September 15, 2015
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Shopping
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tamia
The Fall after I graduated college, I headed to London for a few months to take a class at Central St. Martins. I LOVED the city: the history, the neighborhoods, the accents. And the shopping. The shopping was BEYOND.
One day, while exploring/getting lost (this was pre-GPS), I stumbled upon Oxford Street and my life was forever changed. That bustling stretch of street was host to some of the best shopping I’d ever seen, from Accessorize
July 21, 2015
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Favorites, Shopping
By
tamia
I’ve known about Atelier by AdornUSA for a while, but I’ve known the company’s founder, Arlene Aranzamendez, even longer. We initially met when she did some graphic design work for a company I used to work for, and have managed to keep in touch via seemingly random encounters over the years.
A few years ago, Arlene opened an online-only jewelry shop, then expanded to a small boutique in Madeira, and now has a cool spot in
June 11, 2015
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Shopping
By
tamia
After wrapping up a fun tour of the Artworks murals in OTR and scarfing down a (delicious) smoked chicken wing or five at Taft’s Ale House with my tour group, I made my way over to Elm & Iron, another Columbus-based retailer specializing in industrial-cool home decor at the corner of 14th and Vine.
One step inside and it’s clear that this store is a photographer’s dream: the light filled space is packed to the brim
June 10, 2015
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Shopping
By
tamia
Even a cursory glance inside new Vine Street boutique Continuum reveals a range of highly Instagram-able vignettes, from the palm-print wallpaper to the meticulously arranged accessories. Don’t just look at it from outside, though--step in and take a look around, if only to find out where that strange pink glow is coming from.
I popped in one extremely nosy Saturday, and wound up chatting with Continuum owner Ericka Leighton-Spradlin. Predictably, she studied fine arts at DAAP
June 8, 2015
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Shopping
By
tamia
The past few weeks have been a whirlwind of photo shoots, interesting projects, and social fun, but on one recent Saturday I decided to embrace my extreme nosiness (henceforth known as “healthy curiosity”) and check out all the new shops popping up on OTR’s Vine Street. As a stylist, it serves me quite well to have more shops conveniently clustered together just a few blocks from the crib, and I have to say was pretty
