Gold Winner Lisa Drader-Murphy, Turbine Silver Winner Veronica MacIsaac Bronze Winner Kim Munson, Orphanage Clothing Can someone please let me know what multivitamin Lisa Drader-Murphy is taking? Between being the president and owner of the ever popular label and shop Turbine, successfully organizing the Turbine India Project—a fund for young women in Hyderabad, India to […]
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Lisa Drader-Murphy’s looking fashion-forward
The wheels in Lisa Drader-Murphy’s head are always turning, that’s why her label Turbine (1475 Lower Water Street) has produced over 75,000 pieces over the last 16 years, and why she’s decided to let her creativity bubble over into a second shop. “I wanted a challenge,” says Drader-Murphy of her next move. “I think I […]
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Halifax’s Turbine to entice celebrities at Cannes
[image-1] Lisa Drader-Murphy is going to have a better May than you. This Thursday she’s taking some choice items from her boutique in Halifax, Turbine (1475 Lower Water Street), to lovely Cannes, for that little film fest they have there. The three featured items (the Upside-Down Dress, a reversible leather hobo bag, and the Day to Night #27 red mineral lipstick duo) are all being packaged together as a Cannes survival kit. Drader-Murphy is no stranger to the celebrity gifting table circuit—Turbine also had a table at this year’s Golden Globes—so we asked her to confirm our suspicions: that celebrities
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Bishop’s Landing stays open late
This coming Friday, head on down to Bishop’s Landing (1475-77 Lower Water Street) to experience a shopping extravaganza. The retailers on and just off swanky square right on the harbour will be staying open until midnight, stores including Bishop’s Cellar, Del Sol, One Stop Wood Shop, Paul Stulac Smoke on the Water, Pearl City, Rum Runners Rum Cake Factory, Sugah!, Turbine Designs, Unicorn Ladies Fashions and Footwear and Urbanity Boutique Salon. There’s also fine meals to be had, at establishments such as Ristorante A Mano, Bish and the Hamachi Steak House.
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Atlantic Fashion Week falls down
Late Tuesday Atlantic Fashion Week, which disappeared without a word this season, announced it will return in spring 2011. Posted on its Facebook page: “During the fall we will be helping to promote any designers having solo shows.” A wise move. Familiar AFW faces such as Katrina Tuttle, Akshay Tyagi and Chloé Comme Parris (critical […]
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Go Local: Halifax Waterfront
But really, even on a day sans monarchy, the waterfront is a genuine pleasure for visitors and locals. With plenty to eat, see and browse, a few hours down by the water can just fly by. Boutique Joliette 1870 Hollis Street, 405-4057 After almost a year near the corner of Hollis and Duke, proprietor Alexis […]
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Turbine turns
Local designer Lisa Drader-Murphy’s chic fashion shop Turbine (Bishop’s Landing, 1475 Lower Water Street, 429-0986) has moved, but won’t be changing its address. That’s because it’s still in Bishop’s Landing, it has just switched spaces with fashion and accessories spot Del Sol (429-2261). “It’s a much larger space,” says Turbine manager Julie Harris. “We really […]
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Cranking up Turbine
Fans of Turbine clothing no have longer to make the trip to Falmouth, or wait for the annual sale at the Westin Hotel, as owner Lisa Drader-Murphy has opened Turbine Boutique in Bishop’s Landing (1475 Lower Water). “Our clients have been asking for years,” says Drader-Murphy, who you might recognize from a recent Come to […]