As Vancouver matures as a city so does its fashion & creative awareness new designers, fashion houses & boutiques are constantly emerging, even so there are some institutions, mavericks that are firmly established on the fashion scene. Come on a virtual written tour of some of my fave haunts & gems of urban creativity & inspiration .
DREAM with two locations to serve 311 W Cordova st in Gastown has been home to local designers since last century & the new location LITTLE DREAM in the Net Loft on Granville Island serves tourists & locals alike . BLIM Arts & Crafts facility has move to a new & expansive home 115 Pender Street in Vancouver's historic Chinatown, with the inspiration of artist studios & in house clothing line featuring psycho-delic print leggings & wilde sweatshirt & of course BLIM's forte Silkscreened crazy tees etc .
Close by is ERIN TEMPLETON 511 carrall street conveniently located right beside the skinniest building in the world, Vancouver's shoe & purse designer Erin employs recycled leather a double whammy of good karma when you buy one of her hand-crafted items .
So take a dip in the pool of cosmopolitan imaginings & musings & refresh your mind all the while supporting your community & nuturing your own artistic consciousness through the appreciation & contemplation of the creative minds that exist in your city !
