Gravity Pope

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Gravity Pope was founded in 1990 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Prior to establishing Gravity Pope, Louise Dirks worked retail for many years and then studied clothing and textiles at the University of Alberta. She has always been extremely interested in fashion and modern style. After University, she co-owned an import shop. She and her partner traveled the world to find unique artisan goods. They traveled to India, Thailand, Nepal, Turkey, Morocco, Guatemala, and Mexico on a regular basis, buying beautiful hand made products. In the process, they purchased a line of boots from Czechoslovakia called Monkey Boots. The distributor for Monkey Boots also sold Dr. Martens. Louise Dirks and her partner brought in a few pairs to their import shop and were surprised how quickly they sold. Soon there became a growing section of Dr. Martens merchandised amidst embroidered Indian cashmeres, Turkish kilims, and Guatemalan Ikats. The shoe selection outgrew it's small space in the import shop and in 1990, Gravity Pope was born. Originally, Gravity Pope sold only footwear and a small area in the back was subleased to a friend who opened a coffee bar. In later years this space flourished into a clothing section filled with unique fashion brands. In 1992, due to increased workload and traveling and buying for both the import shop and Gravity Pope, the partnership ceased and Louise became the sole owner of Gravity Pope. ...

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