Kit and Ace

A luxury line by the wife and son of Lululemon founder Chip Wilson, Kit and Ace features a line of upscale casual wear made of «technical cashmere». Meaning cashmere you can supposedly throw in the washer and dryer (at your own risk). It has a pretty low cashmere content — usually 9−12% in many of their pieces. So heads up, yes it’s overpriced, but they do have great sales from time to time, and the shop employees are so friendly and make it a fun place to shop, too.
I went in to the new location upstairs in Phase 2 of West Edmonton Mall (recently relocated from their previous Whyte Ave locations) to check out the post-​Christmas sales. I bought a long sleeved shirt that was normally $ 88 for $ 28. It was thin but super soft and a very flattering cut. Not worth the 88 to me (and I’m not sure if I’m daring enough to machine wash it because it feels pretty delicate), but I’d gladly pick up more of their sale stuff.
I found the employees to be very friendly and helpful. I was dressed like a hobo in my huge winter coat and beat up snow boots, but they engaged me in conversation and took the clothes I was holding onto (on multiple occasions, by multiple employees) into the change room right away so that I could have my hands free to look at other items, which was actually very much appreciated, because their hangers are huge and bulky. In the change room when I wanted to try another size and it was not available, the employee suggested other similar flattering items instead and brought them for me to try. And they weren’t snobby and didn’t seem to care that I wasn’t looking at any of the regular priced stuff.
Another cute feature is «the list» — a compilation of trendy restaurants, bars, cultural activities in the area, free to pick up (located at the cash register).
I’ll definitely be back for the sales (and maybe even a regular priced item or two to when I want to treat myself)!