Every item in @PlentyOKC has a story... this blanket is made using recycled saris. This bag was made by a woman working in Rwanda, at a not-for-profit founded and run by a woman who went to Westmoore. Upcycled, found, repurposed, reused, refurbished. Handcrafted, hand-poured. Sustainable. Renewable. Efficient. As my friend Kim would say, I love all of these words.
They carry everything from kids clothes and toys to home furnishings like pillows and blankets, candles, dishes, and more. Gifts for men and women, families, housewarmings, hostess gifts. Notepads and placemats, bamboo dishes, chocolate.
I can't remember having ever been in a store in OKC that had so many things I absolutely love. It's like Anthropologie, Restoration, a Brooklyn boutique, a Santa Monica kid's store, a Napa chocolatier, an antique surplus store and a haberdashery got hopped up enough to get together and have a little baby. An environmentally-conscious, responsibly-sourced baby. Hark!
I'm serious though. I've never really felt at home (or like spending my hard-earned clams) in the potpourri-heavy, chintz drenched, knock-off Burberry print candle, wine charm, faux fur blanket peddlers that make up the mid-range gift shop in OKC. If I see another monogrammed tchotchke or baby headband-with-a giant-bow-bigger-than-your-baby's-head, I might cut myself (or a snotty shopgirl) with a perfectly weighted inscribed letter opener. Nevermore.
I walked into Plenty today and realized that every gift shop in OKC just went on notice: they're going to have to step up their game. And I smiled the contented smile of someone who will never have to trade at a shop with a display of potty-humor greeting cards ever again.
I think you could take your whole family in here and have each member find something they could not live without - which makes good sense when you consider it is the labor of love of a tight-knit family. They love to entertain, and the store is sort of an offshoot of that love. They're carrying all the little touches you might need to have on hand to make your guests feel at home while you feed them, house them, gift them.
The perfect soft-but-heavy throw draped across you as you enjoy the last bit of warmth from the pinion in the chiminea. The tiny baby socks I should not even be allowed to look at. Cocoa nibs and flour sack towels. Plenty must also mean just exactly the perfect amount of that. read more