March 2010 Designers > House of nonie

House of Nonie designs, creates and markets ready-to-wear women’s clothing with an emphasis on evoking class, elegance and unique style. Founded by Calgary-based designer Nina Rahal-Kharey, Nonie’s essence is contemporary style blended with vintage glamour.  

Nina grew up with her mother working for a clothing manufacturer and her father working as a manager of a knitting company. She learned to sew at an early age and the stitches for a lifelong interest in designing and creating art out of fabric were sewn. In 2007, she received her degree in Engineering from the University of Calgary but couldn’t shake off the dream to pursue fashion and express her creativity. While working as an engineer, she sketched her designs and found therapy in her pencil. Finally, seeing waste in fear and doubt, she decided to transform her sketches into reality… creating classic pieces of art to live in.

Nina Rahal-Kharey
nina@houseofnonie.com | www.houseofnonie.com
403.615.7271