living, fashion

Style Stop: Ayano Kataoka

Daily Hampshire Gazette — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0500

Hampshire Life's style team was about to call it quits for the day when Ayano Kataoka's veggie-green jacket made us turn around. We caught up with the UMass music professor from Japan while she ordered a late lunch at The Black Sheep Deli in Amherst.

Style Stop: Mike Clauss

Daily Hampshire Gazette — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0500

Mike Clauss, a University of Massachusetts doctoral student, was finishing up lunch at Bueno Y Sano in Amherst when Hampshire Life's style team took note of the suede patches on his sweater.

Style Stop: Jess Wall

Daily Hampshire Gazette — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:00:00 -0500

Jess Wall was downtown in Amherst on a brisk day when Hampshire Life's style team took note of the intricate detail on her jacket's buttons. We soon learned Wall's style is full of sophisticated embellishments.

Style Stop: Joel McAuslin

Daily Hampshire Gazette — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:00:00 -0500

Joel McAuslin of Northampton was out for a walk in downtown when Hampshire Life's style team spotted him. We liked how his purple hair put a distinct twist on his urban-preppy attire.

Style Stop: Chandra Pero

Daily Hampshire Gazette — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 05:00:00 -0500

It was Chandre Pero's charming laugh that first caught the style team's attention. On a blustery day in downtown Northampton, Chandre, 9, of Brattleboro, Vt., was sharing a laugh with her mom at the crosswalk. When we turned around to see what all the giggling was about we found a fashionable young lady.

Style Stop: Mary O'Sullivan Matthews

Daily Hampshire Gazette — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:00:00 -0500

Mary O'Sullivan Matthews of Greenfield was having lunch at the Coolidge Park Cafe at the Hotel Northampton when Hampshire Life's style team spied her lime green sweater with zipper accents. Paired with pearl earrings, a leopard scarf and a well-coiffed bun, Matthews' ensemble was a stellar blend of classic and modern.

Style Stop: Meredith Berry-Toon

Daily Hampshire Gazette — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 05:00:00 -0500

Meredith Berry-Toon of New Jersey was in downtown Northampton killing time with her mother before going to an interview at Smith College when Hampshire Life's style team approached her. We liked Berry-Toon's grown-up twist on the traditional school-girl uniform.