Summer Fashion

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Put the top down.
Toss in summer’s best looks.
Take the back roads.
And, especially, take your time. 

stylist NEELY DYKSHORN
photography by TODD WRIGHT

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FASHION: Shop the look

Bahama Shop /// Hilltop East, 1564 Laskin Road, Virginia Beach. 757.428-2627. BahamaShopVB.com.

Beecroft & Bull /// 3198 Pacific Avenue, Virginia Beach.
757.422.1961. BeecroftAndBull.com.

Dan Ryan’s for Men /// Hilltop North, 1612 Laskin Road, Virginia Beach. 757.425.0660. DanRyansForMen.com.

Dillard’s /// MacArthur Center, 300 Monticello Avenue, Norfolk. 757.622.6800. Dillards.com.

EsmÉ Style /// Hilltop North, 1628 Laskin Road, Virginia Beach. 757.233.6491. EsmeStyle.com.

Frances Kahn /// Hilltop East, 1544 Laskin Road, Virginia Beach. 757.491.5000.
Also Richmond: 6229-B River Road. 800.523.3193. FrancesKahn.com.

Halcyon Vintage /// 117 North Robinson Street, Richmond. 804.358.1311.

jody g /// Hilltop North, 1624 Laskin Road, Virginia Beach. 757.422.1201.

Jules Reid clothing and vintage jewelry /// JulesReid.com.

Ledbury /// 117 South 14th Street, Richmond. 888.233.1942. Ledbury.com.

Need Supply Company /// 3100 West Cary Street, Richmond. 804.767.1825. NeedSupply.com

 Ocean Palm ///  La Promenade, 1860 Laskin Road, Virginia Beach. 757.437.7256.  Also Williamsburg: Merchants Square, 411 West Duke of Gloucester Street. 757.229.3961. OceanPalm.net.

Ted Rossi NYC ///  TedRossi.com.

Trish ///  3198 Pacific Avenue, Virginia Beach. 757.422.1936.

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In Pursuit of Pendants

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Show off your neckline and catch a bit of sunlight with a pretty necklace
from accessory maker Addison Weeks.
Designer Lee Addison Lesley (the Addison half of the company)
lives in Virginia Beach.

 From left, the Harris necklace with aqua chalcedony pendant, $380.
Avery pendant, a smooth pink quartz pendant set in heavy gold plate, $480.
Whitten necklace with faceted aqua chalcedony stones set in heavy gold plate, $248.
Conner necklace with faceted rose chalcedony, $280.

 WHERE TO FIND IT: AddisonWeeks.com

Photograph by JEFF ROSE

Mail Call

 

Photograph by Jeff Rose

Deliver yourself some understated swagger with the help of the craftsmen at Moore & Giles, outside Lynchburg.
The Wynn Mail Bag, in Brompton Brown, comes a bit weathered to avoid that squeaky-new look.
Pockets, but not too many. And a zip closure, so your stuff won’t fall out on the flight. $660.
WHERE TO FIND IT: Beecroft & Bull, 3198 Pacific Avenue, Virginia Beach. BeecroftAndBull.com. 757.422.1961. Or MooreAndGiles.com.

 

Resorting to Color

 

Photograph by Jeff Rose

Rid yourself of the winter blues with Rafe’s Roopal satchel, from the Resort collection.
The bag, crafted from ostrich-embossed cow leather, has a removable shoulder strap and top zip closure.
Big enough for your iPad and lots more – or for the bare necessities needed for a quick getaway. $395.

WHERE TO FIND IT: The Shoe Box, 1860 Laskin Road, Virginia Beach. 757.437.2303.

Fall Fashion – 2012

Aztec print knit dress by Free People, $168, and Jane tall cuff boot,
in taupe, by Frye, $368. Bahama Shop. Companion: TF Texan.

stylist Joyce Parker / photography by Keith Lanpher

Homecomings. We return – we return changed – but our home stays with us. …

… Old friends, and routines, meet new. …

Ivory plaid shirt by Free People, $118. Skinny cord jean by J Brand, $168.
Cablow printed short bootie, Freebird by Steven, $328. Brown leather military belt
by Linea Pelle, $198. All Bahama Shop. Brown work gloves, $10.99, Horse & Hound.

Cypress denim jean jacket by Free People, $198. Amber wax-coated jean
by Hudson, $180. Ivory cotton top by Splendid, $148. Lindsay Plate leather boot, in cognac,
by Frye, $348. All Bahama Shop. Companion: TF Cheyenne Blue.

Poncho with leather fringe by Ecru, $176. Striped tunic with faux leather brown trim by SW3, $172. Brown faux leather leggings by SW3, $159. Leather bootie, in chestnut,
by Joie, $295. Taupe stone ring, $18. Rust earrings (with matching necklace), $42. All jody g.

… On a visit home, there’s time to reflect …

Plaid sweater coat by Free People, $248. Pant with zipper detail by J Brand, $218. Taupe long-sleeve T-shirt by Velvet, $68. Harlow multi-strap bootie, in fatigue, by Frye, $358.
All Bahama Shop. Companion: Lily.

Plum cut-out sweater by Cut 25, $352. Fuchsia split-front long-sleeve tee by The T Refinery, $75. Aztec print jeans by Caenetic Denim, $219. Leather bootie,
in black, by Joie, $295. All jody g. Companion: Solo.

… time simply to celebrate …

Black faux leather vest by Velvet, $168. Ivory top with leather sleeve by Bailey 44, $148. Black scuba pant by J Brand, $288. Harlow bootie, in black, by Frye, $258.
All Bahama Shop.

Little black dress with leather-trimmed bottom by Bailey 44, $208. Gold and black necklace by House of Harlow, $68. Black leather wrap bracelet by CC Skye, $168. Black leather bracelet with gold-tone buckle by CC Skye, $138. Melissa button riding boot, in black leather, by Frye, $328. All Bahama Shop. Red wool hat by Kate Landry, $38, Dillard’s. Companion: TF Texan.

… time to meld new and old …

Evergreen long-sleeve dress with ruching by Cut 25, $250. Hammered gold- and silver-tone earrings, $24, and bracelet, $29. Stone ring, $18. All jody g. Saddle-style handbag by Brahmin, $245, Dillard’s.

Caballero over-the-knee Aztec boot, Freebird by Steven, $498. Olive leather belt by Streets Ahead, $128. Both Bahama Shop. Green leather bag by MZ Wallace, $225, jody g.

Green silk tie-front blouse by Fifteen-Twenty, $194. Misfit cords, in pine, by Goldsign, $198. Leather booties, in black, by Joie, $295. All jody g. Green wool hat by Kate Landry, $38, Dillard’s. Companions: in particular, Fluffy.

… On a visit home, there’s time to look ahead.

Chocolate-brown vest with faux-fur trim by Ella Moss, $238. Ivory ruffled blouse by Free People, $98. Rose-petal cords by Citizens, $198. Cablow bootie, in wood, Freebird by Steven, $328. All Bahama Shop.

 

Jade-green bouclé dress by Cut 25, $292. Black faux leather jacket by SW3, $298. Leather bootie, in black, by Joie, $295. Bronze- and gold-tone earrings, $22. All jody g. Companions: Perrigrine BHF and, nosing in, TF Texan.

WHERE TO FIND IT:
Bahama Shop, 1564 Laskin Road, Hilltop East, Virginia Beach. BahamaShopVB.com. 757.428.2627.
Dillard’s, MacArthur Center, Norfolk. Dillards.com. 757.622.6800.
Horse & Hound, 15111A Carrollton Road, Carrollton. HorseHound.net. 757.238.9681.
Jody g. 1624 Laskin Road, Hilltop North, Virginia Beach. 757.422.1201.

HAIR AND MAKEUP:
Terea Gorsick Crute.

Gift Guide 2012

WILEY CLASSIC BELT /// WileyBelts.com

BERETTA SHOTGUN /// Bob’s Gun Shop, 746 Granby Street, Norfolk. 757.627.8311.

BABY SWADDLES AND CHEWBEADS NECKLACE /// The Silver Rattle, 1611a Colley Avenue, Norfolk. 757.622.4399.

LETTERPRESS CARDS AND PEN /// BDesignsLetterpress.com Retailers: Jacobson Fine Papers & Gifts, La Promenade, 1860 Laskin Road, Virginia Beach. 757.422.6595. BexleyPen.com; Norfolk Stationery, 103 Granby Street, Norfolk. 757.625.2511. Also: A Pen Lover’s Paradise, Princess Anne Shoppes, 2488 North Landing Road, Virginia Beach. 757.427.1887.

BREADS AND SPREADS /// Artisans Bakery & Café, 711 Washington Street, Portsmouth. (Also at the Saturday Olde Towne farmers market.) Call ahead: 757.396.6313. ArtisansBakeryCafe.com. Made in Virginia Store, 920 Caroline Street, Fredericksburg. 800.635.3149. MadeInVa.com. (Also: Similar items at most any farm market, or a directory at tinyurl.com/VirginiaJams.) Rowena’s, 758 West 22nd Street, Norfolk. 757.627.8699. Rowenas.com.

READING GLASSES /// EyeBobs.com Retailers include: The Quality Shops, at The Palace Shops, 306 West 21st Street, Norfolk. 757.627.6073. R. Bryant, Merchants Square, 429 West Duke of Gloucester Street, Williamsburg. 757.253.0055.

BEATS STUDIO HEADPHONES /// BeatsByDre.com, Apple Stores, Best Buy

LAFCO CANDLE /// Serendip, 243 West Bute Street, Norfolk. 757.624.3920. SerendipLimited.com

CUFF BRACELET /// Master Craftsmen, 221 North Boundary Street, Williamsburg. 757.253.2993. MasterCraftsmenShop.net.

PONG RESEARCH IPAD CASE ///PongResearch.com

ANCHOR HOOK /// Kitsch, 807 Shirley Ave, Norfolk. 757.961.9855. KitschVA.com

STUFFED OWL // Kitsch, 807 Shirley Ave, Norfolk. 757.961.9855. KitschVA.com

PADRÓN CIGARS AND LAMBORGHINI CUTTER /// Retailers include Emerson’s Cigars, 116 Granby Street, Norfolk.
757.624.1520. Also, locations in Chesapeake, Virginia Beach and Hampton. EmersonsCigars.com.

MOONRISE JEWELRY /// MoonriseJewelry.com

GOLD AND SILVER JEWELRY ///LorakJewelry.com Retailer: Simply Selma’s, La Promenade,
1860 Laskin Road, Virginia Beach. 757.428.2885.

WINE SERVER /// RCD Woodworking, Leicester, North Carolina. 314.452.1682. RCDWoodWorking.com.

COFFEEMAKER AND KETTLE /// Note: The Kone stainless steel filter has limited availability. The coffeemaker and kettle are available at finer kitchen stores, including Williams-Sonoma: MacArthur Center, 300 Monticello Avenue, Norfolk. 757.625.6008; La Promenade, 1860 Laskin Road, Virginia Beach. 757.428.8908. Williams-Sonoma.com.

CRAFT BEER /// OConnorBrewing.com Retailers include Harris Teeter grocery stores,
Total Wine and certain restaurants.

FASHION WATCHES /// Watchcraft.com Retailer: Silver Bonsai Gallery, 905 Highway 64, Manteo; 252.475.1413. SilverBonsai.com.

MONROE CUFFLINKS /// Ledbury, Richmond. 888.233.1942. Ledbury.com.

TRIPLE BUD VASE /// Lucy Dierks, D’Art Center, 208 East Main Street, Norfolk, 757.625.4211. D-ArtCenter.org.

PEPPER MILL AND SALT SHAKER /// Local retailers include the Kitchen Koop, 638 High Street, Portsmouth. 757.399.4475. KitchenKoop.com.

SCARF /// Trish, 3198 Pacific Avenue, Virginia Beach. 757.422.1936.

IKAT THROWS /// Space Design Group, 507 Botetourt Street, Norfolk. 757.648.8885. SpaceDesignGroup.us.

ROBE AND SOAP /// Lemon Cabana, 319 Laskin Road, Virginia Beach. 757. 417.7375. TheLemonCabana.com.

VINTAGE HANDBAGS /// B Original, 196 Central Park Avenue, Virginia Beach. 757.499.1740. B-OriginalVA.com.

HOMEMADE SOAPS /// TashasOwn.com Retailers include: The Cheese Shop, 410 West Duke of Gloucester Street, Williamsburg. 757.220.0298. Loverly, Hilton Village, 10377 Warwick Boulevard, Newport News. 757.595.1545. Kitsch, 807 Shirley Avenue, Norfolk. 757.961.9855. Back Bay Gourmet, Red Mill Walk, 2277 Upton Drive, Virginia Beach. 757.689.0771. Heritage Natural Market, 984 Laskin Road, Virginia Beach. 757.428.0500.

JACK BLACK SHAVING PRODUCTS /// Simply Selma’s, La Promenade, 1860 Laskin Road, Virginia Beach. SimplySelmas.com. 757.428.2885.

COCOA NOUVEAU CHOCOLATES /// CocoaNouveau.com. Let’s Talk Wine, Edinburgh Commons, 236 Carmichael Way, Chesapeake. 757.204.4720. Live. Love. Paper! The Palace Shops, 336 West 21st Street, Norfolk. 757.201.3244. Savor the Olive, Hilltop West, 1624 Laskin Road, Virginia Beach. 757.425.3866.

KETTRIKE TRICYCLE /// Kettler store, 4117 Virginia Beach Boulevard, Virginia Beach. 757.498.8001. KettlerUSA.com.

LUMINESCENT ENTITIES ART /// Tuttle Custom Design, Hampton. 703.895.1276. MetalOcean.com.

Cocktail rings

Moonglow

Cocktail rings afire with precious gems and metals put that heavenly orb to shame.
Photograph by Jeff Rose

Not that nighttime is the cocktail ring’s sole stage; it’s happy in the sun, too. Consider these: From top, Ippolita’s brown shell set in silver, $595; Carelle’s rutilated quartz in gold, $3,585; and John Hardy’s smoky quartz in silver, $1,850, all at Fink’s. At Either Ore, a white quartz in gold with diamonds, $1,125.

Rows three and four: From Suzy Landa, a white topaz in gold, $3,190, at Simply Selma’s. At Fink’s, a Roberto Coin quartz  in gold, $5,100, and a David Yurman moon quartz in sterling and rhodium with diamonds and mother-of-pearl, $3,200.  From Precious Gem owner Reggie Akdogan, an imperial topaz with diamonds in gold, $5,500.

Bottom, at Either Ore, a pink opal in gold with chocolate-brown diamonds, $3,875.

 

EITHER ORE JEWELERS
Hilltop West, 1620 Laskin Road, Virginia Beach. 757.523.1549.
EitherOre.net

FINK’S JEWELERS
MacArthur Center, 300 Monticello Avenue, Norfolk. 757.640.1132.
Finks.com

THE PRECIOUS GEM
La Promenade, 1860 Laskin Road, Virginia Beach. 757.428.1117.
ThePreciousGems.com

SIMPLY SELMA’S
La Promenade, 1860 Laskin Road, Virginia Beach. 757.428.2885.
SimplySelmas.com

 

Take a Hike

Take a Hike

A few quick hours away, the mountains make the city, the suburbs, disappear.
Photograph by Jeff Rose

Set your feet onto that wise soil of the Appalachians, your eyes on a waterfall.
Gear for the jaunt, from top: Cap, $21.99, and Native Eyewear sunglasses, $129, both at Blue Ridge. Leatherman tool, $35.99, at Wild River. BPA-free bottle, $12.99 (BRMS). Backpack, $69 (WRO).

Bug-repellent bandana, $15.99 (WRO). Compass, $14.99 (BRMS). Survival kit, $25.99 (WRO). Guide, $9.95 (BRMS).

Salomon trail running shoes, $130 (WRO). FireSteel lighter, $14; Tikkina 2 headlamp, $19.99; shirt, $79.99, all at BRMS.

BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAIN SPORTS
Hilltop North, 1624 Laskin Road, Virginia Beach. 757.422.2201.
Peninsula Town Center, 3440 Von Schilling Drive, Hampton. 757.838.1970.
BRMS.com

WILD RIVER OUTFITTERS
Regatta Bay Shops, 3636 Virginia Beach Boulevard, Virginia Beach. 757.431.8566.
WildRiverOutfitters.com

Designer Stephane Cremieux

A DAY IN FASHION

photography by Cecelia Jolley

Stephane Cremieux, president and head designer of Daniel Cremieux Menswear, visited Dillard’s at MacArthur Center in June. He offered styling and wardrobe tips, and showed pieces of the Cremieux collection, which features men’s and women’s clothing and home furnishings.

Designer Stephane Cremieux

At Dillard’s at MacArthur Center

Take A Hike

 

Photograph by Jeff Rose

A few quick hours away, the mountains make the city, the suburbs, disappear.

Set your feet onto that wise soil of the Appalachians, your eyes on a waterfall.
Gear for the jaunt, from top: Cap, $21.99, and Native Eyewear sunglasses, $129, both at Blue Ridge.
Leatherman tool, $35.99, at Wild River. BPA-free bottle, $12.99 (BRMS). Backpack, $69 (WRO).

Bug-repellent bandana, $15.99 (WRO). Compass, $14.99 (BRMS). Survival kit, $25.99 (WRO). Guide, $9.95 (BRMS).

Salomon trail running shoes, $130 (WRO). FireSteel lighter, $14; Tikkina 2 headlamp, $19.99; shirt, $79.99, all at BRMS.

BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAIN SPORTS
Hilltop North, 1624 Laskin Road, Virginia Beach. 757.422.2201.
Peninsula Town Center, 3440 Von Schilling Drive, Hampton. 757.838.1970.
BRMS.com

WILD RIVER OUTFITTERS
Regatta Bay Shops, 3636 Virginia Beach Boulevard, Virginia Beach. 757.431.8566.
WildRiverOutfitters.com

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