Get ready to transform your home with well curated fine art fit for every room!

We are thrilled to welcome Erik Hoff, a Mexican-American abstract expressionist painter based in Woodstock, IL to The Umbrella. His work is bold, textured, and expressive- each painting created on salvaged materials, giving new life to forgotten surfaces. Every brushstroke carries emotion, movement, and depth making each piece truly a one-of-a-kind.

Daily Digs, husband and wife dream team duo, Dave and Emily Royek, from Milwaukee, WI are always digging for clothing and records from the 1950s to 1990s.

"We grew up in the Department Store Era and that has a significant influence on our aesthetic. We appreciate the quality and variety of apparel that institutions like Boston Store, JCPenney, Sears, and K-Mart provided back then. We're eclectic and we like to provide pieces that we wore, or our family would have worn from those decades. And, we lived it, so our knowledge is first hand."

Hija de Nada (Spanish for Daughter of Nothing) is a tongue-in-cheek play on a Spanish language insult. It is a name that captures Kari's rebellious tendencies, humble roots, and sense of humor. It represents both who she is and the spirit of her work.

Who is Hija de Nada?

The incredible woman behind Hija de Nada is Kari Alvarado Hoff. Her background is in oil painting and literature, however life and career decisions ultimately led her to work in the apparel industry. In 2017, after deciding she wanted to step away from mainstream apparel production, she left my position in design development for a hands-on exploration into alternative production methods. it was then, when she was fortunate to meet, study and collaborate with people who helped to shape the way she would approach her future work.

Prior to 2017, Kari's art practice and work in apparel had been kept separate. Through Hija de Nada (est. 2019) a space was created where this was no longer necessary. Using classic methods of construction, natural fibers, and a one-at-a-time approach, she began to make headwear, clothing and accessories from the perspective of an artist.

You can find Kareena working freelance in costumes for film & tv and you can also shop her fabulous curated collection that she acquired from a couple women that she knows. They sold her their vintage collection that they had been piecing together since the 1980s! All in all it was about 1500 pieces of clothing that Kareena now curates for The Umbrella, as well as Festive Collective, also in Chicago, IL.

Pearfat Parfum is a fragrance house that deals in capturing scent memories of growing up in the midwest, honoring iconic fragrances of the past, fostering a sense of humor around the human body. Pearfat combines the molecular traditions of perfumery with modern olfactory innovations in gender-fluid nods to pop culture—scents that speak directly to instigators.

You can shop and enjoy the scents from Pearfat's collection under The Umbrella, and you can also create your very own fragrance at our fan-favorite Pearfat Parfum workshop! Be sure to keep an eye on our website and social media for updates on the next event!

PHEVE Vintage began in 2022 as a way for founder and curator, Phylicia Manley to honor her mother Evelyn who passed in 2020. Phylicia grew up enjoying fashion as one of the many connections between the two. It ignited a love for renewed fashion as a channel to express oneself boldly and sustainably. A merging of her and her mother's names, PHEVE provides luxe treasures from home accessories including glass pieces and unique designs, art-like jewelry to adorn all & inclusive vintage clothing full of statements.