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Set Sale: Alo, Boutique Fabulous, Firefly Jewelry & Gifts, Runway Salon, and more

by Katelyn Harding | April 23, 2008
Alo (58 JFK Street, Cambridge, 617.576.0948): ongoing, 25 percent and up off select Nicole Miller dresses; up to 75 percent off all shoes. Boutique Fabulous (1309 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, 617.864.0656): through May 6, up to 75 percent off select jewelry...

Set Sale: Alo, Betsy Jenney, Ku De Ta, Twilight, and Velvet Fly

by Katelyn Harding | April 07, 2008
Alo (58 JFK Street, Cambridge, 617.576.0948): ongoing, 25 percent off select Nicole Miller dresses; up to 75 percent off all shoes. Betsy Jenney (114 Newbury Street, Boston, 617.536.2610): ongoing, 75 percent off everything in the "Betsy Jenney Bargain...

Talent Scout: Bless Mazarura of Bless by Bless Couture

by Erica Corsano | April 07, 2008
VERY SELDOM does a clothing line inspire. (By "inspire," we're not referring to the rush that some of us get after purchasing a fabulous new handbag or viewing our favorite designer's latest runway show, but rather true inspiration....

Mirror, Mirror: You’ll be the fairest of them all with these stunning compacts

by Heather Bouzan | April 07, 2008
CONSIDER YOURSELF warned: if you stop by Luna Boston (205 Newbury Street, Boston, 866.910.3900) to pick up these gorgeous Bellissima mirrors (just minor splurges at $24 to $26 apiece), we can't promise that you'll leave without a slightly pricier...

Grab bag

by Heather Bouzan | April 07, 2008
What's the fun in breezing through a department store in search of this season's It Bag? Sometimes we prefer the intrigue of an eBay browse, a sample sale, or the second annual "What's in a Bag?" handbag auction at the Boston Harbor...

Set Sale: Boutique Fabulous, Crush Boutique, Float, and more

by Katelyn Harding | March 10, 2008
Boutique Fabulous (1309 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, 617.864.0656): through April 1, 25 percent off select jewelry. Crush Boutique (131 Charles Street, Boston, 617.720.0010): through March 31, 50 to 70 percent off all winter merchandise. Float (267 Harvard...

Sacked Out: Put that fall handbag away and start fresh this Spring

by Erica Corsano | March 10, 2008
WHEN IT comes to swapping out your fall handbag for a spring one, there seem to be two distinct schools of thought. One believes in exchanging a statement bag for a statement bag - meaning that your spring handbag should be as important and luxurious...

Street style

by Heather Bouzan | March 10, 2008
Hilken Mancini, formerly of Honeyspot and, before that, Punk Rock Aerobics, has joined up with vintage shop Gumshoe, now known as 40 South Street (40 South Street, Jamaica Plain, 617.522.5066). Got all that? Good. The shop has added a women's section...

Just Shoe It

by Heather Bouzan | March 10, 2008
From our strappy sandals to our sky-high stilettos, Nordstrom splurges to Filene's Basement finds, we love all of our footwear equally. Luckily, there are others just like us. For proof, visit Shoetube.tv , a newly launched online video channel and...

'Head of the Class: A Back Bay green boutique outfits the eco-friendly with élan

by Heather Bouzan | February 25, 2008
IT'S BEEN a few months since we last checked in with Carol Smith Miller, who opened gifts-and-housewares boutique Fiddlehead (292 Newbury Street, Boston, 617.247.1120) in November. The then-retail novice is settling in nicely, reveling in the learning...

Gather Hunt

by Heather Bouzan | February 25, 2008
It's no great secret that urban gear is taking the fashion world by storm. But what if you're just not the multicolor-sneaker, baggy-pant type? It's easy to get intimidated in stores like Bodega and Karmaloop when you don't look or act...

Set Sale: Black and Blues, French Dressing, La Perla, Okw, Parlor, and Wolford

by Katelyn Harding | February 06, 2008
Black and Blues (89 Holland Street, Somerville, 617.628.0046): through February 29, mention Stuff@night and receive 10 percent off entire purchase. French Dressing (49 River Street, Boston, 617.723.4968): through February 29, mention Stuff@night and receive...

Get Stoned: You don't need diamonds to sparkle

by Erica Corsano | February 06, 2008
IF THERE were a local support group called Accessories Anonymous, I would be its president. I'm obsessed with accessories - namely shoes, bags, and jewelry. Your entire outfit can be from H&M or Target (pronounced Tarjay , of course) as long as...

Pac it in: Laptop cases get funky

by Heather Bouzan | February 06, 2008
CALL US work-obsessed, but it's practically every day now that we lug around our laptop along with our cell phone, designer sunglasses, and dozen tubes of lip gloss. (Hence the need for our enormous carryall and regular massages to soothe our aching...

What’s in a name?

by Heather Bouzan | February 06, 2008
We're forward-thinking feminists as much as the next girl, but there's something hot about having your significant other take a little ownership of you. Let your male (alpha or not) know you're his by sporting his name on your knickers. Blume...