Get Dressed

Erica Hughes, founder and owner of North Vancouver's Get Dressed, comes by her innate fashion sense and casual yet current sensibility honestly; essentially, it's in her genes. Growing up, her mother worked in the Eaton’s fashion office, always impeccably dressed in Mr. Jax suits and patent leather shoes, she recalls. Her sister, a hairdresser, was the inspiration behind a young Erica's ever-changing hairstyles. Both were defining influences that sharpened her keen eye for trending styles.

Without any formal fashion education, albeit a business degree under her belt, Erica built the Get Dressed brand with collections that bespeak comfort and understated sophistication. In 2001, together with her sister, they opened at Parkgate, a destination shop with a community-focused demographic; Deep Cove is literally the end of the road on the North Shore and was the launchpad that would see the boutique spawn a second location at Westview Centre.