Mo. Import Co. at Artists & Fleas Soho, September 18-24

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See you in SoHo?   Missouri Import Company will be hosting our first-ever New York City Pop Up Shop         Come one, come all Mo. Import Co. will host its first-ever New York City pop up at Artists & Fleas Soho, 568 Broadway, SoHo, NYC September 18 thru 24, 2017. Mon. thru Sat. 10AM – 8PM Sun. 11AM – 8PM     Founded in 2017, Mo. Import Co. is a collection of storied goods sourced and scouted from shops and artisans…

Visit me in Music City.

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36.1627º N, 86.7816º W Nashville’s 12South neighborhood is a green, walkable (and jog-able for the humid-immune natives) haven for young families with a main thoroughfare of boutiques, restaurants, and bars… and amazing peanut butter cookies (visit Sloco). Lively and quaint, this neighborhood is also home to Sevier Park which holds a weekly farmers market to the tunes of a live folk band. It’s the perfect setting for warm and welcoming White’s Mercantile — a general store for the modern-day tastemaker. Expertly curated, they…

A city fit for a Prince.

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44.9778º N, 93.2650º W According to BuzzFeed, “A hipster is just a Brooklynite who wishes they were from Minnesota because it’s ‘more real.’” For ye frustrated ones, there is a long list of outfitters in Minnesota to add some realness, and an even longer list of why Minnesota is totally awesome. The area between Minneapolis’ North Loop and the Mississippi River is full of factories converted into desirable brick condominiums with refined eateries and barrooms, and modish design shops on the street level.…

Original haberdashery.

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39.9612º N, 82.9988º W The Short North Arts District in Columbus, Ohio is centered around the beautiful brick and tree-lined High Street. It’s a vibrant thoroughfare, plentiful with restaurants and coffee shops, craft cocktails and wine bars, homemade ice cream, and no shortage of great shopping. In the spirit of a true haberdashery, Samson: A Men’s Emporium carries everything for the elegant, yet rustic man. He can leave with a Brackish feather bow tie fit for a dandy southern gentleman, a…

Grab the blanket.

Goods and Brands, Mercantiles

44.2950º N, 93.2688º W Faribault Woolen Mill was founded on the banks of Faribault, Minn. in 1865. World renowned for quality blankets and throws, the mill endures as one of the last vertical woolen mills in America. Fifth generation craftspeople continue to dedicate themselves to creating beautiful wool and cotton goods with century-old methods and machinery. The company’s flagship store is onsite at their Faribault headquarters. It’s beautifully curated with an entire section of discounted excess or compromised materials. We…

The weather is about to change.

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64.1265º N, 21.8174º W At the end of the long pier-like stretches off of Iceland’s capital there is a rock wall, not taller than me. On the other side of it, it’s a deep plunge to the Faxa bay—only a moderate bulwark from the mid-Atlantic. On this wintry day, the waters were low, winds calm, and the high noon light was soft and violet. As I neared the rock face a large sign of reclaimed wood with the words written…