The Read

Behind the Business

7 Key Traits in Good Co-founder Relationships and Why Working with Your Sibling Works

The foundations of good co-founder relationships are the same, regardless of if you’re related. But working with your sibling has inherent advantages.

Behind the Business

Poppy Barley Reviews: A Testimonial for Large Calf Boots

One of our customers—Wedding Photographer, Hailey—shares her experience of measuring, designing and wearing Poppy Barley tall boots.

Behind the Business

Iteration: The Key to Building a Startup Website

"The first version of your startup website sucks... and that’s ok." Our developer, Daelan, talks startup website tips and reveals the process behind launching PoppyBarley.com.

Lifestyle

Poppy Barley Is On Songza! Listen to Our First Curated Playlist: Office Grooves

We spend long hours with our headphones in at work, so we decided it was time to start curating our own playlists. Follow Poppy Barley on Songza.

Behind the Business

@PoppyBarley Filmstrip: An Update from our Instagram Feed

Over the past two months, we held pop-up shops throughout Alberta and watched women all over the world receive their custom Poppy Barley flats. Here's how it all went down on Instagram.

Product Design

Inspiration Notebook: The Downtown Boot

A charming take on the punk-rock trend, this is our edgiest style yet. These bespoke studded boots pay homage to the season's loudest fashion moment.

Product Design

The Search for Wide Calf Boots

Our Brand Design Manager, Monica, shares her struggle with shopping for wide calf boots and explains how Poppy Barley has "normalized" all fit issues. Find out how the journey made her feel like Cat Woman.

Behind the Business

5 Lessons to Learn About Pitching Your Business

Pitching your business is intimidating. Pitch wrong and you’re not inspiring confidence in your business. Pitch well and there lies tremendous opportunity. Here's 5 tips from our co-founder.

Behind the Business

Meet the Team: Laura, Operations Manager

Our seventh team member is 2,500 miles away from our head office. She's a mom, loves to travel, and used to be an English professor (and so helps us with our Spanish). Find out more about Laura...

Product Design

Tall Boots for Tall Women

Our 6'0" community manager, Caroline, shares her experience of growing up tall, searching for tall boots for tall women, and how Poppy Barley changed her life.

Product Design

Urban English Riding Boots: Redesigning The Savannah Hill

From western boots to English riding boots, we've done a redesign on The Savannah Hill Boot. In addition to color blocking options, here's what we changed...

Behind the Business

Poppy Barley Makes Custom Cheerleading Boots for the NFL

At a special request, we made 86 pairs of custom cheerleading boots for two NFL cheerleading teams—the St. Louis Rams and the Oakland Raiderettes. Here's how it all went down.