Trendy fashion brand with 11 UK branches planning to open first Scottish store
CLOTHING brand Lucy and Yak, which only uses organic, recycled, or dead stock material, is planning on opening a shop in Edinburgh.The company, which began in a van in New Zealand, has become wildly popular for its statement-patterned dungarees and boiler suits.1Lucy and Yak is set to open its first Scottish storeCredit: GOOGLE MAPS Plans have been submitted for a new shop on Edinburgh’s busy Rose Street, which will be its first Scottish store.The shop replaces Calistoga, an American restaurant that served meals such.This included seared king scallops, flat iron steaks and raspberry crème brûlée with cinnamon shortbread.Lucy and Yak was founded in 2017 by couple Christopher Renwick and Lucy Greenwood.He had started by making tobacco pouches from old clothes in New Zealand, whilst living in a van they called Yak.They soon moved back to their home of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, and whilst selling second-hand clothes, realised the popularity of dungarees.After sourcing materials from India, they began to sell their signature dungarees in a variety of different styles.And now they have stores all across the UK - with the first opening in Brighton in 2019.All the fabrics used by Lucy and Yak are sustainable, such as organic cotton, recycled polyester, or dead stock fabric left over from other brands.They also use bamboo, linen made from flax, hemp fabric, and Lenzing Ecovero which is an eco-responsible viscose fabric.As well as dungarees in many bold prints, the brand also sells playsuits, tops, jeans, skirts, jackets, and fleeces.Plans have been submitted for a shop on 70 Rose Street, which used to house Californian restaurant Calistoga which first opened a branch in Edinburgh in 2004.Lucy and Yak also have a scheme called Re:YaK BuyBack.This means you can bring in clean Lucy and Yak items in any condition and get a money-off voucher towards your next item bought there.This is a service which the Edinburgh branch could potentially offer, too.
