Designer Melānie Mendez Munden says her proudest moment at New York Fashion Week was seeing her once-bullied teenage son, Kaidin, defiantly spreads his arms “like an eagle” as he modeled her clothes on the runway.
Her fashion brand, KeiKaiKoa Designs, which is named after her children, Keilana and Kaidin, and the family goldendoodle, Koa, promotes itself as being committed to respecting the environment and each other.
Based in Hubbards, NS, Munden teamed up with Halifax-based Soli Productions for the presentation on Sept. 11 that saw 17 models from Nova Scotia wearing designs made from sustainable fabric.
Munden told CBC Radio’s Mainstreet in Halifax she would describe her participation in the New York show as a luck, but said she recognizes people don’t believe in luck anymore.
She said she has been a fashion designer for 20 years and has shown her designs across Canada.
Munden said she attended Atlantic Fashion




