Category Archives: Fashion

by Melissa Chipman The FAT Friday Halloween Hop next Friday, October 26 will feature a newly-expanded trolley route on Frankfort Avenue. (Do people really call it “The Avenue” or is that just a marketing push? Not judging. I like it. It reminds me of New Orleans.)  The trolley will no longer turn around at Stilz [...]

First it was trendy retailer Urban Outfitters outfitting an old Blockbuster video store in the Highlands. Now, Louisville is getting Nasty Gal, say our real estate sources, a Silicon Valley-based (Arleta, Calif.), eCommerce retailer apparently aimed at the inner Lolita in women 18-to-25. Though technically, the Louisville area – specifically Shepherdsville – is getting Nasty Gal, [...]

(Editor’s note: This poste was updated at 9 a.m. on June 21.) If a suburban audience can’t seem to find her, Linda Hawpe intends to go looking for a new urban audience in a move that may mark a milestone in Louisville retail history. Hawpe, owner AlterEGO women’s boutique, said after five years, she’s leaving [...]

The Tangerine Closet, a new, locally owned retail clothing boutique has opened in the Clifton neighborhood. A grand opening is scheduled for Friday, May 25, during the next FAT Friday Trolley Hop, according to a news release. The event will begin at 6 p.m. and will include food, drink, fun and fashion, according to the [...]

By Gerry Mattingly, Evolve And down the stretch they come … We’re just over a week out now to Kentucky Derby 138 and a lot of guys haven’t even broken a sweat when it comes to thinking about what to wear. Heck, Extreme Makeover could build two houses in that time, so you’re thinking “I’m [...]

You already eat there. You hang out when it’s a Flea Off Market Saturday. Now, The East Market District, where the motto is “Eat, Play, Shop, Stay,” wants you to make NuLu part of your Kentucky Derby experience. “The First Ever NuLu Derby Celebration” is scheduled for Sunday, April 29 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. NuLu [...]

(Editor’s note: This post was updated at 4:25 p.m.) There are two things I sincerely do NOT care about – sports and celebrities. So everywhere I go, everyone is talking about sports and celebrities. Oy! But I know good dish when I hear it, and I’ve gotten an earful over the last 24 hours, especially [...]

Well, it was bound to happen. A big-city retailer is opening in NuLu. But this story has a happy ending if you’re like so many Insider Louisville readers and prefer to buy local. Taylor Stitch, a higher-end clothier in San Francisco is opening a temporary – that’s temporary – store at 807 E. Market St., [...]

By Gerry Mattingly, Evolve No matter your personal convictions about war, the government or the politics driving it all, I think most of us would agree that we owe a debt to the men and women of United States Armed Forces who ensure that we safely and freely live our lives. During our Trolley Hop [...]