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Not Your Average Alpaca: Alicia Adams Softens the Edges

Photo: Claire Rosen. By Nichole Dupont We all remember them, the rough-as-bark, dun-colored sweaters so bulky so that they could make even Kate Moss look puffy. But we so wanted to like them because there was some revolutionary air about wearing a fat, itchy alpaca sweater. Fortunately, it doesn’t

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Sawkille Co. Defines Rural American Design

By Andrea PyrosSawkille Co., a small furniture company in Rhinebeck, has been reflecting the heritage and mindset of the Hudson Valley for more than 15 years. But, though it’s hard to fathom now, appreciation for their type of goods didn’t happen right away. “Around 2010 there seemed to

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Wrap It Up: RI's Annual Holiday Gift Guide

By Amy Krzanik Where we live, you don’t have to travel very far to find unique gifts for everyone on your list. Whether it’s a thank you for your holiday party’s host or hostess, or a package sent to a friend or family member far away, choose

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Matt McGhee: 40 Years of Christmas Treasures

By Jamie Larson In 1976 Matt McGhee opened his first shop in Greenwich Village selling oriental decorative pieces. That Christmas, however, it was his traditional tree ornaments that captured the imagination of holiday shoppers. Now, 40 years later and relocated to Hudson New York, McGhee’s shop (it too called

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Mail Call: Annie Selke Company Introduces Its First Catalog

By Lisa Green Catalogs are near and dear to Annie Selke’s heart. As a girl, the founder of and creative force behind the textile-driven Annie Selke Company, headquartered in Pittsfield, could be found poring through the myriad home and shelter catalogs her parents received. And because so many catalogs

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Master Artists Reimagine The Modern Jewelry Box

By CB Wismar Tim McClelland is laughing. Which is okay, because he’s laughing at himself. “I just thought it would be fun to reach out to 15 extraordinarily talented people who had been part of an intense, creative environment 35 years ago and see what they're doing

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Oatmeal Studios: Always Good For A Laugh

A trade show display. By Lisa Green When Oatmeal Studios gathers its team for a creative brainstorming session, it’s no ordinary staff meeting. The greeting card company based in Lenox Dale, Mass., has been in the business of making people laugh for over 35 years, and the writers, illustrators

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Braza In Our Back Yard: Home to Fashion Emergency Solutions

By Lisa Green I’m not positive about this, but it’s extremely probable that some of those celebrities you see on the red carpet are wearing a Braza Bra product, and that’s not an interesting fact just because the products are the kinds of things that prevent wardrobe

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RADC: A Warehouse Of Treasures At Hudson's River Side

Shelina's By Jamie Larson Hudson's position as a world-class destination for great art and antiques is well deserved. But as its stature has risen briskly over the past 20 years, an ever-increasing percentage of the city’s old eccentric vibe (which drew artists and dealers to

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BerkChique! Is Back

By Marilyn Bethany Berkshires fashion icon Vicki Bonnington will begin planning next year’s BerkChique!, a charity clothing sale she co-chairs with Rebecca Weinman, as soon as this year’s (May 6 - 8 at the former Crane Stationery factory in Dalton, Mass.) wraps. As Bonnington, whose cast-offs last year

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David Pirrotta Brands Pops Up At Privet Lives in New Preston

By Amy Krzanik Some brands are so exclusive that you can only find them in Los Angeles, New York City and… New Preston, Connecticut. No, that’s not a typo. Thanks to Privet House owners Suzanne Cassano and Richard Lambertson’s Privet Lives pop-up shop, launched in July of 2014,

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Organic By John Patrick Trunk Show Is A Natural At J. Seitz

By Jacque Lynn Schiller Sustainability and transparency are buzzwords often thrown about these days. But for Hudson Valley resident and the namesake behind Organic by John Patrick, fair labor and green awareness shouldn’t be radical ideas but the norm. In fact, he introduced the world’s first certified organic

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