Originally hailing from Vancouver Island, Anián is a clothing brand that embraces slow fashion by using recycled textiles to create its apparel. Calgarians can now learn more and experience the brand firsthand at the company’s first Calgary store on 17th Avenue S.W.
The brand’s name comes from the Straight of Anián, a waterway that was believed to exist in the Pacific Northwest that helped push exploration and connect the world. In that same way, Anián embraces new ideas to help push the fashion industry forward.
The new store, which opened in summer 2025, is the brand’s first brick-and-mortar location outside of B.C. It’s also a full-circle moment for Anián owner Paul Long, whose hometown is Calgary. The new store is designed after a Pacific Northwest cabin, with warm woods and natural textures throughout.
Made in Canada, Anián’s clothing is inspired by time spent in nature and created with the guiding principle of sustainability in mind. Part of that vision means making clothing that is built to last and can be worn for years to come, thus stopping extra clothing from reaching landfills.
The other part of Anián’s sustainability model is diverting textile waste (over 900,000 pounds since the brand started in 2013) from landfills by recycling worn out clothing and fabrics and turning them into new fabric that can be reused in its clothing. The brand has also worked with organizations like Ocean Legacy Foundation to turn old oyster farming trays into the buttons used on its clothing.
From that reclaimed fabric, Anián offers timeless and classic clothes — think wool and cotton flannel shirts, t-shirts and sweaters for men and women. The store also offers items like blankets, socks, headwear and more.
With the opening of the new location, Calgarians have a new way to help support a more sustainable fashion industry (and look stylish while doing it).
825 17 Ave. S.W., 587-885-3874, anianmfg.com