Best of Boston
Best Women's Clothing, Casual
Viola Lovely
Boston
Effortless and immaculate: Those are the adjectives we’d use to describe this South End boutique’s offerings—and, after a trip here, your everyday style. There’s the [...] read more»
2018 Best Women's Clothing, Casual
Dress
Boston
Owners Martha Pickett and Jane Schlueter have an eye for everyday essentials that are anything but ordinary—perfectly worn-in Mother jeans, breezy Vanessa Bruno blouses, boho [...] read more»
2016 Best Women's Clothing, Casual
Akris
Boston
This Swiss fashion house does many things well, but it’s the ultra-contemporary everyday women’s wear that really shines, pushing boundaries with funky patterns and unusual [...] read more»
2015 Best Women's Clothing, Casual
Viola Lovely
Boston
Have just 30 minutes to assemble a head-to-toe weekend outfit? Here's help. Lisa Cancelli Picard's South End boutique—the first city outlet of her North Shore [...] read more»
2014 Best Women's Clothing, Casual
Dress
Boston
The swish crowd shed tears when Dress bid adieu to Newbury Street in May 2012. Thankfully, owners Martha Pickett and Jane Schlueter reopened their girly-cool [...] read more»
2013 Best Women's Clothing, Casual
Vira
Boston
Radhika Rana and Vivek Patel's year-and-a-half-old Beacon Hill shop is a breath of fresh air on a sometimes-stagnant retail scene. The Fashion Institute of Technology-trained [...] read more»
2012 Best Women's Clothing, Casual
Mint Julep
Brookline
We feel pretty—and fizzy and funny and fine—every time we enter Brooke Garber and Stephanie Nist's boutiques. They stock the fete-ready dresses we've come to [...] read more»
2011 Best Women's Clothing, Casual
The Tannery
Cambridge
Thanks to buyer Brittney Rothweiler's eye for sophisticated yet street-inspired clothing, the Tannery comes off like something you'd stumble upon amid Milan's fashion-filled back alleys. [...] read more»
2010 Best Women's Clothing, Casual
Stel’s
Boston
With worthy new openings like Flock, Uncle Pete's, and Suneri, this category is getting crowded. But Stel's owners Tina Burgos, Dave Nauyokas, and Jon Callahan [...] read more»
2008 Best Women's Clothing, Casual
Stel’s
Boston
In a highly competitive retail environment, Stel's refuses to play it safe. Instead, it cultivates an always cutting-edge cast of emerging and indie designers (most [...] read more»
2007 Best Women's Clothing, Casual
Dress
Boston
Blessed with great taste and strong buying instincts, co-owners Martha Hilfinger and Jane Schlueter have stocked their airy 900-square-foot Back Bay boutique with work-to-play separates [...] read more»