Meet Our Designers
All the brands at Shopwise have a commitment to sustainable and ethical fashion and are required to meet our Sustainable & Ethical code of conduct. Feeling good in your clothes doesn't have to be unethical or harmful to the earth,
We are excited to partner with a diverse arrange of brands that prioritize both people and planet.
Arlokea
Ethically sourced jewelry and accessories, created by Joelle Cowie. Every Arlokea purchase is an ethically-sourced product that you will love but you are supporting a fairer, sustainable business model that helps to improve the wellbeing and livelihood of artisans and people in developing countries or underprivileged societies.
Bellantoni
BELLANTONI is an independent, sustainable fashion label based in Vancouver whose mission is to help women dress well while being kind to animals, people, and the planet. This brand was founded in March 2017 by sustainable fashion advocate and designer, Bianca Bellantoni, out of a need for versatile, stylish clothing that was made sustainably and ethically.
Cassandra Elizabeth
Seasonless, ageless, genderless clothing from Toronto, designed by Cassandra Burrell. A good staple in your wardrobe should be universal.
Connally McDougall
Connally McDougall was born from the belief that quality, sustainable fashion is for every BODY. Designed with a wide variety of body shapes and sizes in mind, styles feature comfortably chic, easy-fitting silhouettes in machine-washable, sustainably sourced fabrics to take you from season to season. Plus, everything has pockets!
Certifications: Oeko-TEX and Fairtrade textile suppliers
Nicole & Rose
Nicole & Rose is a size-inclusive slow fashion brand focused on empowering women to be their most authentic, beautiful, radiant and worthy selves. They aim to create timeless & effortless clothing that you will not only feel amazing in but also feel amazing about as it’s made with other humans, animals and the environment in mind.
Every Nicole & Rose product is made to order. This ensures only what is needed is being produced. A sustainable way of running a business.
Sustainable practices: The use of more sustainable fabrics, made-to-order, slow-batch production timeline, ethically made in Calgary, Oeko-tex certified linen.
The Good Tee
The Good Tee creates responsibly made garments with a mission to support cotton farmers and humanize the apparel industry. Fairtrade certified tees are designed and delivered to you with the environment and ethical manufacture in mind. Created by Adila Cokar.
Certifications: B Corp, Fairtrade Certified, Fairtrade Certified Cotton, Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS).
Modern Sunday
Consciously crafted linen wardrobe essentials, designed to effortlessly take you from the beach to brunch. Designed and ethically handmade in Toronto by Brodie Peteran.
Harly Jae
Onilium Jewelry
Based in Canada and handmade in Colombia, Onilium is a statement jewelry brand designed at the intersection of romanticism and maximalism. Our pieces are created with care, for those who want to curate a wardrobe of unique, meaningful pieces, as well as those who are socially and sustainably conscious.
Cocoa Figgy
Based in Kelowna, BC, Canada, Cocoa Figgy is an independent clothing design and production studio focusing on simple, colorful pieces that feel good. Their specialty is the mini dress. Cocoa Figgy dresses are dreamed up and made in the Okanagan Valley, by a tight-knit team of women, with the utmost care going into every step of the process.
Lights of All
Malleable Jewellers
Founded in 2017 by John Esposito, Malleable Jewellers is deeply committed to creating sustainable and ethical fine jewellery that expresses the uniqueness and boldness of the wearer.
Certifications: Fairtrade Certified Goldsmith
Mas Montreal
Neoteny Apparel
Odeyalo
A slow fashion brand that all about comfort, creating high quality, functional pieces. Designed and made in Montreal.
Brave Soles
Established in 2017, Brave Soles is a footwear and accessory brand that is changing the planet one upcycled tire at a time. They believe that through socially conscious and ethical business decisions we can change the perception of fashion and what it means to be proud to represent a cause through consumer choices. Since they launched, Brave Soles has upcycled over 2,500 tires!!
All Brave Soles products are handmade in the Dominican Republic by highly skilled artisans using local resources.
Sustainable practices: The use of more sustainable fabrics, recycled fabrics, deadstock fabrics, upcycled materials, minimizing resource waste in production, carbon offsetting, fair-trade practices, slow-batch production timeline.
Prana Vida
Prana Vida was started back in 2013 by founder Amelia, as she couldn’t find a source of ethically made clothing that she truly trusted and loved. So Amelia started making some of her own clothing, and soon had so many requests from friends and yoga students, figured she needed a website, and Prana Vida was born.
Prana Vida is committed to making clothing with the most eco-friendly natural and recycled fabric options and shipping their clothing plastic-free, compostable packaging. Their clothing is also maternity, postpartum and nursing friendly. Everything is ethically made in Canada.
Certifications: Oeko-TEX
Pure Balanxed
Pure Balanxed is a Canadian fashion brand by Allie that creates beautiful everyday basics that build a foundation for effortless style. They believe every woman has the right to live with pure confidence - to feel strong, supported, and free to be themselves. Each piece features a signature affirmation tag to support, love, and guide you on this crazy journey called life.
Each of their garments are ethically produced in Canada, by 100% women-owned manufacturers.
Certifications: Oeko-Tex
this is willow
this is willow was created with the fashion-forward and environmentally conscious woman in mind. this is willow is a modern brand that creates high-quality garments made for the creative and eco-friendly consumer.
Sustainable practices: Slow-batch production, small collections, use of EcoVero and deadstock material, designed for longevity, fair wages, produced local to where selling.
Kavita
Designed in Canada and ethically made in India. Each Kavita garment is personalized and unique, made of 100% cotton and eco-friendly dyes, to offer quality products that will save you time and money in the long run.
Sustainable practices: Slow-batch production, small collections, employing traditional craftmanship, fair wages, use of natural fabrics.
GV Weaves
Discover ethically made and good-quality staples made from natural fabrics. GV Weaves is a female-founded, Ontario-based small business. All garments are made from Khadi, a woven textile made from natural fabrics mostly of cotton, silk, and wool. Their products are designed and created for long-term wear.
Sustainable practices: Slow-batch production, small collections, employing traditional craftmanship, fair wages, use of natural fabrics.
Sustainable practices: Slow-batch production, timeless collections, small collections, use of Oeko-Tex certified linen, fair wages, produced local to where selling.
Shop Slate
Founded by Becca Meadows, Sadelmager provides artisan handcrafted leather goods. Premium quality, sweat-shop-free, sustainably focused leather products. Becca began working with leather almost a decade ago. The daughter of a saddle maker, she began handcrafting leather as part of her father's custom tack and repair shop. She quickly learned how to pick leather and hardware based on quality, integrity, and design.
They choose the highest quality materials so their products can truly last a lifetime. They keep their suppliers as local as possible, making it an emphasis to try and buy only Canadian or American materials.
All Sadelmager products come with a lifetime warranty and repairs.
Sustainable practices: Slow-batch timeline, the use of more sustainable fabrics, minimizing waste in production, local production to where products are sold, fair-trade practices, lifetime warranty and repairs.
