Fashion

Small Business Offers Crafty Solutions to the Cold. Woolly Bear Knits crafts cozy knit pom pom beanies for winter adventures. Read more about Small Business Offers Crafty Solutions to the Cold

3seams offers women in Cambodia and Nepal a chance at a different future. Read more about Fashion Nonprofit 3seams Helps Women Find a Better Future

Local artisan Larissa Loden creates hand-crafted jewelry. Read more about Local Artist Larissa Loden Creates Jewelry for the 'Trying-to-Do-It-All Woman'

You may have noticed a new store on the block. John Henry, the menswear shop, is a local collaboration between its three founders: Michele Henry of Primp Boutique, Henry’s brother, Mike, and John Vadnais. Located next to the women’s clothing shop Primp on Banning Avenue, John Henry is a one-stop shop for men, making downtown White Bear Lake a shopping destination for men and women alike. Read more about White Bear Lake Clothier Curates Looks for Every Occasion

It might seem that fashion shows are reserved for cosmopolitan cities such as New York, Paris or Milan, but White Bear Lake has its own slice of first-class fashion, thanks to Tyler Conrad and Kim Schoonover.

Conrad, co-owner of Goodthings, and Schoonover, owner of Indulge salon, first met when Schoonover moved here from Chicago. “We kind of realized we were very like-minded people,” Schoonover says. And after she opened her salon in 2012, “we started talking, saying, ‘How can we really bring more business into White Bear?’ ” Read more about Fashion Duo Brings Glam to WBL