The Boxwood Collection is hosting an open house for the holidays this weekend. The event takes place today, November 9, from 10am-7pm, tomorrow, Saturday, November 10, from 10am-5pm, and Sunday November 11, from 12-5pm. The open house will feature raffles and food and an opportunity to chat with the vendors. 

There will also be a trunk show on November 15, a one-day only event, featuring Hobo International Handbags and Anna Beck Jewelry. Join The Boxwood Collection and enjoy a 15% discount on all items featured in the trunk show.   

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Oyin Handmade, a Baltimore-based natural body product line, has launched at Whole Foods Market, Harbor East. The line features hair, skin, and body products all made of natural ingredients which are handmade locally in Baltimore. With natural ingredients like honey and aloe, the items promote healing in both skin and hair.

Some products being sold at Whole Foods are Whipped Pudding ($6-18), a natural shea-butter moisturizer, Hair Dew ($13-34), a leave-in conditioner, and Juices and Berries ($12), a hair refreshing spray.

You can also purchase Oyin Handmade online. 

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The Vancouver BC-based yoga and running specialty brand for men and women, opens its newest location today in Harbor East. Lululemon athletica is best known for high-quality (and super stylish) active apparel, and community outreach—encouraging a healthy lifestyle with (free!) in-store yoga classes and other events led by their community ambassadors. The move from the Fells Point showroom to the Harbor East spot, gives the area a full retail store with more space and merchandise, regular hours, and special touches to the design of both the interior and exterior. A bird theme (natch!) welcomes you from the outside entrance with a net-inspired metal sculpture (by local artist Adam Scott Cook) and continues throughout the store with layered black columns (to represent a raven's feathers), and a cool display of various...

Fashion designer, Maryland native, and Baltimore School for the Arts alumnus Christian Siriano opens his first boutique in the Big Apple.

Recently I got to chat with Christian Siriano about his new store (which celebrates its launch today), his upcoming collection, and some fond memories of his time spent in Baltimore.  

When attending BSA, were there some places in Baltimore that you gathered inspiration from?

The teachers we had were very inspiring. What was really nice was that a lot of them showed at local galleries. I remember I had this one teacher, Kirsten Rook, who was doing this story of interesting jewelry using felt. I just thought she was the coolest girl—I loved her and thought she was a very eccentric person. I was very young and still learning, so I kind of was inspired by anything. Baltimore is a good city. It was a very creative city at the time I was there and...