This week’s style and shopping highlights include Black Fashion Week MN’s spring kickoff event, Kentucky Derby parties, outdoor farmers market season kickoffs and more. Local hat maker Karen Morris presents a Kentucky Derby event this week at Canopy hotel. BEGINS THIS WEEK: Salvage Crawl 2024: Kick start your upcoming home improvement projects with the Hennepin County Salvage Crawl. Visit participating salvage retailers from May 1 to 31, 2024 to be entered into a drawing to win one of five prizes. Sometimes referred to as home improvement thrift stores, salvage retailers offer a wide variety ..read more

This week in local style and shopping, Earth Month wraps up with fashion shows, artful displays, vintage markets and more. Native Nations Fashion Night returns this Thursday for its annual showcase. TUESDAY, 4/23: Firsthand: Contemporary Craft in Context: With more than 75 items on display from across the Twin Cities and beyond, this loan-based exhibition showcases leather shoes, woolen knitwear, thrown pottery, ceramic tiles, and youth-built boats. Exceptional finished products are contextualized through the people, tools, operations and environments that produced them. Opening reception Tue ..read more

This week in local style and shopping, celebrate Earth Month and Fashion Week MN’s spring season with fashion shows, shopping events, vintage markets and more. Celina Kane’s new spring hat collection drops this week at MartinPatrick3 NEW THIS WEEK: Celina Kane Spring Hat Collection: Local milliner Celina Kane has just debuted her new collection of spring hats and fascinators just in time for Derby days, garden parties, and spring and summer weddings. Available exclusively at North Loop retailer MartinPatrick3, the collection features elegant fruit and flower elements in whimsical, 3D formatio ..read more

Happy Earth Month! This week’s newsletter spotlights local events, retailers and makers that prioritize sustainability and eco-friendliness.  Kick off Fashion Week MN with sustainable brand Citizen-T’s launch party this week Spring Flower Arranging with Sip N Bloom: Learn how to create your own take-home flower arrangement with this week’s workshops hosted by Sip N Bloom. You’ll create your own seasonal centerpiece with the help of Sip N Bloom's master florists, with various experience level options. Kits range from easy to intermediate and start at $65. Find this week’s dates + register ..read more

Happy Earth Month! This week’s newsletter spotlights local events, retailers and makers that prioritize sustainability and eco-friendliness.  Local sustainable brand Ellekin celebrates Earth Month with a new product line & more Now on view: Firsthand: Contemporary Craft in Context: With more than 75 items on display from across the Twin Cities and beyond, this loan-based exhibition showcases leather shoes, woolen knitwear, thrown pottery, ceramic tiles, and youth-built boats. Exceptional finished products are contextualized through the people, tools, operations and environments that ..read more

This week’s local style and shopping highlights include vintage markets, makers markets, flower arranging workshops and more. Wild Things Collective & Wild Things Antiques host their monthly market this weekend TUESDAY, 3/26 & SATURDAY, 3/30: Spring Flower Arranging with Sip N Bloom: Learn how to create your own take-home flower arrangement with this week’s workshops hosted by Sip N Bloom. You’ll create your own seasonal centerpiece with the help of Sip N Bloom's master florists, with various experience level options. Kits range from easy to intermediate and start at $65. Classes this ..read more

This week’s local style and shopping highlights include a studio tour from the Condom Couture upcycler, the Minneapolis Vintage Market’s monthly event and the kickoff of Galleria’s annual floral experience. Get a behind-the-scenes studio tour of the Condom Couture looks from the recent Planned Parenthood “Ready or Hot” fashion show this week. NEW THIS WEEK: Rent the Runway Pop-up at Mall of America: The megamall is partnering with Rent the Runway for an exclusive sample sale. It will feature thousands of gowns, dresses and accessories from previous Rent the Runway collections featuring top br ..read more

This week’s local style and shopping highlights include the annual Gathering of Friends spring vintage and antique market, St. Patrick’s Day makers markets and a spring collection drop at The Golden Pearl Vintage. The Golden Pearl Vintage drops its spring collection this weekend. NEW THIS WEEK: Hackwith Design House Sustain Shop Sale: As local fashion brand Hackwith Design House embarks on our newest journey of paring down their collection to a simpler core collection, they will be saying goodbye to their Sustain Shop, featuring secondhand Hackwith pieces. Save 30% on all Sustain Shop items u ..read more

This week’s local style and shopping highlights include Planned Parenthood’s Ready or Hot fashion fundraiser, Petek Trading Co’s grand opening of their new store and more. Petek Trading Co celebrates its new location this weekend TUESDAY, 2/27: AudreyRose Vintage Story Sale: The local vintage seller hosts her first story sale of 2024 after closing her brick and mortar late last year on her Instagram page. It includes a fresh assortment of her latest vintage glassware, housewares and home decor finds. Begins Tuesday at 1:30pm at @audreyrosevintage City of St. Paul Park Clothing Swap: The City ..read more

This week’s highlights in local style and shopping include the Textile Center’s annual fiber arts week-long celebration, a season-end vintage clothing sale, local craft makers and more. Discover a handcrafted fiber find to take home at this week’s Fiber Art for All at the Textile Center TUESDAY, 2/20 & SATURDAY, 2/24: Fiber Art for All: Winter in Bloom: The Textile Center's annual celebration of all things fiber art and textiles returns. Highlights includes a fiber arts makers market on Saturday featuring the work of 25 local artists and makers (including vibrant tufted rugs, printed garm ..read more