Guides
Wrap up one other wonderful summer time by the ocean with jaunts to those lately opened Cape and Islands boutiques.
For Ladies’s Clothes
Ashley Irene Boutique
Cheerfulness abounds at this Mashpee boutique, the place bubblegum-pink partitions really feel as sunny as these close by seashores you’ve been lounging on. However after all, it’s the shop’s size-inclusive collection of ladies’s clothes and niknaks that actually shines. Curated by CEO Ashley Dufresne, the fashionable wares embrace every thing from floral maxi clothes to denim jackets and seagrass totes. Need assistance selecting? E-book a non-public 30-minute session with Dufresne herself, who’ll suggest items good on your type and physique sort.
16 North St., Mashpee, ashleyireneboutique.com.
For Canine Equipment
Pet Play Ptown
The one street tripper in your Cape-bound carpool who didn’t complain in regards to the site visitors on Route 6? The canine. Reward your fur child for his unwavering endurance with a brand new customized collar, leash, or harness from Pet Play, which opened its doorways in April. Helmed by companions Eric Bomyea and Invoice Martin, the store—which additionally caters to human shoppers with belts, suspenders, and keychains—churns out bespoke canine equipment crafted from sturdy vegan leather-based. Swing by to select from 22 vibrant colours; you and your four-legged pal are sure to like all of them.
Whalers Wharf, 237 Business St., Provincetown.
For Athletic Attire
Superar Strike
Whether or not you’re a budding health club rat seeking to construct more healthy habits or a lifelong athlete who by no means misses a exercise (even on trip), we suggest a go to to this new Oak Bluffs retailer. Led by Jamaica-born founder Kedian West and co-owner, Chevar Gordon, Superar Strike options its personal line of activewear (suppose sweat-banishing sports activities bras, leggings, tees, shorts, and compression tights) for each women and men. Don’t miss the corporate’s ultra-popular yoga onesie; engineered for max stretchiness, the contoured quantity matches like a glove.
24 Kennebec Ave., Oak Bluffs, 774-563-2647, superarstrike.com.
For Presents
MV Botiga
Want an extra-special host reward for that pal with the candy seaside home? At Edgartown’s MV Botiga—launched by Susanna Herlitz-Ferguson, proprietor of the favored MV Salads restaurant—you’ll discover regionally authored cookbooks, picket reducing boards, printed tote baggage, and cookies from Winery Haven–based mostly Pie Chicks. Bonus factors for the deliberate pop-up sequence, designed to introduce prospects to different native companies and artists.
15 Church St., Edgartown.
For Children’ Clothes
Borobabi
This Nantucket newcomer makes simple work of embracing gradual trend for even the tiniest members of your sun-kissed squad. On the aptly named Borobabi, you possibly can hire or purchase new and pre-worn youngsters’ clothes, together with onesies, rompers, and pajama units—all decidedly lovable and responsibly constituted of pure fibers. When your little ones outgrow their duds, merely return the items for retailer credit score to allow them to be re-homed or composted (and stored out of landfills). How’s that for sustainable?
18 Federal St., Nantucket, 508-680-1845, borobabi.com.