Fashion Boston - November 2009

11.10.09

EDITOR’S LETTER

Get What You Give

WISH FULFILLMENT Mom of two and

still one of the coolest people you’ll ever meet, singer/producer Kay Hanley rocks a few festive looks and shares her list of holiday must-haves.

4 MERRY & BRIGHT With the right tactics, throwing a fabulous holiday shindig can be pure joy and peace (of mind).

Most holiday gift guides have more than earned their tarnished reputations. The economy notwithstanding, too many market editors seem to still take pleasure in taunting us with a deluge of gifts just out of our price range — when, that is, they aren’t taunting us with a deluge of gifts that are completely out of our price range. Well, this season we’ve set out to negate the idea that gifts need to be priced in the stratosphere to be chic and/or meaningful.

9 ASK THE SARTORIALIST Finding heels that are as comfy as they are hot, hostesses who overdress, and whether or not to don pants to black-tie shindigs.

14 BON VIVANT Snazzy shots from all the best shows and fetes of this year’s Boston Fashion Week.

This year, we have two gift
guides coming your way. Our
regular editors’ picks will show up in next month’s December issue —
an essentialized list of 10 no-fail buys, none over $300. The other you’ll
find in the issue you’re holding. (It’s more a wish list than gift list, but
can certainly be used as inspiration for either one.) It comes straight
from Kay Hanley, the down-to-earth singer and Boston native — who,
after adding “producer,” “businesswoman,” and “mom” to her reper-
toire in recent years, is still every bit as opinionated, fun, and above all,
unpretentious as she was back when she was fronting Letters To Cleo.
Find her personal holiday picks (alongside some of her favorite festive
dresses and accessories) on page 11.

Speaking of festive things, we’ve rolled out a slightly larger peek at the city’s best recent parties this issue in order to give Boston Fashion Week its due — including all the terrific shows and fb’s kickoff party. (A big shout-out, by the way, goes to W Hotels and Residences for helping us make it so over-the-top creative.) Look for all of it starting on page 14.

Which brings up another great party that happened this past weekend: fb was beyond proud to help sponsor a gala by Room to Grow, which raised well over $300,000 to help babies born into poverty. You’ll see from the photos in our December issue that it was an incredible — and incredibly touching — evening. And you can be sure it will top my personal list of things I want more of this holiday. — ALEXANDRA HALL

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EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTORS Lisa Pierpont, Beth Teitell, Lane Turner, Sadie Dayton, Jesse Burke, Marci Duarte, Michael Blanding, Molly Jane Quinn, Julie Paquette, Lysa Pelletier, Keri Callahan, Barye Lane Hall, Michael Trotman, Joel Benjamin, Shanique Durham, Danielle Ossher, Sara Jaclyn Armet, Kate Bowers, Janine Stafford, Casey O’Donnell, Laura Rogan

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