For more than 30 years, Nadya Toto has been the creative force behind her fashion brand, Nadya Toto, which illustrates her inventive and flexible approach to knitwear through quintessential Italian style inspired by her grandmother.
We spoke with the Canadian fashion designer from her atelier in Montreal, broaching topics such as how her Italian grandmother, whom she calls “the goddess of the sleeve,” has greatly influenced her collections, her fascination with Valentino and Missoni starting from an early age, dressing stars such as Angelina Jolie and the power of thinking simplistically.