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Great Dame

There’s no stopping someone who’s got a good thing going. (See: Obama, your mother after a few glasses of chardonnay.)

Dany Pearson’s a good example. Her vintage styling skills were such a hit, she had to open her own shop, Dame, which carries vintage clothing in near-perfect condition.

Her fondness for 1940s-, ’50s-, and ’60s-era clothing is reflected throughout with silk dresses and blouses, luxurious leather purses, fur jackets, and high-waisted woolen skirts. Pick up classics from Dior and Versace, some of which Pearson refurbishes herself with modern details.

The unfinished floorboards, wire-framed mannequins, and sewing machine behind the counter seal the aesthetic of a put-together artists’ studio. And Pearson does her best to keep prices between $20 and $200.

So she’s really on a roll.


Dame, 68 South Street, Jamaica Plain (jpdame@gmail.com or jpdame.com).