Drunk Mall: Holiday Vintage Pop-up Shop and Dance Party
If you’re not attending Drunk Mall, you’re obviously not one of Chicago’s cool kids. Come dance the night away with Chicago’s greatest underground fashion personalities and spend your hard earned bucks on vintage party gear to ring in the New Year!
Event release below:
Drunk Mall is a one-time pop-up shop and all-night dance party presented by SisterMan, The Sometimes Store, The Gaudy God, Bummer Town, and Jenstyle at Happy Dog Gallery (1542 N. Milwaukee Ave Floor 2, Wicker Park) on December 10.
The sales floor-dance floor opens at 8 P.M. Guests gain free entry to shop hand-picked vintage items in a party atmosphere aided by entertainment from DJs Jean Shorts (of House of Pluto), Smooth & Delicious and Snorre Henriksen. The sale ends at midnight at which point a $2 donation to Happy Dog Gallery is requested upon entrance to the dance party which continues until 2 A.M. DJs Jean Shorts, Smooth & Delicious, and Snorre Henriksen will play an expertly edited selection of Nu-Disco and R&B Electro-Funk music.
SisterMan, The Sometimes Store, The Gaudy God, Bummer Town, and Jenstyle specialize in apparel and accessories from the ’80’s and ’90s. As five of the most recognizable names in Chicago’s growing vintage underground, these untraditional businesses operate without storefronts and have gained solid fan bases by throwing trunk shows, sales and parties. Customers and partygoers leave with both noteworthy fashions and a memorable experience. Drunk Mall shoppers can expect to find gifts for their fashion-forward mom, their best gay friend or even themselves.
ABOUT THE HOSTS
Matt “the Gaudy God” Kasin Benjamin Bradshaw
SISTERMAN, owned by Benjamin Bradshaw, specializes in “vintage party gear for ladies of all genders” for Chicago’s underground queer dance parties.
THE SOMETIMES STORE, owned by Alysse Dalessandro and Kirsten Kilponen, has sold clothes out of an infamous ex-boyfriend’s old bedroom, a gay nightclub and even out of a storefront owned by a witch. The store currently has showrooms in Pilsen and Brooklyn and an online store.
THE GAUDY GOD, Matt Kasin, styles, sells and designs in an aesthetic that he calls “classy trashy” or expensive bad taste. Although Kasin is best known for his TANKZ featuring photos of his mom, he is also a film student who takes inspiration from movies like Heathers & Desperate Living.
BUMMER TOWN is the confluence of the closets of Mia Santiago and Liz Rench. Obsessed withvintage, these shop owners love cheap (but quality) clothing from the ’40s-’90s for anybody and any body that not only stands out but also blends with a modern wardrobe.
JENSTYLE, owned by Jennifer Lorenz, specializes in vintage clothing that created the inspiration for current trends. She’s known for statement pieces like bedazzled coats and Ostrich leather boots.
HAPPY DOG GALLERY is a non-profit artist space in Wicker Park, located at 1542 N. Milwaukee Avenue.
