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Every now and then you stumble upon a designer that has truly found a way to be distinct. Peppercotton (how lucky that the designing duo had such perfect last names) caught my eye at Grethen House in Edina. They wrap loose Swarovski crystals in tubes of mesh and the results are…
The day we’ve all been meowing for has finally arrived: the Walker Art Center’s first ever Internet Cat Video Festival. Originally conceived of as a small, quirky commentary on an Internet phenomenon, this event has grown to lion-like proportions, attracting world-wide…
Katie Cazorla, star of Nail Files on TV Guide Network, knows just the manicure for her maiden visit to the Minnesota State Fair: “I’m going to Viking people’s nails out! Legendary Lavender mixed with another purple and a neon yellow nail as an accent,” says the outspoken owner of the Painted Nail in Los…
From heavyweight canvas dungarees to bejeweled velour track suits, Mall of America plays up its range with two new stores.
Function is fashion at Carhartt, now open at MOA. Yes, that Carhartt—since 1889, maker of serious work wear, from lab coats to flame resistant bib overalls. Today, Carhartt…
Hollywood Fashion Secrets has been watching you, men. They know you swipe Garment Shields and occasionally pluck an Oil Blotting Tissue from your lady’s stash. No need to be coy any longer: the Minneapolis-based company behind Hollywood Fashion Tape has repackaged some of its most relevant products with “wardrobe male-functions”…
Another blow dry bar is in the works for Minneapolis: Gust-o will open in October at Calhoun Commons near Whole Foods. This one has a big name behind it: Kacey Pohlad, whose husband Chris is a grandson of Carl Pohlad. Her partner Betsy Hawn has more than a decade of marketing experience with Gap and…
Minneapolis-based Hollywood Fashion Secrets is adding a new (styling) weapon to its ever expanding arsenal. The original double-sided Hollywood Fashion Tape that launched a pink empire of fabulousness now comes in a gun. Well, it’s really more of a tape dispenser. But that’s not as fun for marketing purposes, and more power to them, marketing and…
Eyes roll when I step into an outdoors store. It’s okay, I know I give off a this-girl-doesn’t-sleep-in-a-tent vibe. But I’ve been shopping army surplus stores since I was a teenager in jeans I distressed and pinned all by myself. I still have my first canvas army green pack with minimal metal hardware, and so…
Nicole Richie for Macy’s Impulse department drops Sept. 12. It’s exactly what the department store is going for right now: young and affordable with celeb appeal. Come to think of it, isn’t everyone?
The collection looks a lot like the personal wardrobe of Richie, the former hot mess who recast herself as a cool mom and connoisseur of boho chic. From…
Not a stripe to be seen! Minneapolis-based designer Anne Cramer, whose striped skirts are adored by chic women and bridesmaids everywhere, is moving on in her ready to wear collection this fall (stripes are still available in the bridal collection, so stop hyperventilating). This season, AC is all about luxurious textures and rich fabrics—peach skin fille, taffeta and crepe back satin. For Cramer, it’s all…
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