In celebration of International Women's Day, The Atelier Collective and Hudson's Bay will launch a pop-up market featuring a selection of Canadian women-led businesses. The event will run from Thursday, March 5th, until Sunday, March 8th, and will take place in the department store's Toronto flagship location on Queen Street.
The featured brands span all lifestyle categories, including fashion, skincare, and wellness. A few brands that attendees can expect to see include Evio Beauty, an eco skincare and cosmetics company, ai Toronto Seoul, a sustainable fashion label that specializes in handcrafted vegan leather accessories, and The Scented Market, which offers clean-burning natural soy candles.
As Hudson's Bay Fashion Director Tyler Franch explains, the department store is dedicated to supporting "emerging Canadian businesses," and "working with The Atelier Collective to bring these products together in a dedicated space at our Toronto flagship store provides a platform to introduce these female-founded brands to our broad and diverse customer base."
The Atelier Collective and Hudson's Bay pop-up can be found on the second floor of the flagship at 176 Yonge Street.
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