A letter to our customers: Closing our door

Dear OhKuol customers,

We thought we should let you all know that it is confirmed that we will be closing our doors on July 31st. It is a little saddening, but we're excited to move on to bigger and better ventures! And at the same time, we will also be on the lookout for a new location!

We would like to say thank you to all our loyal customers, designers, family and friends, for supporting us through these past years.

In the months of June and July, we will be having a closing/moving sale in store! Please come by, update your wardrobe, and refresh your jewelry collection.

With items on sale from 20-60% OFF,

we're pretty sure you could score some sweet deals! Note that our store hours will be extended during this period. We'll be open from: Sunday - Tuesday: 12pm - 7pm and Wednesday - Saturday: 11am - 7pm.

In the meantime, check out our Facebook page for more of what's in store, follow us on Twitter for live updates, and subscribe to our blog for any future news!

To shop our in-house designed OhKuol Jewelry collection exclusively, visit our new Etsy shop.

Our new website is scheduled to launch by this summer in July. There will be giveaways for the grand opening of our online shop ;) so stay tuned!

List of Canadian designers in store:
Arjemco Jewelry

Black Drop Designs

Brynn Creative Designs

Fani Song Recycled Glass Jewelry
Heather Matwe Jewelry 
Irit Sorokin Designs 

Jen Ellis Designs

KV Bijou 

MuzuArtware Jewelry 

Odette Alfaro Jewelry
Silver Trumpet Jewelry
Sleepy Moon Designs
Street Cat Designs
The Tiny Fig
The Raven Iron
Threadly Intents Accessories
Type B Jewelry

Whisper Photography Jewelry

..& we carry VERO MODA clothing only. 

Hope to see you all sometime soon :)

Sincerely,
Priscilla & Vi 

what i wore: we spring cocktail mixer

Despite my social networking phobias, last night, I went to the spring cocktail mixer hosted by the West Ender at Bin 492. I've heard the local buzz about Bin 492 and now I know why, what delicious appies I tasted! 

First off, congratulations to the West Ender for the launch of their Kitsilano magazine and West Side newspaper, I'm sure they will be very well received when they come out. And thank you to West Ender's Tracy for inviting us, it was a pleasure to celebrate with the WE team!

As mentioned in my last post, although it is a cocktail mixer, I chose not to wear a cocktail dress. Curious to see what I wore instead?

Dress + Jacket VERO MODA

Turquoise Filigree Necklace OHKUOL

When this dress arrived in store, I thought, "Man, I'm not going to be able to pull this off, it's way too long for me." For those who have never met me in person, I am only 5'2, if even. Ladies, if you're just about my height and feel like you could never pull off something like this, I hope I could inspire you to get out of your comfort zones and try something new. Just remember to wear a dress like this with heels, wedges would be lovely!

Also, the Kitsilano edition will be published at the end of this month. Be sure to pick one up, especially if you live in the area!

sincerely,

Priscilla

We walked the Epic Expo this year...

"Bee the Change"

The EPIC Expo is an annual show presented by The Vancouver Sun. The show features businesses with green and eco-friendly concepts... as vendors who were there in the show's 3rd year, we enjoy going back to see what's new.

This year, it looked like the food zone expanded exponentially! There were many, many, great food vendors in attendance. We saw soapstone kitchen appliances, many organic products; mattresses, coffee, jams, chocolate, baby products, and the list goes on. But there was one booth in particular that especially caught our attention...

Bees nest hanging from the top

Bee the Change is an initiative of Whole Foods Market. They strive to bring awareness to the decreasing number of native bees in Canada. Did you know about this? Can you imagine how bitter the world would be without honey?

Of course we had to swing by the fashion zone. We were a wee bit sad because it felt like the fashion zone got a little smaller this year.  However, we did spot the SWFDS - Sheila Wong Fashion Design Studio booth. They were equipped with sewing machines and it was very kuol to see a live sewing workshop take place right then and there at the booth. Next to SWFDS, we found darling little clutches by Davie and Chiyo:

by Davie and Chiyo

Adorable yes? A bride-to-be would LOVE this.

So were you a vendor at the Epic Expo this year? Or did you attend the show? Share your EPIC experience with us!

p.s. Attending the WE Vancouver spring cocktail mixer tonight at Bin 492. Although, I don't quite feel like wearing a cocktail dress...maybe it's because of this cold rainy Vancouver weather. I just might be a rebel and break the dress code tonight...

sincerely,
Priscilla & Vi