Search & Rescue Denim Company

Vancouver


You'll walk into this busy workshop thinking you don't need an apron. Then you'll fall in love. These handmade, sometimes punkish and always sturdily functional items are worn by coolsters from chefs to tattoo artists, but they work well for anyone aiming for a serious artisan look. Tote bags and holdalls complete the collection, nestled on shelves between retired sewing machines.

If you're more of a watcher than a creator, you can peer over the shoulders of the sewing team working on the aprons here. And if you really don't need an apron yourself, this is the perfect place to buy a special Vancouver-made gift for that achingly cool, bearded microbrewer you know back home.


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