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Get ready for the Twin Cities first Flash Flannel. It starts at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30 outside the Twin Cities’ first prAna store, which opens tomorrow at 50th & France. The Om Collective will lead an hour-long yoga session outside the store—complete with Minneapolis inspired poses like “The Stone Arch Bridge”— and the…
No plastic spiders. No sticky eyeballs. Omorphia in Excelsior presents an elegant, if slightly ominous, alternative in Halloween accessorizing: Gap Tooth Vamp Cuffs by boyNYC. Available in brass and sterling silver; oxidized or not, prices range from $130 to $220. 206 Water St., Excelsior, 952-401-3311
It’s a new millennium career to be sure: YouTube Beauty Sensation. Tiffany D is actually the second one I’ve encountered in just the last couple of months (sorry, already forgot the names of the first duo—they were approximately 12, on a book tour, and had a gazillion more views than this blog, to be sure). Tiffany…
Now, the fun part. After months of talking about stores planning to open in the Twin Cities, they’re actually opening! Everybody wants the lights on and the doors open before the critical holiday shopping season. Here are some upcoming openings. Check back—I’ll be adding to this list.
Friday, Oct. 26: Lush, known for its bath bombs and other cleverly packaged natural bath and beauty…
Donald J. Pliner, whose name is synonymous with luxury comfort shoes, will be in the Twin Cities next weekend for a Saturday, Nov. 3 appearance at Herberger’s Southdale Center. A Chicago native now living primarily in Los Angeles, Pliner says he always looks forward to trips back home to the Midwest. “There’s so much personality there—it’s…
This is why it pays to shower before hitting Target, even on a Sunday. Nate Berkus was there, to see his new home collection hit the sales floor. (The branch lamp, which we featured in the October issue of Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, and his new book The Things That Matter sold…
Polarn O. Pyret is Sweden’s leading children’s wear brand and opened at the Galleria early this fall. The Galleria location marks the brand’s…
PBteen—Pottery Barn for the teenage bedroom—is opening a holiday pop-up store at the Galleria in Edina in November. It’s one of five markets throughout the country where Williams-Sonoma Inc., parent company to Pottery Barn and West Elm stores, is testing the concept this season. PBteen launched in 2003 as a catalog and website, and has grown to include six permanent stores,…
Finally, Target and Neiman Marcus are ready to share a look at their highly anticipated Holiday Collection designed by 24 members of the Council of Fashion Designers of America. You’ll have to wait until Dec. 1 to buy, but at least you can start planning. With demand expected to be high, customers will be limited to no more than five of the same…
Gwyneth Paltrow’s goop digital lifestyle publication curated October’s box of beauty samples for Birchbox, and among the picks is a Red Cedar scented candle from Minneapolis-based Illume Candles. Illume was asked to send the goop team several of its fall fragrances (Woodfire is my personal fave), and they picked the sweet but woodsy scent with hints of mandarin, vanilla, and tobacco leaves….
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