What shone brightest.
Our superlative roundup of Shine Collective‘s very best looks of 2008 ranged from classic to bohemian, punk to prep and a daring mix of it all: Best New Label: Trovata. We were so pleased to welcome such a beautifully designed collection to Shine this season, and our customers loved it as well. Modern, vintage, classic, [...]
Wendy’s World
The latest jewelry designer in our ever expanding collection is New York based Wendy Nichol. Her daughter was the muse and model for her winter collection. We’re obsessed with the leather cuff!
Who do you love?
This sturdy new Christopher Deane tote lets you and your Sharpie tell the world. Only $25 and $2 dollars goes to the Plant a Fruit Tree Foundation.
Shine Collective’s Top 15 Gifts
Only 15 more shopping days left people. Make it count. What we love about our gift selection this year is that it’s a tightly edited ‘best of’ everything we could get our little grubby mitts on. Most gifts are only at the shop and not available online- and like any good boutique- quantities are limited! [...]
Eli Halpin @ Shine Collective this Friday
For Eli Halpin, growing up in Alaska had given her a unique perspective on animals, trees and people and their cozy relationships. Studying painting at University of Alaska, Pacific NW College of Art and the Portland Community College in Oregon gifted her with the basic skills to paint full time. Attending a state, then a [...]
Land and Sea.
My favorite gifts in the shop right now are the handforged locks and scissors made in India by Parveen and the whaletooth scrimshaw repros from London Lines. We’re feeling a little old fashioned & inconspicuous in our gift giving and decorating this year- perhaps it’s the economy that’s driving our need for timeless style and [...]
Black is the new black.
End the cycle of unwanted gifts this year by giving your man in black a little something to match his favorite non-color. Molla Space is a Japanese design company that has created the coolest must-have-for-some-reason-I-can’t-explain gift items for guys that, when paired with other favorite guy items, they become magic. For instance: Animal Shot Glasses [...]