Running on empty

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:10:59 -0400

Manolo, my beloved Pom, and I were enjoying our nightly TV news drinking game (the "do-a-shot" word was "economy") when M. jumped off the couch with a...

Body of work

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:20:49 -0400

Nicole Ricci digs deep. As owner of Saldare Body Therapy in Boston, massage therapist and personal trainer Ricci has worked the kinks out of the Hub's tense-muscle...

Fashion world mourns Christian Lacroix's last show

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 06:49:40 -0400

PARIS - The fashion world sloughed off its artifice, shedding genuine tears of emotion and submitting to the humiliation of group hugs in homage to legendary French designer...

White flag

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:45:03 -0400

In light of our country's fiscal funk, my well-heeled chums are soft-pedaling their swankitude. Sorta. My chum Gremolata Bunion, of the Newport Bunions, hosted a...

Bring the pain: Celebs' outfits a real downer

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:50:29 -0400

"Well, there goes my summer," moaned Manolo, my beloved Pom. "Any chance at fun just got walloped with a sock full of nickels, thanks to the possible

Sudbury woman turns basement into successful boutique

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:26:17 -0400

"If you build it, they will come." The reasoning behind enchanted baseball fields also works in retail. Sudbury resident Linda Shulman built a successful...

Metal-detecting sandals don't foot the bill

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:48:33 -0400

These days, everyone's happy to find a little loose change. And the geniuses at Hammacher Schlemmer, the company famous for its I-never-knew-I-needed-that products, have...

Style calendar

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:44:15 -0400

DRINK TO AMERICA: While high fashion gives way this weekend to comfy barbecue attire and flip-flops, there's certainly a rampant patriotic theme in...

When clothes attack!

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 06:43:14 -0400

So you went and bought the chainmail-hotpants-and-fur-bra ensemble. Now the party guests are staring with open mouths. Hopefully, you might just be on fire, but if you don't...

Decoder ring: No alibi for these diva-licious duds

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:22:08 -0400

A lot of angst could have been avoided had someone asked me to decode the phrase "I'm going to hike the Appalachian Trail." As my chums and I can attest,...

Inviting gifts: Find personal ways to thank summer hosts

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:41:40 -0400

As the summer heats up (it will, eventually), so does our social calendar - barbecues, dinner parties, weekends on the Cape. And a good guest's work doesn't end...

Style calendar

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:16:56 -0400

SEW-PHISTICATED: Fusion Ethos Fashions is teaming up with the Somerville Arts Council for Sew What, a DIY style swap this weekend in Union Square, Somerville....

Rough weather

Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:51:26 -0400

Pass the slicker and Sambuca, morsels - this sogtastic season has been hell, especially on the festive set. My recent Tuscan-themed al fresco luncheon - in honor of the big...

Home: Where art is for MFA director

Sat, 20 Jun 2009 12:42:45 -0400

Malcolm Rogers wasn't able to oversee the current $500 million expansion of the Museum of Fine Arts without catching the renovation bug. The British-born director...

You're the best, Dad! These cool gifts say thanks

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:59:10 -0400

He kept many Sunday dinners from melting down. He still slips you a $20 "just in case." Dad deserves a thank you - and something stylish. Here are our best...

The tie that binds: Celebs' attire a formal failure

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:23:59 -0400

Dear Ivana, I've been asked to a gala toupee-warming, and the invite reads "creative black tie." What the heck does that...

Style calendar

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:13:21 -0400
SHU BETCHA: When it comes to extravagant eyelashes, there's only one name in the game: Shu Uemura. And with one of only three boutiques in the United...

Fit for disaster

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 13:41:52 -0400
Manolo, my beloved Pom, made the frantic announcement weeks ago: "It's swimsuit season, and I have to lose weight! Peevish said I look like a furry haggis in a Speedo!" ...

Style calendar

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:00:55 -0400
LUCKY BREAK: Not all Style Calendar entries are for the ladies. The ultra-fab Barbershop Lounge on Newbury Street celebrates its one-year anniversary Monday,...

Local color: Stylist's blonde brilliance a hit with Wellesley's flaxen set

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:29:45 -0400
There's a certain status in being a Wellesley blonde, but the secret to keeping those tresses perfectly pale lies in a nondescript office building in Needham. There,...

Plucky: Stars play chicken on red carpet

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:21:00 -0400
When my cousin Umlaut sent me her telephone bill as a birthday present, I knew it was time to stage a fiscal intervention. "It's so hard to be a successful...

Hermes on a tear with its $50G crocodile bags

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:51:50 -0400
Not everyone needs to snap out of the retail recession. Crocodile handbags have become so desirable that the French luxury house Hermes has started farming the freshwater...

Stephen Colbert's Mass.-made suit blends in

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:41:02 -0400
Brooks Brothers' Southwick factory in Haverhill outfitted Stephen Colbert with a custom-tailored camouflage suit for his USO tour of Iraq. The clothing company made...

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Running on empty

Body of work

Fashion world mourns Christian Lacroix's last show

White flag

Bring the pain: Celebs' outfits a real downer

Sudbury woman turns basement into successful boutique

Metal-detecting sandals don't foot the bill

Style calendar

When clothes attack!

Decoder ring: No alibi for these diva-licious duds

Inviting gifts: Find personal ways to thank summer hosts

Style calendar

Rough weather

Home: Where art is for MFA director

You're the best, Dad! These cool gifts say thanks

The tie that binds: Celebs' attire a formal failure

Style calendar

Fit for disaster

Style calendar

Local color: Stylist's blonde brilliance a hit with Wellesley's flaxen set

Plucky: Stars play chicken on red carpet

Hermes on a tear with its $50G crocodile bags

Stephen Colbert's Mass.-made suit blends in