Best of Boston

Best Women's Clothing

2006 Best Women's Clothing, Martha's Vineyard

Chica

Edgartown
Chin up, island girl: Overcast days needn't be such downers. The breezy Chica, a mother-and-daughter shop next door to L'étoile, sells enough "where did you [...] read more»
2006 Best Women's Clothing, North

Dresscode

Andover
Amy Finegold knew the suburbs had style before anyone else did—she brought it there. Her two-year-old Andover shop is filled with up-and-coming designers and old [...] read more»
2006 Best Women's Clothing, South

Crossing Main

Hingham
Once a land overrun with whale belts, Hingham is casting off its preppy past. Leading the charge is Crossing Main, a fashion-forward boutique that sells [...] read more»
2006 Best Women's Clothing, Sophisticated

Louis Boston

Boston
Louis has long clothed our city's who's who in sometimes elegant, sometimes edgy apparel—Balenciaga and Zac Posen, Project Alabama and Proenza Schouler. Plus, the überchic [...] read more»
2005 Best Women's Clothing, Cape Cod

Maxwell & Co.

Falmouth
Surprise—not everyone on Cape Cod covets pressed khakis and leather loafers. Step out of conservative Falmouth and into Maxwell & Co. to find cutting-edge American [...] read more»
2005 Best Women's Clothing, Martha's Vineyard

Chica

Edgartown
For years, island style was defined by Lilly Pulitzer's pastels and preppy products, and a woman was hard-pressed to find anything edgier. Today the tide [...] read more»
2005 Best Women's Clothing, Casual

Stil

Boston
Because we never want to show up to the party wearing the exact same outfit as someone else. Because owner Betty Riaz works hard to [...] read more»
2005 Best Women's Clothing, Nantucket

Vis-à-vis

Nantucket
The fashion finds at this packed oceanside boutique come in waves. The shoe selection alone includes nearly 100 styles, from pink metallic clogs to sassy [...] read more»
2005 Best Women's Clothing, Sophisticated

Serenella

Boston
The carefully edited collections draw us in, but it's the velvet-rope factor that keeps us coming back: As the exclusive area retailer of such high-end [...] read more»
2005 Best Women's Clothing, North

Dresscode

Andover
Andover has become a mini shopping mecca, and Dresscode is a big reason why. Owner Amy Finegold doesn't try to do it all. Instead of [...] read more»