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Boutique of the Week: Cottage By the Sea

Date: April 21, 2011 • By • Comments 0

Another fabulous find thanks to Facebook Ads, Cottage by the Sea is my new favorite boutique of the week!

There is something just so soothing when I think about Hawaii, but I always felt like I had a connection there, since my mom used to live there many years ago. Liking a boutique based in Honolulu seems like an easy match! Cottage by the Sea was created to bring together the best jewelry designers, gifts and home decor in a cottage-style boutique setting. People loved the quaint feeling of the cottage atmosphere and where patrons could find unique vintage style furniture and fixtures. Cottage by the Sea sells brands like Free People, Velvet by Graham & Spencer, Adina and Gorjana, along with many others.

Victorian Garden Long Maxi Dress $60

While their online selection isn’t huge, their items seem to be well-curated and I’m dying for them to put more home decor from their store up online! (Even just photos of their in-store displays, which are apparently huge in Honolulu).

Free People "Wait For Me" Dress $117.60

There are also some major perks to having a boutique based in Hawaii, a place that has amazing weather year round…still scratching your head? Cottage by the Sea gets to shoot some of their great merchandise on the beach!

Even if you’re not planning a trip to Hawaii any time soon, you can shop online at Cottage by the Sea! They offer free shipping on orders over $100 within the U.S. and they ship internationally!

If only they could ship fresh leis with every order…..

Check out Cottage by the Sea, and you can find them on Facebook (that’s where I found them!)

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Boutique of the Week: Poetrie

Date: February 5, 2011 • By • Comments 0

Petal to the Metal dress $76.99 at Poetrie

Today I discovered Poetrie, another great indie boutique offering clothing, gifts and accessories for the retro-inspired fashionista in you!

Poetrie is a family-run business founded and inspired by five sisters. “Growing up through the 80’s and 90’s, through fields of flannel and baggy overalls, each sister discovered the meaning of fashion. Hand-me-downs were handed down the ladder from sister to sister, transferring fashion sense through a ten year age difference. Different phases in their teenage development inspired individual trend-setting looks, such as adolescent rebellion with black lipstick or idolization of their favorite musicians with Madonna studded-leather jackets. As the craze of shoulder pads and acid wash jeans died down, the sisters grew up, developing their own unique styles. While the sisters have graduated to raiding much larger closets, the clothes they wore still defined important moments of their lives. The blazer and skirt worn to a dream job interview, or a memory of the Betsey Johnson dress worn on that first date with a fiance, made their clothes hold significance and meaning.

The Girl with a Pearl Ring $15.99 at Poetrie

The Poetrie girls want to bring a little poetry back into people’s daily lives. We get it — few people read actual poetry anymore. Memorizing and reciting poems is an art that belonged to another time. But that doesn’t mean that we can’t be thrilled by art in other ways. Poetrie is all about the discovery of truth, the thrill of life, about giving into a moment, or about the pang of memory. All of which can be induced by treasuring a beautiful object, wearing a vintage dress, or doing the clasp on a 100-year-old bracelet.”

Venetian Peacock Vases $51.99 at Poetrie

I love the motto of the Poetrie girls and their boutique carries fabulous clothing from the independent designers, which I love more than anything. Another great e-commerce site, Poetrie has unique items that you may not be able to otherwise find. Poetrie currently ships to the US and Canada.

I’m looking forward to featuring items from Poetrie in future posts for outfit guides, gift guides and more!

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Boutique of The Week: Ruche

Date: January 12, 2011 • By • Comments 0

I wanted to title this post as an “In & Around” but since it’s not just for the NYC-resident or visitor, I’m going to start a new column, “Boutique of the Week”. And while I can’t promise that I will find a new, fabulous boutique every single week, I’m going to try my very hardest to find new fashion destinations as often as possible so that the same stores aren’t always being featured over and over. (You know I love Forever 21 accessories in every single style/trend post!) So, if you’re reading this and you have a boutique that I might like…Contact me!

With that I bring you Ruche. A “modern boutique with a vintage touch” created by husband and wife Mai & Josh (and their adorable pup Roji) back in 2008.

What I want to know is how didn’t I discover this place sooner?

beautiful in bows one shoulder dress $39.99

And by “this place”, I mean Ruche’s fabulous website, shopruche.com, that’s right–it’s an e-commerce boutique! What this means for you is that virtually (no pun intended) anyone can shop there! (They have Worldwide shipping, so yes, to my Canadian readers and all those who are not within the 48 contiguous United States, you also can shop at Ruche!)

forever intertwined heather gray skirt by Ark & Co. $47.99

Ruche is like a meshing of my favorite fashion desinations–Free People, Anthropologie, Urban Outfitters and ModCloth, but with the prices of an H&M! Vintage styles that are forgiving on my wallet? Yes, please!

we belong together one shoulder top in sage green $34.99

What I love best, of course, is that because the website was created and is still run by two people who gave up their corporate lives to make their dream happen (along with a few extra team members nowadays), is that Ruche prides themselves on customer service, saying, “We always put ourselves in the position of our customers, as we are customers too! We understand how it feels like to anxiously wait for a package, how happy we are when something is better than pictured online, or how upset we are when that item came damaged or incorrect.”

The Ruche blog has tons of cool DIY decorating advice, like how to make the yarn balls seen here!

As an independently owned boutique, Ruche strives to feature small boutique brands and designers and keep their prices affordable for fashion lovers everywhere!

I think I’ve found my new favorite fashion destination, so look for items from Ruche in upcoming posts!

Oh, and it’s also worth mentioning that Ruche has a pretty cool blog! They have amazing DIY decoration instructions, styling advice and much more.

So what are you waiting for? Get shopping!

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