Jonathan+Olivia has opened two locations in Whistler, B.C.Kristen McGaughey/Jonathan+Olivia
When Jonathan+Olivia opened its Vancouver doors in 2005, it offered a refreshing, fashion-forward mix of apparel for men and women. A few short years later, it imported that aesthetic to Toronto’s Ossington strip, helping to transform the area into the hip ‘hood it is today. Now, husband-and-wife owners Jackie O’Brien and Nic Jones have brought that stylish energy back west to a whole new retail destination: Whistler, B.C.
“Whistler offers so much," O’Brien says of her new home. "It’s a beautiful village, there’s crazy skiing and snowboarding, there’s golfing, the restaurants are bananas and what we felt was missing was high-end fashion shopping, and so we wanted to introduce that to the mix.”
To that end, they’ve opened two new locations in Whistler, one focused on lifestyle and après-ski-inspired apparel and the other on high-end streetwear and sneakers. At the lifestyle store, find what O’Brien refers to as a “softer” approach to their signature aesthetic, including brands such as Marni, Yohji Yamamoto and James Perse, as well as housewares, apothecary items and high-performance outerwear, a mountain-top essential. At the streetwear-focused location, choose from hype-heavy labels such as Undercover, Vetements and Adidas by Raf Simons. Fashionistas with an eye for art will especially enjoy the streetwear location, where an original 2003 Banksy piece called Bombing Middle England is on display.
Jonathan+Olivia, 4293 Mountain Square, Units 108 and 114, Whistler, B.C., 604-227-7626, jonathanandolivia.com.
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