Spring Preview Rescheduled

Our shipment got stuck a couple of places on the way from Norway to Vancouver, so it will not arrive in time to show you on Thursday, March 7th.

We have changed the day and time to - Saturday, March 9th from 11 - 17.  We will serve refreshments and look forward to seeing you!

Any further updates will be posted here.

You are invited to our Spring Preview!

Spring comes with Oleana 

We always start spring in Urbanity with the arrival of the new OLEANA collection.  The Oleana collection this season is so beautiful, that we want to invite you to a special preview.  Come and see the new designs and learn a little about the inspiration that has taken Oleana's designer, Solveig Hisdal into new patterns and new colours.

 

Please join us
Thursday, March 7th
4 - 7 pm

We look forward to seeing you!
Julia and Viola

Cosy up after Christmas

At the start of the new year to want to start fresh!  We want it to be summer, and to change out our wardrobe for little linen dresses and strolls in the sun.  But the truth is, we have just entered the winter months, and we have lots of cold wet days ahead of us.  To enjoy this beautiful city where we live, we need warm cosy sweaters, and good raincoats.

In Urbanity we take our time transitioning into spring.  We are well stocked with the world's most beautiful sweaters.  And in the evenings, snuggle up under an Oleana blanket while you enjoy a good book.

We still have a number of classic McVerdi raincoats that will keep you cosy and warm.  These coats are classics, and we love them.

If you are going to where the sun shines, we have linen dresses and sweaters that have been waiting just for you!

We have reduced the prices on those clothes or colours that we will not be repeating like this orange raincoat.  Also reduced are reversible coats and vests from Beyond Threads, corduroy lantern pants from Cut Loose, and beautiful silk blouses from TMCollection.  Come in and be surprised!

FINALLY, we have the colour samples for the linen pinafores that we have requested from Cut Loose.  You can choose the colour you want either in the store or on the Cut Loose website.  I will be placing the order at the beginning of next week.

Yuletide opening hours at Urbanity

Urbanity's normal hours are:

Tuesday - Saturday: 11-18

Sunday:  noon -17

Monday:  closed

Yuletide hours this year are:

Open Monday Dec. 24: 

11am - 3pm

Closed Dec. 25 & 26, 31 & Jan 1

We will serve gløgg and goodies on Saturday, December 22nd.  We look forward to seeing you.

Busy December

We were so excited by this wonderful dress from McVerdi, that we decided to do a photoshoot in the hope the press would pick up the image.  We staged the shoot in the Scott Landon Gallery, and asked Jenn Walton from digiwerxstudio.com to take the Pictures.  Suzanne Nairne modeled the dresses so beautifully. This dress is so becoming, and although there is only one left in rust, we still have the dress in beautiful blue Italian corduroy, and in a wool blend.  We also have more styles from McVerdi -- relaxed Danish designs for worldly women!

We are so happy to tell you that we raised $250 for the Unions Gospel Mission on our first Christmas Day, December 2nd.  We enjoyed having Elisabeth Owre demonstrate making her glass beads, and Ratatouille Designs with a wonderful selection of vintage linens.  Cassandra Van Dyck sang for us as we sipped glogg!

Urbanity is all stocked up for the season.  We have lots of scarves of all kinds, sweaters, very cute brooches from K-form in Sweden, and belts made by Vancouver's Denise Wilson.  We also have an array of fun jewellery -- from Patsy Kolesar's silver jewellery to ceramicist Laura Vanderlinde multi-media necklaces.  As always we have a wide selection of socks.  Oleana is well-stocked and we have lots of wristwarmers, tights, and leg-warmers!  We look forward to seeing you!

Yuletide in Urbanity

Yuletide starts in Urbanity this weekend on Dec. 2nd!

It is a tradition in Urbanity that we start the season as they do in Scandinavia, by decorating, lighting candles, sipping Gløgg, meeting and greeting each other, sharing, and giving.

-This year we have invited Ratatouille Designs to show their re-purposed Vintage French linens, and Elisabeth Owre who will demonstrate making her beautiful glass beads.  The work of both artists will be available for purchase.

-We welcome Cassandra Van Dyck back again to sing for us. Cassandra writes her own songs which she sings with the voice of an angel.

-On this day we collect for the Union Gospel Mission, and the good work they do.

Please join us any time between 12 - 17 on December 2nd.
It will be 'hyggeligt'

Small Business Saturday - October 20th

When we heard of this yesterday we made a last minute decision to join in.  We are giving a $100 gift certificate to anybody shopping in Urbanity over this weekend - Oct 19 - 21.  We urge you to use your debit card to make purchases, and look forward to seeing you in URBANITY!  See more at www.shopsmallbiz.ca