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Where to Shop Your Fall Wardrobe + Break a Sweat

Where to Shop Your Fall Wardrobe + Break a Sweat

by | Aug 27, 2024 | 2024, September 2024, Stuff

Where to shop, stretch, sweat and more around Raleigh this fall.

These clothes were made for walking—and running, biking and relaxing. Enter Free People Movement’s recently opened Village District storefront boasting colorful active ’fits perf for moving about. @fpmovement

Discount designer clothes and accessories? Say less. Shop till you (nearly) drop and rack up chic deals at Nordstrom Rack’s Triangle Town Place location slated to open in October. @nordstromrack 

Calling all homebodies! Take care of your bod—and namaste locally—at Homebody Yoga’s cozy flagship studio opening on the ground floor of Platform apartments in West End by early 2025. @homebodync 

A new canopy color is dotting the NC coastline. See: Shibumi Shade’s new “Sunset” Pink & Orange canopy that’s brightening up the beach and its sea of blue and teal tents. @shibumishade

Step aside, lottery tickets—there’s a new way to become a millionaire. Treasure Game$, a nationwide skill-based treasure-hunting game has launched in NC and awards more than just the thrill of the hunt (read: $$$) to winners. @treasuregames.fun

Revamp your wardrobe from the same old attire to something new—or new to you—via Same Old Same Old Vintage, a newly bowed secondhand store on Fayetteville Street that’ll have you serving retro *lewks*. @shopsosovintage

Have a dress code to sport—whether wedding, fancy dinner or anything in between? Formal clothing rental biz TrenLend will be expanding to a second location at Makers Alley in North Hills Innovation District this fall—and is celebrating with a release of an exclusive collection of dresses to impress. @trenlend

Take a cue from Mac Miller and treat yourself right. Sweat one out and cool back down at SweatHouz, Seaboard Station’s newly opened infrared sauna + cold plunge studio. @sweathouzHotties do Pilates. Level up your body and stretch your mind (aka reform yourself) at Club Pilates’ 12th Triangle location coming to Seaboard Station later this year. @clubpilates_downtownraleigh

Quiet Shibumis Are Here

Quiet Shibumis Are Here

by | Jun 28, 2024 | July 2024/August 2024, Stuff

Two NC brothers and their best friend are about to upgrade your beach day—again.

It’s time to swap your Shibumi for a shhhh-ibumi (!). The iconic blue-and-teal arched billowy canopy that has dotted our coastline—and beyond—since 2016 is getting a soundless improvement. Enter the Shibumi Shade with Quiet Canopy. 

“With past Shibumi Shade versions, we understood the noise created by the canopy flapping in high wind could be a pain point for users, and so this is something we’ve been working on for a long time,” says Alex Slater, who originally launched the shady solution with NC brothers Scott and Dane Barnes after putting up with far too many less-than-ideal beach umbrellas during vacations in Emerald Isle. 

Post extensive R&D to include tests in labs, on beaches and in the wind tunnel built into their Raleigh-based warehouse (!), the team engineered an optimal amount of stretch into the fabric to ensure some peace and quiet—in addition to shade, natch—for your next coastal escape. 

It’s all part of the crafty trio’s value of creating an excellent commodity they’re proud to stand behind (and under). “We want to continue to make excellent products,” emphasizes Slater, “and to make sure the Shibumi brand is synonymous with quality and innovation.”

He adds that making connections has always been his favorite part of starting the biz, “so we always want to honor those relationships and our commitment to customer service. Along the way, if we can make going to the beach a more enjoyable experience for more people, that’s all we can ask for.” Now entering our quiet shade era… shibumishade.com