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Shoe Porn: Flatforms

Apr 17, 2015 | Susu

Oh I know. You either love the Flatform or you love to hate it. If you’re a haters-gonna-hate-hate-hate-hate-hate this shoe, then this porn is not for you. If you loved the Dr Scholl’s of yesteryear, then give the flatform a try. I’m telling you, COMFORTABLE. Take a Tkees break this summer and rock some flatforms […]


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White Dresses In Charlotte

Apr 17, 2015 | scoop team

Nothing says summer is on its way like a hefty dose of white in your wardrobe. Forget Memorial Day, now is the time to break out the white denim and dresses for maximum wear. Everyone seems to love a white dress ~ they just never get old! Pop on a pair of sandals or wedges […]



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The first JCrew Warehouse Sale comes to our area on April 16.

Apr 9, 2015 | Susu

At least the first in our recorded memory.   We adore this sale, and scoop readers have followed it in Asheville for YEARS.   You can read our write ups on the sale  HERE and HERE. This is a sale not to miss if you love J Crew, you love bargains and you love big warehouse sales where […]


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Here’s the Hot of The Press Lilly for Target Lookbook

Mar 26, 2015 | Susu

With less than a month until launch [April 19] we’ve pulled the photos to give you a peek at the 250 piece Lilly Pulitzer for Target collection. Clothing, swimwear, accessories, shoes, barware, even cosmetics will sport 15 vibrant Lilly patterns, and prices range from $2 to $250. You can check out some of the individual […]


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Cool for Culottes – The Must-Have Spring Pant

Mar 20, 2015 | scoop team

First the tops started getting shorter and shorter, and now the hemline on pants creeping up on us. Remember those stretchy knit gaucho pants everyone was sporting in the early 2000’s? Well these aren’t it. The new culottes are breezy, stylish and easier to pull off than you might think. When executed correctly culottes can […]



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Dress Over Pants – A Hot Trend for Spring & Summer 2015.

Feb 28, 2015 | scoop team

In the Mood For…with Man Repeller – Is it OK… by style Oh ManRepeller. She always knows what to wear to turn the boys away from the yard. If you want to partake in some manrepelling and dress for the transition to warm weather then try the dress-over-pants look. This style was made popular in […]


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Where to buy Deb Dresses in Charlotte? At Nitsa’s Apparel.

Feb 26, 2015 | scoop team

Debutante season may not start until the fall but shopping has already begun for that perfect debut dress. With two main Debutante presentations in Charlotte and one statewide ball, many young women will be donning a white dress for their entrance into society this fall. And for many, these dresses need to be approved by […]


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Let Me Be Blunt. The It Girl Haircut.

Feb 26, 2015 | scoop team

Too many of us have spent too many years weighed down (literally and figuratively) by the expectation that sexy women have long hair. While long, blended-and-extended layers will continue to be beaten into the ground by the VS Angels, the look has truly been done. Getting up the nerve to take the chop can be as empowering and ego-boosting as trading in stiletto pumps and bandage […]


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The Latest Hair Trend is called Ecaille. It’s from Paris.

Feb 19, 2015 | scoop team

Ombre has ruled the hair world for quite some time, but it is finally receiving some competition in the newest highlighting technique from the City of Lights. It’s called “Ecaille” in French, or “Tortoiseshell”, and it looks exactly how it sounds. With tortoiseshell hair, as with the ever-beloved accessory, you have a richer, more dimensional color. […]


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The after-holiday Closet Purge. What to do with ALL your Stuff?

Jan 9, 2015 | scoop team

Every year, it seems like we accumulate more STUFF around the house, and every year we vow to clean and clear.  Basically you have three options on what to do with last year’s outgrown clothes, toys and trinkets: store them, sell them, or donate them.  Since they call me the Consignment Queen, I suggest sell […]


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