Searching for that perfect leather jacket? You’re in luck. It just so happens that the perfect leather jacket-maker – Calgary’s lux outerwear designer Aleem Arif – is bringing his Bano eeMee line to two Edmonton stores this week, for a limited time.
Pop-up shops in Thread Hill (10725 124th St.) from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, and Bella Maas‘s St. Albert location (370-5 Giroux Rd) from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday will showcase the relative newcomer’s take on the fall staple.
Arif’s designs use sustainable leather and organic vegetable dyes to achieve their unique yet classic black, grey, brown and deep-red hues, and are made in his native Pakistan. Fitted and mostly waist-length, they put a spin on the traditional leather jacket with asymmetrical lines, exaggerated collars, perforated peplums, distressed finishes and fur touches.
