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Jet Set Go: Travel Essentials to Add to Your Packing List

Jet Set Go: Travel Essentials to Add to Your Packing List

The three pillars of travel essentials: a convenient and safe place for your belongings, comfort and ease (from navigating the airport to exploring your destination), and a big plus - looking and feeling great while doing it. We’ve rounded up the best Poppy Barley travel accessories and footwear to help...

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How to Style Mary Jane Flats (and Pull Off the Balletcore Trend)

How to Style Mary Jane Flats (and Pull Off the Balletcore Trend)

Mary Jane flats have taken the fashion world by storm in recent years, winning over women everywhere with their timeless design and unbeatable comfort. 2023 trend reports show no signs of them losing their appeal, especially with the rise of ‘balletcore,’ a popular trend involving ballet-inspired fashion. This versatile shoe...

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How to Style Wooden Clogs

How to Style Wooden Clogs

So you purchased a pair of wooden clogs, and now you're not sure how to incorporate them into your closet. Don't worry we're here to help! This versatile leather shoe can be worn anytime, anywhere—and most importantly—with anything! With help from some of our most fashionable friends, we've rounded up...

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10 Best Sustainable Brands in Vancouver

10 Best Sustainable Brands in Vancouver

At Poppy Barley, we’re excitedly planning and prepping to open our first Vancouver store. Joining an incredible community of like-minded businesses on the west coast will be a major milestone!To preemptively celebrate, we’ve rounded up a few of our favourite sustainable brands in Vancouver.
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Building A Sustainable Business: Podcast Round-Up

Building A Sustainable Business: Podcast Round-Up

The Poppy Barley team is sustainability-obsessed. So, it's no surprise that we love chatting about it with other people. Take a listen below as Poppy Barley co-founders Justine and Kendall discuss what it's like to build a business that meets the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, transparency...

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Small Business Saturday: Co-Founder Kendall’s Favourites

Small Business Saturday: Co-Founder Kendall’s Favourites

It’s Small Business Saturday—an annual day where consumers are encouraged to shop at small businesses. It matters because Small Businesses make our communities vibrant, and often, they’re at the forefront of innovation. Every cool brand started small. Delightfully, there are so many small businesses and brands we can’t wait to...

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Small Businesses to Support this Holiday

Small Businesses to Support this Holiday

At Poppy Barley, one of our brand values is inspiring connections – and we are always working to connect with our community and the incredible businesses that exist within in. This season, we’re highlighting three small businesses in the Alberta community that have an incredible story behind their products, and offer...

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Winter Outfit Ideas with Heels

Winter Outfit Ideas with Heels

Heels are the ultimate outfit-finisher. Heels add polish to casual weekend looks and elevate office wear. Poppy Barley heels prove that comfort is anything but boring. Our heels are playful with details like square-toes, exaggerated buckles, metallic grommets and sporty pull-tabs. They are designed to be versatile and work for 80%...
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Recipes for Your Next Dinner Party

Recipes for Your Next Dinner Party

Our Rediscovery Collection is designed for inviting people into our homes. Passing food. Sharing our voices strengthened by timely social issues.  With this theme in mind, we've rounded up our team's favourite dinner-party-ready recipes. From authentic Spanish paella to refreshing summer salads, these recipes serve as the foundation for reconnecting...

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Styling Notes With Sammi Smith

Styling Notes With Sammi Smith

Meet Sammi Smith, founder of contemporary loungewear brand, Soft Focus. For the past 10 years, Sammi has been living and working in Toronto for some of Canada’s top fashion brands, which developed her knowledge and skill in the apparel industry. We recently connected with Sammi and asked her she would...

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Cultivating Connection In Challenge

Cultivating Connection In Challenge

Learn from expert communicator, Jess Robson, how talking about the tough stuff brings you closer to your people, with relevant examples and tips on how to navigate challenging discussions.
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All Dressed Up With Nowhere To Go Featuring Michelle Addison

All Dressed Up With Nowhere To Go Featuring Michelle Addison

We get it. The temptation to slip into a comfy sweatsuit day after day may seem like the best (and easiest) option during quarantine and you’ve probably been debating if the term “dress code” applies when working from home. However, as we approach the one month mark of our new...

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