Summer Fashion 2012 by The Phoenix

june 5, 2012 - june 18, 2012

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FEATURE

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22 Mother Nature has never looked so glam. Check out dreamy summer fashions in “Camping in Couture” on page 22. Photo: Conor Doherty

Letter from the Editor

Plenty of urbanites get the creepycrawlies at the mere thought of camping. They prefer to keep the worms in their tequila, the dirt in their whispered gossip, and the roaring animals in their bedrooms, where they belong. (Rawr.) Of <4> 6.5.12

course, if you do find yourself pitching a tent with Mother Nature some weekend, look on the bright side: the bathrooms are often cleaner than those at some Boston bars. Me? Though I love spending time in the great outdoors, it’s been years since my last camping attempt — which ended in missing tent parts, a Ted Bundy– reincarnate raccoon, heartbreak, and, ultimately, a warm motel bed. But we had a blast shooting our summer fashion spread, “Camping in Couture,” in the woods outside of Boston. We envisioned a whimsical scenario involving two eccentric fashionistas who are unwilling to give up their finery in the forest. Check out the result on page 22. I think it might be my favorite STUFF fashion spread so

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far. (Mind you, I leave every shoot saying that. But this time, I really mean it!) Much of the thanks for that goes to producer Lauryn Joseph, who has been contributing fantastic work to our style coverage over the last year or so. I’m thrilled to say that she is taking an even more active role with us going forward, signing on as our fashion and beauty editor-at-large. Lauryn, as they say in the fashion world (and by that I mean Drag Race), you better work. (No, seriously. We’re on deadline. Hurry!) “Camping in Couture” isn’t the only spectacular spread in this issue, though. Our own senior managing editor, Jacqueline Houton, set out to unite fashion fans and culture vultures with “Artistic Statements” on page 33. With help from stylist Alisa Neely,

she curated dazzling collections of jewelry inspired by the colors, forms, materials, and sensibilities of three very different art exhibits on view this season. Each is fierce, fashionable, and fit to frame. (So we did. Frame them, that is.) There are plenty of non-style stories inside too, from a chat with a suave former Superman, actor Brandon Routh (see page 12), to a roundup of cocktail recipes devised for the bar geek within (see page 44). Read, enjoy, and save a copy for your summer camping trip. You never know when you might need a couture rain hat, and staples are so in this season.

Scott Kearnan Editorial Director @TheWriteStuffSK

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HOT ISLAND GETAWAYS

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Not that the average red-blooded (or is it blue-blooded?) New Englander needs convincing, but we came across a few new reasons to book a summer escape to Nantucket or Martha’s Vineyard. For starters, National Geographic recently named Nantucket the “best island in the world” — ahead of awe-inspiring paradises in Polynesia and the Mediterranean. Impressive. But on a local-interest level, we’re jazzed for the June opening of MET on MAIN (38 Main Street, Nantucket, 508.325.5111), the fifth location of restaurateur Kathy Sidell’s Boston-area restaurant group, which includes MET Back Bay. Expect the new outpost to boast Moroccan-inspired décor and a menu that combines European café fare with island flair — complete with a tartare and raw bar with rotating selections and a toppings-filled build-your-own pancake bar. The opening marks a homecoming of sorts for Sidell: the restaurant inhabits the former site of the Sweet Shop, an ice creamery where she had her first job. (Aww!) Summertime nostalgia is also at play on the Vineyard, which is ramping up for JAWSFEST: The Tribute, scheduled for August 9–12. Often regarded as the first summer blockbuster, Steven Spielberg’s 1975 flick about a killer shark was filmed on Martha’s Vineyard. So this commemorative series will feature panel discussions with those involved in the movie, reenactments, a screening (of course), and shark-conservation programs, among other events. For more info, visit jawstribute.com.

Fans miss her music most, but there’s no doubt that Amy Winehouse was also a style icon. (What can we say? Cat-eye mascara that swoops up to a foot-tall beehive hairdo has a tendency to grab attention.) So while we await word on posthumous album projects, we’ll at least enjoy the singer’s final spring/summer collection for Fred Perry (301 Newbury Street, Boston, 857.233.4698), the British sportswearmeets-streetwear retailer. Opened in late May, the Boston store is Perry’s first non-NYC location in the States. And while we’re digging all of Perry’s preppy summer looks for men and women, we have a soft spot for the pieces that mark Winehouse’s last collaboration with the brand: sweater dresses, pedal pushers, and bowling bags inspired by ’50s Americana and Art Deco. One request: please, no hologram window models.

A HOT TIP

It’s been a long time coming, but in midJune doors will finally open at The Tip Tap Room (138 Cambridge Street, Boston, 857.350.3344). The new spot is helmed by chef-owner Brian Poe, the toque who revamped the Back Bay’s Rattlesnake in 2009, turning it from a sticky-floored party scene to a restaurant with a real, chefdriven menu. (Though come night, it’s still a party scene. Thankfully, no one threw the baby out with the bathwater.) The Tip Tap Room will likewise have a casual vibe — picture a 100-seat dining room with natural wood floors, flat-screen TVs, and a wall of retractable garage-style glass doors — and an adventurous approach to food. The titular “tip” nods to the array of inventively marinated proteins: steak tips, turkey tips, chicken tips, and lamb tips, plus experimental options like elk tips and alligator tips. (Even side dishes, like wild-boar bacon-chive potatoes, have us roaring.) The “tap” refers to the beverage program, dominated by craft bourbons and 36 draft beers — nearly half of which are local brews. We expect Tip Tap’s business to boom.

HOT HANDS

Looking to pay homage to the Hub’s brightest talents? Then give a standing O to the Hand Wall at Theatre 1 (200 Stuart Street, Boston), the reincarnation of the Stuart Street Playhouse that’s part of the new Revere Hotel. Unveiled in late May, the wallof-fame-style installation features creepybut-cool plaster castings of hands, each belonging to a local notable from the arts world. The inaugural honorees are American Repertory Theater artistic director Diane Paulus, bestselling Wicked author Gregory Maguire, Boston Ballet artistic director Mikko Nissinen, and A&E reporter Joyce Kulhawik, a longtime fixture on the Boston media scene. As for coming attractions? Conductor Keith Lockhart will be cast once the Boston Pops season wraps, and there’s buzz that a certain rock “idol” will swing by to lend a hand this summer. Keep us posted, guys. We don’t want to miss a thing. <6> 6.5.12

brian poe photo by melissa ostrow; photo of joyce kulhawik and diane paulus at the hand wall unveiling by carly gillis

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Technological advancement doesn’t always mean progress. Take texting: given its effect on the English language, we’ve come to see it as a sign of devolution. (The turning point? When “Happy Birthday” cards started being replaced by tacky “HB2U” texts. Uh, WTF?) So we think it’s time to bring the art of communication back to its handwritten roots — literally. That’s why we love these twig pencils ($21) from Joanne Rossman (6 Birch Street, Roslindale, 617.323.4301). What better way to turn our backs on technology than by scratching out a few words with sticks? Boasting real bark, they come as a bundle of three sets, with fourinch-long colored pencils and fiveand seven-inch-long graphite ones. They’re far more stylish than the average No. 2. And should we ever decide to really renounce modern civilization, we’ll know just what tools to use to write the next Walden.

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Okay, okay. Who are we kidding? Our penmanship skills have atrophied, and we’re more likely to compose a passive-aggressive note about a roomie’s dishwashing habits than the next great American classic. But even if we’re not writing books, we’re still reading them. And these petrified-wood bookends ($148) from Anthropologie (203 Newbury Street, Boston, 617.262.0545) are a great way to display our favorite tomes. The bookends are totally unique: that whole trees-turning-to-stone process ensures that no two are exactly alike. And if you’re not a big bookworm, fret not — they’re just as good for holding DVDs. (We heard the movie was better anyway.)

— Meghan Kavanaugh

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GETSEEN …at the Institute of Contemporary Art’s Party on the Harbor

Rebecca Rivers, designer at Ligne Roset She looked art-party perfect in an abstract-print dress from a Paris boutique, a clutch from Filene’s Basement, and Calvin Klein sandals. The rain inspired her bright look, a departure from her typical palette of neutrals. “I wore color to contrast the weather. Plus, it’s practical.” Her style is influenced by her interior-design work, which pulls her toward structural and architectural pieces. We quickly fell in love with her leather necklace, which, turns out, is attached to her dress. Guess we won’t snag it, then.

STUFFY:

Kendra Slaughter, administration and planning associate at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum This is how you pull off a print. Kendra paired her Charlie Jade dress from Mint Julep with BCBGirls heels and a clutch from her college days. She describes her wardrobe as “Kylie Minogue meets flight attendant.” Translation? She mixes street looks with glamour and loves a ladylike silk scarf. The art around her at work inspires her, as does the exciting fashion energy of the female staff. “The spirit of the Gardner is about powerful women.” An avid traveler, Kendra is moved by Middle Eastern women who exude true personal style while working within societal constraints on dressing.

Pamela Vargas, graduate student at UMass Boston Her bright maxi dress was on trend yet had a timeless elegance about it. She chose the Bebe dress to “bring some color to Boston” and paired it with Audrey Brooke platform sandals. This former Miss Colombia USA credits the pageant circuit with developing her self-confidence. “Pageants make you feel secure in yourself,” she says. To which we say, being gorgeous and sweet doesn’t hurt either. She may know how to rock a gown, but her signature look is about laid-back sexiness. Her favorite outfit is a pair of jeans, a T-shirt, and sneakers.

Kerstin Voigt, general manager at Valentino We admired Kerstin’s outfit from the ground up: she wore absolutely killer Valentino heels with lavender Calypso jeans, a fringed top from All Saints, and a Valentino cross-body bag. This fashion pro moved to Boston from Munich four years ago; she sees ours as a city with style. “There is a feeling of freshness here.” She draws style inspiration from her annual trip to Ibiza. “There is an amazing explosion of fashion [in Ibiza]. People are very open-minded and experimental.” She identifies with the fun, edgy vibe newer designers have delivered to Valentino. Just look to her studded bag for proof.

The Nick of Time

When did men’s shaving supplies get so fancy? Scope the shelves at CVS, and you’ll find a world of gently vibrating 10-blade razors that squirt moisturizing creams, aloe, and butterfly kisses. Why, great men of the past might have used little more than a shot of whiskey and a piece of glass. (At least, that’s what Grandpa said. But he also claimed he once wrestled a bear — blindfolded.) We’d rather not return to the days when shaving tools looked like Sweeney Todd’s murder weapons, but we do love one find that combines old-time ruggedness with modern indulgence. Check out the Aristocrat gold razor ($150), a vintage Gillette Regent Tech razor re-plated in 24-karat gold. The razors were produced for only a short time in the years before WWII, but thankfully these babies have since been cleaned, sanitized, and oiled. (What, you don’t like 70-year-old stubble?) Pick one up at the new Back Bay outpost of men’s favorite Ball and Buck (144B Newbury Street, Boston, 617.262.1776), a boutique that boasts its own barbershop. Cutting-edge, no?

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— Meghan Kavanaugh GET SEEN PHOTOS BY melissa ostrow; text by erin souza; stuffy photo by janice checchio

GETclose …with Crooked Arrows Star Brandon Routh Boston is a big sports town, though local passion for lacrosse hasn’t reached a Fenway-level fever pitch. But we’ll still line up for Crooked Arrows, a locally filmed lacrosse movie starring Superman Returns and Chuck actor Brandon Routh. In Arrows, Routh trades his superhero cape for a coach’s whistle, portraying a Native American of mixed heritage who returns to his tribe’s reservation to lead an underdog highschool team to success against rich prep-school rivals. (Think The Mighty Ducks on grass.) While shooting last summer in and around the Hub, Routh took some time to explore the city. (Legal Harborside’s rooftop lounge was one of his favorite hangouts.) And he just came back through town for the movie’s premiere, so we grabbed him to chat about Crooked Arrows and his newly announced role on Partners, an upcoming CBS sitcom from the creators of Will & Grace. Routh will play the boyfriend of lead Louis (Ugly Betty’s Michael Urie), a gay architect who shares a business with his straight best friend. Superman on the small screen every week? Score! Since Crooked Arrows is a sports movie, I’ll ask: any affinity for Boston teams? I’m a Patriots fan, if anything. I liked Drew Bledsoe; I was always a fan of him. I’m a 49ers fan first and a Chiefs fan second, but we never had too many run-ins with the Patriots, so I was always able to applaud their rise to success. . . . And my wife is a big Red Sox fan. Her sister went to school out here, and she came out to visit. She fell in love with the stadium, the game, and the fans — how much they loved the game. I hear you actually have Native American heritage yourself? There’s a teeny bit of it in my blood, from very far back. . . . It was something that was a presence in our lives growing up. Before I even knew that we had some trace in our lineage, my grandmother — my dad’s mom — always had a lot of Native American art around her house. Though she was distant from it, she longed for it. She really appreciated the spirituality aspect of it. How hard was it to learn lacrosse? Pretty challenging! It’s a whole-body thing. I had to unlearn some things. You always think your dominant hand is where the power is. But if you’re right-hand dominant, in throwing lacrosse you really need to pay attention to your left hand — ’cause that’s the captain of the ship. When I finally figured that out, it made things much easier for me. But I loved it. I love sports where I can continually work on skills by myself. That’s what I love about soccer: I’ll stand in front of a goal for hours, taking kicks. What separates this from other “underdog” sports movies? It’s not just about sports. There are a lot of themes: father-son relationships, the old and new coming together, and the education <12> 6.5.12

Brandon routh at the boston premiere

you get about the history of lacrosse and the sport’s evolution. I think it looks at sports in a new way. It’s not just about winning and losing, cliché as that is, but about playing for something bigger than that — whether playing for the Creator as the Natives do, or your version of God, or for the joy of it, the meditation of it, the expression of the human experience. Have you had times in life when you felt like the underdog? My whole high-school experience was like that! I wasn’t cool in high school. I was a band nerd, a theater geek. I did sports, but didn’t really have any friends outside of school. I was a loner in that respect. I played video games, read books, did sports, and practiced music. I was an underdog waiting to get out of high school — and college was a savior. So kids who come across this, like they

say, it does get better! Just hang on a little bit. You’ll meet more enlightened people. They’re out there in the world. Tell us about Wyatt, your character in Partners. He’s basically a recovering alcoholic, a former club-hopping model. Now he’s a sober vegan nurse. It’s exciting for me because it’s a type of character I love to play and haven’t had much opportunity. He’s a little naïve and really happy, like a more dimwitted Mr. Rogers. [Laughs] The first role I ever played was a character called Aesop in a play called Hide and Shriek, a comedy where I played this bumbling redneck who wore bib overalls and a straw hat, with this stupid accent I tried to do. Wyatt isn’t as dumb as Aesop, but I really enjoy playing naïve characters.

— Scott Kearnan

GETCULTURED It’s Alive! (Sort of)

When we first heard that filmmaker Danny Boyle was directing a stage adaptation of Frankenstein for London’s National Theatre, we were intrigued — and excited. What would Mary Shelley’s Gothic classic look like when reinterpreted by the man behind the zombie epic 28 Days Later and the self-amputation study 127 Hours? Then the buzz ballooned. Legendary electronic band Underworld signed on to compose the show’s score, and Boyle announced his leads: Benedict Cumberbatch, star of the BBC’s hit Sherlock series, and Jonny Lee Miller, whom we still remember as conniving heroin junkie Sick Boy in Boyle’s terrific Trainspotting. Plus, the production would feature a nifty gimmick: throughout the show’s run, Cumberbatch and Miller would alternate the roles of Dr. Frankenstein and the Creature, giving audiences a chance to see two actors’ different interpretations of the same characters. Sadly, 3,000 miles and some very expensive plane tickets kept us from seeing Frankenstein during its rave-garnering 2011 run. But thanks to the National Theatre’s stage-to-cinema program, National Theatre Live, a rare American screening of the show will allow us to behold Boyle’s shocker in all its gory glory. Filmed with multiple high-definition cameras, a standard NT Live production works like a large-scale television broadcast, allowing international audiences to watch the play unfold in real time on the screen of a participating movie theater. The stage run of Frankenstein is over, but luckily for us, it’s getting special encore screenings at the Coolidge Corner Theatre (290 Harvard Street, Brookline, 617.734.2501), playing at 10 a.m. on Sunday, June 17, with Miller as Frankenstein and Cumberbatch as the Creature, and at 7 p.m. on Monday, June 25, with the roles reversed. Maybe nothing quite beats the live experience, but this is still a rare opportunity to watch an inventive master of celluloid put his own twist on a perennially twisted tale. Grab tickets ($20) at coolidge.org.

— Miles Howard

Contradictory Terms

If you’ve ever been transfixed by one of the many, many cable marathons of Law & Order episodes, you probably know actress S. Epatha Merkerson from her whopping 391 appearances as toughas-rawhide NYPD lieutenant Anita Van Buren. The long-running show was cancelled in 2010, but unlike many stars of the sofa-side screen, Merkerson didn’t move on to drunken brawls in hotel lobbies or a desperate turn on Dancing with the Stars. Instead, she stepped behind the camera to direct The Contradictions of Fair Hope, a documentary exploring one of the last surviving benevolent societies of the antebellum American South. It’s serving as the grand finale of the 14th annual Roxbury International Film Festival, which will screen more than 50 selections by filmmakers of color from June 14 through June 17. The term “benevolent society” might sound awfully appealing, but its definition is rooted in unspeakable hardship. After Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 and the enactment of the Thirteenth Amendment in 1865, more than four million slaves had been freed in America — but that hardly soothed the country’s rampant racial hostility. Faced with hunger, disease, and indifference from the white majority, many freed slaves in the South formed their own self-sufficient communities — benevolent

societies — in which universal needs could be addressed and provided for fairly. Merkerson’s film takes us to present-day Uniontown, Alabama, where the Fair Hope Benevolent Society still remains. The film juxtaposes the community’s enduring spiritual and social rituals with the modern hedonism of its annual Foot Wash celebration, which began as a well-intentioned society reunion in the late 1880s but has since become a massive outdoor party

that draws thousands. Get a glimpse into a hollow of history unacknowledged by textbooks at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 17, when The Contradictions of Fair Hope screens at the Museum of Fine Arts (465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, 617.267.9300), which will also host Merkerson for a postviewing Q&A. Get tickets ($15) at mfa.org, and learn more about the festival’s other offerings at roxburyinternationalfilmfestival.org.

— M.H.

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GETpretty Glamping

Propane grill, check. Bug spray, check. Lack of enthusiasm for your upcoming camping trip, check. You know who you are: your idea of “roughing it” is skipping your weekly mani/pedi, so the very thought of tents makes you tense. And as something of a beauty maven, you’re panicked that a few hours in the woods will leave you with grimy hair, sunburned cheeks, and unsightly scrapes — looking about as bedraggled as a victim of Camp Crystal Lake. Fear not. You can turn camping into “glamping” with a few al fresco glamour supplies. Stow these products alongside your first-aid kit, and you’ll certainly survive until your next spa trip.

— Cheryl Fenton

• The great, grimy outdoors can quickly turn ’dos into don’ts. Fortunately, you can freshen up your locks with Acure Organics Dry Shampoo ($12.99). Available at most local Whole Foods Market locations, it’s a powder made from cornstarch, French white clay, oat flour, and slippery-elm-bark flour that absorbs oil sans suds. Argan stem cells and CoQ10 add a keratinboosting moisture complex. And it’s free of bugattracting flowery scents, so mosquitoes won’t head straight for you. • Fashion meets function in these blinged-out Band-Aids by Cynthia Rowley. The designer partnered with the brand to create limited-edition bandages ($4.25) sporting lace, gold chains, mini runway models, and sequins. They’re available at Cynthia Rowley (164 Newbury Street, Boston, 617.587.5240), which will also soon be stocking a Beach Sport Kit with the fashionable cut covers, Neosporin packets, and a waterproof pack for your cell (canoeing, anyone?). • Problem: campground showers skeeve us out. Solution: Paper Shower. Dreamed up by an avid cyclist after a sweaty summer ride, these wet/dry towelettes ($7.50) are a shower in a packet. Start with the wet nap, an unscented towelette saturated with water, soap, aloe, and moisturizers for body and face. Then use the dry nap to absorb excess fluid without removing the moisturizing ingredients from your skin. Stock up at papershower.com. • Outdoor outlets are tough to find, so you’ll be leaving your usual flat iron back in civilization. Lucky you, Conair’s YOU Cordless Flat Iron ($27.99) gets its 419°F heat from a replaceable Thermacell butane cartridge that lasts for up to two months. Put it in its protective case, and <14> 6.5.12

then your backpack, immediately after use. No one needs to know you didn’t just roll out of the sleeping bag looking this good. Find it at Ulta (15 Mystic View Road, Everett, 617.381.0040). • We’re pretty sure Stella McCartney and Pucci’s Peter Dundas aren’t camping fans. But you can still channel the swirling paisleys of their spring/ summer 2012 runways with an ExOfficio Insect Shield bandana. Available in turquoise, purple, yellow, bone, and light olive, the paisley bandana ($15) looks carefree-chic, but usefully offers UPF 30+ sun protection and repels mosquitoes, ticks, flies, and other pests. You’ll be bug-free for up to 70 washes — not that you plan to go camping that many times. Score one from REI (401 Park Drive, Boston, 617.236.0746). • Unless you’ve hired Sherpa guides, you can’t possibly pack a diva-grade stash of cosmetics. So opt for the do-it-all NARS The Multiple stick ($39) in peachy-pink Orgasm. The creamy color stays put, and you can use it everywhere (think eyes, cheeks, lips, and body). Applied with your fingers, it actually blends better on warm skin — so feel free to primp when you’re hot from a hike. Look for it at Sephora (800 Boylston Street, Boston, 617.262.4200).

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GETOUT talents — including the winner of tonight’s Pride Idol Finale. (Paging Ryan Seacrest!) Modeled after a certain televised singing-showdown sensation, this local search for a gifted vocalist launched auditions back in April; now the final round will go down in the new Revere Hotel (200 Stuart Street, Boston, 617.482.1800). VIP attendees can start schmoozing over cocktails at 6:30 p.m., and all can vote to choose the winner of the 8 p.m. show, hosted by NYC drag diva Hedda Lettuce. The crowd favorite will win $500 and a public performance at Saturday’s Pride Festival on City Hall Plaza. For tickets ($10–$15), visit prideidol-zents.eventbrite.com.

FRIDAY, JUNE 8 When a local burlesque troupe like the Boston Babydolls announces a feast, we think it’s safe to assume that the event’s edibles won’t be going anywhere near our gullets. Having earned a well-deserved spot in the Boston Phoenix’s Best of 2012 roundup, the Babydolls will soon sashay their way to the Davis Square Theatre (255 Elm Street, Somerville) for A (Re)Movable Feast. The new appetite-inspired stage show will combine real munchies, libations, and ready-toserve waitresses with back-bending burlesque. The curtain rises on Friday at 8 p.m. and on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Grab tickets ($20–$30) at brownpapertickets.com.

THURSDAY, JUNE 7 The Instagram Age has not helped artful photography proliferate — unless you find poorly lit pictures of half-eaten burritos or pouting cats enthralling. If not, get thee to Boston’s second-annual Flash Forward Festival, a visual celebration of emerging photographers from the States, Canada, and the UK. Running today through June 10, the festival is based out of Fairmont Battery Wharf (3 Battery Wharf, Boston, 617.994.9000), but it’s featuring inventive installations and events at spots throughout the city, including galleries and public spaces like the Rose Kennedy Greenway. (We’re also told that event organizers will be decking the Harborwalk with prints from participating artists.) Admission is free, and you can find a full schedule of events and locations at flashforwardfestival.com.

TUESDAY, JUNE 5 If you think your latest OkCupid conquest is a testament to the magic of online matchmaking, wait till you hear the story behind The Foreign Exchange. North Carolina rapper Phonte and Dutch producer Nicolay connected in 2002 through the hip-hop community Okayplayer .com, swapping original tracks via instant messenger. By the time they finally met in person, the duo had already recorded their acclaimed <16> 6.5.12

debut album, Connected. They’ve since released soulful, electronicflavored cuts like “Daykeeper” and the Stevie Wonder–reminiscent “I Wanna Know,” which they’ll bring to the Middle East Downstairs (480 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, 617.864.3278) for an 8 p.m. show. Grab tickets ($20) at ticketweb.com.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6 Boston’s 2012 Pride Festival will boast a stage filled with musical

SATURDAY, JUNE 9 Anyone whose tour title includes the word “sexy” is setting a high bar, but Stephanie Miller clears it with serious flair. Sure, the firetongued radio host and Sexy Liberal Comedy Tour headliner has an aesthetic advantage over a certain butter mountain by the name of Rush Limbaugh. But we’re even more turned on by Miller’s trademark blend of sharp wit and sharper social commentary: waxing on everything from Occupy Wall Street to abortion rights, she delivers a refreshing retort to the well-oiled conservative-talk machine. To catch her live at her 8 p.m. show at the Wilbur Theatre (246 Tremont Street, Boston, 617.248.9700), snag tickets ($35–$62.50) at ticketmaster.com.

SUNDAY, JUNE 10 If you’ve ever found yourself belting Celine Dion power ballads in the middle of rush-hour traffic, you

know that the ’90s were an era of over-the-top anthems. Now, to commemorate the decade in stereophonic style, the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus is revisiting more than 50 hot hits with Get Ready for This! The Music of the ’90s. Accompanist and arranger Chad Weirick has prepared a medley of memorable numbers — including RuPaul’s “Supermodel” and C+C Music Factory’s “Gonna Make You Sweat” — for Sunday’s 7 p.m. show at John Hancock Hall (180 Berkeley Street, Boston), the closer of a three-night run. Find tickets ($16–$46) at bgmc.org.

MONDAY, JUNE 11 Nicolas Cage may have won an Oscar for 1995’s Leaving Las Vegas, but if you ask us, the notorious over-actor was equally deserving of his Razzie nomination for the 2006 stinker The Wicker Man. (His deathby-bees scene brought the art of scene-chewing to new heights. Or depths?) To celebrate his, um . . . expressive body of work, the Brattle Theatre (40 Brattle Street, Cambridge, 617.876.6838) will host the repertory series Nicolas Cage: Greatest American Actor tonight through Thursday, June 21. Covering his admirable work à la Adaptation as well as the entertainingly abysmal territory of Con Air, the series will showcase one of cinema’s most schizophrenic screen presences. Night one’s offerings include the ’80s California rom-com Valley Girl (7:30 p.m.) and the Coen Brothers’ comedy classic Raising Arizona (9:30 p.m.). Grab tickets ($6.75–$12) at brattlefilm.org.

TUESDAY, JUNE 12 From Clint Eastwood to Ashton Kutcher (admit it: you saw Texas Rangers), countless actors have capitalized on the mystique of the Wild West. But iconic composers like Ennio Morricone and Max Steiner have also made their fortunes through frontier epics, suffusing cinemas with evocative woodwinds and strings. To celebrate the history of Western scores, classically trained garage band Time for Three (who’ve covered everything from Bach to Kanye West) will team up with the Boston Pops to revisit sounds from The Magnificent Seven, Silverado, and other classics with their retrospective The Wild West. The show begins at 8 p.m. at Symphony continued on p18 photo by meryl mcmaster

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Hall (301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, 617.266.1492). Grab tickets ($22–$92) at bso.org.

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When we hear the words “The Seaport Six,” we find ourselves picturing one of those swing bands our grandparents jitterbugged to on their retirement cruise. But in this case, the name refers to one of the heftiest indie-rock bills the Bank of America Pavilion (290 Northern Avenue, Boston, 617.728.1600) has seen in years. Popcorn-guitars-meetsynthesizers trio Two Door Cinema Club co-headline with ’90s geekrock champions Cake; they’re supported by Americana throwback Delta Spirit, LA pop authorities Grouplove, nu-psychedelic rockers Reptar, and local breakout Stephie Coplan & the Pedestrians. The show starts at 5 p.m., and tickets ($27.50–$35) are available at livenation.com.

For a man whose stage name seems better suited for a reigning hacky-sack player, Laidback Luke knows how to throw a high-energy party. The Dutch electro-house DJ and producer first started making saw waves in the early 2000s with his kabooming mixes for Daft Punk and Green Velvet. Since then, he’s played pulverizing sets at worldclass festivals, like Coachella and Creamfields Peru, and collaborated with EDM giants David Guetta and Swedish House Mafia. Now he’s bringing his beats to Boston with a 10 p.m. set at Royale (279 Tremont Street, Boston, 617.338.7699). Grab tickets ($30) at ticketfly.com.

FRIDAY, JUNE 15 Unless you feel like hitting the road for one of New England’s (very few) remaining drive-in cinemas, enjoying a movie in the warm air can seem like a pleasure left behind

in a bygone era. But tonight, the Boston Harbor Hotel (70 Rowes Wharf, Boston, 617.439.7000) kicks off Music and Movie Fridays, a free weekly series that starts with a DJ spinning at 4:30 p.m. Then at dusk, the hotel projects a film on the seaside terrace of the Rowes Wharf Sea Grille. Tonight’s kickoff features Sydney Pollack’s politically charged tearjerker The Way We Were, and August screenings will showcase favorite flicks from 1987 — like The Princess Bride, Moonstruck, and Dirty Dancing — in honor of the hotel’s 25th anniversary. For the full schedule, visit bhh.com.

SATURDAY, JUNE 16 “Bruising” is an adjective we rarely apply to piano compositions (though our high-school-era, riding-crop-wielding piano instructor is another story). But when a band like Mogwai fills our ears with epic keys, guitar feedback, and booming drums, milder words fail us. Since 1995, the Scottish post-rock auteurs have specialized in breaking down pop song structures into

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mesmerizing instrumental flows. (Think Explosions in the Sky, but meaner and louder.) Festival legends in Europe, they’ll bring their road-tested roof-raisers like “Auto Rock” and “White Noise” to the House of Blues (15 Lansdowne Street, Boston, 888.693.2583) for tonight’s 6 p.m. show. Grab tickets ($22.50) at livenation.com.

SUNDAY, JUNE 17 Whether they wind up trapped by their own insanity (The Shining) or someone else’s (Misery), nothing good seems to happen when writers are isolated in secluded locations. The same seems true in the case of Indiscreet Discretion, a new play from Silvia Graziano, co-artistic director of the Fort

Point Theatre Channel (10 Channel Center Street, Boston, 617.750.8900). Kicking off this weekend (and continuing next), Graziano’s show drops us into the lives of a writer and his lover, holed up in a remote cabin as the former prepares a new murder mystery. When a stranger stumbles through their door, reeling from an

Modern folk music would have been a major snooze fest without good old Canada next door. The Great White North has given us the likes of Neil Young and Feist, and its most recent contribution to today’s six-string scene is Wintersleep. The Nova Scotia five-piece boasts the same harmonic sprawl of Fleet Foxes but jumps between frenetic, distortion-driven rhythms and chilly acoustic compositions. Their latest album, Hello Hum, hit shelves on June 12, so expect plenty of new numbers like “In Came the Flood” when Wintersleep plays tonight’s 9 p.m. show at Great Scott (1222 Commonwealth Avenue, Allston, 617.566.9014). Grab tickets ($9) at ticketweb.com.

— Miles Howard

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tyle Full Circle

Get ready for the Summer of Love: Redux. We’re still smitten with the round frames that style icons like John Lennon made popular decades ago. So since it’s about time to stock up on sunglasses (hurray!), we scoured the city for some modernized takes on the look. These shades get the 2012 treatment courtesy of eye-popping colors, unusual contours, or transparent frames. Think circular specs are hopelessly old-school? All we are saying is . . . give these a chance.

— Renata Certo-Ware

You’ll go bug-eyed over these shades ($99) from SEE Eyewear (125 Newbury, Boston, 617.236.0105). These oversized lenses are big enough to eat off, so you can be sure you’re getting maximum coverage from UV rays. And the clear frames keep them current and versatile. Penny Lane would snap these up faster than you can say, “It’s all happening.”

Diane von Furstenberg has been designing stunning clothing and accessories since the 1970s, when these circular sunnies had a heyday. These DVF frames ($165) contemporize the look with color blocking: swoops of cheery yellow put the Golden Arches to shame, contrasting with shiny silver accents and a gray lower rim. Pick up a pair at DVF (73 Newbury Street, Boston, 617.247.7300).

As long as you’d rather look good than see well, these Jeremy Scott “Smile” sunglasses ($260) are perfect. Emblazoned with gothic-glam smiley faces (complete with crosses for eyes), the metal top flips up to reveal intensely red lenses. Unleash your inner Ozzy at Saks Fifth Avenue (800 Boylston Street, Boston, 617.262.8500).

Beloved by bloggers, screen queens, and Iris Apfel wannabes the world over, Prada’s “Baroque” sunglasses ($290) are impossibly chic — and the perfect accessory for hiding from the paparazzi. The curlicues at the temple create drama, and the camel stripes that streak across the frames lend a natural feel that harkens to horn. Find them at Saks Fifth Avenue (800 Boylston Street, Boston, 617.262.8500).

These custom frames ($328) by SEE Eyewear (125 Newbury, Boston, 617.236.0105) come in delicious candy colors, like this cool electric blue that’ll look perfect poolside. Such bright hues feel fresh and modern, but the classic shape would make them distinguished enough for Lennon to sport were he alive today. <20> 6.5.12

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PAGE 22 AND 23 On Abba: Kaelen sheer pleated gown, $795, and Aurélie Bidermann lace cuff dipped in silver, $1,380, both at Louis; Cult Gaia “Lana” crown, $100, and “Mulberry Rose” crown, $75, both at cultgaia.com On Tessa: Agent Provocateur “Honesty” corset, $1190 at Agent Provocateur; Jil Sander knee-length skirt, $1150 at Saks Fifth Avenue; 14K-gold and emerald-cut quartz ring, $850, sterling-silver and topaz ring, $350, and metal mesh bracelet, $65, all at 20th Century Limited; Cult Gaia “Lana” crown, $100, and “Vida” crown, $75, both at cultgaia.com PAGE 24 On Abba: Proenza Schouler shirt, $675, and Emerson textured bubble skirt, $750, both at Louis; Ben Amun “Portofino” gold filigree earrings, $120 at Folklorica; Christian Louboutin “Exagona” platform, $1095 at Saks Fifth Avenue On Tessa: Roberta Furlanetto sleeveless lace dress, $2425 at Louis; 3.1 Phillip Lim “Abichi” belt, $275 at Saks Fifth Avenue; Ben Amun foliage post earrings, $145 at Folklorica; Serpui Marie “Watersnake” clutch, $300 at The Tannery; Charles by Charles David snake platform sandal, $150 at Charles David PAGE 25 On Abba: Kimberly Ovitz “Kiyo” dress, $415 at Gretta Luxe; metal floral crown worn as choker, $125, and fringe pendant, $45, both at 20th Century Limited; Ben Amun beetle pendant, $80 at Folklorica; Rebekah Price silver and crystal pendant, $140 at LIT on Newbury On Tessa: Yigal Azrouel lace cami, $430 at Viola Lovely; Agent Provocateur “Francoise” bra, $200 at Agent Provocateur; Balenciaga cotton shorts, $395 at Louis; Stella McCartney blazer, $2195 at Saks Fifth Avenue; Barbara Bui snakeskin belt, $290 at Gretta Luxe; Salmagundi pouf headband, $78 at Salmagundi PAGE 26 AND 27 On Abba: Sea New York ruffled tee, $276, and IRO “Modesto” shorts, both at The Tannery; Deco 40-inch tassel necklace, $450, and glass-bead necklace, $80, both at 20th Century Limited; Maria La Rosa thigh-high socks, $122 at Barneys New York; Chanel peep-toe booties, $1075 at Bloomingdale’s On Tessa: Theyskens’ Theory “Deddie Fixa” dress, $695 at The Tannery; Zac Posen sheer blouse, $1190, and Prada caged patent-leather slingbacks, $890, both at Neiman Marcus; Maria La Rosa thigh-high socks, $122 at Barneys New York; 1950s plastic floral earrings, $50 at 20th Century Limited PAGE 28 AND COVER On Tessa: Prada floral jacket, $2690 at Saks Fifth Avenue; Free People stretch lace crop bra top, $38, and Chantelle “Bastille” high-waist briefs, $45, both at Bloomingdale’s; Maria La Rosa wool socks, $64 at Barneys New York

PAGE 29 AND COVER On Abba: Strenesse crochet sweater, $620 at Gretta Luxe; Kaelen drape skirt, $325 at Louis; Chantelle “Sublime” high-waist brief, $34 at Bloomingdale’s; Sermoneta summer hat, $150 at Sermoneta; B Brian Atwood “Cassiane” snake-print leather-fringe sandals, $400 at Moxie; Ben Amun crystaldetailed silver cuff, $295 at Folklorica PAGE 30 On Abba: Diane von Furstenberg “Deianira” mini-pop-daisy bikini top, $98, and bottom, $91, both at Bloomingdale’s; Tory Burch “Elaine” combo cardigan, $325 at Neiman Marcus; Arielle de Pinto long silver necklace, $805 at Stel’s; glass-bead necklace, $80 at 20th Century Limited; Ben Amun “Opulent” bead necklace, $345 at Folklorica On Tessa: Daniela Corte linen overalls, $325 at danielacorte.com; Diane von Furstenberg “Deianira” leaf-meadow-print bikini top, $98 at Bloomingdale’s; Dior “Croisette” round sunglasses, $325 at Neiman Marcus; Gypsies and Debutantes crystal and leather cuff, $775 at Recess Boutique; white plastic necklace, $35 at 20th Century Limited; Ben Amun crystal Deco scalloped necklace, $495 at Folklorica THIS PAGE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS On Abba: The Row ivory “Miere” top, $3800 at Louis; Moschino voile embroidered skirt, $650 at Saks Fifth Avenue; Maria La Rosa thigh-high socks, $122 at Barneys New York; Stuart Weitzman “Capsize” Mary Janes, $375 at Stuart Weitzman; Ben Amun “Jonquil” disco-ball earrings, $170 at Folklorica On Tessa: Theory “Orencia” blouse, $235, and Lanvin leather and wood platform, $1150, both at Neiman Marcus; Gary Graham crinoline slip dress, $525 at Stel’s; Maria La Rosa thigh-high socks, $122 at Barneys New York; Rebekah Price sterlingsilver and Swarovski collar, $332 at LIT on Newbury; Salmagundi Boston sinamay cloud hat, $288 at Salmagundi; Prada small “East/ West” frame clutch, $795 at Neiman Marcus WHERE TO SHOP 20th Century Limited, 73 Charles Street, Boston, 617.742.1031 Agent Provocateur, 123 Newbury Street, Boston, 617.267.0229 Barneys New York, 100 Huntington Avenue, Boston, 617.385.3300 Bloomingdale’s, 225 Boylston Street, Newton, 617.630.6000 Charles David, 800 Boylston Street, Boston, 617.236.1253 Folklorica, 61 Union Street, Newton Centre, 617.630.1815 Gretta Luxe, 94 Central Street, Wellesley, 781.237.7010 LIT on Newbury, 223 Newbury Street, Boston, 617.421.8637 Louis, 60 Northern Avenue, Boston, 617.262.6100 Moxie, 51 Charles Street, Boston, 617.557.9991 Neiman Marcus, 5 Copley Place, Boston, 617.536.3660 Recess Boutique, 38a Church Street, Winchester, 781.369.1654 Saks Fifth Avenue, 800 Boylston Street, Boston, 617.262.8500 Salmagundi, 765 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, 617.522.5047 Sermoneta, 115 Newbury Street, Boston, 857.284.7788 Stel’s, 334 Newbury Street, Boston, 617.262.3348 Stuart Weitzman, 100 Huntington Avenue, Boston, 617.266.8699 The Tannery, 711 Boylston Street, Boston, 617.267.5500 Viola Lovely, 148 Main Street, Wenham, 978.468.1775

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“Alex Katz Prints”

at the Museum of Fine Arts During the first decade of his career, Alex Katz destroyed nearly one thousand of his own paintings — casualties of his dogged quest to define and refine a style all his own. Today, a half-century later, his aesthetic is instantly recognizable. In his paintings, prints, and cutouts, Katz distills forms down to their essences, crafting landscapes and portraits with clean lines and vibrant colors, graphic punch and laid-back cool. Now 125 of his works are on view at the Museum of Fine Arts (465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, 617.267.9300). Running through July 29, “Alex Katz Prints” features pieces dating from the 1960s to the present day, including summery landscapes of Maine (the New Yorker’s longtime second home) and larger-thanlife portraits of art-scene friends, family members, and his wife, Ada, his muse for more than five decades. Katz has also frequently drawn inspiration from advertising, films, television, and, yes, fashion. (He even captured Kate Moss for a work commissioned by style bible W magazine.) So we had a blast finding accessory analogues for his stylish work, picking designs with bright pops of color and simple yet striking shapes. From cherry-red earrings made from coconut shells to a statement necklace strung with bold resin baubles, they’re the perfect pieces to pump up your summer style.

Anthropologie “Caramelo” necklace, $48, available at Anthropologie (203 Newbury Street, Boston, 617.262.0545); Ayala Naphtali red coconut and sterling-silver disc earrings, $105, available at Laura Preshong (558 Tremont Street, Boston, 617.236.7660); Jacques Carcanagues medium clear resin bangles, $25 each, and PONO mother-of-pearl hinged bangle, $585, both available at Good (88 Charles Street, Boston, 617.722.9200); Chic to Chic Private Collection large triangle turquoise pendant with champagne diamonds, $995, Chic to Chic Private Collection vermeil bangles with carnelian and turquoise stations, $120 each, and Chic to Chic Private Collection chalcedony drop earrings, $895, all available at Chic to Chic (888.781.2442, chictochicaccessories.com)

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“Josiah McElheny: Some Pictures of the Infinite”

at the Institute of Contemporary Art No, the forthcoming exhibit at the Institute of Contemporary Art (100 Northern Avenue, Boston, 617.478.3100) doesn’t feature the latest images beamed down from Hubble. On view from June 22 through October 14, “Some Pictures of the Infinite” is actually the first US museum survey of Josiah McElheny, a Boston-born artist who’s blinding us with science — not to mention gleaming mirrors, shining chrome, and gorgeous glasswork. Now based in Brooklyn, McElheny studied glassblowing at the Rhode Island School of Design and in apprenticeships with European master craftsmen. But he’s been equally impacted by his longtime collaboration with astronomer David Weinberg: McElheny’s works often explore cosmic questions through the unexpected idiom of décor, dissolving distinctions between craft and fine art, science and aesthetics, past and future. The huge starburst sculptures of Island Universe nod to both the Metropolitan Opera’s 1960s Lobmeyr light fixtures and cutting-edge models of the Big Bang; turn-of-the-century chandeliers and the current universe-charting efforts of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey each influence Study for The Center Is Everywhere. Such works’ restrained beauty inspired us to play with pattern and repetition, seek out sleek yet sculptural forms, and add some celestial sparkle. The result? Bling that’s truly out of this world.

Josiah McElheny, Island Universe (detail), 2008. Photo: Todd-White Art Photography, London. Image courtesy of the artist and Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York; Donald Young Gallery, Chicago; and White Cube. © the artist Persona oxidized sterling-silver underwater coral replica ring, $250, available at Persona (504 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, 617.266.3003); Zeffira horn bangles, $95 for a set of seven, Zeffira polished horn and Swarovski bangle, $235, MooMoo horn and crystal ring, $250, Yochi blue pyrite ring, $55, PONO clear Italian resin link necklace, $215, Lauren Wolf gray pearl necklace with stingray-spike spacers, $375, Lauren Wolf stingray claw with Herkimer diamond, $55, and Lauren Wolf sterling-silver shell slice earrings, $240, all available at Good (88 Charles Street, Boston, 617.722.9200); Annie Fensterstock hammered oxidized sterling-silver cuff with white diamonds, $3,495, available at Chic to Chic (888.781.2442, chictochicaccessories.com)

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“Pretty Ugly: Deviant Materialism” at the Mills Gallery

As the frequency with which we utter the phrase “hot mess” suggests, there’s often a fine line between the beautiful and the grotesque. Gleefully straddling that line is “Pretty Ugly,” on view now through June 24 at the Boston Center for the Arts’ Mills Gallery (551 Tremont Street, Boston, 617.426.8835). In paintings, sculptures, videos, and photographs, the exhibit’s eight artists elicit visceral reactions, attracting and repulsing the viewer — sometimes simultaneously. In Kate Gilmore’s video Sudden as a Massacre, five women in sweet floral sundresses destroy a 5,000-pound cube of clay, chucking handfuls of the brown muck at previously pristine walls. Other artists use luxe materials and their own bodies in unsettling ways: Lauren Kalman’s photograph Hard Wear (Tongue Gilding) depicts her drooling mouth in full-on Midas mode, while Charmaine Wheatley offers up chocolate casts of an even more intimate part of her anatomy. Overindulgence is a common theme: Summer Wheat slathers on the acrylics and oils so thickly that her gorgeously gaudy paintings almost become sculptures, and Marilyn Minter’s video Green Pink Caviar zooms in on the mouths of models slurping up sweet treats. Inspired by all the excess, we gravitated toward the edgy and over-the-top, picking dramatic statement pieces that pile on the glitz and blend the beautiful with just a touch of the strange. These are styles to stop traffic — and start conversations.

Lauren Kalman, Hard Wear (Tongue Gilding), 2006. Courtesy of the artist and Sienna Gallery, Lenox, MA Alexis Bittar “Modernist” statement ring, $275, and Alexis Bittar “Elements” pavé-accent vine-encased wood necklace, $395, both available at Nordstrom (250 Granite Street, Braintree, 781.519.7200); Daniela Zagnolli “Waves” leather cuff, $195.50, available at Recess (38a Church Street, Winchester, 781.369.1654); Daniel Espinosa “Mexican Geometry” necklace, $580, available at danielespinosa.com; Alexis Bittar “Miss Havisham” large crystal-encrusted fringe earrings, $255, and Alexis Bittar “Shirt Cuff,” $123, both available at Neiman Marcus (5 Copley Place, Boston, 617.536.3660); Erickson Beamon “Bette Davis Eyes” earrings, $505, and Alexis Bittar “Zanzibar” gold gem-encrusted marquis ring, $245, both available at M. Flynn (40 Waltham Street, Boston, 617.292.0079); Ronni Simon pearl and smoky-quartz bracelet, $600, available at Essentia (91 Central Street, Wellesley, 781.239.1440)

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Portuguese Fisherman’s Stew… Fall River Style at Happy’s Bar + Kitchen Michael Schlow can do anything he wants. That apparently is the lesson of Happy’s Bar + Kitchen (1363 Boylston Street, Boston, 857.753.4100), his new casual restaurant near Fenway Park that combines elements of the Jewish delicatessen, the American diner, and the neighborhood pub. Its playfulness is a far cry from the costly, refined New French cuisine of Radius, the Financial District restaurant that established his reputation 13 years ago, and still several steps from his intervening successes: the slick, modern Italian of Via Matta, the gourmet-pizzeria chic of the Alta Stradas, the edgy, urban pan–Latin American of Tico. The room immediately sets a more relaxed tone, transplanting the mid-century hipster kitsch of the Friendly Toast to the airy, tall-windowed ground floor of a modern Fenway apartment tower. It’s easy to see that the long bar, with its birdbath-sized cocktails, eclectic list of beers, and TVs tuned to NESN, is destined to become a popular pre-Sox spot (never mind that the boss is a Yankees fan). Sharable, crowd-pleasing plates like very tasty and Tico-like duck tacos ($9), so-so DIY tableside nachos ($13.99), and excellent crunchy meatballs ($9.29) with a fried-on batter coating and a terrific marinara can’t hurt. But there should be plenty to draw baseball-indifferent food nerds year-round, too, like breakfast service (something the neighborhood sorely lacks), lunch featuring a housePHOTO BY joel veak

made pastrami sandwich (deli being another poorly filled hole in Boston’s dining scene), and the comfy dining room’s wide-ranging dinner menu. Its twee prose features groaners like the WOWburger!, The Greatest Wedge… Ever, and the Decadent and Gooey Grilled Cheese Sandwich. But the Atomic Age wit is subtler and more welcome in offerings like the daily-changing Never Been Frozen TV Dinner du Jour (price varies, usually around $14), a highquality version of a ’50s-vintage entrée like fried chicken with green beans, mashed potatoes, and cheesecake served in a compartmented plastic tray. Meanwhile, Portuguese Fisherman’s Stew… Fall River Style ($21.49) boasts a perfectly cooked oblong of pristine cod fillet, a half-dozen similarly perfect littlenecks, diced potatoes, and a superb tomato-based broth that garners punchy fire and smoke from a load of minced chouriço and begs for mopping up with the accompanying thick slice of fine sourdough. While it may not quite follow the Azorean-American tradition its name implies — some kale seems to have wandered into it from someone’s vovó’s caldo verde — the result is nonetheless gorgeous and delicious. As long as Schlow’s lengthy, wandering, nostalgic menu has enough skillfully executed, deeply flavored dishes like this one, nobody will bother much about the goofy names.

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As a panelist at a recent restaurant-industry business seminar, Anthony Ackil kneejiggled like a kid kept indoors for extra help on a great ball-playing afternoon. The b.good cofounder and CEO certainly didn’t seem to need any tutoring as he supplied rapid-fire responses to the moderator’s questions, not the least bit worried that his answers flouted conventional restaurant wisdom. But why should he worry? His “real.food.fast” burger empire is exploding. Ackil and his friend and partner, Jon Olinto, opened their first b.good eight years ago, after having spent days sitting in front of the potential location, counting passersby to gauge foot traffic. Today, the pair operate eight b.good locations in Boston and upscale suburbs, with number nine coming soon near South Station — and they have plans for a national franchise rollout of many more. It’s an ambitious strategy for Ackil and Olinto, who had zero experience in the food industry when they first dreamed up b.good. What the two BFFs did have were two important F’s: focus and friendship. Did either of you know anything about the restaurant business when you started? Nothing, other than consuming immense amounts of food together. We met in the sixth grade, bonded over basketball and burgers with my Uncle Faris, and have been hatching ideas for a business ever since we were in college. We still laugh at the same jokes and still love the Celtics. What was the worst idea you had for a business? Cigar vending machines. But that wasn’t my idea. It was Jon’s. What makes b.good work? We focus on the things we do well. We sell real food that is made by real people, not factories. We grind our own steak for the burgers, make our own veggie burgers, hand-cut the fries; we use fresh produce and keep the menu simple. We focus at the store level, on how everything fits together — the financial model, the labor cost, the food cost, how many people you need in the morning, how many people you need at lunch, and how long it takes to train them. All the thinking has to happen beforehand because we want each b.good store to be a cookie-cutter operation: systematized, simple, and easy. Little boxes that run successfully and make our customers happy. How did you get so smart about the restaurant business? We outwork everybody. We are fanatical about hard work. At the beginning, each of us spent 20 hours a day in the store. We weren’t making money, but we had started with a goal of where we wanted to be. We’re still continuously working at our business, focused on the business every single day. Only one number matters: customer counts, the number of transactions compared to the same store in previous years. If you have customers, you have cash flow. If you have cash flow, you can succeed. Is there a way to say “healthy” without making it sound tasteless? We never use the word “health.” We say “real.” We buy the best ingredients we can find, buy our beef and produce from local farmers, use real potatoes for the fries that we source ourselves — when we say “real food,” we mean it. And our customers know what we mean.

— Louisa Kasdon

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Back in 2006, Michael Pollan knocked the gristle out of our collective gut with The Omnivore’s Dilemma, a food-ethics opus that stressed the value of knowing where every bite begins. (Killjoy! Once you learn that the patties at the local McDonald’s actually came from a confined Iowan cow fattened up — and sickened — with corn feed, it’s hard to consider it a “happy meal” again.)

His bestseller helped mainstream conversations about the importance of ecologically sound and humane farming practices. And just a few years later, we’ve reached a point where even a casual burger joint founded on those principles can survive and thrive in Jamaica Plain. Opened in March, Grass Fed (605 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, 617.553.2278) is a burger

bar from Ten Tables founder Krista Kranyak, a longtime practitioner of responsible sourcing. Here, every ounce of naturally raised beef is acquired from Vermont’s East Orange Belties farm, so you know your burger boasts a proper back story. The ethics are important, but Grass Fed wouldn’t be a Kranyak kitchen if it didn’t also yield inspired and seriously savory menu items. Our personal favorite is the Blue Devil ($9), spiceinfused beef heaped with crumbled Stilton blue cheese, crispy fried onions, smoky bacon, and tangy aioli. Then there’s Kranyak’s creative take on surf-and-turf fare, the Oyster Burger ($12). This puppy comes topped with two juicy, goldenfried oysters and smothered in house-made tartar sauce. The burgers are the centerpiece, but there’s also a selection of salads and other sandwiches, including vegetarian options. And unlike those stale shoestrings found at fast-food operations, Grass Fed’s fries ($3–$4) are a flavorful accompaniment, cooked to a perfect amber crunch. If calories are no object, plump down for the poutine ($6), a Quebecois classic of hot fries topped with fresh cheese curds and doused at the last minute with delicious chicken gravy. Krista, if you’re reading this, might we suggest a poultrycentric venture next? “Cage Free,” perhaps? One can dream.

— Miles Howard PHOTO BY joel veak

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Bartender Bingo

A few weeks ago, my behind-the-bar colleague at Temple Bar Evan Kenney was messing around with a cocktail that called for both mezcal and FernetBranca, two ingredients that are reliably trendy among pretentious bar geeks — aka people like me. “That sounds gross,” I thought. “Get it right in my belly.” Then I started thinking about ways to push that recipe even further and make an amusing parody of a cocktail nerd’s order. (Think of it as “Shit Bartenders Say: The Cocktail!”) So together with Temple Bar’s Sam Gabrielli, we created a drink called Bartender Bingo. It’s made with 1.5 ounces of Old Overholt rye and .5 ounces each of Fernet, Maraschino, Yellow Chartreuse, lime, and lemon, plus a dash each of orange, Peychaud’s, and Angostura bitters, all in a glass rinsed with mezcal. It was surprisingly not disgusting and, more important, made me look like a superpompous dickhead every time I ordered it somewhere else that week. But maybe we weren’t maximizing the potential of all those muchhyped ingredients? So I turned to some fellow cocktail nerds, challenging them to create a drink that used as many selections as possible from an ingredient list that would make any bar geek pop a boner. Incidentally, there are no losers. But the winner? That’s you — because now you get to go out and order all of these. You’re welcome.

— Luke O’Neil

Ginny Edwards, Back Bay Social Club

The drink: Red, White, and Rye Bar-nerd number: 4.5 Description: “The concept for the cocktail is simple: a stroll through an herb or vegetable garden on fire,” explains Edwards. “There’s more pretension there than you could shake a stick at.” Ingredients: 1.5 oz. Rittenhouse rye .75 oz. Yellow Chartreuse .75 oz. Cynar 2 dashes of celery bitters Atomized mezcal Lemon twist

The drink: The Violent Tome or The Cocktail Formerly Known as Hip Bar-nerd number: 6.0 Description: Henderson scores big points for hitting pretty much every ingredient we asked for. The result falls somewhere between two beloved classics, a Toronto and a Last Word. “It’s semi-sweet and dark with some nice complex herbal notes,” says Henderson. Ingredients: 1.5 oz. Bulleit rye .5 oz. Fernet-Branca .5 oz. Green Chartreuse .5 oz. Carpano Antica Formula .25 oz. Cynar 10 drops of Bittermens Orchard Street Celery Shrub 2 dashes of Regans’ Orange Bitters The process: Stir, strain up, and garnish with a flamed orange disk. <44> 6.5.12

The Challenge Create the trendiest cocktail imaginable by using as many bar-nerd-approved ingredients as possible from this list.

The process: Add all ingredients (except mezcal) in a dry pint glass, add ice, and stir. Spray an empty single rocks glass with two to three spritzes of mezcal and strain the drink into the glass. Finish with a lemon twist.

John Henderson, Scholars

Got an idea for Liquid? Email lukeoneil47@gmail.com.

• Rye, mezcal, fernet, Carpano Antica Formula, Chartreuse, Cynar, and Cocchi Americano: 1 point each •Shrubs (sweetened vinegar-based mixers) and lesser-known bitters: .5 point each

Dave Werthman, West Side Lounge

The drink: Fiasco Bar-nerd number: 3.0 Description: We had to give Werthman an extra half-point for combining the quinine-based aperitif wine Bonal Gentiane-Quina with Antica and balancing the sweetness of Calvados with the bitterness of the Cynar. Sexy like bar porn. Ingredients: 1 oz. Calvados .5 oz. Carpano Antica Formula .25 oz. Bonal Gentiane-Quina .25 oz. house apricot shrub .25 oz. lemon .25 oz. Cynar Ginger-water rinse The process: Combine all ingredients except the Cynar and ginger water. Double-strain into a martini glass with the rinse. Garnish with an orange medallion.

Kevin Mabry, jm Curley

The drink: Lava Pot Bar-nerd number: 3.0 Description: The only thing your stereotypical bartender likes more than a bitter cocktail is spicy food. Mabry earns a full bonus point for infusing Aperol with 10 whole chilies for 48 hours. “The final product on its own is dynamite,” says Mabry. “The heat of the chilies plays off the bitterness and round sweetness of the Aperol.” Ingredients: 1.25 oz. Fidencio Clásico Mezcal .75 oz. Thai-chili Aperol .5 oz. kumquat shrub .5 oz. lime Dash of grapefruit bitters Cayenne-salt rim The process: Shake in tin and strain into an ice-filled and salt-rimmed rocks glass.

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At Home with Sam Slater the real-estate pro shares his own digs in a haute hotel We’re not sure how Sam Slater will celebrate his 28th birthday in June, but one thing is certain: he has the right pad for a big bash. The young real-estate bigwig and philanthropist lives large in his home at the Four Seasons, where he’s known to host impressive cocktail parties that attract the next generation of Boston’s movers, shakers, and socialites. Most of the time, though, Slater is managing a major portfolio of familyowned international real-estate investments — or overseeing the charitable giving of the Slater Foundation, a private institution that delivers gargantuan grants to hospitals, universities, art initiatives, and community nonprofits. He’s also behind plenty of the foundation’s recent VIP-filled fetes, like the May fundraiser he cohosted with Governor Patrick to benefit Operation Homefront, which supports service members and veterans in need. All this, and under 30? We decided to get a glimpse at the home of a young entrepreneur who represents the future of the Hub’s high society.

— Scott Kearnan

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A. When he moved in four years ago, Slater completely renovated the home with help from Gina Freeman of Boston-based firm GSD Interiors, his family’s go-to design guru. “It looked like it was stuck in the 1980s,” says Slater of the pre-overhaul space. Think wall-to-wall carpeting (even in the bathrooms!), glittery tile in the front foyer, and cheap Formica countertops in the kitchen. Slater cut no corners in the renovations: just take a look at these gleaming Blue Eyes granite kitchen counters. Slater was inspired to use the luxe material after seeing it all over the Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo. The unique stone has a dark background with bright pops of blue crystal. “I love that you only see them from certain angles, when the light catches them in a certain ways,” says Slater. See? He likes a little shimmer too — just of the more tasteful variety. B. Since his home was to be featured in our Summer Fashion issue, we thought we’d ask the stylish Slater what fashion line is the closest analogue to his abode. His answer: Eton, a Swedish heritage brand of men’s luxury dress shirts (and a fixture in Slater’s wardrobe). We see why. Like the shirt maker, Slater’s home is unmistakably high-end and combines classic masculine style with modern flair. That’s reflected in his overall color scheme, captured best in this abstract painting, whose subdued brown, slate, and cream tones are energized with dashes of bright red. “I wanted a modern feel, with really bright reds that would pop against the browns,” says Slater, who adds doses of scarlet via small accents and larger focal pieces — like the cheery dining-area chairs from Roche Bobois. C. The young entrepreneur also includes “film producer” in his portfolio of professions. This spring, the Tribeca Film Festival screened Teacher of the Year, a short that Slater executive produced alongside two other local real-estate moguls: Jason Weissman, founder and principal of Boston Realty Advisors, and Michael Lorber, star of Bravo’s Million Dollar Listing New York. At home, Slater keeps his extensive movie collection in this gorgeous entertainment center. Instead of overwhelming the space with a single bulky console, he opted for this custom unit with compartmentalized storage areas, made of beautiful zebrawood with steel edging and affixed as if floating against an ebony back panel. D. Problem: you love pets, but daily dedication to dog-park outings isn’t necessarily practical for a professional’s hectic schedule. Solution: add an aquarium to your living space for comparatively lowmaintenance companionship (and fantastic décor). Of course, Slater does little on a small scale, so his fish live in a 400-gallon aquarium that weighs as much as a small car. (Among the inhabitants of this steel-reinforced, custom-made case is a nearly three-foot-long bamboo shark.) But even if you can only swing something small, the serene underwater scenery offers a natural stress reliever when you’re unwinding at home. “I love kicking back to relax and watching them swim,” says Slater. phoTos by melissa ostrow

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The GreaTer BosTon BeveraGe socieTy PresenTs… BosTon Bar sTars hall of fame

In the Sack

Brought to you by the Greater Boston Beverage Society, the Boston Bar Stars Hall of Fame highlights Boston’s own homegrown mixological talent! One of the GBBS’s main goals is to preserve and promote Boston’s cocktail and hospitality culture and history. What better way is there to do that than by getting up close and personal the city’s finest?

Great article in STUFF [about trying to get a butt]. I can relate. I came across an infomercial called “The Brazilian Butt Lift.” You may want to Google it. It sold me and I’m saving up my pennies to buy the workout DVDs. Thought I’d mention it since we are apparently both taking back our butts this year. Get it, gurl. Butt Out Dear Butt Out, I just spent 45 minutes staring at online photos of women before and after their surgical Brazilian butt lifts. And I’m seeing less Gisele Bündchen, more bunches of dimples. If you want to see some immediate (albeit artificial) results, put your pennies toward a Booty Pop. For as little as $28, you too can have a Kardashian ass that will lure sports stars and rappers — until they wake up and find your padded panties on the floor beside Mt. Miracle Bra.

After years of reading your column, I wanted to send just a quick note to say how much I enjoy your writing. Thanks to you, I actually knew what “vajazzle” meant in a random conversation this past year. Nothing like a little vajazzle reference to sparkle up a conversation, eh? V-Jay Jay Dear V-Jay Jay, Did you hear that, Dad? I’m making a difference in people’s lives! So what if it’s through vaginal décor? Well, I’d happily share more arcane sexual terminology, but I nearly got blackballed after using the terms “Cleveland steamer” and “strawberry shortcake” in the same column. They have nothing to do with food, and I’d suggest you don’t bring them up at your next dinner party. The results might not be so dazzling.

Loved your recent column on travel companions, and I literally laughed out loud at a few of them. I’m planning to embark on a vacation with my new beau, and I need some packing advice. I want to bring some sex toys with me to try on this romantic getaway, but we haven’t really explored any of that yet (it’s pretty new). Is this a sexy

In October of 2012 the Greater Boston Beverage Society with hold the first ever Boston Cocktail Summit a three-day celebration of Greater Boston’s cocktail culture designed to highlight the city’s fascinating history of mixology, New England’s breweries, wineries, and distilleries, and raise funds to help local charities. The Boston Cocktail Summit will celebrate the culture of the cocktail with three days of events, parties, educational seminars, and an opening gala with proceeds benefitting the newly established Greater Boston Beverage Society. For more information visit www. bostoncocktailsummit.com. way to experiment, or too risky to try in international waters? Timid Traveler Dear Timid Traveler, If you’d prefer to introduce your new BF to sex toys by having four Mexican border agents inspect your dildo for explosives, go right ahead. It’ll be hilarious and prevent any awkwardness that might have resulted later in the privacy of your hotel room when you whipped out a schlong that’s four inches longer than his. Oh, and don’t forget your three-ounce bottle of lube. He’s gonna need it!

I read your “Social Disease” column, and I’m glad you managed to snag a lady with an “airtight online existence.” Unfortunately, I just stumbled upon my girl’s online dating profile, still listed as active. She says she hasn’t used it since we met, but I’m not sure I buy that. What do you think? Internet Troll Dear Internet Troll, Are the two of you in an exclusive relationship? If so, then you could always create a fake online-dating profile and try to lure her in with hobbies like kite surfing and spelunking and a proposition to meet for a fabulous dinner at that great new place where only you can get a reservation. If she shows, you’ll be left to decide whether you want to continue dating the lying bitch — or whether you just need to get some new hobbies.

— Jeannie Greeley

Jeannie Greeley is a freelance writer who checks her mail at jeannieg@comcast.net. She apologizes if the first time she responds is rudely and in print.

Meet Troy Clarke, Director of Food & Beverage at the Royal Sonesta & Artbar. Troy has over 19 years experience in food and beverage and with a personal passion to continue his education as a sommelier, Troy is also now a certified spirit professional with the USBG and most recently passed the Beverage Alcohol Resource Course, one of the country’s most intensive spirit training programs. Troy is active in several professional organizations, including USBG Boston Chapter President, Boston Sommelier Society, Society of Wine Educators, Guild of Sommeliers, American Sommelier, and is also a Hotel F&B Council Member. He is a candidate for Best Sommelier in America 2011 • Troy’s first bar job in Boston? Bar 10 at the Westin Copley • What’s the spirit Troy can’t live without? rum, rhum, rumbullion • Troy’s guilty pleasure cocktail? Mmm… a Mojito •What you’re most looking forward to about the Boston Cocktail Summit? i am excited to have Boston on the map as a first class city offering great food, beverage and service! it is going to be great that we can showcase all our city has to so many on a large scale. • What He’s Drinking… THe CloSer – let this liquid gold touch your tongue it’s all down hill:

2 oz hibiki Japanese Whiskey 1oz King’s Ginger 3 dashes of house oranges Bitters shake & strain into chilled cocktail glass Fill 1/3 of the glass with st. Germain Foam Brulee the top with Green Chartreuse

CHEERS! SEE you at tHE Summit! this is an advertorial

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national jean company grand opening

1. Steve Simon and Nicole Richie; 2. Taylor Twellman and Chelsea Harris; 3. Bianca de la Garza and Jess Williams; 4. Nick Mathews, Matt Marra, and Michael Pao; 5. Renee LeBlanc and Jaime Perez; 6. Marc Deley and Ace Gershfield; 7. Diego Santana and Sharon McArdle; 8. Omid Maxey and Shea Rose; 9. Justin Reis, Brittney Rothweiler, Christen Mitchell, and Heather White; 10. Coco Grace, Sara Underwood, Omid Maxey, Stephanie Harvey, and Molly Dunne; 11. Nick Lamirata, Stacy Simon, Jaime Perez, and Sheryl Simon.

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right turnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rockinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; roast of ernie boch jr. at quixote studios 1. Jeff Keithline and Bruce Millard; 2. Beth and Johnny A.; 3. Carla Tardif and Chris Burgoyne; 4. Kyle Naton and Sherman Spritz; 5. Ernie Boch Jr.; 6. Holly Christensen and Samantha Robshaw; 7. Andrea Dacey, Ian Carrera, and Missie Prince; 8. Ming Tsai, Ernie Boch Jr., and Jasper White; 9. Gregg Daniels, Lori Grande, and Ramiro Torres; 10. Maureen Rose, Christine Rose, Abby Peterson, and Kate Scales; 11. Ramiro Torres, Gregg Daniels, Ernie Boch Jr., Lori Grande, and Fast Freddy.

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1. David Nevins and Tiffani Faison; 2. Clara Gaudinier, Chris Langley, and Jennifer Glickman; 3. Justin Reis, Janelle Driscoll, and Desiree Dusseault; 4. Kyla Moore and Carol Perez; 5. Virginia Billy Barry and Sue Hua; 6. Luke Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neil and Oliver Nivaud; 7. Sonali Mukerjee, Dante de Magistris, and Luba Gorelik; 8. Stephanie and Chris Haynes; 9. Aaron Sells and Peter Lucido; 10. Chris Jamison, Mark Malatesta, and Dante de Magistris; 11. Ryan Guerin, Sam Kanter, and Brian Wallace.

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party on the harbor at the institute of contemporary art

1. Brette Wolff and Jordan Cohen; 2. Renee Dunn, Mariel MacNaughton, and Hiro Iwanaga; 3. Ashley Bickford and Wes Karger; 4. Jess Meyer, Erica Corsano, and Dan McCarthy; 5. Erin Simpson and Genevieve Klim; 6. Elisabeth Le Sourne, Marsha MacLean, and Lena Alami; 7. Joel Ross and Mandy Ross; 8. Michael De Paulo and Stephanie Rossi; 9. Jamie Curtis and Kristen Saladino; 10. Terri Cojohn, Claire Dennison, Clare Densmore, and Jordan Conn; 11. Trisha Spillane, Josh Zakim, Marissa Hart, and Francis Bevilacqua.

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Nirva Derbekyan’s STUFF Fashion designer Nirva Derbekyan uses elegant, flowing, and über-feminine fabrics to create each season’s eye-catching collection. But those aren’t the only textiles she loves: Derbekyan also has a soft spot for this collection of Oriental rugs, passed down to her through generations of family. She remembers playing on the rugs, some more than one hundred years old, as a little girl growing up in Istanbul. Now they decorate her home and her Lexington studio. But you’ll also see their influence in her Nirva label’s current spring/ summer collection, which draws inspiration from the rugs’ vibrant oranges, greens, and blues. We grabbed her to cover some ground on the matter. These rugs have been in your family for a long time. What are your favorite early memories of them? We’ve always had these rugs, starting from my great-grandmother on my dad’s side of the family. It started from the villages they came from in Turkey, and eventually they ended up in Istanbul. Then they were passed down to me. I remember always playing on them on the ground when I was growing up. I’d look at them and study the designs and colors. A few I liked more than others! [Laughs] . . . My favorite memories are from Christmastime. I remember one in particular, when my brother had a train set and I would just watch the trains go around and around on the rug. Christmastime was always special — but I remember that one vividly! How have they inspired your designs? It’s funny: in college we had to learn beading, and I chose a pattern in one of the rugs. I sketched it out and beaded it like an appliqué. . . . For this collection, I chose particular colors from some of the rugs to incorporate — not necessarily the silhouettes. And they are in the collection’s campaign photo shoot. There’s a photo of my mom from the 1970s that my dad took. She’s wearing this gown and sitting on a chair on one of these rugs. I thought, “This is perfect for my photos! But instead of sitting on a chair, I want the model lying right on the floor with the rug.” The spring/summer 2012 collection is your first without a “theme.” How’d that happen? Usually, every collection of mine has a united theme. This time <50> 6.5.12

I thought, “I don’t have a title or a theme — is that okay? This is the first time I’m doing this!” With this collection, I started with draping more than patternmaking. I went for certain colors; I went for specific fabrics, whatever caught my eye, color-wise. The rugs were definitely the backdrops for the colors. But it was about whatever popped out at me and felt “juicy,” as I like to call it. I went for whatever I felt and draped. It was whatever came out of my hands onto the dress form. Maybe the theme is not having a theme? [Laughs] The theme is feeling! It’s all pure emotion. Can you give us a preview of the fall/winter collection? It’s again going to be more structured, but I will be using pops of color. I’ll have blacks and blues and grays, and this flannel wool that I found in Italy. It’ll be very interesting — not too sporty-looking. And yes, I’ll be back on the theme thing. It helps keep me in line. How have you seen Boston’s fashion industry change in recent years? It’s definitely improved. It’s about having a collection, but also about pitching it to the buyers. A lot more people are aware of that. There used to be a lot more club shows and fashion shows just to have a fashion show. But are you making money? Are you selling? It still has a long way to go. Everyone who wants to make a business goes to New York. But a few people are staying behind to have showrooms. The next step is to have trade shows. What do you think about the fashion-related reality-TV shows? How realistic are they? Project Runway is a bit more realistic. It’s probably scripted — who knows what’s real! But at least you see them working, sewing, and how hard it is to make something within a certain amount of time. I watched Fashion Star and I couldn’t stand it; it was awful. You don’t see the creative side, just the product. You have all these buyers from Macy’s bidding for it. It was just garbage. . . . It’s not about design anymore; it’s about money. Which is important, because it is a business. But it’s not a fast-food industry.

— Scott Kearnan

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