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Moms Who Run Businesses: Jenna, Plum Home + Design

Moms Who Run Businesses: Jenna, Plum Home + Design

6-minute read "Every day I repeat to myself 'I am doing my best and my son knows how much I love him'." Jenna Pryor, owner of Plum...
Moms Who Run Businesses: Rachel, Cricket's Circle

Moms Who Run Businesses: Rachel, Cricket's Circle

4-minute read "I don't think there's such a thing as 'balance' when you are an entrepreneur." NYC's Rachel Blumenthal, the solo founder of Cricket's Circle, on life...
How to Be a Mom in Mexico

How to Be a Mom in Mexico

14-minute read "You can mess with everything, except with people’s mothers." From midwives tales to breastfeeding and being a working mom, Laura, Poppy Barley's Operations Manager, writes...
What "Mom Style" Really Means

What "Mom Style" Really Means

8-minute read Long gone are the days where style and calling yourself "Mom" has to lack. Erin Trebaczkiewicz, owner of kids clothing e-tailer, The Skinny, and mother...
Moms Who Run Businesses: Jen, BRIKA

Moms Who Run Businesses: Jen, BRIKA

4-minute read "I cannot emphasize enough how much sleep and exercise play into the equation of happiness and sanity." In our series on moms who run businesses,...
Our Take on Fall 2015 Fashion

Our Take on Fall 2015 Fashion

5-minute read We break down all the outfits in our Fall 2015 look book. From cozy sweaters to knee high boots, embrace the crisp autumn air and...
Kendall On: Welcoming the New

Kendall On: Welcoming the New

4-minute read Kendall Barber, Poppy Barley's co-founder, let's you in on all the newness you can expect this season, including our Fall 2015 Collection (heavily inspired by...
Our Fall 2015 Collection - Dissected

Our Fall 2015 Collection - Dissected

7-minute read Our co-founder, Justine, and the lead behind the design and development of our footwear, breaks down the inspiration, new styles and new leathers in Poppy...
On-the-Go Leather Care

On-the-Go Leather Care

2-minute read Three things to carry in your purse (or murse) that will help protect your leather shoes on the go.
Bigger Shoe Sizes for Men

Bigger Shoe Sizes for Men

4-minute read Six-foot-five and a Size 15 shoe. The Video Coach for the Edmonton Oilers shares his experience growing up with bigger-than-average feet.
In His Shoes: Todd Babiak

In His Shoes: Todd Babiak

5-minute read Take a walk in Todd Babiak's shoes. The novelist and co-founder of StoryEngine also considers life as a bonobo, and shares the thing he's most...
Weekend Getaway to Jasper, Alberta

Weekend Getaway to Jasper, Alberta

5-minute read Kendall shares her favourite places in Jasper, Alberta to sleep, workout, hangout and fuel up.