Entries Tagged as ‘Boston’

July 23, 2010

Deal Alert: Nordstrom’s Pre-Season Sale

The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale Friday, July 16  -  Sunday, August 1 In-store and Online Great chance to get the key pieces for your fall look early and at a discount.   Merch is on sale for two weeks and then marked back up to regular price. Brands include Rag & Bone, Trina Turk, Kooba, True Religion, [...]

July 22, 2010

Shop Alert: Newbury Street Update

I was back in town last week. Here are the changes I noticed on Newbury: Le Tigre is open. Since when did they become relevant again? Judi Rotenberg Gallery is closed. It’s too bad; they had some great work. And right downstairs, Shu Uemura has shuttered too. Probably because they were so rude. [NOTE: A [...]

July 21, 2010

Design Diary: Patricia McDonagh for This Old House

Earlier this year interior designer Tricia McDonagh emailed me about a project she had been working on with “This Old House.” To help celebrate its 30th anniversary season, they wanted to help the community where it got its start. The show’s crew worked alongside affordable housing nonprofit Nuestra Comunidad to to renovate a vacant, foreclosed [...]

July 20, 2010

Shopping Alert: Boldfacers Preppy Pop-Up

Lisa Pierpont is at it again, this time at the W Hotel. Get preppy with pieces from Vineyard Vines, E.A. Davis, CK Bradley, and Ame and Lulu. Details for this free one-night sale below.

July 16, 2010

Design Diary: John Derian’s Provincetown House

Photos of John Derian‘s Provincetown cottage were published by Vogue Living a while back, as well as Martha Stewart Living. This week the Boston Globe featured it too. I still haven’t been into his shop, which is right behind the house, but I’ll try to go this weekend and take some photos. I’m off to [...]

July 13, 2010

Shop Alert: Fall Preview at Dress

Jane and Martha from Dress on Newbury Street sent along their fall preview. Their taste is impeccable. (If only I had more occasions to wear gorgeous pieces; working from home kills the wardrobe.) I stopped by yesterday to visit a 3.1 Phillip Lim dress I’d had my eye on all season (another working from home [...]

July 12, 2010

Shop Alert: Boston Cupcake News

Sweet, Newbury Street Sweet is now open on Newbury, and it’s just as sweet as the Mass. Ave. and Harvard Square shops. Same pretty wallpaper (Studio Printworks Grille Modern in a custom pink) and fixings – design compliments of Annsley McAleer. My son and I popped in on the way home from a friend’s on [...]

June 29, 2010

Event Alert: Fiona Paxton Trunk Show

June 16, 2010

ARTmonday: Joe Bagley

I meant to post this on Monday. But no matter, the event isn’t until tomorrow. Papercut artist Joe Bagley will be at ACQUIRE in Boston’s North End on Thursday evening. If you can’t make it, Joe’s work is available at his Etsy shop.

June 7, 2010

Storefronts: French Brands To Hit Boston

When a friend saw the teaser on my last post about French brands eying Boston for boutiques, her hopes soared. “Isabel Marant?!” Sorry, no such luck.  But French companies known abroad for attainable luxury are slowly infiltrating U.S. cities. This includes Comptoir de Cotonniers, a line of basics, which is planning to open a shop [...]