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Meet the Friends Behind Nuele Hair, Philly’s 100 Percent Natural Beauty Line
Chester County-based Nuele Hair‘s slate of products has it all: brains, beauty, and the uninhibited power of the pure ingredients you’re paying for. Launched in […]
Living in Swarthmore: A Neighborhood Guide
The town a college made Originally named Westdale for its most famous native, painter Benjamin West, Swarthmore became Swarthmore when Quakers founded Swarthmore College in […]
REC Philly Co-Founder Dave Silver Empowers Local Artists. Here’s What Powers Him.
REC Philly co-founder Dave Silver empowers local artists to do what they love (and make a living doing so). The Center City incubator he created […]
A World-Traveling Exec’s New-Build Manayunk Townhome Is a Global Sanctuary
When a Campbell’s Soup VP relocated to Philly for work in 2019, she called on Gray Space Interior Design to create a modern haven incorporating […]
I Found Zen 57 Stories Above the City With the Seasons of Chakras Massage
A mallet strikes crystal, producing a sound somewhere between a gong and a chime that envelops the room. The singing bowl’s hymns transport me to […]
How One Designer Created a California Oasis Right in the Heart of South Philly
For Center City-based interior designer Ashli Mizell, transforming a four-story new build in South Philly into a California oasis came down to a few common […]
4 Buzzy Philadelphia Style Arrivals to Be on Top of Right Now
New Online Boutique: The Vault by Volpe Beringer The Project Runway alum’s online store sells designer items customized for people with disabilities. Philly Mag: Tell […]
Fashion Designer Si Fan Zhao on Making Clothing That’s Both Trendy and Timeless
What I make: I use environmentally friendly fabrics to create women’s-wear pieces that are both trendy and evergreen, from buttery-soft knit sweaters to denim jackets […]
Why Low-Rise Jeans Should Definitely Be Left in the ’90s
In the fall of 1998, the search engine Google had launched, Viagra was approved, the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal wasn’t letting up, sleazy tabloids were seeing record […]
39 Philly Gifts For Everyone on Your List This Year
Anyone can whiz through their holiday shopping by logging on to Amazon — but chances are, everyone you’re buying for has already done the same […]
Living in Collingswood: A Neighborhood Guide
Housing First Haddon Avenue in Collingswood has become a model Main Street over the past two decades. Every day, shoppers and diners stroll its sidewalks, […]
The Philly Places and Things Reap Wellness Founder Adjua Fisher Can’t Live Without
At Home Pets: We have a full house with two cats, Chip and Shade, and a grumpy 13-year- old pup named Sunny. Favorite thing in […]
Project Runway’s Prajjé Oscar Jean-Baptiste on Growing Up in Haiti and His Namesake Fashion Line
What I make: “Women’s wear with couture details in a ready-to-wear way.” My childhood: “Growing up in Haiti when the government was overthrown for the […]
How Designer Brittany Hakimfar Turned This New-Build Townhouse Into a Sophisticated, Lived-in Sanctuary
When a young couple left Brooklyn for a Northern Liberties new-build townhouse, they reached out to Far Studio, a Bryn Mawr-based interior design firm helmed […]
How Interior Designer Michelle Gage Totally Remade Her 1927 Villanova Home
When interior designer Michelle Gage and her husband, Alex, bought their Villanova home four years ago, they knew it was a fixer-upper. In fact, that […]