Fashion Boston - August 2010

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6 FASHIONABLE LIFE: DINING The hottest tables on the Cape and the islands are far from the maddening crowd.

From bankers and students to socialites and chefs, we present this year's picks for the 100 Bostonians who rock their wardrobes — and the city. 3OUR ANNUAL BEST DRESSED LIST

7 FASHIONABLE LIFE: TRAVEL Long before the Obamas got there, Bar Harbor was an It destination.

10 SPECIAL WEDDING SECTION: THE HONEYMOONERS

How to cap the perfect wedding? With a week of quiet wedded bliss in an island rental. Here's everything to pack and wear.

15 BON VIVANT

Celebrity catwalking at Room to Grow's Fashion Forward event at The Liberty Hotel, schmoozing at the Louis Boston grand opening party, and sniffing vino at The Nantucket Wine Festival.

9 ASK THE SARTORIALIST Tying a scarf, tribal jewelry that won't make you look like a hippie, and nailing the dressy-undressy look.

COVER AND ABOVE PHOTO B Y JOEL BENJAMIN

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EDITOR’S LETTER

You’ve Been Punked

No, the lip piercing you
see here isn’t real. Ditto
the sleeve of tattoos —
and the sneer. Rather,
they’re all proof of just
how easy it was to get a
tad swept away by the
rock ’n’ roll vibe (and
more specifically, the
corresponding accesso-
ries, props, and attitude)
that pervaded our photo
shoot for the 2010 Best
Dressed Bostonians.
This year, our third
creating the list, we once again chose a true salad of the city’s style-
makers — people representing every stripe of occupation, culture,
income bracket, and personal style aesthetic.

That last category, I’d argue, stands as the most powerful; it’s the most emblematic of who a dresser has decided to be in the now, either because or regardless of their background. And that’s precisely why we chose to spin the photos accompanying this year’s Best Dressed List with a rock edge: As the symbiosis between music, art, design, and fashion has proven over and over again, there is no one single road to inspiration anymore. And likewise, there is no one road to personal style: Rock ’n’ roll touches are as potent a foil for bespoke men’s suiting and satin skirts as they are for cult designer denim and prim shift dresses.

Is punk really the biggest element in all (or even most) of our listmakers’ closets? Hardly. But fashion is never entirely literal. Neither is music. And both symbolize the spirit of individualism, and are inspirational and aspirational. We certainly hope this year’s list is, too. — ALEXANDRA HALL

EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTORS Lisa Pierpont,
Beth Teitell, Sadie Dayton, Jesse Burke,
Marci Duarte, Michael Blanding, Molly Jane
Quinn, Julie Paquette, Lysa Pelletier, Keri
Callahan, Michael Trotman, Joel Benjamin,
Kate Bowers, Janine Stafford, Casey
O’Donnell, Samantha Groseth, Natalee
Ranii-Dropcho
EDI TOR Alexandra Hall, ahall@globe.com
ART DIRECTOR Jenna Talbott
SALES DIREC TORS Mary Kelley,
Elizabeth Sucher
PROMOTION Lisa Baker
PROJECT DIRECTOR Thomas F.X. Cole
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