No one likes to be last.

Unless, that is, your name’s Paris, and you time it that way to make an entrance.

But even she wouldn’t like being the last to own the latest killer accessory.

Too bad, then, that ...

You know you’re sexy.

But that doesn’t mean you want to be all obvious about it.

You prefer form-fitting cashmere to cleavage. A glimpse of lacy under-thing to a clingy halter top. Whispered seduction to drunken pick-up lines.

Which is ...

Grandma always meant so well.

You’d go for a visit and leave with a year’s supply of pantyhose. And yet another set of glasses from The Showboat Casino — which you’d take in a heartbeat over one more afghan from ...

Finally. Columbus makes himself useful.

EAT
The New Haley House
What: Creative foods all fresh-made in a new Dudley Square spot.
Why: Get baked.
When: Mon.-Fri., 7 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat., 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Where: 2139 Washington St., Roxbury (617-445-0900).

BUY

Sit up straight, stop mumbling, and brace yourself at the gateway to Boston’s most exquisite month. Ladies and gentlemen, we present: October.

GIVE
National Jean Co. Swap for Katrina Survivors
What: For every pair of old jeans you bring in, ...

They say that you can never have too much of a good thing.

Well they have clearly never had to put their favorite dress into storage after mauling four pounds of chocolate. Or suffered a hangover after fifteen pomegranate martinis. ...

Boston, Mass. — Archeologists were thrilled to uncover today a subterranean gold mine of stylish artifacts and apparel on Newbury Street, suggesting a cool urban culture unknown to the Boston region.

As explorers entered the basement location, they reported seeing ...