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Winter Outfit Ideas with Heels

5-minute read 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...

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Recipes for Your Next Dinner Party

5-minute read

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...

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Styling Notes With Sammi Smith

3-minute read

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...

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Cultivating Connection In Challenge

8-minute read 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...

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All Dressed Up With Nowhere To Go Featuring Michelle Addison

3-minute read

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...

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Top 5 Netflix Series and Books for Your (Extra) Long Weekend

4-minute read For the moments you want to dive into some well-deserved R&R, we’re rounding up our Top 5 Netflix Series we can’t turn off and Top...

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The Secret to Indoor-phins

4-minute read

Is your living room now functioning as your gym? Yoga studio? Spin class? Navigating the newfound reality of working out from the confines of your...

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Quarantine-ing with Kids

3-minute read Making the most of your quarantined days can be especially challenging when you have little ones to keep occupied. You’ve blown through your free trial...

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Sharing Local Love

3-minute read While we choose to temporarily close our retail doors to protect our vulnerable populations and do our best to flatten that damn curve, we’re openly...

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5 Career-Inspiring Podcasts for Women

1-minute read We’re diving into some of our favourite top-rated podcasts that showcase women with incredible careers, the challenges they’ve faced and relevant tips on how to...

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Interior Design Guide: Making the Usable, Beautiful

10-minute read Two design and construction experts explain how to build a functional and beautiful interior.

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The Best Places To Visit In Calgary This Summer

4-minute read Since our earliest beginnings, Poppy Barley has found a second home in Calgary. It was the site of our first ever out-of-town popup shop, and...