Name: Maureen Court Age:Â 53 Spotted:Â Queen Street Wearing: (all second-hand) coat, vintage Issey Miyake; cashmere scarf; vest, 70s vintage suede; floral dress, Free People; boots, Blundstones How would you describe your style? Eclectic layering of as many natural fibres as I can wear. How do you maintain your sense of style in the winter? I actually […]
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Halifax Street Style: Shirley Street
Name: Priya Shukla Age: 31 Spotted: Shirley Street Wearing: Coat, Danier Leather; scarf, from India; leggings, Urban Outfitters; boots, Naturalizer; bag, House of Harlow How would you describe your style? Classic with an edge, with a strong affinity for short dresses. How do you maintain your style in these snowy times? Begrudgingly with outerwear, I […]
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Halifax street style: Glenwood Avenue
Name:Â Tyler Ross Age: 27 Occupation: director Spotted:Â Glenwood Avenue, Dartmouth Wearing: Â jacket, FUBU; jeans, Zanerobe (with patches from Big Pony); socks, Hello Kitty; shoes, Converse How would you describe your style? Elusive Pokemon What are you listening to right now? Right now Alfie ft. Thrillah & Jay Mayne – “Toni Braxton”, but in general 100s, Uzi, […]
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CassBurr Designs dresses up Argyle
After studying design in New Brunswick, and getting inspired while interning in Vancouver, Annapolis Valley’s own Cassandra Burrell has brought her creations home to Nova Scotia—and as of this week she’s selling them from her own boutique, CassBurr Designs (1574 Argyle Street, Suite 5, the former Sailor Bup’s location). Her current collection is full of […]
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Vivacious Vixen carries on
The babelicious fashions at Vivacious Vixen Apparel (6092 Cunard Street) will be gracing the racks at a brand-new Dartmouth location in the very near future. Owner, designer and seamstress Brittany Connors, says she chose 86 Portland Street because the area is becoming its own little shopping district. “I have two friends with businesses on Portland,” […]
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UPDATED: Frank & Oak is coming to Halifax
Outfitter of beautiful men, Frank & Oak, is opening a location in downtown Halifax. Born in Montreal from the brains of Ethan Song and Hicham Ratnani, Frank & Oak’s become one of Canada’s most lauded menswear brands (it’s so cool it even publishes its own quarterly mag called Oak Street) and we’ll be home to […]
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SHOP THIS: Oh! Dina’s hat collection
Nicole McInnis is always using her noggin to make yours look beautiful. The milliner and designer behind Oh Dina!—maker of dreamy DIY flower crowns, vintage-inspired fascinators, headbands and other artful hair —is taking her head games to the next level this week, launching a exclusive line of felted wool hats ($130-160) at Makenew Curated Thrift […]
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Have a Hart Republic
“I’m living a little bit of a double life,” says Kaylyn Monk, owner of Hart Republic, the Halifax-based online shop that launched May 1. Working as an engineer by day means her browsing time is limited and her shopping experience lacking. She’s busy, and then some. “I shop online out of pure convenience and I’m […]
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Bigger Better Than Her Boutique
Just over a year after opening her wilderness-inspired clothing and accessories shop Better Than Her Boutique (5640 Spring Garden Road), Courtney Jones is excited to be expanding. Jones says she realized she’d outgrown her cozy space in Spring Garden Place Mall last year and lucky for her, the space next door opened up allowing for […]
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Coming soon to Queen: FANCY
With Queen Street’s MAKENEW on the move, there’s room for a new face on the block. Make that two: Amy Honey and Sherry Lynn Jollymore, they’ll be debuting their new collaboration, a curated vintage and handmade clothing boutique and art gallery, come February 15. Honey—known for Fancy Lucky Vintage, her Etsy line and Lawrencetown shop […]
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Stay gold, Big Pony
Emily Ross’ call to her longtime friend Lindsay Stewart for advice on getting involved with a co-op-style shop couldn’t have been timed more perfectly. As it turned out, Stewarts’ former co-op, Queen Street’s Second Storey, was closing, so instead of advice Ross got a likeminded business partner. Since then the pair’s had a whirlwind of […]
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Va-va-vivacious Vixen
Brittany Dawn Connors has been making unique clothing in Halifax for 10 years, from alternative styles with her former line Defective Stitching to her current vintage and pin-up inspired Vivacious Vixen. With a dream of opening her own shop, she mostly sold her styles online and to friends until last summer she went for it, […]
