Articles by Diane Mooney

Sister Act

Although Andy Warhol predicted everyone would have fifteen minutes of fame, the Minagorri sisters are working to ensure young designers get far more. Their boutique, Mina, features affordable local lines such as TAudrey, Karlee Feed Your Head and  ...

Step Up to the Bar

CC Levin and Ilissa Whitehead are best friends. Their kids are best friends. Even their dogs are best friends. So when CC suggested Ilissa go into the consignment business with her, Ilissa jumped on board right away. Together, they created the Consignment ...

Everything Under the Sun

Miami Beach International Fashion Week’s Saturday night offerings featured a real housewife, a gaggle of kids up way past their bedtime, fashionista doggies and models sporting Star Trek-esque visors. It was an odd mix, to be sure, but isn't that what we ...

Everything's On Sale

Allison Sagehorn serves a big helping of Midwestern nice along with vintage and gently-used clothes at The Sale Rack. “My staff and I love helping people find the perfect outfit,” she says. Her legions of loyal customers welcome Sagehorn’s personal ...

Rad Rootz

Self-described fashion guru AnaMaria Fals is bringing Venezuelan style to Miami in the form of Hot Chocolate shoes and Vanessa Boulton bags. Presently operating Cherry Rootz out of a booth inside Rocque Curiosities, Fals plans to bring her urban and funky ...

Come into the Closet

Although the philosopher Plato claimed, “A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers,” he might discard this theory at the eponymic Plato’s’ Closet. With all the brand-name, gently-used clothes under $50, the numbers add up in a ...

Cinema Charisma

The next time your billionaire boyfriend whisks you off to the Delano for a romantic weekend, don’t bother to pack a bag. Rachael Zuckerman at Boutique 12 at Cinema offers SoBe-worthy style from head to toe. Killer shoes? Flash dance the night away in ...

Vintage Devotion

Tish Ramgoolam loves the ‘50s, the ‘60s and the ‘70s. She even loves the ‘80s. The fruits of her love have flowered at Angel’s Vintage Boutique, her cozily crowded shop in the Design District. Chanel suits and Pucci shifts hang on her wall of ...