Champlain: The Luxe-Leisure Label Reinventing Vancouver Menswear
Vancouver has never been an easy city in which to build a successful menswear label. The list of homegrown brands with staying power could be counted on one hand. Yet...
PORTFOLIO.YVR: Craig Patterson: Retail Insider
Apart from owning and running a media company, Craig Patterson is an experienced writer, researcher, retail analyst, retail and real estate consultant, public speaker, subject matter expert, and, more importantly,...
Christopher Bates: Germany’s Breuninger Welcomes Canadian Design Icon
Canadian fashion designer Christopher Bates officially announces his celebrated menswear line is now retailing with leading luxury department store Breuninger in Germany. The Spring/Summer 2021 Collection was launched in the...
Folio.YVR Friends: What’s New for S/S 2020 from Christopher Bates?
Men's wear designer Christopher Bates presented his Spring/Summer 2020 collection in an intimate event at Nordstrom Pacific Center early this March. The event was held on the third-floor men's wear...
Folio.YVR Issue #2: Christopher Bates: Canadian Designer
It all started with a ‘kiss on a collar’ that solidified the name ‘Christopher Bates’ into the Canadian consciousness. This cheeky design catapulted Bates from novice to expert and launched...