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St. Louis Magazine - November, 2009
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Shop Talk: Back Story

Shop Talk: Back Story

A Q&A with Backwoods CEO Jennifer Mull

Shop Talk: Wishful Thinking

Shop Talk: Wishful Thinking

Wish Shoes gets a makeover with the addition of Sandi Czapla.

Best Dressed 2009

Best Dressed 2009

Ten St. Louisans who have perfected their style

Coming of Age

Coming of Age

City Sprouts is all grown up.

Stylish Subtleties: Nicole Genovese

Stylish Subtleties: Nicole Genovese

Salesperson and wife of Joe Genovese, president and owner of Genovese Jewelers

15 Ways to Shop Smart in St. Louis

15 Ways to Shop Smart in St. Louis

Local insiders share their tips for shopping like a pro from head to toe.

Smart Shopper: For the Long Run

Smart Shopper: For the Long Run

Four men’s shoes that never go out of style

Smart Shopper: Wardrobe Essentials

Smart Shopper: Wardrobe Essentials

Six musts for an always-stylish look

The District: The Loop’s Latest

Delmar has garnered plenty of attention for its recent additions: the celestially inspired Moonrise Hotel and presidentially popular Pi. But the shopping district has added some notable new...

Things We Love: Red, White & New

Things We Love: Red, White & New

Chic ways to celebrate fashion freedom

Stylish Subtleties: Jeff Orbin

Stylish Subtleties: Jeff Orbin

Co-Owner and Restaurant Designer, Monarch Restaurant & Wine Bar and Herbie’s Vintage 72

Shop Talk: Ace of Spade

Shop Talk: Ace of Spade

Kate Spade’s creative director previews Plaza Frontenac’s latest addition.

Shop Talk: If the Shoe Fits...

Shop Talk: If the Shoe Fits...

For Fleet Feet owner David Spetnagel, the search for the perfect running shoe is a science. Literally.

Stylish Subtleties: Keno Jones

Stylish Subtleties: Keno Jones

Personal Shopper, J.Crew at Saint Louis Galleria

Shop Talk: Tee Time

Shop Talk: Tee Time

A bartender/bowling-alley staffer/T-shirt designer rolls out a hip new line.

Shop Talk: Hat Trick

Shop Talk: Hat Trick

Match your hat to your head for a look that's brimming with style.

Wish Bone

Wish Bone

Our wish list for other St. Louis additions

Stylish Subtleties: Jasmine Huda

Stylish Subtleties: Jasmine Huda

Reporter, KSDK-TV

Stylish Subtleties: Jay Swoboda

Stylish Subtleties: Jay Swoboda

Co-Founder, EcoUrban

Heart and Sole

Heart and Sole

The shoe fits, and Robin Brooks knows how to wear it

Style Q&A: Barb Wehking

Style Q&A: Barb Wehking

Floral Designer and Owner, Bloomin' Buckets

Out With the Old

Out With the Old

Closet consultations offer one way to overhaul your look

Fashion Cents

Fashion Cents

Has the dip in the stock market led to a downturn at local boutiques?

A Fine Finish

A Fine Finish

Adam Foster breaks down that special thing behind the bling

Not Your Run-of-the-Mill Boutique

Not Your Run-of-the-Mill Boutique

Valerie Mills takes a page from the Age of Reason at her new Clayton store

Bag Lady

Bag Lady

Curbing my appetite for accessories

Charmed Life

Charmed Life

Recycled Trinkets Transformed into Treasures

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.

Flashback - 1929

Fur-ever lovely...

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!

Civic Style - Jason Miller

Stitches in Time

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