & OPPORTUNITIES —
Designer in Residence
Mentoring Program
Advanced Units
A permanent studio residency for designers building their brand at LDF.
An embedded working environment offering production support, mentorship, facilities, community, retail visibility, and showcase opportunities. The residency is currently full.
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A one-year pathway from concept to runway to retail.
Structured guidance for emerging designers developing a full collection and building a sustainable practice within LIGNES DE FUITE’s ecosystem.
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Focused 14-week labs in pattern-making, print-making, and image-making.
Build technical mastery, creative direction, and portfolio-level work with industry specialists.
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/ ARCHIVE_LOG_2025 / editorials × research × interviews × process notes × fashion film stills × runway documentation × designer profiles × critical writing × behind-the-scenes images × working sketches × experiments filed at LIGNES DE FUITE /
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UNITS
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Starting January—
SPOTLIGHT
STATUS: DISTRIBUTION MODE
24 units issued — deactivating 31.10 at 23:59.
The system will close upon depletion.
The Studio —
LIGNES DE FUITE operates a dedicated studio that supports the full cycle of contemporary fashion practice: design, prototyping, production, documentation, and retail. It is an active working environment — not a classroom — created for designers who want to build real collections, produce real garments, and develop a sustainable creative practice.
The studio is located at 4710 Rue Saint-Ambroise, Montréal, door 328, an industrial building along the Lachine Canal in the St-Henri creative district. Surrounded by designers, artists, workshops, and manufacturing ateliers, the location sits at the heart of Montréal’s contemporary creative industry. Its proximity to Atelier Textile offers immediate access to textile printing and dyeing facilities at preferential rates, making experimentation and material development seamless.
The studio includes professional industrial sewing machines, overlockers, coverstitch equipment, a walking-foot machine for heavier materials, an industrial buttonhole machine, large cutting tables, pattern-making stations, dress forms in multiple sizes, drafting tools, draping muslin, and dedicated ironing and steaming setups. A photography corner, fitting area, and space for critique and documentation support designers throughout their entire workflow. The infrastructure is designed to match the standards of professional production environments.
Designers working inside LDF develop full garments, create small-run collections, fabricate custom pieces, and build costumes for film, performance, and editorial projects. The space supports everything from concept research to final production, including textile testing, surface design, fittings, machining, finishing, and documentation. Designers also receive guidance with material sourcing, technical problem-solving, and connecting to local partners for small-batch manufacturing.
Being located next to Atelier Textile creates a tightly linked ecosystem where designers can access textile printing, dyeing, shibori, heat-transfer processes, and other forms of fabric manipulation. This proximity removes the usual barriers between design and material experimentation, allowing ideas to move directly into textile development without delays or outsourcing. Few places in Canada offer this level of integrated textile access.
LIGNES DE FUITE operates as a shared creative ecosystem that goes far beyond a workspace. Designers in residence, mentees, and mentors collaborate daily, exchanging skills, ideas, and technical support. This environment accelerates learning while connecting designers to real opportunities — events, exhibitions, retail placement, and cultural programming. It gives emerging brands the community, visibility, and structure they need to grow sustainably.
Most designers graduate into a landscape with no real support for micro-enterprises or independent brands. Production costs, studio overhead, and the lack of industry connections make it almost impossible to build a practice. LIGNES DE FUITE was created to bridge that gap by providing infrastructure, mentorship, events, and retail pathways under one ecosystem. We offer emerging designers the resources and visibility they need to develop professionally without being crushed by unrealistic barriers.
If you would like to learn more about the studio or understand how your practice can integrate into LDF’s ecosystem, you can book a one-on-one online information session with Founder Milan Tanedjikov.
Every Tuesday, 6 – 11 PM with Iris —
Just tables, vats, inks, and heat. Book your slot and print, dye, experiment, repeat.
Every Tuesday, 6 – 11 PM with Kadisha —Just machines, muslin, and imagination. Book your slot and cut, sew, fit, repeat.
Residency at LIGNES DE FUITE isn’t a desk and a key.
It’s access — to machines, production know-how, mentors, and a network that actually moves the needle.
You’re here to make work that matters, not just fill time.
