Shop Talk: Alina Alter, Owner, Aoki in Philadelphia

After what seems like a long list of favorite small boutique closures downtown, there is finally an opening to celebrate in Center City Philadelphia! AOKI located at 115 South 22nd Street (between Sansom and Chestnut) is the kind of perfectly edited boutique that makes you want to shop again.  Artfully presented objet trouve for the home, fabulous frocks, and a dazzling collection of accessories, AOKI is the new shopping destination with an easy-cool urban appeal steps away from Rittenhouse Square.  This charming and inviting space feels less like a typical boutique and more like you have stumbled into someone's home, equal parts loft and pied a terre, with a swoon worthy closet. It is the brain child of Alina Alter, proprietor, trend setter, style maven (okay, I am gushing...) and savvy young business woman who recognized that downtown needed a place where fashion meets lifestyle in an unpretentious way.  You will go there for the finding and you'll want to stay for the atmosphere.

Shop Talk: Karen Anagnos, Manager, Bucks County Dry Goods

Since 1994 Bucks County Dry Goods has been the go-to spot for everything from great bags to knitwear, from from art to furniture ith locations in Princeton, Doylestown, and Lambertville Like a mini urban-cool department store, BCDG carries clothing by Free People, Theme, Language, Tulle, 525 America, and Sanctuary.  They also carry a mixture of mid-century modern furniture, handmade lighting by Robert True Ogden, fabulous books, unique items for your home, jewelry, and stationary by Pachysandra Paper Goods. I like to think of the store as a perfectly edited collection of some of everything you didn't even know you had to have! 

Shop Talk: Linda LaRosa Owner, Shop Sixty Five

Nestled among the tree lined streets of Doylestown, PA, the heart of Bucks County, is Shop Sixty Five, a veritable treasure trove of the most desirable labels in the fashion industry. Former celebrity stylist, Linda LaRosa, has edited a collection of the season's best not often found this side of Manhattan.