Peer through the window of Ember Grove, and you'll see a glow - orange, red and yellow globes lit from within.

They're the work of artist Lisa Ferreira, who owns what she calls a "one-of-a-kind boutique and gallery" at the base of Munjoy Hill on Congress Street.

Everyone loves a bargain, but not everyone can find them like my friend Giselle. Every day she comes to work with a different imaginative outfit.

One day it’s a striped sweater and tube skirt from Lilith, the quirky (and pricey) French brand we coveted first at Amaryllis and then Calypso. Price: $45 on eBay.

Taryn Rose, Cydwoq and Arche shoes? She found them, like new, at Goodwill: $2.99-$5.99 each.

It's 80 degrees out, and already one of my favorite stores has sold all but one size of an adorable gray wool dress that just hit the racks.

Crazy? Maybe, but our Old Port fashionistas all agree the best fall designs arrive early.

July is a tough time to keep the clothing budget in check. If you love fall fashions and are fawning over the latest mags, it's hard to resist those early offerings. And then you see the sale sign ...