If another season of mall crawling seems about as exciting as receiving a holiday fruitcake, take a step beyond the generic. The sixth One of a Kind Show and Sale features jewelry, wearable art, photography, ceramics and paintings from more than 400 fine-arts and crafts vendors.
The show runs Thursday through Dec. 10 on the eighth floor of the Merchandise Mart.
New this year is the Fashion District, a section that includes artists as well as fashion, jewelry and accessories designers.
Learn the trends with Fashion District shows at 8 p.m. Thursday; 7 p.m. Friday; 2 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Dec. 10. One of a Kind fashion shows hit the runway at 7:30 p.m. Thursday; and 1 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Dec. 10.
Stop by the Fashion District from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday for free cocktails and free beauty services.
The hours: 6:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday; 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday; and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 10.
Tickets cost $10; $7 for seniors and students. Children 12 and under are free. Tickets for Thursday’s event cost $50 to $75, and benefit the Children’s Memorial Foundation.
For more information, call 800-677-6278 or visit merchandisemart.com/oneofakindshow.
For rent: Kids clothes
Dressing up your children in beautiful clothes for the holidays doesn’t have to break the bank.
Gagas.com rents thousands of special-occasion clothing items for children ($13.99 to $49.99) for as long as three weeks. All orders include free shipping (with a prepaid return mailing label). No need to worry about rushing to the dry cleaner; the company has everything professionally cleaned when it’s returned.
For more information, visit gagas.com.
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Tulip Ego evokes an image of a conceited flower, but it’s really a laptop that’s Windows Vista-ready.
The fashionable laptop ($5,000) is available in white, raspberry and black at Barneys New York, 25 E. Oak St., or at egolifestyle-us.com.
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