The latest news in fashion and shopping around Charleston  
  
          
  
           
                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Activism, art, and a flood of urgency inform and awaken the work of Mary Edna Fraser  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Local gallery owner Ann Long Merck’s meticulously preserved and classically appointed pre-Revolutionary residence is a...  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          After her run to the French Open quarterfinals last summer and a recent win over No. 4 seeded Simona Halep at the...  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Robert Marks kicked off a career in writing randy novels with 1971’s The Trembling of a Leaf  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          The designer behind Library by Lauren Lail fills us in on her women’s clothing label, personal fashion and beauty...  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          What’s happening this month?  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          492 King St.
(843) 203-6338
www.492king.com  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Illustrator Daniel Velasco combines his passion for haute couture with a knack for pen, paint, and pad   
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          The owner and designer of Spring Street’s Flowershop talks personal indulgences, favorite fragrances (spoiler: they’re...  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Every few years, we survey Charleston’s culinary scene, asking area gourmands, food writers, and other F...  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          2 Unity Alley
(843) 577-0025
www.mccradystavern.com  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          The Candy Shop Vintage owner sells decades-old jewelry, plus vintage-inspired designs, in her downtown shop and at www....  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
                                                                                                                
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Successfully running a 450-square-foot pizzeria in a city like Charleston may sound like a pie-in-the-sky endeavor, but...  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Jazz musician Robert Lewis discusses his career as a performer, composer, and educator   
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          The renowned event planner and entrepreneur shares her secrets for a cozy, memory-making get-together that she swears...  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Our taste-and-tell guide to some of the latest food and beverage openings in Charleston  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Wilma Maiers is ready to decorate her walking cane and don her Christmas tree hat to make the Holy City holidays all...  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Every December, one jolly soul caps her South of Broad cupola with a super-sized Santa hat   
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Finding natural beauty and winged wonders on Little St. Simons, a hunting lodge-turned-eco-minded getaway  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          A decade after its first overhaul, a contemporary residence overlooking the Wappoo River gets an indoor-outdoor makeover  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Dead 27s debuts an impressive full-length album  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Chatting with the fashion and furnishings industry veteran who founded his own leather goods company, 79 Ashley, in...  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          A young family trades the bustle of Manhattan for a custom oceanfront oasis on the Isle of Palms  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Meet one of Charleston's newest acclaimed chefs, Damon Wise  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Chamber Music Charleston’s Sandra Nikolajevs marks the nonprofit’s 10th anniversary with a trip to Carnegie Hall  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          The Sullivan’s Island-based founder of resort-wear company Escapada Living shares details on her newest collections,...