Ève Turgeon
Fashion at Cégep Marie-Victorin, then nine years as a buyer for a national chain. She left disgusted with eight collections a year and coats that don't survive winter.
Ombelle opened in 2021 in a former shoe repair shop. Ève will tell you bluntly when a piece doesn't suit you — that's exactly why people come back.
With her: Naïma (plus sizes, styling) and Simon (menswear, denim).
“I came in for a scarf, I left with a coat I'm still wearing three years later.”
Josée, customer since 2022
Four rules kept since 2021
Ombelle was born from being fed up with eight collections a year. These rules don't change from one season to the next.
From the chain store to Saint-Jean Street
- School Cégep Marie-Victorin Fashion studies, and already the habit of turning clothes inside out to read the seams.
- Nine years Buyer for a chain Eight collections a year and coats that don't make it through winter. She came out fed up.
- 2021 The old shoemaker's shop Ombelle opens at 746 Saint-Jean Street, in an old shoemaker's shop.
- Today Fourteen designers Six sections, hand-sorted second-hand every Friday, sizes from XS to 3XL.
Three people, no salespeople
Ève Turgeon
Picks every piece, hosts the designers and runs the styling appointments.
Naïma
Knows every cut from XS to 3XL and tells you straight what fits well.
Simon
Looks after the menswear section and the raw denim, hem adjustment included.