FEELING BEAUTIFUL INSIDE AND OUT

Jennifer and Kilby Bronstein, mother and daughter, are a formidable team who have recently brought their enthusiasm for retail fashion to Charleston and, more specifically, to the Finicky Filly, the long-established women’s clothing boutique at 303 King St. Previous owner Judy Casey has been friends with the Bronsteins since 2015, well before their purchase of […]
IT TAKES TWO

Jen McConnell knows how to uncover the beauty and value in a home. That’s the secret behind her success helping buyers, sellers and investors achieve their real estate goals through McConnell Real Estate Partners, a boutique brokerage firm that provides concierge-level real estate services to its clients. She blends her storytelling-style of marketing with in-depth […]
COMFORT AND STYLE

“If you go to a wedding or a special event, you shouldn’t be focused on how badly your shoes hurt. You should be having fun,” says Melissa Desautels, owner of Mount Pleasant’s newest shoe store, Dear Lucy. If having fun and refusing to suffer sound like good addendums to your life manifesto, you’ll love this […]
FROM THE WINGS

As customers step into the Mary Martin Galleries, the owner and namesake loves to people watch. Will it be a painting or a sculpture that this person will be drawn to? Even as they step from one piece to another, Mary Martin can tell when they’ve found something they adore. “It’s interesting to watch the […]
A SENSE OF PLACE

Charleston is a city with plenty of transplants, but when you’ve been living here for as long as Rana Jordahl, it’s safe to say you’re a welcome local. An artist and co-owner of the Lowcountry Artists Gallery, the Iowa native traded in the Midwest for the Lowcountry 20 years ago and has fully immersed herself […]
INSPIRED DESIGN

The curves of a wooden art nouveau staircase, the purple and deep blue feathers of a bird or the textures of a haute couture handbag—inspiration can strike anywhere for interior designer Lissette DelVecchio. “I love to look in my clients’ wardrobes and understand how they dress because I believe fashion and interiors share a lot […]
FOR THE BEAUTY OF THE EARTH

Look at any of Dale Terbush’s vibrant landscapes and your brain will automatically start searching for an anthem or a hymn as background music. In his work—almost always skyscapes—dramatic white clouds roil against colorful skies. The landscape beneath—mountains, canyons, marshes, oceans and river glens—are majestic in their own right but serve as visual anchors to […]
CAPTURING THE MOOD OF THE MOMENT

If the artist’s task is not so much to reflect the visible as to make visible, then impressionist painter Helli Luck achieves precisely that, revealing every nuance of what she sees and feels when immersed in a landscape, features that may be hidden from the casual eye. Born in London, the Pawleys Island resident works […]
In the Quiet Hours

As an educator, Jeanne O’Neal always dabbled in art, ceramics and watercolors. Then, eight years ago, O’Neal had surgery on her vocal cords, which meant she couldn’t talk for two weeks. Her mom took her two daughters for a few days, so the artist had time to enjoy the incredible nature around her home in Debordieu, […]
CAREFULLY CURATED

When a local family decided to build their dream home, they knew exactly what they wanted: an environmentally friendly, tech-savvy, modern house with organic materials, abundant natural light and large-format windows to frame the incredible views. They also wanted a minimalist aesthetic and multiple spaces for their teenagers and friends to hang out. Built by […]