If you’re like Lisa Simpson and you take your dioramas really seriously, you’ll love Seabright Soul (seabrightsoul.com). Lisa MacDormand creates tiny shadowbox pendants—-about the size of a matchbox—-out of two tiny panes of glasses soldered with lead-free sterling silver. Inside, she builds miniature three-dimensional worlds out of images, gems and other whimsical finds. Spotted: wee […]
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Boutique Joliette Spring Artisan Show
On Saturday May 15 visit Boutique Joliette (1870 Hollis Street, 405-4057) between 10am and 6pm to enjoy a spring trunk show, featuring the work of jewellers Peter Bauer and TORI.XO and photographer Margot Metcalfe. Bauer will be showing his spring-inspired Gypsy Melodies collection, while Tori Poynton—her work travels under the TORI.XO label—will show her opal […]
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Heads up: Oh Dina! trunk show this Sunday
Welcome Nicole McInnis home: the Oh Dina! designer returns for a trunk show at Lady Luck this Sunday from noon to 5pm. Look for her signature headbands, bridal and prom pieces, which she adorns with vintage-inspired feathers and buttons, bows and flowers. I think they’d also look awesome with a tough leather jacket. Or while […]
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Suit Yourself suits itself… and you.
A fixture of the Halifax Farmers’ Market (1496 Lower Water Street) since 1993, Suit Yourself (420-9358) actually expanded in May 2009, now offering even more Canadian designers than ever. “There’s always a 50-70 percent off sale going on,” says owner Lori Pearce, who says though her regular hours are fixed (12pm-5:30pm Monday-Friday and 9am-2pm Saturday) […]
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Love, Me Boutique’s Second Annual T-Shirt Event on Display
Regular Shoptalk readers will recall that we reported on Love, Me Boutique‘s Chara Kingston launching her T-Shirt Event in February, inviting readers and customers to submit t-shirts to participating designers—Kim Munson of Orphanage Clothing, Veronica MacIsaac, Jennifer Young of Pip and Pipper—to be redesigned. Well, those recreations are now complete, stylishly reimagined and very eco-friendly, […]
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New North End Craft Studio opens
Up and running since early March, North Pocket Studio (5926 Hillside Avenue) is the working studio of three textile-based artists: Joanna Close, Keeley McLean and Rilla Marshall. McLean is a screen-printer and stitcher, while Close and Marshall are both handweavers. Set up in their shared working space are two floor looms, an industrial sewing machine […]
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Laura Chenoweth sale
As Shoptalk reported, local designer Laura Chenoweth will be sharing space with Heroine (5775 Charles Street, 420-0328) this season, and Chenoweth is about to have a spring sale at Heroine. Called “Spring Fresh,” it takes place Tuesday April 20 and Wednesday April 21 from 10am to 5pm, and will include new stock and scarves. The sale continues May 4 and 5. Update, April 13, 11:39am Chenoweth has shifted the first two days of her “Spring Fresh” sale from Tuesday and Wednesday to Thursday, April 22 and Friday April 23 at Heroine. Update, April 14, 3:38pm And now the times have
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Get ready for fall with Katrina Tuttle’s new collection
Is it a crime to want summer to be over already? Halifax designer Katrina Tuttle unveiled her fall/winter collection at Toronto Fashion Week, and we’re in love, especially with her blazer/dress. This is only Tuttle’s second Fashion Week (and she’s only 21), but this collection shows a classic, sophisticated side in earthy autumn tones, mixed […]
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10 years of Elsie’s
Maureen Elsie Court is celebrating 10 years in business this April 1. Her consignment shop Elsie’s (1530 Queen, 425-2559) has become a trend-definer, her sharp eye and creative spirit helping to make Halifax look hotter, shinier and better. She can identify your style with a single look, and keeps certain lines in mind for certain […]
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deux fm and Laura Chenoweth competing for eco-fashion supremacy
Laura Chenoweth Proving that environmentally conscious fashion design is more than just a season’s trend, Fashion Takes Action is launching the first FTA Design Forward awards. Close to 40 designers made the first round, and it’s now down to 14, including locals deux fm and Laura Chenoweth. But what makes these awards interesting (and credible) […]
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Rebekah Higgs gets laced in with Jewelry by Twiggs
Rebekah Higgs’ grandmother didn’t just inspire her fearless electro-dance alter ego, Ruby Jean, she’s also the spirit behind Higgs’ Jewelry by Twiggs. “I started making them at Christmas time for friends and family out of scraps of lace around the house and my grandmother’s broken jewellery left to me,” says Higgs, who always shows up […]
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Heroine addiction
On April 8 Heroine (5775 Charles Street, 420-0328), owned and operated by Jody Manley, reopens for a season of trunk shows and showrooms featuring small, independent Canadian designers. The first show for 2010 will be the spring collection of Montreal’s Ca Va De Soi. And into the spring season, you can expect more shows running […]