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Develop your work. Sustain your practice. Independent fashion in Montréal.
A twelve-month programme led by Milan Tanedjikov for technically autonomous designers developing a collection and an independent practice.
ILL DAVO / Fashion Art Toronto · 2026
FORMATTwelve months · September to September · Sunday sessions
INTAKE & FEESBased on a conversation about your work. Fees and next intake confirmed before enrolment.
02 / WHAT YOU GET
Develop a collection and a practice.
Collection direction
Research, positioning and critical judgment to develop a personal creative proposition.
Developing the work
Support through collection development, with Sunday sessions, peers and invited specialists.
Sustaining a practice
Connect creative work to public presentation and the economic foundations of an independent practice.
03 / IN PRACTICE
The work meets a public.
The programme connects research, collection development and public presentation. ILL DAVO’s work, presented at Fashion Art Toronto in 2026, appears above.
Bring a portfolio and explain what you can execute independently and what you want to develop.
Discuss the fit
We talk about the stage of your practice, your availability and whether the programme is appropriate.
Confirm the terms
Intake timing, fees and commitments are confirmed before enrolment.
Programme and mentoring lead +
The program
The program runs for twelve months, September to September, in three consecutive development modules. Sunday sessions, targeted studio access, peers and invited specialists support the work. Each module leads to a public-facing outcome.
The intended result is a clearer creative position, a resolved body of work and the beginnings of a business capable of supporting continued practice. Ask about the next intake, current fees and weekly commitments before applying. Admission is based on a conversation about your work; sending an enquiry does not enrol you.
Led by Milan Tanedjikov
Milan is a fashion designer, educator and founder of LIGNES DE FUITE. He has taught fashion design at LaSalle College since 2010 and supported designers through the transition from education to autonomous professional practice.
His teaching and mentoring history includes early support for Hannah Rose Dalton and Steven Raj Bhaskaran of Matières Fécales. LIGNES DE FUITE received the 2026 CAFA Fashion Impact Award.
Set up your practice at LDF in Montréal. Develop patterns, make samples and produce your work in an equipped studio, alongside other independent fashion designers.
LDF / IN THE STUDIO · PHOTOGRAPHY · Belén Catalán
AVAILABILITYNo places currently available
ACCESS & FEESSet out in an individual offer. Mentoring and production services are scoped separately.
02 / WHAT YOU GET
A place for your own practice.
Equipped workspace
Industrial sewing machines, pattern tables and shared tools to develop and produce your work.
A working base
Studio access and storage arranged around your practice and the agreed offer.
Other practices nearby
Work alongside independent designers, exchange knowledge and share technical experience.
03 / IN PRACTICEIN RESIDENCE
Practices in the studio.
OSČ / PHOTOGRAPHY @qauffeegraphy
DESIGNER IN RESIDENCE / Montréal
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Oliver Suri-Černacek
Oliver Suri-Černacek works across clothing, textiles and visual storytelling. His practice brings technical development and historical research into garments, images and exhibitions. His project Untold Cowboy explores Black and Indigenous cowboy histories in Canada alongside his own Slovak heritage.
Explain what you make and what you need in space, equipment, access and storage.
Visit the studio
When a place opens, see the facilities and discuss your working needs.
Receive an individual offer
Access, storage, fees and duration are set out before you commit.
Residency details +
The residency is currently full. You can contact us about your practice and future openings. Visits and personal offers are arranged when a suitable place becomes available.
Fashion development & creative production in Montréal.
Patternmaking, samples, small production runs, costumes, fashion shows and workshops. LDF brings designers and specialists together for brands, performers and organizations, from one technical step to a complete project.
From one technical intervention to a complete public activation. The work shows how LDF assembles different capacities around each mandate.
The incubator behind the work +
LDF brings independent designers and specialists together around commissioned work. Clients have one studio coordinating the mandate; designers retain authorship of their own work.
