The Read

 
Now Available: Nubuck Color Blocking on Leather Boots

Product Design

Now Available: Nubuck Color Blocking on Leather Boots

 We've just added Nubuck colour blocking options to The Uptown Boot and The Downtown Boot! A more luxurious alternative to suede, this material provides just the right amount of texture and warmth for winter.
1-minute read
Tall Boots for Athletic Calves

Product Design

Tall Boots for Athletic Calves

 Poppy Barley founder and marathon runner Kendall Barber describes her lifelong hunt for boots for athletic calves and how Poppy Barley can accommodate wide calf measurements for athletes.
4-minute read
Now Available: Toffee & Chocolate Brown Flats

Product Design

Now Available: Toffee & Chocolate Brown Flats

 We've just added two new beautiful leather options to our F/W '13 Flats Collection! And don't they look good enough to eat?
1-minute read
Creating a Brand for Startups, Pt. II

Behind the Business

Creating a Brand for Startups, Pt. II

 When executed well, a brand can be an extremely powerful force, producing a tribe-like mentality as its audience shifts from passive observers to active participants to rallying ambassadors. Here, our Brand Design Manager, Monica, shares a few tips on brand strategy.
4-minute read
Creating a Brand for Startups, Pt. I

Behind the Business

Creating a Brand for Startups, Pt. I

 Our Brand Design Manager, Monica, looks back at Poppy Barley's initial branding sketches—from mood boards to logos—and explores the in-depth and often complex processes that go into creating a brand for startups.
5-minute read
7 Key Traits in Good Co-founder Relationships and Why Working with Your Sibling Works

Behind the Business

7 Key Traits in Good Co-founder Relationships and Why Working with Your Sibling Works

 The foundations of good co-founder relationships are the same, regardless of if you’re related. But working with your sibling has inherent advantages.
9-minute read
Poppy Barley Reviews: A Testimonial for Large Calf Boots

Behind the Business

Poppy Barley Reviews: A Testimonial for Large Calf Boots

 One of our customers—Wedding Photographer, Hailey—shares her experience of measuring, designing and wearing Poppy Barley tall boots.
1-minute read
Iteration: The Key to Building a Startup Website

Behind the Business

Iteration: The Key to Building a Startup Website

 "The first version of your startup website sucks... and that’s ok." Our developer, Daelan, talks startup website tips and reveals the process behind launching poppy-barley.com.
6-minute read
Poppy Barley Is On Songza! Listen to Our First Curated Playlist: Office Grooves

Lifestyle

Poppy Barley Is On Songza! Listen to Our First Curated Playlist: Office Grooves

 We spend long hours with our headphones in at work, so we decided it was time to start curating our own playlists. Follow Poppy Barley on Songza.
1-minute read
@PoppyBarley Filmstrip: An Update from our Instagram Feed

Behind the Business

@PoppyBarley Filmstrip: An Update from our Instagram Feed

 Over the past two months, we held pop-up shops throughout Alberta and watched women all over the world receive their custom Poppy Barley flats. Here's how it all went down on Instagram.
4-minute read
Inspiration Notebook: The Downtown Boot

Product Design

Inspiration Notebook: The Downtown Boot

 A charming take on the punk-rock trend, this is our edgiest style yet. These bespoke studded boots pay homage to the season's loudest fashion moment.
2-minute read

Product Design

The Search for Wide Calf Boots

 Our Brand Design Manager, Monica, shares her struggle with shopping for wide calf boots and explains how Poppy Barley has "normalized" all fit issues. Find out how the journey made her feel like Cat Woman.
4-minute read