One of the signs at The Post Office Shannon Passero on Front Stree promotes “Be Local. Go Local. Shop Local.” With this motto in mind, , The Post Office features a local artist and designer popup promotion on Saturdays.
Pictured here under the tent in front of the store during the Thorold Car Show. Kathy from The Post Office on Front Street joined local artisan, Fallon from Evermine Essential Love.
Artisan Popup Promotion | Post Office Shannon Passero
Evermine Essential Love specializes in Essential Oil diffusing jewellery. A family, home based business. operated by Fallon, a mother of two beautiful children. The local artisan believes in the benefits that essential oils offer when used aromatically. “Each bracelet is handmade to order with love,” says Fallon.
Located in downtown Thorold, The Post Office Shannon Passero is a true destination store, it offers a unique shopping experience in a beautifully restored heritage building. It is a lifestyle store that imparts beauty and optimism to its customers. Shannon and her team have travelled the world to uncover many one-of-a-kind products with special attention to collaborate with talented artisans. The store offers women an eclectic assortment of high quality clothing, accessories, home furnishings, global finds, gifts and décor that exhibit influences ranging from vintage to global.
Shannon Passero is the owner of Shannon Passero Design. For almost two decades, she was the co-founder, creative director and designer of the women’s clothing brands Pure Handknit, which debuted in 1998, and Neon Buddha, launched in 2006. Her designs have appeared on the covers of Nordstrom and Neiman Marcus catalogues, the television shows Celebrity Apprentice and City Line and in more than 2,500 better specialty stores throughout North America, Europe and Australia. Ethical work standards have always been at the forefront of Passero’s management strategy, and the brands have touched the lives of more than 6,000 workers in Northern Thailand since their inceptions. In 2013, Passero opened her flagship store and design studio in the Historic Old Firehall, in downtown Thorold. Last year, the store relocated to a 6,500- square foot retail boutique in The Post Office, also in downtown Thorold. Passero has a strong commitment to restoring and revitalizing heritage buildings and the Old Firehall and The Post Office were completely renovated and restored to their former glory. Both buildings were recently featured in the National Trust of Canada publication, and Passero received the 2015 Niagara Community Design Award for The Post Office.