Aritzia The Book AritziaBook | Page 14

OUR STORY 14 I n the beginning the Hill family started Aritzia inside their 70-year-old department store in Vancouver, B.C. When Brian Hill opened the first stand-alone bo- utique in 1984. The idea was simple: create fresh, garments in aspirational spaces with the best ser- vice possible. Our custo- mers seemed to like it so we grew and we’ve kept on growing ever since.