We are very excited to host our dear friend Nate and his awesome streetwear brand INDABAG, in-store at the flagship store Sept 18-19.
Indabag Apparel designs are inspired by nature, negative space, surrealism and geometry.
Stop by on Saturday, September 18 from 3-7 pm for a meet-and-greet with the artist!
We're having a Plant Swap & Meet at the flagship store! Stop by on Sunday, September 12 from 2-5 pm to meet some plant people!
Below are some visual aids that will help you figure out how to label your plants, a sample plant card (downloadable for use!) and what types of plants are cool to bring!
And here's the plant card you can use to label your plants! We'll have some printed in-store if you need to make some during the event! Right click to download!
We can't wait to see you!
We're so grateful we got the opportunity to sit down with Sadie Quagliotto from Hip in Detroit! Hip in Detroit is a positive space that features the people, places, and things that make the City of Detroit and the surrounding suburbs special. Sadie wrote:
"Clothing and culture are changing. Fast fashion is finally being called out for the waste creating, capitalistic money grabber that it is and people across the board are being called out on their bullshit. Post pandemic, no one is willing to waste a second thinking about what anyone else says about who they are, who they choose to love, what sex they identify as, what size body they are occupying, or how they choose to dress it, and no brand captures this sentiment better than Metro Detroit's Not Sorry Goods."
Check out the rest of the article here.
We were featured in Second Wave Meida's Metromode! Metromode is a digital news magazine focused in the metro area of Michigan! MJ Galbraith wrote:
"With a retail presence in Ferndale’s Rust Belt Market and a production studio at the Ponyride Detroit maker space, Not Sorry Goods made the most out of their shared workspaces. Now the sustainable lifestyle retailer is ready to make another leap forward: Not Sorry Goods is prepping for the grand opening of their flagship store along Woodward Avenue in downtown Ferndale. A celebration is planned from 5 to 9 p.m. on Friday, July 30."
For any confusion, we will still have a booth Rust Belt Market! We are only a couple minutes away from Rust Belt and will still have product available to shop on the weekends. In our new store you can catch new upcycled products in stock and watch clothing being customized and worked on.
Check out the full feature here.
Not Sorry Goods Highlights Fashion Transparency & Custom Embroidery Experience with Flagship Store in Downtown Ferndale
Set to open its doors on July 30, the store will feature upcycled apparel & accessories, ethically-sourced goods & a live custom embroidery experience. Imagine walking into a shop with your favorite vintage denim jacket and being able to get it customized on the spot. That’s the retail experience Dy-Min Johnson & Jess Minnick, co-founders of Not Sorry Goods, imagined when they first walked into 22963 Woodward Ave in Downtown Ferndale to check out the space. “There is this little window from the retail floor that looks into the back work room and when we saw that, we instantly knew this was the kind of transparency we were looking for in our storefront,” says Johnson.
Combining its retail operation & production studio into one unforgettable customer experience, Not Sorry Goods is set to open its doors on July 30. Co-founders Jess Minnick & Dy-Min Johnson are hoping to highlight the need for transparency in the fashion industry as patrons can watch team members work on upcycling & reconstructing vintage garments - a term they lovingly refer to as “creating textile magic.”
In addition to pulling back the curtain on the fashion industry, the store will feature a live embroidery station where patrons can customize their personal items or add a bit of flair to a purchased garment. “The best part of the live embroidery experience is seeing what our customers come up with - it’s really about celebrating their creativity & personal style,” says Minnick.
In addition to eco-friendly apparel, upcycled vintage & accessories, the store will also carry local & national smaller brands that are small-batch, ethically-sourced, women-owned, queer-owned, black & brown owned. Think fun, lighthearted gifts with cheeky affirmations, 90s inspired accessories with bright pops of color, trinkets for the mystical & magical, and of course, products with an unapologetic message.
Prior to the store opening, the brand’s sole retail presence was inside the Rust Belt Market. After 3 years of building traffic and customers to their booth, they were ready to take the plunge and combine their production studio (formerly inside Ponyride Detroit) with a retail store. “Securing a storefront in downtown Ferndale is a dream come true,” says Johnson. “We’ve spent years cultivating relationships in the area with our pop up at Rust Belt and we’re ready to serve the community even further with our permanent location,” she adds.
The brand is well known for its community fundraisers and plans to expand its annual giving this year. “Giving back is integral to our brand DNA and we’re excited to get more involved and help in any way we can,” says Minnick. The brand just completed a Pride fundraiser in which they raised $900 for Affirmations, an LGBTQ+ community center in downtown Ferndale. The brand’s mantra, “Do Good Not Sorry,” underscores their mission - do good things and leave the world a better place. That’s what they intend to do in their new home for years to come.
