Collective Saints and Sinners Party

I recently posted about setting up at the new co-op in downtown St. Louis called the Collective.  If you haven't read it yet, here it is.  We're really excited about being in a space with other creative people and can't wait to see it grow!

They have recently gotten their website going too.  Check it out!

http://www.collectivemx.com/

 

Since we are one of the vendors, we were invited to a Saints and Sinners costume party to celebrate the opening.  My mom and I were joined by 2 of our employees, Emily and Katie.  Here they are below.  Katie wore a really fun red flapper dress!

 

This is my mom in our space.  She had a mask to go with her furry vest but it was hard to keep on with her glasses.  Sorry for the dark pictures.  It was pretty dark in there because they were doing an awesome light show.

There were also cupcakes from The Cup, wine from Copia, and pizza from Pi.  Basically my personal heaven..

 

This is me with Brian Simpson, owner of East + West in Kirkwood.  He also has a space in the Collective.  He makes a pretty good zombie I think. 

I waited too long to plan my costume so I just had to settle for the tried and true witch hat.  It's basically the go-to costume for the person without a costume.

This is all of us in the space.  I wish the picture had turned out better!  Darnit! 

See the lights on the wall?  It says MX below because the Collective is a part of the Mercantile Exchange.  It's basically a series of buildings with shops and dining including Pi, the Blues Museum, the Collective and the new movie theater.  I think it's going to be so amazing for the downtown area. 

We had a great time at the party and it made us even more excited about the Collective.

 

The Collective opened today so you've gotta check it out!  Washington Avenue has really grown and I think you'll be surprised if you haven't been downtown in a while.  Let us know what you think when you visit and be sure to tell them The White Rabbit sent you!

Our setup for the Collective in downtown St. Louis

 

 

Hi guys, it's Lindsay here. We just finished setting up our space in the cool new Collective downtown and I wanted to share the pictures and info. It's a store full of local boutiques that was dreamed up by Nicole Benoist.  It's really a fun concept.  Here is a list of the boutiques that are in the Collective:
Adam Foster
Alternative Apparel
Beltshazzar
Byrd Style Lounge
Genovese Jewelers
Ivy Hill
Juxtapose
Kate Pollman
Oh Lolli Lolli
Q Boutique
Retta le Ritz
Roots
STL Style
twigs & MOSS
Wai Ming
White Rabbit
Women’s Closet Exchange
Phoenix Rising
City Sprouts

Located in the Mercantile Exchange district on Washington Avenue in St. Louis, it's a great spot to attract visitors, tourists, and local sports fans and residents.  I (Lindsay) recently moved downtown so I can walk to the space and make sure it looks good.  I'll be changing the displays frequently to keep it fresh.  Here's the awning:

Below is a picture of the space before anyone had moved in.

 

We checked in on Friday and this is what our space looked like.  It's just a blank wall with 2 partitions on either side.  We love a blank canvas!  What a fun challenge!

 

 

I have kind of taken over as the project manager for the space since I live a few blocks away and I have friends that live downtown.  I'm hoping that I can bring in goodies that some of the residents in the lofts will love.  We bought a little differently than we do for our main location because I think the customers will be a little different.  I think it will be tourists and young residents.  There is a lot more color in this display than our customers are used to from us!

 

 We've got candles, jewelry, these metal clocks, and lamps in the space.  Susan from Knollwood Lane made onesies that say "made in St. Louis" and totes with the Arch on them.

The french cow head is my favorite part.

These necklaces have vintage maps of St. Louis on them.  We sell them in our Brentwood store too and they have been a huge hit.  I displayed them in an old suitcase.

Here is my mom and I in our space.

After setting up, we walked next door to Pi and had lunch.  It was so fun and we cannot wait for you guys to see everything.  You can see pictures of other booths on their facebook page.  It opens in a few days so get ready!  Let us know what you think when you visit!

Grand Opening Fun at East and West, a new boutique

We are so excited about our new friends Brian and Lauren Simpson who have recently opened a wonderful boutique in downtown Kirkwood.  They came in to The White Rabbit hoping to find cool display furniture for their store called East and West, a clothing boutique inspired by designers from the coasts.  The two saw a need for a quality shop where men can find brands made in the U.S. that you just won't see anywhere else in the Midwest(there are a few things for the ladies too!).  We were thrilled to help them find unique pieces for displaying their wares. 

We recently visited them during their grand opening event and snapped some photos of the pieces they got at our store! 

It was so fun to see it all come together.

This is Brian and Lauren in front of a cabinet they bought for their line of men's skincare and grooming products.  I will definitely be visiting this cabinet for my brother's Christmas presents!

P.S. Aren't they kind of ridiculously cute??

They got this red table recently and I almost shed a tear when it left our store.  It has a rusty metal top and it came in with this red, flat paint. Awesome!

 They bought this banner for their wall which is perfect because it has the names of New York subway stops.  This is our best selling website item by the way. They put a ladder in the window and draped jeans and shoes from it. 

This old Brach's candy display shelf turned out to be the perfect piece to display their candles and colognes. We had JUST gotten it when they snatched it up! 

See the  leather bag on the crate next to it?  My boyfriend got it for me. :)

 We painted the top of this table with chalkboard paint so that he can write sizes, prices, messages, etc.  It was a really simple table but adding the chalkboard top makes it a little bit more special.

 We had these sheets of galvanized metal at the store and Brian thought it would be really cool to use as his checkout counter front.  What a fun idea!  I love re purposing old materials like this.

This chalkboard came from us.  Looks great! The table below is metal.  I love mixing some industrial elements with painted pieces.  It keeps everything from looking too matchy and formal.

We helped them create a collage of frames to go above a clothing rack.  Don't you love the colors they chose?  They were a little too bright to begin with so we used a brown glaze to make them look older.  Glazes are easy to use.  I would really recommend experimenting with them if you haven't yet. 

 Want to visit this new boutique? They are at 205 N. Kirkwood Rd, kind of across from Deweys Pizza.  You can also visit their site at http://www.eastandweststl.com/

Please be sure to tell them The White Rabbit sent you!