A Valentine from fripe fabrique
My favourite tiny boutique, an enchanting blend of vintage and indie Montreal design, fripe fabrique, has the best Valentine's window:
Flanking the sentiment, mannequins pose in hint-of-spring sweaters, topped by fuchsia lips:
Inside, there is much to tempt the Valentine, such as sweetly sexy lingerie in lover's red:
A vintage moto to fit either a smaller man or a woman:
An ever-changing bin of scarves, from crisp foulards to Florida travel souvenirs—your choice for $12:
Mexican-influenced pressed-tin earrings, $15:
I wish I could bring you in appreciate the refinement of a fur capelet, which transforms the simplest sweater or top into a statement of personal style. My photo doesn't do justice to the lining, a plush bronze velvet. (Price, $195.)
Montréal designers are masterful users of recycled-fur pieces that keep us warm through polar winter and chilly spring. This piece is on sale, a tender ruff of white-chocolate with caramel contrast. (Sale price about $68.)
For spring, a tailored navy and ecru vintage bag with a handsome, heavy clasp; price, $30:
fripe fabrique also offer DIY sewing workshops; the line of retro gleaming Singers awaits those interested in repairing garments or designing the perfect skirt:
ff's lovely owner Michelle says it's her vision to not just sell clothes, but to create a community of DIY, the city's best new designers, and clients. I can't resist dropping by every few weeks to hear her plans for collaborations and new projects.
Longing for a closer look? Come to Montréal, or check out ff's Etsy shop when it's back in swing after a brief break.
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Flanking the sentiment, mannequins pose in hint-of-spring sweaters, topped by fuchsia lips:
Inside, there is much to tempt the Valentine, such as sweetly sexy lingerie in lover's red:
A vintage moto to fit either a smaller man or a woman:
An ever-changing bin of scarves, from crisp foulards to Florida travel souvenirs—your choice for $12:
Mexican-influenced pressed-tin earrings, $15:
I wish I could bring you in appreciate the refinement of a fur capelet, which transforms the simplest sweater or top into a statement of personal style. My photo doesn't do justice to the lining, a plush bronze velvet. (Price, $195.)
Montréal designers are masterful users of recycled-fur pieces that keep us warm through polar winter and chilly spring. This piece is on sale, a tender ruff of white-chocolate with caramel contrast. (Sale price about $68.)
For spring, a tailored navy and ecru vintage bag with a handsome, heavy clasp; price, $30:
fripe fabrique also offer DIY sewing workshops; the line of retro gleaming Singers awaits those interested in repairing garments or designing the perfect skirt:
ff's lovely owner Michelle says it's her vision to not just sell clothes, but to create a community of DIY, the city's best new designers, and clients. I can't resist dropping by every few weeks to hear her plans for collaborations and new projects.
Longing for a closer look? Come to Montréal, or check out ff's Etsy shop when it's back in swing after a brief break.
Comments
Flash forward some 35 years..my daughter had a school project which required making a quilt (yeah, it was geometry class too. Go figure). My Singer wasn't working properly & we were on a deadline, so I went out & bought a new Singer. It was, to put it not so delicately, crap. Mostly plastic parts. We did finish the quilt, but afterward I returned the machine because it was really poorly constructed. Took my old machine to a repair place and had it refurbished. Good old sturdy, metal-not-plastic, machine is going strong!
PS I also still have the 1900s machine, which still works!
materfamilias, it is in Petite-Italie, close by. Very cute place. But there are others I like on rue Villeray, a few blocks north of the Market.
Don't visit right now though, as it is horribly cold. Not even walking to the Market today...