We look to brands such as Gigi Pip, Poppy Lissiman, and Aldo for accessories and accent pieces to define our own individual style. These brands and their products create versatility and provide endless opportunities with which to create a million different looks.
Although sometimes overlooked, accessories can have the same significance and impact as the actual garments in an outfit, working together to create an ensemble that expresses who we are and how we would like to be seen. On their own, a hat, a pair of sunglasses, or a purse may not make much of a statement, however, when paired properly, accessories distinguish and differentiate one individual’s style from another’s. It is in the small details where true style can be found.
Actress and Model Joelle Farrow models the latest looks from this powerhouse brand, to ensure we are fully equipped with a distinct summer wardrobe.
Gigi Pip
Luna Straw Hat | shop here
Inspired by her love of hats, Ginger Parrish founded Gigi Pip, a hat shop for women located in the heart of Salt Lake City, after realizing there wasn’t a one-stop-shop for hats. Her personal experience of balancing her life as a business owner and as a mom has shaped the brand’s vision and slogan “Inspired by Women Who Wear Many Hats”. The concept was born with the idea that women wear so many “hats” in their day to day lives, and it’s not about being perfect in every “hat” you wear, but it’s about embracing each one and doing your very best.
For Ginger, it’s all about being able to watch someone put on a hat she created and feel confident and the beauty of helping other women find confidence in themselves. For women to embrace their many “hats” in life.
Poppy Lissiman
Stevie Black | shop here
Australian designer Poppy Lissiman founded her label in 2008. She decided to relaunch her label exclusively as accessories in 2014, beginning with her famous street style inspired clutch bags followed by her first collection of sunglasses in 2015. Her unique designs are of high quality, handcrafted, and dynamic. All of the brand’s handbag and wallet accessories are proudly made using only vegan or faux leather products and they are a cruelty-free label. The brand has had a dominating social media presence over the past couple of years and Poppy’s 90’s inspired, on-trend, colorful ranges of reasonably priced glasses have become favourites for many celebrities.
Aldo
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Canadian businessman and philanthropist Aldo Bensadoun founded his brand Aldo in Montreal in 1972. After forty years the brand continues to retain their position in the fashion retail industry by specializing in the design and production of quality, on-trend, and accessible footwear and accessories at affordable prices. Bensadoun’s passion and incomparable knowledge and understanding of the shoe retail business has fuelled the brands innovation and their ambition to be the best it can be for its customers. In 1993, they pushed the brand beyond the Canadian border and opened their first store in the States, and since then, the brand has grown to become a worldwide corporation, with nearly 3,000 stores under three retail banners.