b'PROFESSIONAL PROFILEQUEER STYLIST DREAM TEAMGiven Patricia Trpaniers immense success in styling men, its inevitable that women would be interested in her services. But the Montreal stylist prefers to specialize in mens clothing. How does she handle styling requests from women? She refers them to Luc Nowlana local gay male stylist who only works with women.Luc has been doing this for longer than I have, Trpanier says. He was represented by the same agency as I was and we became friends. When my clients wives and friends started asking about styling services, I knew that I needed a womens styling expert I could trust. Luc was the natural choice. Trpanier and Nowlan also collaborate to provide corporate styling services focused on dress codes and trends. Most companies have been feeling like they have a dress code problem since COVID began. A lot of people are coming back to work and they are more casual than ever. Not that there is anything wrong with that, but there is a way to present yourself in your business, says Trpanier.Theirs is an innovative collaboration model: Trpanier refers female clients to Luc, and he refers male clients to Trpanier. While their businesses remain completely separate, together Trpanier and Nowlan make up a queer stylist dream team!a deeper understanding of cuts, shape and proportion. I would love seeing my mom sitting in her atelier and watching her sew.MARKETPLACESometimes she would sew all night. She had a file full of the old paper patterns and a cutting table. It was a magical little place, Trpanier fondly recalls. FASHION CAREER Who We AreIt came as no surprise when Trpanier decided to study fashionMeridians dedication to helping Canadians goes beyond banking, design, zeroing in on styling as her career of choice and men as herits about achieving a better life! Thriving communities are essential to the individual well-being of our Members & the overall target demographic. When she was just 19, she began working for awell-being of Canadians.local agency as a stylist, honing her skills and building her clientele.At Meridian, were committed to providing exceptional banking, services, security, & advice so our Members can get everything Her young age, however, did not always work to her advantage.they want from their money, and their lives!The agency likely thought I was too young to have my own clientsCome and see how you can bring your full authentic self to [so] I had to work twice as hard as everyone else to prove that I waswork, each and every day!Many positions available in all facets of our organization!worth it. Having to find my own clients plus pay agency fees and Apply Today! Meridian is committed to promoting an inclusive, rentit was a lot of money coming out of my pocket, and not muchFind our story here:accessible environment, where all employees & coming back to me, says Trpanier, who eventually decided to throwwww.meridiancu.ca members feel valued, respected & supported.off the shackles of agency work and branch out on her own.Issue 2 2021 | QBiz CANADA |21'