Style & Entertaining
Summer Fashion Report, 2023 Edition
Summer heat is in full swing, and so is summer fashion. Sure, everything is sticking to your thighs, but hey, we’re still out here to be ourselves and knock em’ dead, sweaty or not. We got some tips from the crew at the North Loop’s upscale boutique Martin Patrick 3 on the latest summer fashion…
Together in Harmony: Conscientious Coffee, Clothes and Home Goods
Erik Hamline opened Together – a clothing and home goods store in Northeast Minneapolis – at the tail end of 2022. Since its opening this beautiful store has lived up to its claims as a store full of mindful brands and consciously crafted products. When I ask Hamline about the origin of the name, he…
The Lavish Lab Experience
According to its creators, Lavish Lab may be a “new baby” in décor, design and event planning, but really it is the fruition of more than 20 years’ experience. The studio is located in Northeast Minneapolis and run by Scott Beck and Marshall Kudi Ngwa, who you might also know as the winner of Ru…
Welcome to the 2023 Pride Pages Directory
Click here to view the Pride Pages Directory. In the face of adversity, how a person—or a community, a nation, a civilization—reacts is a testament to their character. 2022 presented us with a range of challenges, and, in large part, we met them with tenacity and grit. Over the past year, the pandemic continued to…
Inside Out – Style Consultant DeX Santillan Mixes AFAB Matches
“They’re uncomfortable,” DeX Santillan laments, describing a group of people who somehow feel both invisible and inhibited, who sometimes even seem like strangers in their own skins. “They’re worried that they’re going to get slapped down.” They, of course, are a certain subset of put-upon clothes puter-on-ers slogging through attire and accessories retailers as they search…
Pooling Around – Splashy Men’s Swim Styles for Spring and Summer
Slap some style where the sun don’t shine – if clothing is mandatory, that is – in our broad spectrum swim picks gunning for a dive in the deep end. Vast Artist Volley Ready for a Donna summer? Legendary graphic artist CJ Dunn draws inspiration from the burnt-orange ’70s on Vast’s all-over logo-print volley shorts…
Kaftans For Everyone! And, Swimwear, Too!
“Fashion fluid,” “gender neutral,” “size inclusive,” and “age appropriate” are terms you rarely see in the fashion world. When you consider that these ideas are wrapped up in a kaftan, then you can see the possibilities of an article of clothing that is the core of Middle Eastern culture can be brought onto the world….
Biz Buzz: Max’s
Business: Max’s Your Name: Ellen Hertz Job Title: Owner Give us a brief overview of your business and what services you provide the community: We are a jewelry and chocolate boutique featuring artisan made items in both categories as well as some gifts and items for the home. We aim to celebrate the art and creativity of our designers,…
Backyard Wedding Sites: From Gardens to Glass Houses
When two people decide to embark on a new life together, there’s always cause for celebration. While media (both past and present) feeds us the idea of a grand wedding fit for royalty, the realities of hosting and paying for these kinds of events gives many couples pause. People want a day they will always…
Time After Time – New Gild Jeweler Jen Bellefleur Makes New Love Old Again
“’Thou shalt not’ is soon forgotten, but ‘Once upon a time’ lasts forever.” — Philip Pullman The most told and re-told love stories—rescuer and rescued, curse and kiss, godless monster and fairy godmother—begin with a Once Upon a Time and end with Happily Ever After. The latter implies a relationship that will last…which might be…
