After three years in the Creative Crossing building, Heroine has closed its Charles Street doors. The Halifax fashion boutique run by Jodi Manley will move its trunk show series to the new art and event space at 2053 Gottingen, known simply as 2053. Here’s the designer schedule for this spring’s trunk shows, starting next weekend: […]
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Laura Chenoweth upcoming events
Mark these days in your calendar: this Saturday November 27. Saturday December 11 and Saturday December 18. From 12pm to 5pm on those days you’ll find a studio sale of products by Laura Chenoweth Organic Apparel taking place in Chenoweth’s studio, 2526 Agricola Street, Studio 4 (upstairs, 405-8881). You’ll find from her fall collection cord […]
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Laura Chenoweth’s last show of the season
Local eco-clothing designer Laura Chenoweth is back with her fall collection. Continuing her fashion of having trunk shows at Heroine (5775 Charles Street), the Creative Crossing space is once again hosting the show, taking place October 23 and 24, 11am to 6pm. Available will be purple cord skirts, charcoal tunics, blue-black printed jumpers, charcoal cord […]
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Chenoweth does it again
This is your last chance to get your hands on Laura Chenoweth’s organic summer apparel until she introduces new stuff in September. The Sunshine Clothing Sale happens this Friday, July 9 and Saturday, July 10, from 11am to 6pm. Come for the tops, try the summer skirts, and take away metres of organic fabric. It’s […]
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Laura Chenoweth’s hot pink summer clothes
The Summer Love Clothing & Fashion Sale is happening at Heroine (5775 Charles Street) on Thursday June 17, Friday June 18 and Saturday June 19, from 11am to 6pm. Expect Laura Chenoweth’s typically gorgeous work to be available, including the very season-sensitive cap-sleeve tops, pink belts, chiffon scarves and organic flannel meterage. Deals abound! Visit […]
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Laura Chenoweth shows again
“Being a local clothing designer and using Heroine’s space/boutique is an ongoing experiment of how to sell clothes locally—without the crazy retail overhead!” writes Laura Chenoweth, reminding us she’s offering you another chance to check out her clothes, Friday May 21 and Saturday May 22, at Heroine (5775 Charles Street, 420-0328) from 11am-6pm. Expect fresh, […]
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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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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 […]
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Chenoweth sale
Does anything say spring more than a ream of organic cotton? If you agree, visit Heroine (5775 Charles Street, 420-0328) on March 23 and 24 (Tues 5-7pm and Wed 11am-6pm) and March 30 and 31 to pick up organic cotton fabric meterage from local designer Laura Chenoweth in jersey, poplin, prints, corduroy and non-violent silk—the […]
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Heroine’s last trunk show of 2009
Heroine (5775 Charles Street, 420-0328) hosts its final trunk show of the season this week, featuring the elegant work of Toronto designer David Dixon. Hours of the show are Friday, December 4, 4pm-7pm, and Saturday, December 5, 1pm-4pm. Email heroine@eastlink.ca for more information.
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Heroine reopens
Open only by appointment and special occasion over the summer, Heroine (5775 Charles, 420-0328) will be casting its doors open more regularly during the fall season, starting Friday, September 18. Advance word has indicated that folks can expect a showroom featuring sweater knits by Montreal’s ca va de soi to begin the season (September 18 […]
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Go local on Agricola Street
Stretching down from the north end, Agricola Street is a series of pauses, movements and environments. North of Young is the largely residential energy of the Hydrostone, but points south you’ll encounter the dominating presence of the Oland Brewery (3055 Agricola, 453-1867), then the distinguished formality of the antiques district just around Almon. Further south […]