Friday, Fri-Yay! We’re so excited as every day passes, we are counting down the days until our show (8 days to go!) and part of our excitement stems from connecting with all the companies at the show. We know it will be pure magic to have so many local and eco-aware brands in one space,...Read More

Hello Thursday! We are shining the spotlight all this week on Eco Fashion and Natural Fabrics, so who better than Le Fil Rouge Textiles to get us thinking about Spring! We have to admit we are a little bit biased towards anything both natural and easy to wear these days, and we love linen! We...Read More

It’s Wednesday so that means we are halfway through our Eco Chic Week, but today also gets us to the 10 Days To Go mark for our First Pick Handmade Spring Show. We have been working on this show pretty much since our Fall show ended 6 months ago, and with every designer that has...Read More

We are profiling First Pick designers this week who are using their products to create environmental change, and the small shifts we can personally make in our own habits to create waves of change ourselves. I think one of the simplest things we can do to have an impact is to live with greater intention,...Read More

Hello Monday!! We’re getting close to our Spring First Pick Handmade Event, and we are so excited in part because we *personally* can’t wait to shop the show. We know we’ll find unique items, but also, we love the high Eco-Fashion and Eco-Friendly quotient, which is often unmatched by typical retail shopping. As makers of...Read More

We’re excited to offer a chance to win one awesome $150 Shopping Spree via our sponsor The Georgia Straight! Here’s the link, good luck to everyone who enters!!Read More

This week we’ve been looking a bit closer at our designers with a focus on Active Living, specifically Active Women. We’re closing out the week by profiling Xzola Beauty, who we are very excited to welcome to our Spring Show, in part because we have known Felix for years, but also because we love the addition...Read More

We’ve teamed up with 16 of our wonderful Spring 2018 designers to offer one lucky winner an amazing shopping spree giveaway, happening over on our Instagram (Firstpickyvr). We know you won’t want to miss this opportunity, so make sure you join us on Instagram to enter to win prizes valuing $1750+ Look for the Loop...Read More

We’re profiling Active Living all this week and with the weather lately, we’ve really been thinking of all things beachy, sandy and (most importantly) sunny! We’ve been daydreaming of how we’ll spend our summer, and a new bathing suit definitely fits into those plans nicely. We’re excited to have Bikini Empire make their First Pick...Read More

We’re so longing for Spring, and one of the definite “sounds of spring” has to be the sound of a skateboard hitting concrete… can there be a more West Coast sound than that? But what happens with all those decks once they’ve seen better days you ask… Hopefully, with luck, they are turned over to...Read More