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Candyland

By Lynne Konstantin May 2013

New local boutiques, businesses and brands you may not know – but should.

Janie DeJaeghere is a kid in a candy shop.

In addition to having a serious sweet tooth, an eye for

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Jean Genies

By Lynne Konstantin April 2013

In 1978, 27-year-old Mark Blumenfeld had a dream. He wanted to wear blue jeans to work every day.

It may sound simple, but for a recent pre-law grad, he didn’t see it coming

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Sweet Art

By Lynne Konstantin March 2013

Adorable, elegant, creative and charming. Stacie Berman’s custom cake, cookie, cupcake and cake-bite creations cover pretty much any base her clients want and the results are

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Brides Bedecked

By Lynne Konstantin February 2013

New local boutiques, businesses and brands you may not know — but should.

When Leah Tolwin wed her husband, Rabbi Alon Tolwin, there was just one thing she wasn’t thrilled

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Belli Style

By Lynne Konstantin January 2013

New local boutiques, businesses and brands you may not know — but should.

Twenty-one years ago, Elizabeth Fielder’s maternity wardrobe consisted of one pair of baggy, olive-brown

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One Of A Kind

By Lynne Konstantin December 2012

Amy Sternberg began her entrepreneurial career as an artist at a young age: In high school, her hand-painted sweatshirts and other pieces of clothing were in demand with her classmates

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Shine On

By Lynne Konstantin November 2012

New local boutiques, businesses and brands you may not know — but should.

On the heels of the success of her year-old Midtown Detroit baby, the Peacock Room, Rachel Lutz has

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Fashion Forward

By Lynne Konstantin October 2012

New local boutiques, businesses and brands you may not know — but should.

The village of Franklin’s got a new child to love.

Love Child, the darling of local fashionista

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Photo credit: Enchanted Photography by Marla Michele Must; jewelry by Michele Saulson Designs

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Natural Woman

By Lynne Konstantin September 2012

Mara Moss has a friend from college who has been using the same eyeliner since her bat mitzvah. Not the same color and brand — the same actual eyeliner.

The Bloomfield Hills

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Breathing New Life

By Lynne Konstantin August 2012

Polly Carpenter is a natural-born entrepreneur. Thirty years ago, the West Bloomfield wife and mom ran a small children’s resale shop in Waterford before becoming a popular local

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