tucked in the little corner of gastown, obakki is an international design house offering “rustic luxury” garments without the fuss. the clothing is all made in vancouver, canada with great attention to superior craftsmanship and details. run your hands through the material and you’ll see why it is so. the boutique itself is a restful meditative place with solid woods, white orchids and matching modern chandeliers. as you look through the racks of clothing, you’ll notice the unfinished wooden clothes hanger imprinted with the house’s signature. on the opposite side of the garnment wall, the house offers a tea and tonic bar which offers herbs incorporated fruit beverages with traditional chinese medicine in mind. obakki’s has not created just a trendy clothing boutique but a lifestyle clearly reflecting west coast chic.
founded by Treana Peake, obakki’s concept is to bring emerging canadian designers up to an global level and it has done just that. their spring/ summer collection ’09 preview brought in a crowd from all different backgrounds and even representatives from Fashion Television. the female collection was true to its original concept with soft and light laid-back structured dresses in solid neutrals. here and there were strong oranges and blues, but the collection overall was very streamlined towards neutrality, comfort and luxury. although much smaller, the male collection featured tailored jackets and knee high shorts with similar palette of colours. no matter how hard one tries to search for faults in obakki, whether in their clothing or their image in general, there really isn’t any – except maybe that the boutique is a little too small for a crowd of 70.
*where you can learn more about obakki: http://obakki.com/
*where you can visit obakki: 44 water st., gastown, vancouver
-cup of red
founded by Treana Peake, obakki’s concept is to bring emerging canadian designers up to an global level and it has done just that. their spring/ summer collection ’09 preview brought in a crowd from all different backgrounds and even representatives from Fashion Television. the female collection was true to its original concept with soft and light laid-back structured dresses in solid neutrals. here and there were strong oranges and blues, but the collection overall was very streamlined towards neutrality, comfort and luxury. although much smaller, the male collection featured tailored jackets and knee high shorts with similar palette of colours. no matter how hard one tries to search for faults in obakki, whether in their clothing or their image in general, there really isn’t any – except maybe that the boutique is a little too small for a crowd of 70.
*where you can learn more about obakki: http://obakki.com/
*where you can visit obakki: 44 water st., gastown, vancouver
-cup of red
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