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Fall in Love with Louise: A Women’s Boutique

Louise, a women's boutique in Summerville, SC.

  Jennie Crosby and Jennifer Limehouse recently set out to pour into the Summerville community by opening a women’s boutique which enhances both the customer’s confidence and the small business scene in quaint downtown Summerville. Louise is “a reflection of us,” according to the duo, meaning they refuse to stock anything they don’t fully endorse […]

Fashion is Passion: The Evolution of Charleston Fashion Week

Photo of A high-production runway at Fashion Week

As style director of Charleston Magazine from 1997-2007, Ayoka Lucas had her finger on the pulse of the fashion industry for a decade. Soon came a massive vision to put Charleston on the map of the fashion world. Backed by the owners of Charleston Magazine and Misty Lister, the marketing director, Lucas followed her dream […]

Welcome to the Tour of Boutiques

Collaboration brings New York City to the Lowcountry

What is fashion? Fashion encompasses more than just clothing and accessories. It reflects a person’s cultural, social and personal identity, and can even highlight an individual’s values and beliefs. Many use fashion as a tool for self-expression. It can be an avenue for driving home important political statements or a means to promote social activism. […]

Charleston Style: A visual history through fashion

Photo of an early damask and lace dress For a Southern Belle.

You’ve come a long way, baby. That phrase has a variety of connotations. It implies dramatic change or development, particularly regarding women’s rights issues. Women’s fashions have come a long way, too. They often visually represent social, political and economic norms of the eras, the changing styles illustrating the evolution of woman herself. ELITE & […]

Summer is Hot Business: Dress for Success

Photo of Britt Schmidt at The Cove

Fashion has been celebrated by women since the beginning of time, taking a sharp upward turn during the Gilded Age. During this era, it was evident who was in high society and who was not, based on their wardrobe. It only grew from there, leading up to the more modern era. In the 1950’s, women’s […]

Find Your Happy Place: The Girl House

Photo of Vanessa Hapka of The Girl House

When Vanessa Hapka, an entrepreneur and mother of four, moved to Summerville, she discovered that one important component was missing: a full-service salon that she could fall in love with. Having worked in the industry for sixteen years, Hapka decided that she would create the space she longed for – for both herself and other […]

Lounge With Us: It’s a Great Fit

Photo of Erin Yates of Lounge With Us

For Erin Yates, founder of Lounge With Us on James Island, bra-fitting has been an art form since she started that line of work in 2011. Because every woman has her own story and feelings about her body, Yates guides her clients with patience and empathy, and yes, fun, to find the perfect bra for […]

Mount Pleasant Towne Centre: Shop, Dine, Stay and Give Back

Aerial phot of Mount Pleasant Towne Centre in Mount Pleasant, SC.

Since 1999 — that is almost 25 years now — the Mount Pleasant Towne Centre has served millions of shoppers. This 510,000-square-foot, open-air shopping destination has over 65 national and local retail stores and restaurants. Many of the stores are well-known brands such as Belk, Buckle, Chico’s, GAP, LOFT, lululemon, LUSH, Versona and Victoria’s Secret, […]

Find Yourself In Your Interior Style

Find yourself in your interior style

Finding your interior design style should be simple, fun and rewarding. A great place to start is in purging the things that no longer serve you. If something is broken, chipped, isn’t meaningful, isn’t useful, doesn’t function or isn’t beautiful, get rid of it. Ditto for the things that you haven’t looked at or touched […]

How to Throw the Perfect Backyard Wedding

A couple married in a backyard wedding surrounded by family.

The Dress Alexis Currie, sales manager and senior stylist at Gown Boutique of Charleston, believes backyard weddings are a wonderful way for couples to celebrate with their closest family and friends. “We have seen backyard weddings become increasingly popular and are very excited about it,” she said, adding that backyard weddings allow couples and their […]

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