Mobilia ‘Ornamentation in Age of Corona’ suggests masked future, with individuality
You may not want to wear these masks to prevent the spread of coronavirus – the cheapest is $200, and one is made of cedar bark – but the exhibits in Mobilia Gallery’s online “Ornamentation in the Age of Corona” succeed in its goal: bringing some joy during a difficult time.
Stepping into Temple of Groom for hair styling is like traveling to a better, more luxurious time
Barber shops had a bit of retro thing going in the “Mad Men” era a few years back, but Julio Guerrero has taken his Temple of Groom shop to a whole different level – in fact, to a whole different age.
No ordinary yard sale as teen behind zine, friends pass on group style of lives in flux
Yard sales proliferate in warm weather, but Sunday’s stands out: It is essentially a download from the mind of the art director of Okay Mag and her friends, teen girls with a group aesthetic that’s vintage, kitschy, artsy and riotously colorful.
WoWtlet fashion popup brings family back to space that hosted ‘soul’ of neighborhood
Not every store can be open less than a month and yet have roots in the community dating back five decades, but The WoWtlet hasn’t replaced the final Hollywood Express video store near Porter Square so much as it has reclaimed it.
Local fashion, diverse models strut runway for ‘Love Is the New Black’ shelter benefit
This May 30 show is the third for Sisters on the Runway’s local chapter, based at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, with proceeds going to Transition House, a shelter for women and families who have suffered domestic violence.
Free Look of the Local Fashion Show shows what Cambridge will wear this summer
If Cambridge does deserve to be on a list of best-dressed communities – eyebrows were raised when it got No. 6 in a top 10 list in January – the proof will be onstage May 19.
Cambridge makes it to a best-dressed list, which doubles as a farthest-off-base list
The survey industry is working overtime this week to prove that surveys are dumb, whether it’s “best food” in the school district or Cambridge being called a “best-dressed suburb.”
If you didn’t know refurbished Goodwill was open again in Central: Time to shop
The Central Square Goodwill store reopened Oct. 10 with pretty much new everything, but today is its grand opening.
Davis has a well-kept, well-dressed secret for men: The Affordable Wardrobe shop
Men who can’t find the affordable fine clothing they need among Davis Square’s conspicuous secondhand, vintage or thrift options might want to look up. Above The Burren, in fact, where An Affordable Wardrobe has opened for regular Saturday hours and by appointment.
Urban Outfitters rocks the Romney look, even in Harvard Square
Harvard Square’s Urban Outfitters has two Mitt Romney T-shirts for those who want them, a worker said Friday, including one of him looking like Gene Simmons from the band KISS. But what’s the market for these shirts?
