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Lately, Lululemon has been portrayed in a less-than-favourable light, but Shannon is hoping to start afresh with her own brand, the Vancouver-based Kit and Ace, which shills something she likes to call “technical cashmere.” Just like Lululemon, it’s equally rich on price with T-shirts for men and women priced anywhere between $68 and $98 (the men’s cotton options are around $84). But what makes these basics so special is the special blend of 81 percent viscose (aka rayon), 10 percent elastane and nine percent cashmere.
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Now, I’m all about finding the perfect tee with just the right amount of slouch and slump, but these pieces better be primo for me to part with 70 big ones for a plain white top. Then again, didn’t plenty of people scoff at the idea of spending upwards of $100 in the bygone days before Lululemon? The Wilson family may just have spun more rayon into gold—move over Rumpelstiltskin.
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As for how you can get your hands on the tees, the brand just recently opened its first store in Vancouver’s Gastown and launched a new online store. With Chip reportedly having a heavy hand in Kit and Ace’s daily dealings, there’s no doubt the new brand will be looking for large-scale expansion. Just take the company’s mantra for further proof: “Time is precious. We know what we know and we also know there are things we don’t know. So we’re figuring it out. We’re building out local studios (pop-up type things) across North America to start conversations. This is a test. It’s also just the beginning.”
