We Will Remain How RVA’s Chicest Burger Joint, and the non-profit Oakwood Arts, explored Richmond racial dynamics and history while documenting the new-age inclusivity of RVA with local design talent. An Albert Camus quote that has resonated with me in the aftermath...
Most people see plastic bottles as disposable, but Hamilton Perkins saw them as an opportunity. The Virginia entrepreneur turned that opportunity into a brand, and it all began with the search for the perfect bag. “I was looking for a bag I could be proud to carry,” Perkins said. “I couldn’t find it in department stores, I didn’t see it online,...
Taylor Pitera, founder and CEO of local e-boutique shoptailor.com, was supposed to be a dentist. “I was actually pre-dental going in to VCU. That’s what I was accepted for,” she said in a recent interview with RVA Mag. However, she quickly realized that cleaning people's teeth wasn't for her. Growing up in the Richmond area, Pietra cultivated an...
Mike Anderson’s search for a pair of boots led him to Scott's Addition, but not at the time, he couldn't find any here and instead found a decent pair on a trip to Boston. But that pursuit left him wondering what he could do to fill the gap. From there, Jackson and James was born. As one of Scott's Addition's newest retailers, Jackson &...
Opening the 10-foot steel door to enter Need Supply Co. in Carytown sets a tone of importance for the experience that awaits. Your stomach flutters; did you come prepared for this level of decorum? Are you up to snuff on your fashion vocabulary? What constitutes a culotte? Fortunately, the store’s interior room quickly soothes any anxiety. The...
Opening the 10-foot steel door to enter Need Supply Co. in Carytown sets a tone of importance for the experience that awaits. Your stomach flutters; did you come prepared for this level of decorum? Are you up to snuff on your fashion vocabulary? What constitutes a culotte? Fortunately, the store’s interior room quickly soothes any anxiety. The...
At age 21, he was made the head of the House of Dior. Five years later, he opened his own fashion house, and by the time of his death in 2008, he had become immortalized as one of the most brilliant fashion designers of the 20th century. He was Yves Saint Laurent, and his innovative designs are on display now at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts,...
Stepping inside the Dear Neighbor boutique in Church Hill feels a bit like entering the foyer of someone’s home, and that’s because that is essentially what you’re doing. Owner Kristy Cotter’s store, which focuses on providing curated and handmade goods for the thoughtful gift-giver, sits just behind her house. Dear Neighbor first opened in...
Stepping inside the Dear Neighbor boutique in Church Hill feels a bit like entering the foyer of someone’s home, and that’s because that is essentially what you’re doing. Owner Kristy Cotter’s store, which focuses on providing curated and handmade goods for the thoughtful gift-giver, sits just behind her house. Dear Neighbor first opened in...
In Richmond, a Southern spell is cast on the arts and culture scene, wrapping the creative population in a cozy community embrace. Like it or not, we live in a city where everybody knows your name, and while reputations may go beyond Richmond borders, the city’s fashion influencers have become our stylish neighbors as much as they have become...
