Happy Friday everybody! We’re a bit late posting today because we hit Start Up Fashion Week last night, and had so many amazing conversations and laughs surrounding the state of fashion… but the thing that kept coming up was the fact that we need to do better as an industry, and the industry needs to...Read More

We are only one month away from our Fall 2019 Market, and we couldn’t be more excited! All our designers love showing their collections and meeting with all the wonderful customers who come to visit, but another part of the show we love, which is not always obvious to the consumer, is the support and...Read More

We’re talking natural fibres, with a focus on Linen this week, and when we think of Linen, we always think of our lovely collection of Bukuro bags hanging by the door, ready to go when we are, and do whatever we need them to do. Over the course of many First Pick Handmade Markets, Bukuro...Read More

We’re a month away from our Fall Fashion Market, and there’s something about this time of year that has us thinking about simplifying, layering and really getting down to the things that are really important, like Good Fabrics!  After a summer of bare shoulders and exposed backs, we don’t want synthetics, we want natural fibres,...Read More

TGIF! It’s Friday and we’re riding into the weekend with one final designer profile on our Pattern and Colour Spotlight: Vancouver’s own  Street and Saddle! We’re always excited to chat with designer Katelyn Woodburn, to get her take on sustainability and how we can make our closets more conscious, as well as feeling on point…...Read More

We’re spotlighting Print and Pattern this week, and we always know we can count on Lilliam from Supernova by Blackhole Clothing to come armed with patterns of all kinds celebrating all eras: Stripes, poodles, tikis, pin up girls, flames… all cut in wearable styles that show off the prints and flatter the body, especially for...Read More

We’re so excited to share with everyone the super good contest we have going with our sponsor, The Georgia Straight. One lucky winner will receive $150 in First Pick Mad Money to spend on Canadian Handmade at our Pop Up Department Store this Fall… Enter to win *here*, and good luck to all! PS Follow...Read More

We’re fans of print and pattern, and sometimes we even wear them on our feet… But in Vancouver, it can be hard to wear our extra special nice shoes regularly with our weather. Or they get left at the office because we’re switching to runners for the commute home… Enter SHOOFIE by Tara McNulty. Tara’s...Read More

We’re easing into things after a busy long weekend filled with all the colours of the rainbow at Vancouver Pride, and we’re keeping the colourful vibe going all week as we spotlight our designers working with Print, Pattern and Colour! To jumpstart this weeks spotlight, we’ve chatted with designer Lexi Soukoreff about her company Daub...Read More

TGIF! It’s Friday and we’re closing out our Reclaimed Materials week with our pal Trudy from Toodlebunny! If you’re spending the weekend away at Filberg Festival, be sure to check out her work! We love the way Trudy rethinks old into new, assembling unique pieces of wearable goodness that combine vintage, deadstock and found materials...Read More