Ports 1961

As the telling name states, Ports 1961 was founded n 1961 and began as a luxury sports line. Since then, it has gone through a multitude of designers and owners. While in the midst of one of these incarnations, Ports 1961 shut its doors to North American and refocused exclusively on Asia. In 2003, under the helm of African-​born and Vancouver-​raised Tia Cibani, this illustrious Canadian company came home.
It re-​launched itself and now stands at the forefront of fashion, producing beautifully sculptural and urban pieces season after season. Each collection tells a unique story in a distinct voice.
With specific regard to the store in Vancouver, the space could stand to be a bit modernized. It’s a little stuffy and does little as a platform for the designs.