The old Beacon Hill Framery is now home to Vira, a casual-meets-luxurious women's boutique boasting refreshingly unfamiliar international designers. Owners and Boston natives Vivek Patel and Radhika Rana (combine first letters of first names to get "Vira") studied at FIT before heading back to Boston. Their designer list features international brands from Australia, Paris, Singapore, and India, with plenty of up-and-comers.

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Last week I participated in a holiday photo shoot featuring five Boston bloggers, self-styled with clothing from local boutiques. I ...

In honor of Boston Fashion Week (Sept. 27-Oct. 6), Spreedia has teamed up with the Boston Fashion Trail to bring you some ...