The new flat for fall is a little less feminine but super sleek.
Each season, a new flat becomes the must-have for every woman wanting a stylish, comfy alternative to the heel. We’ve seen variations such as ballet slippers, oxfords, and flat boots, each just as...
We ask local makeup artist Debbie Federico what tips and tricks she has for buying — and applying — makeup.
The world of cosmetics is all about balance—whether we’re talking budget (is that $39 lipstick really worth the price?) or blush (too much can be aging, too little doesn’t do those cheekbones justice...
Fashion designer, Maryland native, and Baltimore School for the Arts alumnus Christian Siriano opens his first boutique in the Big Apple.
When attending BSA, were there some places in Baltimore that you gathered inspiration from?The teachers we had were very inspiring. What was really nice was that a lot of them showed at local...
A family-owned business knows what it takes to make it 45 years (and counting): honesty, a great selection, and moderate price points.
Forty-five years ago, in the summer of ’67, Anne Liner, pictured right, with the support of her mother, Belle Bashoff, and sister, Idy Harris, left, opened a free-spirited clothing and accessories...
There are a couple of obvious reasons to break out the American-themed clothing this month: to support our athletes at the Olympic games and, of course, to celebrate Independence Day. However,...
<p>A Hampden gallery proves hippie posters are works of art.</p>
Mesmerized, Glen Trosch gazed at—and on some level into—a Grateful Dead concert poster.
To Trosch, then a 20-year-old Baltimorean in San Francisco to see his favorite band perform on New Year’s Eve...
The gear company goes back to its innovative roots with a new spring line.
In Baltimore City, there’s a sports performance apparel company with a staff of athletes and innovators, that looks to dominate the market with its cutting-edge sports technology, and that has...
About Faces president Helga Surratt runs a massive beauty empire. Now, if she only had time for a manicure.
"Don't look at my nails," cries Helga Surratt, the president of About Faces. "I never make an appointment! I only get a [beauty] service when someone can fit me in easily enough—and most of the time...
In honor of Preakness, we pay homage to the fading—but not completely vanished—tradition of hat-wearing in Baltimore.
A hat block stands on a table in front of 68-year-old Phyllis Eley. It’s just a piece of balsa wood, carved in the shape of a woman’s head. But when Eley takes this inanimate object in her hands, it...
We came, we saw, we conquered—and wrote this Baltimore beauty bible while our nails were still drying!
"People are realizing that taking care of yourself is no longer a luxury," says Christine Cochrum of Federal Hill's Apothecary Wellness. "Taking care of yourself is a necessity."
And that, in a...
