Urbanity is a familiar shop in Gastown that I pass often, though rarely venture into.  But after seeing some of the great pieces in store right now, I plan to go take a comprehensive sweep through the Danish, Norwegian and Swedish designs housed within the shop.

I love these NYGÃ…RDSANNA summer dresses, and the designRborg ring (below) could easily be a daily staple on one of my lucky digits.

I’m currently in the throes of designing and knitting for the Fall/Winter larry. collection, so learning about  small-scale knits from faraway countries is terrific inspiration.  These types of pieces are firmly in line with my current penchant for simple style, and garments that quite literally are woven with a story and history.