Fasten Co-op leaving brick and mortar on KK, Sparrow Collective taking its place

Fasten Co-op store will close at the end this month according to message sent to the store’s email contacts Wednesday, April 29. The co-op, established in 2003, moved into a storefront on Kinnickinnic Avenue two and a half  years ago. It featured handmade fashion, jewelry, and accessories.

Fasten’s message states that “a new collective under new management has sprouted in our place.” Sparrow Collective is the name of the new store that will include much of the same merchandise that was included at Fasten, plus handmade items from out-of-state designers, plus pottery and home goods.

The message about the store’s closing also states, “Fasten will live on and continue to promote and support local designers, artists, and musicians, only now without a permanent brick-and-mortar home.  Please stay in touch with us!  Our blog [http://tr.im/k7be] will be updated more than ever with style updates, artists interviews, and info on events happening all over the city.  And keep your eyes open for some awesome runway, art, and music events that we will be producing later this year! Join us and Sparrow Collective for their Grand Opening Party Saturday, May 16.”