Gold Winner Biscuit General Store Silver Winner Pro Skateboards & Snowboards Bronze Winner RCHMND Hall of fame Duggers When Wendy Friedman is hunting for clothing and designers she wants to bring home to Halifax shoppers, she’s not usually thinking in terms of gender. “For me it’s not just about dressing men, it’s about dressing people […]
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SHOP THIS: suite’s sweet hair accessories
When Kristi MacDonald, fashion fiend and co-owner of rchmnd (1869 Granville Street), was getting married last year, she scoured shops for the right barrette only to continuously come up empty-handed. When she finally landed on a look she liked, MacDonald—thanks to her wide-spanning connections in the fashion world—ordered a whack of hair accessories from Australia, […]
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Halifax street style: Granville Street
Name: Kristi MacDonald Age: 31 Occupation: co-owner of rchmnd, director of business development at Omar Gandhi Architect Spotted: Granville Street Wearing: Raf Simons denim overshirt, rchmnd; Gosha Rubchinskiy flag hoodie, rchmnd; Calvin Klein 205W39NYC Sneakers, The Webster; Céline Sunglasses, Matches; skirt, Zara How would you describe your style? Casually refined, easy and expressive. Fashion is very much […]
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Best Men’s Clothing Store
Gold Winner Biscuit General Store Silver Winner Pro Skateboards & Snowboards Bronze Winner RCHMND Hall of fame Duggers “It’s funny because I still feel like I’m this little scrappy entrepreneur,” Wendy Friedman, owner of Biscuit General Store says, her slight Southern accent rolling through the phone line. She and the Argyle Street emporium have come […]
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RCHMND gets creative with future__seasons
f uture__seasons hosted a launch event for its first delivery of Russian designer Gosha Rubchinskiy last week. Highlights included a set of neon tracksuits and a football jersey, both collaborative efforts with Adidas that incorporated the designer’s hallmark Russian typeface. An extension of RCHMND (1869 Granville Street), future__seasons is envisioned as a venue and cultural […]
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Where I work: Kristi Smith and Pete MacDonald from RCHMND
RCHMND 1869 Granville Street WHO THEY ARE Co-owners of RCHMND, Kristi Smith and Peter MacDonald met while working in Toronto and realized they had a lot in common, including a desire to open a retail concept in Halifax. Since its 2012 opening, RCHMND has become the cultural hub that discerning Haligonians didn’t realize they desperately […]
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Style tips from the best in the biz
I love a Q&A as much as my collection of ties and shoes—136 and 42 respectively. My mother counted them in an effort to shame me, try again, lady. This being the Fashion Issue, I decided to have a Q&A with some Haligonians whose style I admire. Ellen Yeung style blogger lovebyelle.com @theminimalistedit What’s the […]
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Best Men’s Clothing Store
Gold Winner Duggers Silver Winner Biscuit General Store Bronze Winner RCHMND Duggers menswear is the perfect one-stop shop for sleek, quality designs. Suits, blazers, ties, jackets, dress shirts, pants and shoes…the gang’s all there. This perennial gold winner is a local fashion business gem, known for its customer service, and dependable brands. For world-renowned names […]
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Best Men’s Clothing Store
Gold Winner Duggers Silver Winner Frank & Oak Bronze Winner RCHMND Great product, and a staff that really delivers on excellent service, that’s what owner Ross McNeil says is behind Duggers’ latest first-place finish for Best Men’s Clothing Store. “We’re brand-driven, so I think we bring world-renowned names to Halifax, world-renowned brands.” Armani, Boss, Diesel—those […]
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Best Men’s Clothing Store
Gold Winner Duggers/D2 Silver Winner Biscuit General Store Bronze Winner RCHMND Today, a stylish man can have serious fun with his credit card in Halifax. But this town was a men’s fashion wasteland when Duggers opened over 40 years ago, and the store has been leading the implicit call for men to look better ever […]
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Best Men’s Clothing Store
Gold Winner Duggers / D2 Silver Winner Biscuit General Store Bronze Winner RCHMND Forty years ago, Douglas “Dugger” McNeil opened Duggers, proffering high fashion and high quality men’s wear. Head downstairs and you’ll find D2, specializing in men’s casual styles and club wear. That combo is a winning formula: Duggers/D2 has topped this category since […]
