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Savvy school shopping

Sure, the school supplies showed up in stores after July 4. But the real back-to-school shopping frenzy starts this weekend, when North and South Carolina suspend their sales tax on select items

Your curls just wanna have fun – so let them

It's summertime, humidity is hopping and the frizz is high. Sigh.

Shapers not always a cinch

Summer is in full swing, and in the Carolinas, it will be time to show off some skin in tiny tank tops and spaghetti-strap slip dresses for a while.

STEVE & MIA | RELATIONSHIP ADVICE

Be honest with friend and beau

Q: I went to prom with a boy whom I consider a friend, but who I think likes me more than just as a friend. We had a lot of fun and have hung out since, but only platonically. Recently, he gave my phone number to his best friend, and the best friend and I have been talking, texting and Facebooking.

Gucci posts sales increase; cachet still in peril

Luxury's ‘it' brand of the '90s still needs momentum as it coasts along on good will.

Gucci, the biggest money maker for Paris-based retailer PPR SA, may report a 5.8 percent increase in second-quarter sales today after losing customers in the first three months of this year to luxury rivals it had outperformed for three years.

Revisit the '80s in ‘Camp Camp'

Nostalgic stories evoke images of white Keds, bowl cuts and long, lazy days.

L.L. Bean can't keep Blucher moccasins in stock. Cargo shorts and mocs are everywhere. Bottega Veneta is making $5,000 camp stools.

Ask Rachel Sutherland

Rachel Sutherland writes about fashion and shopping for The Charlotte Observer. You can reach her at (704) 358-5440 or e-mail style@charlotteobserver.com.

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Does the shopping juju mellow as we grow up?

I am just back from a two-week staycation, and I have a confession: I shopped. And most was not very satisfying.

Blog | If the Shoe Fits

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