After a few years of running her curated thrift shop Makenew (2468 Agricola Street), local designer Anna Gilkerson knows what the people want. And not just when it comes to design and the fabric, but the price too. Her second line, Älskling (which means Swedish for “darling”), combines all three of those considerations in a […]
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Make my day: Makenew’s Valentine’s sale
Whether it’s in the name of love, or self-love, this week would be the time to pay Makenew (2468 Agricola Street) a visit. With Valentine’s on her mind, owner Anna Gilkerson is putting all of her men’s and women’s clothing on for 50 percent off from now until end of day Saturday, February 14 and […]
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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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Makenew menswear—all weekend long
Anna Gilkerson‘s stunning colour stories are telling a different story this weekend—her shop, Makenew (2468 Agricola Street) has transformed into menswear boutique for the weekend. Through until Sunday, Proper Crooks—a men’s line from NSCAD fashion grad Kate Rothschild—will fill the racks at the sunny north end boutique with everything from linen pants to screen printed […]
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MAKENEW’s moving to Agricola
We kind of saw this coming last spring when MAKENEW (1526 Queen Street) introduced a men’s line and spilled over into a second room, Anna Gilkerson—local designer and curator of the boutique-style thrift shop—needed some room to grow. It turns out she needed more than just an extra room, which is why she’s expanding the […]
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MAKENEW ties one on
“Hello, gorgeous specimen”, is what folks will say once your neck is decked out in one of these handmade bow ties from local designer, and second-hand clothing curator extraordinaire, Anna Gilkerson. A part of her newly launched MAKENEW MAN department—boasting both gorgeous vintage materials and top-notch fabrics—the Spring 2013 Bowtie Collection arrived last week, bringing […]
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Makenew mans up
Hey Macklemore, can we go thrift shopping? Well, at Makenew (1526 Queen Street, 444-4120) you can. The eight-month-old thrift shop created and curated by local designer Anna Gilkerson has recently opened its doors to a much-deprived male market. Still fairly new to Vintage Row, Gilkerson decided to expand her space when the room next-door opened […]
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Recycle chic
1. Mixtape Apparel mixtapeapparel.com Mixtape Apparel is a company founded in Halifax by Jason Duong, a Dalhousie commerce student. Along with offering belts and t-shirts, he repurposes old audio cassettes into belt buckles, saving them from the landfill and allowing for a fashion statement sure to make your skinny-jeaned hipster pals choke with covetous frustration. […]
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Anna Gilkerson’s new line
Shoptalk has learned that Anna Gilkerson, who made a big splash in Halifax and beyond with her Deux FM clothing designs, is having a trunk show tonight, Friday February 18, at Love, Me Boutique (1539 Birmingham Street, 444-3668) from 5pm to 8pm. Gilkerson’s new project is called MAKENEW, a collection of designer thrift and genuine […]