Boston Guides
This Old Thing?
At the triannual Brimfield Antique Show, the past gets perfected as timeless wardrobe staples—tailored shirts, little black dresses, oversize bags—go glam with embellishments to spare.
 

Summer Fashion: Bay State Watch

Amid a statewide lifeguard shortage, a few brave, tanned souls remain. We recruited a dozen to show off the season’s coolest beachwear; they were, naturally, happy to take the plunge.

 

Spring Fashion: Big Bang Theory

What says high fashion better than a bunch of sweaty rock stars? With local metal sensation Bang Camaro playing backup, the season’s amped-up sensibilities make loud look good.

 

Neighborhood Watch: Marblehead

This North Shore beach town has the goods for an afternoon of sun and shopping.

 

Neighborhood Watch: Newburyport

Proving there's more to Cape Ann than clam shacks and lighthouses, a bevy of sweet boutiques have set up shop in this coastal town.

 

Get There: Westminster Street in Providence

It used to be a strip of abandoned department stores. Now this revamped Providence thoroughfare boasts a crop of shopping options that are worth a jaunt down I-95.

 

Buying on the Fly

Business travel doesn't stop just because you have holiday shopping to do. Fortunately, some of the most popular destinations out of Logan offer new retail spots worth a trip of their own.