Where Calgary Magazine September / October 2018

CONSIGNMENT SHOPS IN CALGARY PEACOCK BOUTIQUE 1145 Kensington Cres NW, 1415 - 11 St SW, www.peacockboutique.ca VESPUCCI 8244 Elbow Dr SW, www.vespucciconsignment.com CURATED CONSIGNMENT 1502 - 14 St SW, www.curated-consignment.com THRIFT COUTURE 1314B - 17 Ave SW, www.thriftcouture.ca SALVEDGE BOUTIQUE 1002 Macleod Tr SE; 113, 1013 - 17 Ave SW, www.salvedgefashion.com BY KYLEE PEDERSEN Sustainable is the New Black Want to buy fashion that’s both stylish and ethical? Head to your neighbourhood consignment shops DANIELLE’S CONSIGNMENT 908 -17 Ave SW, www. daniellesconsignment.com VELOUR CLOTHING EXCHANGE 200, 1022 - 17 Ave SW, www.velourclothingexchange.com TREND FASHIONS 120 - 10 St NW, www.trendfashions.info EXPRESSIONS CONSIGNMENT 202, 12100 Macleod Tr SE, expressionscalgary.ca KINDRED THRIFT (online only), www.kindredthrift.com CLOTHING BAR BOUTIQUE 1911 - 34 Ave SW, www.clothingbarboutique.ca ARMADIO BY DELIA 488, 10816 Macleod Tr, www.abdconsignment.com WILDER’S CONSIGNMENT HOUSE 7702 Elbow Dr SW, www.wildersconsignment.com 38 where.ca SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2018 At the Copenhagen Fashion Summit earlier this year, designer Stella McCartney delivered a decisive call to action to the fashion community. “We have to have this conversation and we have to be held accountable,” she noted in an online statement, in reference to finding viable solutions to sustainability in the business of fashion. Enter consignment clothing. Calgary has a plethora of consignment shops, each with their own focus and range of items. They are also a surprise waiting to be discovered for those who have yet to make a foray into this market. “Because consignment hasn’t been a household name for so many years, people think that it’s thrift or charity shop,” says Michelle Morigeau, the owner of Peacock Boutique. “(At Peacock) we’re very picky — we give 40 per cent of the selling price to the consigner, we curate and clean everything, and we only take things that are in season and trendy.” Morigeau took over Peacock from her mother, who purchased the store in the late ‘80s when there were few other consignment shops in the city. She revamped it and “brought it into the 21st century” which turned out to be a success; Peacock opened its second location in e

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