Fresh from Rogues
We just received the latest from Rogues Gallery- a few great pieces from their Holiday Collection. It’s heavy, substantial, beautiful, cool. The sweatshirt is a hoodie that eats like a meal- this thing is weighty, has leather trim on the pockets and elbow patches (yes!) and a serious zipper. The tees have just been spotted [...]
Patch NYC
The guys from Patch NYC not only have the best-in-show booth at the Int’l Gift Fair season after season, but apparently they also have the coolest crib in Cambridge, MA. A little Grandma Moses meets Brooklyn PoMo- this designer couple, Don Carney and John Ross, have fully realized Granny Chic and taken it to the [...]
Good Read.
This season we decided to pick up a few books for the shop- not necessarily about one subject, but many that we like- art, fashion, music, horses, photography, love.
Top Trend :: Frugal Fantasy
The question we’ve been recently hit with most is: “How are you doing- I mean- in ‘these times’ ” Luckily, we can safely answer with a wholehearted ‘Just fine, thanks!’. The overwhelming reports of tanking retailers are usually stories of mall shops and big box chains. The economic decline is bad news for Goliath, but [...]
Built in Baltimore this Friday
We’ll admit it- we’re not too crafty. Meaning- craft isn’t really our thing- not that it’s a bad thing- but we’re craving something a little edgier, a little less sweet, a little more chic. So we know- ‘local designers‘ can sometimes mean handknit roller skate cozies and macramé bras- but I can assure you- our [...]
Veri Hedi
Shine Collective is very excited to welcome Baltimore resident Hadieh Shafie to our roster of jewelry designers. Hadieh’s new line called Veri Hedi is, in her words, “Punk meets Posh! Jewerly inspired by the 1970′s punk and new wave scene, with a touch of Anglomania.” I met Hadieh when she was strolling around the shop [...]