Tag: Joynoelle

  • Off to Mexico

    Sick of winter much? Can you bear another cold day of having
    to bulk up? Me either! That’s why I’m checking out for Mexico, yo. Feast
    your eyes on this: the adorable, but nonetheless scanty, romper I procured for
    the occasion (as modeled by the much thinner-than-me office floor).

     

    The romper is by Michele Henry, originator of House of Henry
    line (check the website if you care to see the above on an actual person). Here’s another of her warm-weather rompers, which is made from the same stretch
    cotton and modeled by a lovely size-eight dress form.

     

    I’ll mark my return in early March with coverage of three
    local fashion shows:

    MARCH 8: A TWOFER
    Methinks it’s marginally interesting that the all-new
    Envision fashion show, which promises to parade looks from the Cliché and Local
    Motion boutiques across the IDS Center’s fiftieth floor, is going head to head
    with the stalwart DIVA MN show. Among the DIVA designers, by the
    way, will be Ms. Henry, mastermind of the rompers above.

    MARCH 9: BREAK-THE-BANK BEAUTIES
    The brand-new "Runway Luxury" show will feature unattainable
    clothes by Monique Lhuillier (whose only local connection, really, is that she
    keeps an Edina
    boutique) and Joynoëlle (a certified Twin Citian) at the soon-to-open Ivy boutique
    hotel.

    In the meanwhile, stay reasonably warm, will you?

  • Reasonably Promising Shopping Events

    For the women on your shopping list: You might have luck at
    these two shopping events. First off, there’s No Coast Craft-O-Rama at Midtown
    Global Market. I was cruising the list of vendors and was happy to spot all
    sorts of great local jewelry-, clothing-, and crafts-makers as well as the clothing/ephemera
    designer with the best-ever name, Too Many Suitors. It’s worth noting, however:
    I suspect you’ll have better luck at this event if you’re searching for buying
    for women.

    In that vein, clothing designer Joynoelle is teaming up with
    Penny Larsen and Apiary Design to host an event in which you can
    design-to-order you own hats, jewelry, stationery, and such. The aesthetic
    here, I suspect, will be very “ornamental girlie.” So the schedule goes: On Friday
    (tomorrow), from four to eight p.m., there’ll be free wine and snacks; on
    Saturday, from ten a.m. to 4 p.m., there’ll be free cider and cookies. (312 W. 42nd St. Minneapolis; 612-209-7822)

    All kinds of other shit is going on, but I’m not sure how
    exciting it is to read about them in this format. Truth be told, I’m just salty
    about having finished shopping for all the women on my list. Now, all I have
    left are the no-fun guys. Trolling various motor sports websites for reasonably
    fashionable Ski-Doo T-shirts (for the kid brother in Brahm, Minnesota)—that
    is what my life has become. So far, I haven’t had any luck. Surprise, surprise.