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collection crafted from 37 kilograms of secondhand threads. Designed by Project Runway Canada winner Evan Biddell and exhibited at the Museum of Vancouver in April, the collection—a luxe mix of upcycled leather, fur, denim, and suede—represented the estimated amount of textiles that the average North American discards annually.

BEST MAIN STREET INVASION

Vancouver’s eclectic Main Street has long been known as one of the city’s top shopping destinations, but the recent addition of three shops is making the area all the livelier. Woo to See You’s first East Side location (3671 Main Street) offers an assortment of easy, breezy everyday womenswear; Natale (4522 Main Street) stocks artisanal goods from around the globe, including an in-house Peruvian- cotton apparel line; and the gallerylike Lion & Sun (4219 Main Street) carries a curated selection of hardto-find and handcrafted home, fashion, and lifestyle objects.

BEST WAY TO STICK IT TO HOLOCAUST DENIERS

When Vancouver-born comedian Nathan Fielder discovered that his favourite outerwear brand, Taiga, had previously published a tribute to Holocaustdownplaying former B.C. journalist Doug Collins in one of its winter catalogues, he did what any rational being of modest means would do: launch a competing outdoor-clothing company with a mandate of promoting the true story of the Holocaust. Dubbed Summit Ice, the line of softshell, water-resistant coats has since been spotted on the likes of Seth Rogen, Joseph Gordon-levitt, and Ellie Kemper. Fielder even returned home to host the label’s first-ever pop-up shop this summer, offering free Summit Ice apparel to those who traded in old Taiga wear and presenting a cheque for US$150,000 to the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre in the process.

BEST NOSTALGIA- INDUCING COLLABORATION BETWEEN TWO LOCAL LABELS

What do you get when you combine two of Vancouver’s most beloved brands, an empty retail space in Deep Cove, a boatload of lemons, and a ton of imagination? Why, the Lemonade Stand, of course. Dreamed up by local accessories line Herschel Supply Co., the popup shop offered a selection of summery, lemon-themed backpacks and matching cold-pressed lemon juices produced by the Juice Truck. The temporary store was made all the sweeter with confirmation that Herschel will soon be opening its first stand-alone store in Gastown. We’ll drink to that!

SHOPPING MALL Park Royal Shopping Centre

1. 2. Metropolis at Metrotown 3. Pacific Centre

LOCAL DESIGNER CLOTHING STORE

1. Devil May Wear

Various locations 2. Nicole Bridger

14 Water Street

3. Dish & DUER

118 West Hastings Street

John Fluevog Shoes

1.

Various locations 2. gravitypope

2205 West 4th Avenue 3. Umeboshi

3638 Main Street

Blue Ruby Jewellery

1.

Various locations 2. Aritzia

Various locations 3. The Latest Scoop

Various locations

CUSTOM JEWELLERY STORE

1. Cavalier

217 West Hastings Street 2. Era Design

1795 Venables Street 3. Sonja Picard Collection

www.sonjapicard.com/