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The Good Life: Chic China

Update Grandma’s china with these très chic plastiques. Update Grandma’s china with these très chic plastiques. Thomas Paul melamine plates, $8 to $9 at Open […]

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Bop Spotlight: Tomato Pie

This is the real deal: spongy dough topped with tomato sauce and a few sprinkles of parmesan cheese. Whatever you do, don't heat it up. […]

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BOP Spotlight: Glass Shower Door and Mirror Installer

This family biz has no Gordons, only Bermans. (Gordon is the name of the previous owners.) Dad Howard handles sales and on-site measuring, and mom […]

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AC Now: All Day I Dream About Shoes

We’ll forgive Adidas for hiring Dale Earnhardt Jr. as the brand’s new spokesperson… as long as the sporting goods giant continues to make seriously old-school […]

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Home: Custom Comfort

A Montgomery County developer's home is one part contemporary cool, one part minimalist chic — and anything but cookie-cutter WHEN YOU DEVELOP PROPERTIES FOR A […]

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Elegant Wedding: Real Weddings: Barbara & Avery

Barbara Ovrutsky and Avery Menke knew immediately they’d get married in their native Philadelphia area, even though jobs had taken them elsewhere in the time […]

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Elegant Wedding: Say Cheese

Before a grand, formal affair at Park Hyatt Philadelphia at the Bellevue in Center City, soon-to-be newlyweds Laura Rifkin and Randy Rongione headed to a […]

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Elegant Wedding: Drink of Choice

Our team of experts feels strongly about adding traditional beverages to the event — an easy, subtle way to incorporate a favorite cultural cuisine into […]

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Elegant Wedding: Time for Beauty

You know what you need to do. Now the only question is when? Follow this timeline, so you can be your best self. You know […]

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Elegant Wedding: Grooming the Groom

To help your hubby-to-be look his best for your wedding, Joe McMenamin, owner of old-fashioned barbershop Groom in Philadelphia, advises starting early. “If they’re going […]

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A&E: RuPaul, Rocky Horror and … Kinky Quizzo?

This summer's movie selection has basically consisted of sequels, threequels, Bruce Willis and a gourmet rat. So for a break from the ho-hum Hollywood hits, […]

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Elegant Wedding: The Food Affair

Gone are the days of picking your colors first — design your wedding around your favorite cuisine and let it all take off from there […]

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Elegant Wedding: From Head to Toe: Mane Attraction

Soak your strands with deep-conditioning treatments in the weeks leading up to your Big Day for healthy, lustrous locks. Soak your strands with deep- conditioning […]

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Elegant Wedding: From Head to Toe

Dress, shoes, veil … check, check, check. With everything else in place, it’s time to get the most important part ready for the Big Day: […]

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Elegant Wedding: Guests Who Brunch

Certain tasks seem particularly unappealing after waking up the morning after a really good party: Among them are squeezing into high heels and having to […]