Shopping

I Am Maryann

Jewelry line inspired by self-awareness

By Eileen Weber

Shopping History

By Carolyn Rundle Field

Under the Wire

Author Bonni Brodnick takes a look at brassieres, their styles, washing techniques and her first experience with one. From the infinite styles and sizes, she notes there is a certain fascination with women's bosoms and brassieres not just for men but for women as well.

By Bonni Brodnick

Price is Right

By Eve Mark

Gift of Thrift

Tucked away on Catoonah Street, Ridgefield’s Thrift Shop has sold donated treasures for 75 years. Originally created to support the Visiting Nurse Association, the store was not considered an independent non-profit until 1946

By Libby Conroy

All In The Mix

Fashion in Litchfield

By Joseph Montebello

Elements of Style

Six of the region's finest teachers get the Wilton Magazine treatment and are ready for fall fashion.

by jennifer moore stahlkrantz

Men of Letters, Men of Style

by joseph montebello

Hot for Teacher

Leading classes by day, these fitness and dance instructors set fashion by night.

Hot for Teacher

Leading classes by day, setting fashion by night

Mother Love

Local mothers and daughters spend a day of fashion and fun.

by Carolyn Rundle Field

Don't Leave Home...

We asked six notable Wilton individuals what accessory or item of clothing they couldn't live without. Here's what they had to say...

by meredith bligh

Asian Secrets

For more than half a century—since 1951 to be exact—this incomparable showplace of Oriental arts and antiquities has made its home in one of the oldest structures in Wilton, a white-painted saltbox style home dating to 1719. Located at 518 Danbury Rd., Vallin Galleries overlooks the Norwalk River just to the east.

by nick wedge

Nordic Tracks

From open-faced sandwiches (smørrebrød) to the Swedish pancakes dressed with lingonberries, the inventory at Scandinavianbutik is authentic and growing, as owners Marianne Beresford and Doris Levene scour the best resources for the foodstuffs their clients crave.

by kristin nord

Ten Minutes with Pam Fitzpatrick

For 30 years, Pam Fitzpatrick has been getting to know women—intimately.

By Brooke Springer

Don't Leave Home...

We asked notable locals, "What's the one piece of clothing that you just can't do without?"

by eileen weber

Village Threads

We invited seven notable locals to a glorious Roxbury estate, brought fall clothing from area shops, and let the photo shoot unroll. The classics, we learn, are making a mighty comeback. See for yourself.

Photographs by Douglas Foulke and Ann Dahlgren

Ten Minutes With Ira Neimark

Ira Neimark started out as a Fifth Avenue doorman and eventually became CEO of Bergdorf Goodman—through hard work, smarts, and being in the right place at the right time. When he took over the venerable fashion store, it was doing $38 million in sales. When he left, $500 million. In an interview he reveals some tricks of the trade.

By Robert Reiss

Just for Shoe

The only way to find out if a really (and I mean really) expensive designer pair of spikes is better than its knock-off is to buy one and test it out.

By Nancy McLoughlin

Cream of the Crop

We invited five notables to dress up with local clothing and check out what delectables Ridgefield has to offer.

Photographs by Kristen Jensen