Style + Beauty

Fall Trend Forecast

Local stylist Alexandra Rahmani breaks down how to wear this fall's trends, at any age. Article by Alexandra Rahmani Westport-based personal stylist Alexandra Rahmani believes fashion trends are for everyone. For our September style issue, she breaks down some of fall's must-haves and how to wear them— no matter your age. In your 30s and 40s, this season is about...  Voluminous shapes, like barrel and wide-leg pants, or rounded shoulders on bomber and denim jackets Lady jackets...

August 2024

Style + Beauty

What to Wear Now

Fall looks that will keep you stylish, from school drop-off to date night. Article by Anna Barnes | Photography by Alexandra Szebenyik There’s just something about autumn that makes me want a whole new wardrobe. I try to convince myself that it’s the changing of seasons but deep down, I adore the nostalgia of back-to-school shopping. If you’re shopping for your kids back-to-school outfits, you may as well prepare yourself, too, right? This month, we’ve pulled some incredible looks from West...

August 2024

Food + Beverage

Sweet Dreams

Candy Connection offers statement-making party favors. Article by Sara Gaynes Levy When Magaux Marena was planning her son's eighth-grade graduation party in the spring of 2022, she wanted a fun, unique dessert truck to offer guests treats at the end of the party. There was a problem, though: she couldn't find any in the area. She decided to start her own.  As soon as the idea popped into her head, she hit the ground running. "Shortly after, I purchased a pickup truck," the Stamford...

August 2024

Style + Beauty

What Goes Around...

Children's boutique Around the Rosy brings combines much-needed sustainability with the fun of shopping. Article by Sara Gaynes Levy Taryn Bolotin's sister brought her to a children's consignment shop when she was pregnant. "I immediately fell in love with the idea of reusing these things we consume," she says. "I thought, Westport is pretty sustainable— we should have one, too." (She has been based in Westport since 1990, when her dad, singer Michael Bolton, moved the family here.) Taryn...

August 2024