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Gregory Foster

Fragrance and style creator, Vancouver

Gregory Foster is a Vancouver-based writer, artist and content creator behind @gregoryfoster_, who writes about fragrance, menswear and contemporary living.

gregoryfoster.substack.com @gregoryfoster_

Writes about Canada·Vancouver

Latest“Perfume has been my salvation”: Gregory Foster on Niche Fragrance, Style and Where to Shop in Vancouver

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Place · Downtown

Scentrique

466 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC V6C 1V4

an independent shop where you can spend some time exploring niche fragrance.

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Shop · Gastown

Roden Gray

8 Water Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 1A4

I love Neighbour and Roden Gray for clothes and fragrance

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Place · Yaletown

Leisure Center

950 Homer Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 2W7

where I can go in for a beverage and lose track of time between the clothes, home goods, perfume, incense and art books.

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Shop · Granville Island

Paper-Ya

Unit 9, 1666 Johnston Street, Vancouver, BC V6H 3S2

I always make time for Nooroongji Books and Paper-Ya for stationery, pens and little objects.

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Place · Main Street

Cultivate Tea

2280 Main Street, Vancouver, BC

They have beautiful teaware and incense, too.

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Shop · Main Street

Red Cat Records

4386 Main Street, Vancouver, BC V5V 3P9

if you collect records, leave yourself some time to dig through the bins at Red Cat Records.

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LatestCanada · Vancouver

“Perfume has been my salvation”: Gregory Foster on Niche Fragrance, Style and Where to Shop in Vancouver

Vancouver creator Gregory Foster explains why perfume is an invisible art, how fashion came first and why he left Montreal for the West Coast. He also shares his picks for niche fragrance, Gastown menswear…

10 November 2026 · By Gregory Foster

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