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A Men’s Line for Eileen Fisher?

September 19, 2013

Yesterday morning, with the promise of a mimosa and simple sensual designs, I sprung out of bed like it was Christmas morning, changed out of my night-gown, and arrived with minty fresh breath.

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Eileen Fisher has opened their 2nd location in Calgary, AB Canada at Chinook Centre and I was excited to see what all the hub bub was about.

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Prior to my visit, I developed a huge misconception. For some reason I thought Eileen Fisher would be ‘florida keys’ wear; animal prints, capes and moo-moos… I’m a guy, what did I know?!

But what I actually discovered was minimalistic and timeless.

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Clean lines and simple shapes; there were no tropical prints or over sized ponchos… This was most definitely not ‘ho-hum’ wear, but more black tie affair!

And then the sadness hit… Not being a female, I would never have the chance to wear any of the amazing designs… Or would I?!

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Speaking with Angie Deliva from Sece Apparel, the company who holds the Canadian franchise rights to the brand, Eileen Fisher is already quietly developing a small Men’s capsule collection. And although she couldn’t go into much detail, she gave me a sense this might appear as soon as Fall/Winter 2014!

As I continued to sweep through their beautiful current collection I was treated to delicious breakfast parfait, fruit and pastries.

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Even with the absence of a men’s collection, for now, Eileen Fisher still found the way to my heart.

Thanks for all the treats and the exciting gossip, I’ll be keeping my eyes peeled for the new ‘Fish-Man’ collection!

Mr. Fab fisher



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