Hello party people!
This week we’ll be looking into Connally Goods, a Vancouver company! Similar to Free Label, Connally Goods operates as an online-only store; you can check out their website here. Connally Goods provides gender-neutral pieces that ALWAYS have pockets (because we know how important pockets are!). Their prices are about the same as the other brands I’ve shown you: Dresses range from $135-250, tops range from $68-235, and bottoms are $58-269.
Something different from the other brands I’ve mentioned before versus Connally Goods, I’ve never gotten anything (yet) from Connally Goods before! This brand was highlighted by my dear friend Katie (@Katiequeen150) because she did some modeling for them a year ago. She had such a beautiful shoot, it made me want to look into their brand! All photos provided for this blog post are from her and of her (shared with her consent and the photographer’s consent)! I’ve been following them on Instagram for the last year and I have been eyeing their Ely Trousers in Brushed Organic Cotton, their All Seasons Pipit Hat in Japanese Raw Denim, and their Franka Slip Dress.
Connally Goods is similar to Em and May, another brand we’ve chatted about before because they offer custom sizing! If you cannot find your size or you’re worried your measurements are in between sizes, have no fear! Connally Goods is here! If you want to read more about their custom sizing and how it works, you can refer to it here.
Another similarity the two brands share is the transparency of their seam team! Connally Goods has a
WHOLE page dedicated to their seam team, you can find it here. I absolutely love this idea because it allows consumers to know who made their clothes or accessories and put an actual face to them! This is a hill I will die on: fast fashion brands don’t care who you are but sustainable brands do! Connally Goods also saves all their scraps, even threads; they believe zero waste is more than just helping the planet, it’s also about helping people. They use the scraps and threads to stuff roll-up sleep mats, repair/refill donated sleeping bags, and give them out to folks living in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver. They’re aware that doing sustainable practices may not be perfect but they work to have those small things add up, and how can they repurpose “waste” into something new to help others?
I hope you enjoyed learning about Connally Goods and check them out!
-Kimiko
