Gender-­‐bending Oakland-­‐based clothier, Saint Harridan, designs and manufactures masculine clothing for women. Hot on the heels of having participated in the largest queer fashion show of its kind, hosted by dapperQ at the Brooklyn Museum of Art this past December, Saint Harridan has launched a 41 city -­‐ Temp Store Tour, “popping up” in over 41 cities across the US.

The temporary Pop Up will be in Las Vegas at The Center-­‐ 401 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 90101 Friday January 30th and Saturday January 31st, 2015.

Saint Harridan sells masculine clothing for women on its web site and at its traveling pop-­‐up store. The in-­‐person experience of the pop-­‐up shop offers customers the opportunity to try on and purchase from the company’s line of men’s styled suits and dress shirts, made from Saint Harridan’s exclusive patterns designed to fit women and transmen. As an Oakland-­‐based company, Saint Harridan is thrilled to be popping up in throughout its home state of CA.

“Saint Harridan is all about making masculine clothing accessible to women and transmen, so we are touring the US – vising not just the big metropolitan area, but cities small-­‐town cities, too.

“-­‐ Mary Going, Founder and Chief Hustler of Saint Harridan. Visitors at the Pop Up shop will also be able to see portraits from photographer Miki Vargas’ project, For The Love Of Bois. Vargas’ project portrays this masculine of center, genderexploding movement “I’m documenting the Handsome Revolution,” says Vargas, whose work has enjoyed exhibitions in Oakland, San Francisco, Baltimore, Atlanta, Philadelphia and New York.

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Just two years old, Saint Harridan has been featured in the New York Times, on NPR, in The Advocate and Curve Magazines, and even celebrated on the red carpet. Co-­‐star of Netflix smash hit Orange is the New Black, Lea DeLaria, has been a wonderful champion of Saint Harridan. After OITNB was nominated for 12 Emmy awards this year, DeLaria wore a Saint Harridan tuxedo to the awards ceremony. Feminist humorist Kate Clinton is also a Saint Harridan fan and has been seen sporting a wool blue pinstripe two-­‐piece Lyon Suit with a Mr. Pink Parker Dress Shirt. Not Just Another Day of Shopping For most Saint Harridan customers, a visit to the pop-­‐up store won’t just be any old day of shopping. The Saint Harridan line of suits is made for people who have traditionally had nothing formal or professional to wear that fits both their body and their gender.

“When one of our customers tries on a suit that fits -­‐ that feels right for their gender -­‐ their response is incredibly moving,” says Going. “Our customers have waited so long for this. We’ve never been catered to in a retail environment before and it really can be a life altering experience.”

Successful Kickstarter Campaign Launched The Company 
Why did Going found Saint Harridan to begin with? She needed something to wear. In 2008 when California granted equal marriage rights, she and her long-­‐time partner, Martha Rynberg, wanted to get married. But, as Going tells it, she had nothing to wear. “I’d completely sworn off dresses. Men’s suits were too big. Boys’ suits didn’t fit across the chest, and the customer service in men’s shops was often humiliating.”

Recognizing – feeling – a void in the marketplace, Going, who holds an MBA but who had no garment experience, started the company in 2012 with a successful 30-­‐day Kickstarter campaign that resulted in $137,000 in pre-­‐orders from 1100 people. “In Chicago, Minneapolis, New York... there were so many people talking about Saint Harridan online, that we decided to take our show on the road – showing off the revolutionary clothes we make and meeting the people who made it possible,” Going explained.

Masculine Clothing for Women and Transmen See Rising Demand 
As Saint Harridan went into production in early 2013, seven new states extended marriage rights to same-­‐sex couples, and then in June of that year, the Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act. Suddenly, butch women everywhere were having the same quandary as Going. They needed wedding attire that fit both their body and their desired gender presentation. But the wedding chapel isn’t the only place women and transmen are wearing suits. “Saints are everywhere,” says Dom Brassey, Customer Relations Manager.“Our customers wear their suits in the classroom, the courtroom, and the boardroom.”

Event: The Saint Harridan Pop-­‐Up Shop: Las Vegas 
Description: Retail shop specializing in high quality masculine suits for women and transmen.
Date: January 30th and 31st
Location: The Center 401 S. Maryland Pkwy Las Vegas, NV 89101 
Time: Friday Jan 30th-­‐ 2pm to 9pm Saturday Jan 31st 10am to 3pm
Facebook Event Invite https://www.facebook.com/events/1537144703205803/?ref=br_tf
Cost: FREE