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

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’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

All this week we’re shining a spotlight on First Pick Handmade Designers who make active living easy, and naturally that means spotlighting XS Unified. We love the support they give to female athletes through Team XS Unified as these women shred it up on snow or concrete, and it inspires us to do better in...Read More

It’s a new week, and we’re already feeling rushed getting things ready for the show: delivering postcards, inviting retailers to our event, meeting clients… It can be really hard to keep everything in check and to enjoy a healthy life/work balance, especially in Vancouver. We work so hard just to keep up with the cost...Read More

Our Men’s spotlight week continues, and what guy doesn’t love a good tee? But in a world of t-shirts, some stand to a higher level of standard. Some are made in sweatshops overseas, while some are made right here in Vancouver. Some t-shirts are made with conventional (ie chemically fertilized) cotton, and others are made...Read More

It’s back to Monday again, which means a whole new week of designer profiles! This week we are spotlighting our makers with Spring items for men, because we know how hard it is to find good men’s clothing and accessories. After years of hearing the familiar refrain of “there’s nothing for me to buy” at...Read More