Shop the Biz: Black owned businesses
Ceecee Chilanga
St Lyon Apparel
St Lyon is a woman owned luxury active and athleisure brand located in Ottawa. They make good quality and affordable clothes' that are meant for all body types!
Their apparel’s key features include, ultra 4 way stretch, breathability with moisture wicking and great compression
Abby created the brand in order to normalize having people like her at the forefront of active wear brands. St Lyon is more than that active wear, they are all about community. With every purchase St Lyon makes a donation to the customers cause of choice from Food Banks to the BLM movement and several health organizations.
Even the packaging is made from with biodegradable materials!
This is a brand you want in your closet, you are helping your own cause, saving the environment all while shopping sustainably!
Art Pays Me
Art Pays Me is a unisex street wear brand located in Halifax. Duane, the founder is a working artist and graphic designer who lives the message the brand preaches. Duane's motivation to start the brand came from years of frustration over the way that creative people are viewed. His mission is to motivate people to embrace their creative strengths to achieve financial and creative independence.
At its core, the brand is about empowering creatives but it also reflects Duane’s art practice that often tackles social justice issues. Art Pays Me shows a Black perspective that’s been historically marginalized in fashion and visual arts.
Most of the production is done sustainably in Canada.
We love a brand with a beautiful story, check them out on their website!
Tresolz
Tresolz is a brand new, and off the launching block shoe company, founded in 2021 by Judy Stewart! Tresolz aims to bring women with size 9 all the way to 15 feet a selection of shoes that are stylish yet comfortable and affordable.
Judy believes that all women deserve choice, style, and affordability - without compromise.
Tresolz is known to be true to size and their boots are wide calf. Choose your heel collection where ladies can have the style they want with the heel they feel most comfortable in!
Start your new shoe collection today!
Pretty Denim
Pretty Denim is a Toronto based company founded by Tahnee Lloyd-Smith. Tahnee a former stylist that merges style and craftsmanship in her collections, every item is made-to-order to ensure no material has gone to waste.
At the end of February they launched Pretty Denim Basics collection of clothing consists of everyday wardrobe staples made entirely of sustainable fabrics, t-shirts, casual dresses and looser silhouette jeans which are perfect for your work from home office.
Pretty Denim is maintaining a slow and ethical fashion position, and all of their pieces are made in Canada.
Pretty denim is here to stay in your closet, do not miss out!
Petits Genoux
Petite Genoux was founded in 2015 by Kendra Francis, a designer for over 20 years. Kendra studied Fashion Design at Ryerson and is also the woman behind Franke, a women’s brand she founded in 2000.
Petite Genoux sells handmade gender neutral minimalist baby clothing for 0 to 2 year old’s. Their products are made of sustainably sourced fabrics.
Heirloom like pieces made to be handed down with love!