This week’s style and shopping newsletter includes an innovative fashion show, LAB Collective’s fall market, holiday maker markets and more.
This week’s M1750 fashion show features innovative local fashion designers and stylists.
WEDNESDAY, 11/1:
Oubliette Vintage Jewelry Website Launch: Over the past year, local vintage seller Ian Szymczak of Oubliette Vintage (fka Salty Vintage) has made an impressive foray into vintage sterling silver jewelry. The unique, eclectic assortment of pieces incorporates inset stones in brutalist, modernist and abstract forms, with both masculine and feminine leanings in a wide variety of sizes. While Oubliette carries men's and women's clothing and an assortment of sterling jewelry in store at Olio Vintage, the website will be exclusively sterling jewelry. Launching today @ shopoubliette.com or visit @oubliette.vintage on Instagram for link
Textile Center's Holiday Gallery Shop Opening Day: Textile Center’s returns for the holiday season, giving shoppers the chance to shop its gift shop (which doubles in size for the holidays) and shoppable gallery spaces. From winter wear, home goods, kitchen textiles and jewelry, to fiber art kits, books, ornaments, and more, you’ll find an eclectic array of gifts for everyone on your list from 110 makers and artists. Opening Wednesday, ends 12/23 @ Textile Center, 3000 University Ave SE, Minneapolis, textilecentermn.org
Threaded Sustainable Fashion Meet-up: Sustainable fashion community platform Threaded is bringing back designers, makers, brands, professionals, academics and creatives looking to get more connected with other conscious creatives. Come and share your ideas about sustainability events and programming you’d like to see from Threaded in 2024. Free. Wednesday 4:30–6:30pm @ Steady Pour, 2125 E Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, threadedfashion.co
THURSDAY, 11/2:
Bachman’s Fall & Holiday Sip & Shop: Visit your neighborhood Bachman’s for an evening of inspiration, demonstrations from their experts, and live music. Enjoy drinks and light bites from Patrick’s Café while you shop and get 20% off your entire purchase that evening. Find inspiration for the season and get ready to welcome the holiday season. Thursday 4:30–7pm @ Eden Prairie & Plymouth locations, $20 @ bachmans.com
Bachman’s Holiday Ideas & Inspiration Night: Discover inspirational design ideas for home and outdoors that celebrate the best of the holiday season at this self-guided tour at Bachman’s flagship Lyndale location. It kicks off with a special reception (Thursday 4–7pm, $20) featuring live demos from Bachman's experts, wine and light bites, and a 20% off coupon. Begins Thursday, runs daily through 12/10 (except for Thanksgiving) @ Bachman's on Lyndale, 6010 Lyndale Ave S, Minneapolis, $5 @ bachmans.com
M1750: A Fashion Show: Local creative studio hihi Creative presents a night of fashion featuring local designes and stylists showcasing both sustainably made and vintage fashions from hihi Creative, Legacy Vintage, Tila and the Textiles, Uselding Fridays by Joshua McGarvey and stylist Harper Casler. Shop pieces from the participating brands before or after the show. Thursday 5–9pm, show at 7pm @ Urban Daisy Events, 1621 E Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis. Tickets $50 @ eventbrite.com
FRIDAY, 11/3:
Olio Vendor Welcome Happy Hour: Vintage shop Olio Vintage has a fresh crop of local vendors new to the shop for the month of November. Help welcome these newcomers with bubbly, NA beverages, snacks and good vibes, plus live 3-minute portrait sessions by Harper Steinbach. Vendors include Mom & Pop Vintage, twigminn leather goods, and Cynical Fool art. Friday 4–6pm @ Olio Vintage, 21 5th St NE, Minneapolis, @olio.mpls
FRIDAY, 11/3 & SATURDAY, 11/4:
LAB Collective Fall Market: Join us for a pop-up market unlike anything you've seen before. In this fall shopping event curated and hosted by LAB, find 19 local business, makers and artists showcasing everything from clothing to accessories, plus inspirational fashion, installations, interactive experiences, signature cocktails, food and music to help you get a head start on holiday shopping in style. Friday 4–8pm & Saturday, 10am–3pm @ Hennepin Made - Glass House, 553 Holden St, Minneapolis, labmpls.com
Minneapolis Gift & Art Expo: Shop a curated collection of handmade art, crafts, treats, gifts and more from a talented group of over 165 local artists and makers plus 17 boutiques at this annual expo. They include local favorite Flicker & Fizz, which creates gorgeous scented candles in vintage glassware. $6 entry (children free). Friday noon–7pm, Saturday 10am–6pm & Sunday 10am–5pm @ Minneapolis Convention Center, Hall A, 1301 2nd Ave S, Minneapolis, www.giftandartexpo.com
SATURDAY, 11/4:
Thriftmas at Arc's Value Village Opening Day: Thrift store Arc’s Value Village will be launching its much-anticipated annual collection of holiday decorations and winter gear at all three of its locations. Want early access to the launch? Richfield will be offering early access at 8am at the Richfield location (general entry 9am) and 9am at the Bloomington location (general entry 10am) with a $5 donation to nonprofit partner The Arc Minnesota. No early access to the New Hope location (open at 10am). Stop in often, as they’ll be restocking throughout the season while supplies last. Begins Saturday @ various Arc’s Value Village locations, @arcsvaluevillage
Bachman's Winter Farmers Markets: As the weather cools down, warm up inside our greenhouses to shop seasonal goods at the indoor farmer's markets. Enjoy music and fresh, ready-to-enjoy food and beverage and stock up on produce, sweet treats, crafts, and gifts from local farmers, bakers, and artisans. Saturday 9am–1pm @ Bachman's Apple Valley & Eden Prairie locations, bachmans.com
Day of the Dead Small Business Pop-up Market: Paulistana Connection is teaming up with local brewery La Doña Cervecería to host a Day of the Dead small business pop-up market showcasing local Latinx-owned businesses. Saturday noon–4:30pm @ La Doña Cervecería, 241 Fremont Ave N, Minneapolis, @paulistana_connection
Golden Boie Permanent Jewelry Pop-up: Local jewelry brand Golden Boie is popping up at local maker shop Bench Pressed, offering permanent jewelry. You can also get a jumpstart on your holiday gift shopping with Bench Pressed’s assortment of giftable goods by indie makers and their own letterpress-printed goods. Saturday 11am–3pm @ Bench Pressed, 2010 26th Ave S, Minneapolis, @benchpressed
Joeleen Torvick + SHExclusive Jewelry Trunk Show: Local clothing designer Joeleen Torvick and jewelry designer Susan O. Horowitz of SHExclusive Designs are presenting their latest collections in this dual trunk show event. Both designers are resident vendors at The Fitting Room, a boutique that specializes in locally made clothing and accessories. Saturday noon–5pm @ The Fitting Room, 318 W 38th St, Minneapolis, thefittingroompls.com
Market Collective MN Makers Markets: The maker collective pops up at Insight Brewing with a mix of unique goods from a curated group of local vendors. Find items like candles, original art, hot sauce, coffee, crystals, jewelry, knits, baked good and more, and sip craft beer while you shop. Saturday 1–5pm @ Insight Brewing, 2821 E Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, @marketcollectivemn
A Handmade Holiday Market - Season Kickoff: Join Minneapolis Craft Market at the Lakes & Legends Brewing tap room to visit with local artists and makers while sipping delicious beers with autumn cheer. The ongoing market is a one-stop shop throughout the holiday season for supporting local makers and starting your gift shopping. Saturday noon–5pm @ Lakes & Legends, 1368 LaSalle Ave, Minneapolis, mplscraftmarket.com
Twin Cities Record Show: Peruse hundreds of record albums, 45 RPM records, CDs and music memorabilia from a group of vendors spanning genres like jazz, blues, rock, outlaw country, funk, soul, garage and more at this bi-monthly event. Saturday noon–4pm @ the Haralson Room at Minneapolis Cider Company, 701 SE 9th St, Minneapolis, facebook.com
Grand Opening: TMORA’s Wintertime Carnival: The Museum of Russian Art hosts its largest holiday exhibition in its history. Drawing on the Museum’s rich collection of holiday ornaments and memorabilia, The Wintertime Carnival presents the story of winter holidays during the reign of the Romanov dynasty and the Soviet era. The evening will include open viewing of all galleries, live music by Twin Cities Hot Club, and remarks from the Curator and Executive Director, the unveiling of the TMORA Holiday Shop, festive treats and drinks available for purchase. Saturday 7–9pm @ The Museum of Russian Art, 5500 Stevens Ave, Minneapolis. Tickets $14 @ tmora.org
SATURDAY, 11/4 & SUNDAY, 11/5:
Field and Festival Holiday Market - Opening Weekend: Presented by Minneapolis Craft Market, Field & Festival is a bustling hub of local farmers, foodies and artists hosted at Wagner's Garden Center greenhouse. The market is hosted every weekend through the holidays to help you get all your holiday gift shopping all wrapped up for the season. Saturday & Sunday 10am–2pm both days @ Wagners Garden Center, 6024 Penn Ave S, Minneapolis, mplscraftmarket.com
SUNDAY, 11/5:
NE Farmers Market - Winter Season Kickoff: The NE Farmers Market is back indoors for the winter season. Head to Quincy Hall once a month for specialty foods, baked goods, beverages, fresh produce and handmade goods ready for gifting. Sunday 10am–2pm @ Quincy Hall, 1325 Quincy St NE, Minneapolis, northeastfarmersmarket.com
DIY Cross Stitch with 3DRD: This workshop hosted at jewelry brand Larissa Loden’s event space will utilize the medium of needlepoint (cross stitch) as a creative expression of art. You'll be crafting up some snarky sassy stitches with duo Wone and Youa Vang of Third Daughter, Restless Daughter. Plus, the Larissa Loden retail store will also be open for shopping after the event. 18+. Sunday 10am–noon & 1:30–3:30pm (two session options) @ Larissa Loden HQ, 2032 Marshall Ave, St Paul. Tickets $50 @ eventbrite.com
The Toolbox Collective Makers Market: Longfellow artist studio The Toolbox Collective hosts its third makers market with a lineup of a dozen vendors include Cool Trash. Saturday 10am–2pm @ The Toolbox Collective, 3400 42nd Ave S, Minneapolis, thetoolboxcollective.com
Old St. Anthony Holiday Bazaar: Minneapolis Craft Market is heading back to one of our favorite venues in town, Machine Shop, for its annual holiday market series. Shop two full floors of handmade goods in the open, bright and airy space with tunes from DJ Buster Baxter and coffee from The Get Down Coffee Co. Sunday 11am–4pm @ Machine Shop, 300 2nd St SE, Minneapolis, mplscraftmarket.com
Queen-Size Clothing Swap: Get ready to revamp your wardrobe with fabulous finds and connect with like-minded fashion lovers. This swap hosted by Head to Toe Salon celebrates double digit sizes. Bring a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 10 freshly cleaned items free from wear and tear. You can also bring up to 10 accessories. Enjoy wine and snacks and gain fashion tips from stylists who work with all body types. Sunday noon–4pm @ Head to Toe Salon, 2445 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis. Tickets $10 @ eventbrite.com
MONDAY, 11/6 & TUESDAY, 11/8:
Vintage Pop-up Sale: Local vintage seller slugshopp and two other vendors are popping up on the University of Minnesota campus in the Northrop Mall lawn. Expect a good variety of styles and sizes (XXS to 4XL) for all genders, plus big deals including $1 and $5 piles. Event weather dependent; follow @slugshopp on IG for updates. Monday 1–6pm & Tuesday 11am–6pm @ Northrop Mall lawn near Walter Library, 117 Pleasant St SE, Minneapolis, @slugshopp
NEXT TUESDAY, 11/7:
FGI Communiqué Spring 2024 Fashion Report: Fashion Group International's Minneapolis-St. Paul chapter presents the Spring 2024 fashion report with kyenote speaker, Hayley Matthew-Jones. The founder of Minneapolis Craft Market and Minneaopolis Vintage Market will discuss her recent experience leading a group of locals through London Fashion Week, and share insider perspective on this year's events and trends. $25. Tuesday, 11/7, 8:30–9:45am @ Think Bank, 3655 Hazelton Rd, Edina, eventbrite.com
UPCOMING:
Nov 10: BeBe's Bling Ball: Commemorating BeBe Day in Minneapolis, this new event is an inclusive celebration that encourages guests to bling it up in their boldest, bedazzled looks while DJ Cousin Christopher and DJ Che battle it off with house and Afrobeat music. Friday 8pm–midnight @ Glass House, 145 Holden St N, Minneapolis. Tickets $30–$60 @ eventbrite.com
Dec 7: Merry Merry! A Holiday Fashion Show + Pop-up: The Fitting Room boutique presents a special holiday fashion show featuring custom capsule collections from its roster of 14 local fashion designers, plus accessories from 14 local brands. Each item from the runway will be available to buy right off the runway after the show. Limited tickets available. Thursday 6:30–10pm, 7:30pm show @ The Museum of Russian Art, 5500 Stevens Ave, Minneapolis. Tickets $50–$60 @ eventbrite.com