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'''Happi Boutique''' | '''Happi Boutique''' was a men's and women's clothing boutique located at 1817-B [[29th Avenue South]] in [[Homewood]]. | ||
The shop opened in October [[2007]] and | The shop opened in October [[2007]] and was owned by DJ [[Andy Thorp]] and his wife [[Nicole Thorp]], along with [[Amani Raha]] co-owner [[Antonio Minnifield]] and Ugnanda-born fashion model Camilla Barungi. The Thorps and Minnifield saw to the day-to-day operations of the store, while Barungi, based in New York, acted as an advisor and liaison to designers. | ||
Happi featured fair trade, child labor-free and organic fashion products. The store's interior was built with recycled and re-purposed materials, including a 1930s church pulpit as a sales desk. | |||
The store closed around December [[2008]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
*Folse, Molly (August 28, 2008) "Sustainable style: Happi Boutique boasts unique fashions for fall." ''Birmingham Weekly'' | * Whitley, Carla Jean (April 2008) "Happi: Introducing men and women to new lines of fashion." ''Birmingham'' magazine | ||
* Folse, Molly (August 28, 2008) "Sustainable style: Happi Boutique boasts unique fashions for fall." ''Birmingham Weekly'' | |||
[[Category:Former shops]] | |||
[[Category:Clothiers]] | [[Category:Clothiers]] | ||
[[Category:29th Avenue South]] | [[Category:29th Avenue South]] | ||
[[Category:2007 establishments]] | |||
[[Category:2008 disestablishments]] | |||
Latest revision as of 20:30, 5 September 2022
Happi Boutique was a men's and women's clothing boutique located at 1817-B 29th Avenue South in Homewood.
The shop opened in October 2007 and was owned by DJ Andy Thorp and his wife Nicole Thorp, along with Amani Raha co-owner Antonio Minnifield and Ugnanda-born fashion model Camilla Barungi. The Thorps and Minnifield saw to the day-to-day operations of the store, while Barungi, based in New York, acted as an advisor and liaison to designers.
Happi featured fair trade, child labor-free and organic fashion products. The store's interior was built with recycled and re-purposed materials, including a 1930s church pulpit as a sales desk.
The store closed around December 2008.
References
- Whitley, Carla Jean (April 2008) "Happi: Introducing men and women to new lines of fashion." Birmingham magazine
- Folse, Molly (August 28, 2008) "Sustainable style: Happi Boutique boasts unique fashions for fall." Birmingham Weekly