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we’re bringing awareness to the creative Black, Brown, Indigenous and People of Color, who are based in Vancouver, by sharing our stories and creative processes. we are a growing community, however we are also isolated.  the conversations I’ve had thus far have shown that we are disconnected, we don’t know each other, but we all…

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Sustainable & Ethical Fashion | what does this mean to you?

Sustainable Fashion. Ethical Fashion. What do they mean to you? Do they share the same meaning?  And are they interchangeable? My curiosity was piqued as I saw that these phrases were used in describing the same term on social media and as someone who has been in the apparel industry for a number of years,…

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Representation : Sharing Our Stories to Connect

“If we can open up a little more to each other and share our stories, our real stories, that’s what breaks down barriers, but in order to do that you have to believe your story has value.” Michelle Obama I have wanted to write this post for so long.  But I never felt that I…

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Pizza, Duolingo & Knitting : Coping in Self Isolation

We all have very different coping mechanisms. And these can differ day by day, or hour by hour. What we are feeling right now and how we cope with these feelings are so unique to everyone. Just to be honest, I don’t really know what I am feeling.  There is anger, and negativity and frustration…

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Communication : An Exchange Of Information

How we communicate with the world around us has always been important.  It’s how we create connection, exchange information and ideas, and how communities are built. Over the past few weeks, clear and concise communication has become critical and it will continue to evolve as we continue to stay in isolation, practice social distancing and…

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Waiting For My Seeds To Sprout : Why Mindset Matters

I just sent out an SOS to a friend. I had become stuck in the dark, murky depths that is social media. Trapped inside stories of panic, isolation and fear. And you know what?  We all have these. They emerge in different forms.  And some people are just better hiding them than others. I know…

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My ‘Job’ Of Being A Business Owner

I’m not gonna lie. My morning wasn’t as clear as the beautiful blue skies we currently have in Vancouver! I’d just come back from a run and was all pumped up and excited about my week and what I had accomplished.  I was feeling so good about EVERYTHING! I had a call scheduled with a…

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The WHY : The Need to Create

Walking around one of my favourite cities on this planet we call home thinking about the WHY. There are so many WHY’s crowding my mind, but the one that takes the front seat is the WHY do I want to create my own apparel line. I was out on a date last week and the…

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Concept to Photo Shoot : How Collection 4.0 Came Into Being

Do you love flicking through the pages of a brand new glossy magazine? Not the copy that’s at the front of the display.  Oh, no.  You pick the copy from the back.  And not just because it doesn’t have anyone else’s greasy finger prints all over it, but because the smell of the freshly printed…

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