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St. Louis Magazine - July, 2008
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Downtown Darling

Downtown Darling

This fashion designer is ready to trade Hollywood for home

Waxing Workspace

Waxing Workspace

A behind-the-scenes look at where Maven's Kate Bethel concocts her wax and soap creations

Summer Style

Summer Style

Where to find this season's hottest trends

The Stuff of Madness

The Stuff of Madness

An army of plush creatures is on its way to St. Louis

Summer Makeup 101

Summer Makeup 101

The look this season is bold and beautiful ...

Season of Enlightenment

Season of Enlightenment

I've always been suspicious of spas that promise ultimate relaxation. But this one was about as close as I've gotten...

Grooms Like Gifts, Too

Grooms Like Gifts, Too

But they want manly ones—at least according to a new "For Guys Only" registry

Suit Up

Suit Up

That dreadful experience that marks the beginning of summer doesn't have to be so dreadful after all

Auto Manics

Auto Manics

A high-powered peek inside the garage of one car-obsessed couple

10 Things You Probably Didn't Know About the Renaissance Faire

10 Things You Probably Didn't Know About the Renaissance Faire

Where do you go for turkey legs, wenches and knaves? Back in time.

Q&A: Simon Doonan

Q&A: Simon Doonan

The window-designing maven dishes on a life in fashion

A Family Affair

A Family Affair

A mother and daughter's stylish vision comes to life in Ladue's The Little Black Dress

Things We Love

Things We Love

A rainbow of protection just might chase the clouds away!

A Major League Decision

How does a Detroit-bred Tigers fan raise his daughter deep in Cardinal Nation?

Manhattan Mysteries

At the close of another New York Fashion Week—the fall 2008 shows, held in February—style editor Nicole Benoist Edgerton reflects on the event's colorful characters, curious rituals and...

Upwardly Mobile

Upwardly Mobile

A proposed law that would put the kibosh on non-licensed Segway use on Forest Park bike paths kicked up some controversy in February...

How Suite It Is

How Suite It Is

St. Louis finally has its first Four Seasons—we check it out before you check in

Meeting Moris

Meeting Moris

A new store brings men's fashion to the fore.

Blast From the Past

What does it take to go back in time? A lot of dough or a good sewing machine

Where Are the Wieners?

Here's the long and the short of it: St. Louis doesn't like dachshunds—at least not as much as the rest of the country does.

To Shave or Not to Shave

Or maybe the better question for a middle-aged, balding white guy is "Do you hide from inevitability or grab it by the short hairs?"

Things We Love

Things for spring...

House of Haughey

House of Haughey

Couture conjures up images of Gigi getting gussied up for Gaston. But it needn’t be so fancy, so French—or in a musical

Things We Love

“Darling” comes in many shapes and sizes, but seldom is it this spot-on.

Celling Their Souls

Cellphone towers hide all over, in everything from fake chimneys to fake palm trees, fake cactuses to fake ... crosses?

Say It With Flowers—Or Not

Beware, Romeo: Flowers carry meaning—meanings, actually—entirely open to interpretation.

The 14th: A Guide for All Kinds of Couples

Use our handy guide to help figure out just what to get for that someone who's just right for you

Flashback - 1956

Un-Bridaled Enthusiasm...

20 Cool Ways to Help Stop Global Warming

Think being eco-friendly means losing your style, your pleasures, your life? Think again

Name Exhibition

Meet St. Louis’ master of shameless self-promotion

The Classics

When budgeting your wardrobe this year, keep in mind these timeless pieces, classics truly worthy of investment.

Cool Runnings

Mopeds are the hip transport du jour in River City. Here's how to not let the winter weather put on the brakes.

Belly Up to The Bar

Things We Love

Things We Love

Fashion Week Diary

Fashion Week Diary

Pop This Book

Can I Have An Extension?

Things We Love

Best Dressed 2007

The part of fashion and style we find most appealing and enduring is its ability to convey messages—all without saying a word.

The A–Z Style Guide

Everything you need to spell Style this fall

Elements of Style

Things We Love

Sophie's Choices

Lip Service

Things We Love

A trailer that can save your marriage? Find out how inside.

Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!

A downtown boutique moves fashion forward

Civic Style - World Leader

Things We Love

Unexpected Endorsement

Things We Love...The Man Issue

Civic Style - Joshua Crane

Man's Best Friends

Things We Love

Things We Love

Want to win your mother's approval definitively, so you can save on all those therapy bills? These bejeweled bangles and bling are just the thing.

Things We Love

In the spring, it’s not just young men whose fancy turns to love—their four-legged friends are similarly occupied. Now is the time to nab some puppy love!

Stitches in Time

Civic Style - Jason Miller

Things We Love

Double your tea-drinking pleasure with a set built for two.

Bridal Things We Love

What the guys and the ladies really want to unwrap on that special day

Register Your Affections

Register Your Affections

Why sign up for a colander when you could have a kayak?

Things We Love

Things We Love

With a flick of the wrist you can relive your favorite World Series moments.

Things We Love

Things We Love

Get your little chef cooking with the coolest-looking kitchen set out there.

Things We Love

Things We Love

Things We Love

Things We Love

Make a Day of It

Make a Day of It

Nine prime shopping neighborhoods with charming, walkable streets, one-of-a-kind shops and civilized stops for lunch or a latte

Things We Love

Things We Love

Things We Love

Life is like a box of chocolates ... hot chocolate, chocolate truffles and chocolate chip cookies, that is.

Unveiled Things We Love

Great gifts for bridesmaids and groomsmen both!

Exploring Space

Exploring Space

The designers and architects of space interiors love using inexpensive, innovative materials in nontraditional ways. Here's how they integrated that look into their own workspace.

Boutique Chic

Boutique Chic

ASK any local clotheshorse: The shopping scene in St. Louis has changed dramatically in the last five years. St. Louis used to be one of those Midwestern cities where the divide between what you...

Global Art

If you're looking for unique art from around the world, look no further than these three boutiques

The Perfect Girls' Day Out

Mum's the Word

Sneak off for an indulgent afternoon and find gifts so unusual, they'll repeat the pleasure for someone you love

Made To Order

Prefer your possessions be produced with only you in mind? Put the “custom” back in “customer” with this guide to where to get virtually anything custom made.

Less Is More

Minimalism ushers in the new looks of spring

Estate Jewelry

Ever hear of the magpie, a bird notorious for hoarding sparkling objects? That’s me. I can’t resist the lure of dramatic jewelry, whether it’s the fire of diamonds or the twinkle of rhinestones.