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A Designer’s Guide to Prepping Your House for Sale

How to create a home that looks both lived-in and ready for new owners. Article by Sara Gaynes Levy | Photography by Jenn Cypress from Dwelling Photography This is our annual Style issue, and style, of course, isn’t just about clothes: it can translate into the kind of car you drive, the way you wear your hair, and how you choose to decorate your home. Personal style in interior design is a crucial way of making a space feel like  yours . But what about when you’re ready for the house to...

Life + Culture

Polo, Anyone?

The sport is open to anyone who wants to learn at The Hunt Club—and it’s not as intimidating as you might think. Article by Sara Gaynes Levy | Photography by Roxanne McHatten When you think of polo, you might conjure an image of upper-crust equestrians on thoroughbreds, galloping along the grounds at the tony Greenwich Polo Club. But slightly closer to home, at The Hunt Club, polo is open to anyone who wants to play it. “If you’ve ever had an interest in trying it, you can come to The Hunt...

Style + Beauty

New. Now. Next.

Article by Sara Gaynes Levy Meet the up-and-comers who are transforming Westport’s fashion and beauty scene with their innovative visions, ideas, and techniques.   Chloe Zale, founder, Chloe Zale Collective   Specialty: Sourcing vintage jewelry, designing custom jewelry pieces, styling/stacking collections, and bringing emerging jewelry brands to her clients   How she got here: Chloe’s path has been unconventional, to say the least: she studied opera and cognitive science in...

Style + Beauty

5 Years of The Exchange Project

The Westport-based sustainable fashion platform celebrates its fifth anniversary of helping shoppers help the planet. Article by Sara Gaynes Levy | Photography by Emily Rackear When Westporter Carly Ridloff launched The Exchange Project five years ago, “it was a small event with 20 women,” she tells Westport Lifestyle . The concept, back then, was that women would bring clothes that they no longer wore to “swaps,” exchanging them with other stylish attendees to refresh their wardrobes...

Style + Beauty

Editor's Pick: The WEST Look

Article by Sara Gaynes Levy WEST's owner Kitt Shapiro is a style icon to many Westporters (myself included): her looks are always a perfect mix of artfully curated and effortlessly cool. One (of the many) secrets to her success, she tells me, is what she calls the "WEST look:" a pair of R13 jeans, a graphic tee, and a structured blazer, accessorized with a bandana scarf and her signature dog-tag necklace. It's the perfect early-fall outfit—the jeans have just the right amount of lived-in-ness...

Life + Culture

How Westport Is Honoring 9/11

Article and Photography by It’s hard to believe that this year marks 25 years since the September 11th, 2001 attacks. Many Westporters lost or know someone who lost someone on that tragic day, and four Westporters were killed in the attacks: Jonathan Uman, Keith Coleman, Scott Coleman, and  Bradley Vadas. With this milestone anniversary, the town honors their legacy, the legacy of the service men and women who stepped up in the aftermath, and the promise we all made a quarter of a century ago...

Food + Beverage

Three Cheers for Arts Bash

The annual fundraiser for The Norwalk Art Space celebrates everything that makes it great. Article by Sara Gaynes Levy 2026 is a big year for The Norwalk Art Space. The nonprofit, which provides underrepresented artists with free mentorship, studios and exhibition space in exchange for teaching students receiving no-cost arts education, turned five in June, and they are hosting their third annual Arts Bash fundraiser on September 24. This year, which they’ve titled “5 Years of Feeding...

Local Services

Portraits for Pets

Westporter Missy Greenberg makes cherished pets into works of art. Article by Sara Gaynes Levy | Photography by Artwork by Missy Greenberg “Anyone who knows me knows I love animals,” says Missy Greenberg, a Westport-based wife, mom of two boys, dog mom to a one-year-old pup named Penny, lifelong vegetarian, and the artist behind custom pet portrait studio, Painting Paws by Missy. “I could really paint anything: scenic work, or portraits. But I decided to launch a pet portrait business...

Life + Culture

Dogs With Jobs

Meet local pups who are more than just pets. Article by Sara Gaynes Levy Ella, aka @elladaberner Age: 5 Breed: Bernese Mountain Dog Job: Therapy Dog Ella’s owner Sarah Greve had always wanted a dog as a child, but her siblings had severe allergies to pet dander. So when she met her now-husband, who had grown up with Bernese Mountain Dogs, they quickly decided the breed would be their first shared pet. They got Ella five years ago, though Sarah didn’t have plans to pursue the...

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Animals & Asanas

For yoga classes with kittens, bunnies, and puppies, look no further than Breathe2Flow. Article and Photography by Animal lovers know what a relaxing effect a furry friend can have. It’s exactly why Lindsay Riley created Breathe2Flow last year, a Connecticut-based pop-up yoga series that features animal companions. “After COVID, when I started teaching [in-person] again, I just thought I want animals, ” Lindsay, who has been teaching since 2019, tells Westport Lifestyle . She partnered with...