Room 152 (152 Portland Street) Some of the stock is second-hand, but they also have a lot of never worn sample sizes. Plenty of brand names at brand name prices. A summery Philip 3.1 silk dress is $200, Marc Jacobs leather bag is $250. Women’s only. Good for: Those who love designer labels, but at […]
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These holiday pop-ups are poppin’ off
Over the next few weekends, the opportunities to get on top of your naughty and nice lists are pretty endless. You can shop while it’s dark out on Spring Garden, or hit up Black Friday insanity at the malls, or revel in the handmade beauty of one of the city’s killer craft fairs. If you’re […]
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Halifax street style: Grafton Street
Name: Sam Hatfield Age:26 Spotted: Grafton Street Wearing: Sunglasses, Ray Ban; Lipstick, Heroine by M.A.C.; Top, Free People; Shorts, American Apparel If your clothes could talk, what would they say about you? She’s not afraid to take risks and doesn’t care what people think about her. What are you reading/watching/listening to right now? Right now […]
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Wyrd Distro for the people
This Saturday, outsider art site Weird Canada launches Wyrd Distro, its not-for-profit indie music distribution service for the entire country. This is monumental. Twenty-one celebration parties will happen across Canada simultaneously, featuring regional bands and a videochat with Weird Canada’s founder Aaron Levin and executive director Marie LeBlanc Flanagan. The Wyrd Distro is a game-changer. […]
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Fashionable fete
The theme is a ’50s birthday party but you don’t have to dress up (although you should) to fit in at this fete—after all, you might just be on the wall. The award-winning street style blog Fashion East is only turning one but it’s already plenty grown up, having spent relatively no time becoming Halifax’s […]
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Take the Shop Talk Guided Tour: The north end
The meat of the issue We love it when something old is unearthed for us to experience for the first time. One year ago, Frédéric Tandy opened Charcuterie Ratinaud (2082 Gottingen Street, 446-8222), bringing home the European practice of curing meats and making pâtés and sausages. “It’s something that people have been doing for hundreds […]
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Lost & Found Holiday Hang-ups Party on Friday
Lost & Found (2383 Agricola Street, 446-5986) is having a holiday party to showcase cardboard trees, gift boxes and their Holiday Hang-ups fundraiser. The Holiday Hang-ups Party takes place Friday, December 16, 7-10pm. What to expect: B&B (Brenna Phillips and Bobbie Shedden) have handcrafted trees on display in the windows. The Holiday Hang-ups Fundraiser provides […]
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Gift ideas: For the musician
1 Snow-leopard print faux-fur coat $48, Lost & Found, 2383 Agricola Street, 446-5986 2 Alabama open-back banjo They start at around $250 for beginner’s models, but it’s the open-back edition that will really impress. $500, Halifax Folklore Centre, 1528 Brunswick Street, 423-7946 3 Maritime Conservatory cloth bag $4.95, Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts, 6199 Chebucto […]
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Paper Weight holds it down
Finding Kate Walchuk’s work within Lost and Found is a little bit of a scavenger hunt, and she likes it that way. “I have the advantage of placing crafted objects in the same displays as their original referents,” says the artist. “My intent being that the art maintains a stubborn presence next to that of […]
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Princess Diana patches by NSCAD artist at Lost & Found
Available now at Lost & Found (2383 Agricola Street, 446-5986) are a series of patches by NSCAD artist Elise Boudreau. “Screen printing patches and zine-making is my attempt to marry my politics with my art practice,” writes Boudreau in an email. “In the recent process towards selling my work online I have been immersed and impressed […]
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On deck
From left to right: Brixton striped tee, $49, Pro Girl. Octopus purse, Wa’ou, $25, Biscuit General Store. Maison Scotch shirt, $109, Envy. Pink Martini denim skirt, $56, Twisted Muse. Boat pin, $12, Elsie’s Used Clothing. L-R: Valerie Dumaine dress, $169, Biscuit General Store. Sperry Topsiders $98, D2/Dugger’s Mens Wear. Fred Perry shirts, $118, D2/Dugger’s. Caitlyn […]
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Block party
From left to right: Laptop cases, $50, Lady Luck Boutique. Blue purse, $14, Elsie’s Used Clothing. Comme toi cami, $45, Biscuit General Store. Qupid shoes, $69, Biscuit General Store. Lucy Love “Emma” blue skirt, $49. Biscuit General Store. Suede vest/skirt set (skirt not shown), $40, Elsie’s Used Clothing. L-R: “In Bloom” rings, $15 Lady Luck […]
