What's new on Newbury?

Last week, I spent the day roaming Newbury Street with my old roommate and dear friend Genevieve. Braving the Beantown tourists and sudden heat wave (90 degrees!), we embarked on a quest to check out what Boston's finest retailers had in store for Summer 2013. 

Above: A snapshot of LouLou's extensive scarf collection, photo from LouLou's website.

Our first stop of the day was LouLou Boutique, a fabulous accessories shop located at 222a Newbury Street. Never having noticed the shop previously, both Gen and I were overwhelmed with their vast, vibrant collection of bags, jewelry, and more. The displays are all artfully arranged by color and style, and feature various vintage trinkets that add an Anthropologie-esque feel to the store's interior. In addition to more handbags, wallets, bracelets, and necklaces than one could ever dream of, LouLou also offers an extensive variety of scarves, watches, rings, and soaps.

While their rainbow of scarves is pretty impressive, we fell in love with their arm candy. 

Check out some of our favorites down below!

This emerald striped enamel bangle, with its darker hue but brighter gold detailing, is a perfect transition piece for Spring-to-Summer. The  sunset date bracelet would definitely help me with my summer goal of wearing more orange! Gen couldn't keep away from any of the lavender-accented jewelry, like this bling squared stretchy bracelet.

Not far from LouLou Boutique is a new shop called No Rest For Bridget.  An absolute gem, No Rest For Bridget offers a quality of clothing somewhere around that of 344 or Anthropologie. In fact, the store sells many books and fragrances also available at Anthro, and it even sells one of Anthro's favorite brand of candles: Voluspa  try Goji Tarocco Orange. 

Speaking of orange, this shirt caught my eye immediately after I entered No Rest For Bridget. Its cool fabric, intriguing patterns, and unique collar work together to make it the greatest summer top ever. Plus, it's orange. Which I'm trying to make my thing. So, yeah. 

Above: A colorful jewelry display at LouLou Boutique.

Both No Rest For Bridget and LouLou Boutique can be found on the infamous Newbury Street in Boston (220 and 222a, respectively).

LouLou Boutique has multiple other locations (especially in the DC area) which can be found on their website.

No Rest For Bridget features multiple other locations throughout California--in fact, the new store in Boston, which just opened in March, is their first on the east coast! If you're visiting Boston this summer and you like what you see, be sure to stop by! But be warned--according to the staff, the store gets new shipments in every day. Their biggest shipments of products come in on Fridays, so visit during the weekend for the best variety!

Do you plan on visiting Newbury Street this summer?