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Archive for November 21st, 2011

Great Gift: Minimergency Kit

Monday, November 21st, 2011

You’ll find five full pages of great gift ideas from Twin Cities stores in the December issue of Mpls.St.Paul Magazine. And still, there were more worthy items we couldn’t fit in print. Here’s one I just love: the Minimergency Kit from Ms. & Mrs. The compact patent pouch comes in a fabulous array of bright colors, each adorned with a good luck charm. Inside, find 16 must-haves on the holiday party circuit, including hairspray, clear nail polish, lip balm, earring backs and a deodorant towelette. Makes a perfect hostess gift or stocking stuffer among girlfriends. $15 at Epitome Papers, Galleria

Tags: epitome papers, gift guide, gift ideas, girlfriend gifts, minimergency kit, ms & mrs
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Black Friday Store Openings

Monday, November 21st, 2011
Midnight is the new 4 a.m. this year, but there’s plenty of shopping happening before midnight on Black Friday…and after. Here are some key openings to know as you plan your route. And yes, you should have a plan.
9 p.m.
  • Toys ‘R Us opens
  • First wave of openings at Albertville Premium Outlets
  • Best Buy starts screening of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 in parking lots of select stores, including Eden Prairie, Maple Grove and Richfield stores
10 pm.
  • Wal-Mart starts its Black Friday deals
Midnight
  • It’s the new 4 a.m.! Store openings including Target, Best Buy, Kohl’s, Macy’s, Herberger’s and more than 100 retailers at Mall of America. Click here to see the MOA deals.
4 a.m.
  • Southdale Center and Maplewood Mall open* (select stores opening earlier)
  • Sears opens
5 a.m.
  • Rosedale Center, Eden Prairie Center, Burnsville Center open*
6 a.m.
  • Ridgedale Center opens*
7 a.m.
  • Marshalls, T.J. Maxx, Saks Off 5th, Woodbury Lakes open*
*select stores opening earlier

Tags: , black friday store hours
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Saturday.

Monday, November 21st, 2011

11 a.m.: We put our turkey caps on to talk Black Friday with retail guru Tina Wilcox of Black Retail, on Shop Girls, myTalk107.1. From the left: Wilcox, my co-host Alexis Walsko and me. Wilcox says tweens are the ones to watch this holiday season–they have long wish lists and few practical concerns about spending. (Check out the December issue of Mpls.St.Paul Magazine for more shopping insights from Wilcox.)

2 p.m.: Costume change! Slipped into Michael Kors sequins to host Herberger’s fashion show–a splashy way to mark the opening of the Southdale Center store.

Oh my. It’s Will Deifel, whom you may recognize from the Calvin Klein ads. (Of course I look possessed.):

Right. The fashion. Lots of faux fur, sparkle, shades of grey, and more sparkle and faux fur:

7 p.m.: One more change, this time to my own dress (from the BCBG clearance rack)…for the Fraser Gala, where I “judged” a fashion show of dresses from Glitz at Mall of America with the evening’s emcee, designer and Project Runway alum Christopher Straub. (Look for his first collection for Maurice’s in stores on Friday.)

Tags: black retail, fraser, , , holiday fashion, tina wilcox, will deifel
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Allison Kaplan is the senior shopping and style editor for Mpls.St.Paul Magazine.

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