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#DrawMePB: Meet Jessica

Meet Jessica, the second Poppy Barley customer we've turned into a beautiful, handcrafted fashion illustration by Stephanie Jimenez. We couldn't resist sending in her photo to Stephanie when we saw how beautifully her Poppy Barley boots fit (although her adorable dog, Carter, may have helped, too). Jessica simply snapped a...

Product Design

Introducing: The Savannah Hill Boot

Handpicked by you, handcrafted by us, we've added a 4th boot style to the line-up, now available in store.

Lifestyle

Wanderlust Exposé: Guanajuato

On our last trip to the Poppy Barley studio in Mexico, Justine and I (Kendall) made a weekend escape to a famous city.

Behind the Business

@PoppyBarley Filmstrip

From March blizzards and hot coffee to fashion shows and San Francisco, see what we've been up to this month...

Lifestyle

My Perfect Saturday: What Are You Pinning?

We've already had such an amazing response to the Perfect Saturday Pinterest giveaway we're hosting with Caitlin Flemming at SacramentoStreet.com, that we've decided to share a few of the beautiful boards we've come across to get you inspired! Once you've pinned your favourite pair of Poppy Barley boots, what else...

Behind the Business

[CLOSED] Pin to Win: My Perfect Saturday With Poppy Barley

Contest & Giveaway: WIN a pair of Poppy Barley boots plus $550 towards anything you pin on your "Perfect Saturday” board.

Product Design

Creating Comfortable Shoes for Women, Pt. IV

We share the fourth and final instalment about how we created our debut flats collection: pointed-toe or ballet flats for narrow to wide feet.

Product Design

Creating Comfortable Shoes for Women, Pt. III

Lasts, insoles, soles, and leathers: meticulously selecting the essential components to make the perfect flat.

Product Design

Creating Comfortable Shoes for Women, Pt. II

Customer survey responses on what makes the perfect ballet flat and we reveal the luxurious leather colours selected for Spring 2013.

Product Design

Creating Comfortable Shoes for Women, Pt. 1

Addressing the problems with off-the-rack shoes—comfort, fashion and fit—we aim to develop the most comfortable shoes for women.

Behind the Business

Malorie Urbanovitch F/W 2013 Runway Show & A Poppy Barley Pop-Up Shop

Poppy Barley is taking part in THE fashion event of the season! Here’s how you can get in on it too: Fresh off a business trip to Paris and Toronto’s World MasterCard Fashion Week, one of Canada’s top new designers, Malorie Urbanovitch Women's RTW, is showing her Fall/Winter 2013 collection...

Behind the Business

@PoppyBarley Film Strip

A few weeks ago, our product development team took a week-long trip down to our studio in León, Mexico. Check out some of our @PoppyBarley Instagram snaps.