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All That Glitters

Offering custom creation services, bridal and engagement jewelry, fine jewelry lines, and Benchmade knives, the goal at Embler's is to make jewelry buying an enjoyable experience with jewelers you can really trust.

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Everything Old is New Again

Are you someone who loves the thrill of discovering unique vintage treasures? So is Sharon Payer, owner and curator of The Station Park Circle. She has a passion for sourcing secondhand gems and passing them along to others who appreciate all things vintage…

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Style, Your Way

Jocelyn Blake, owner of Southern Charm Boutique & Consignment, had a mission to create a welcoming space where women feel confident, beautiful, and fully empowered to be themselves. She believes fashion is more than what you wear—it’s a form of self-expression and is a reminder of your worth…

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More Than a Dealership

You know the feeling: your car is past its prime. It’s out of warranty, and although nothing major has happened yet, that check engine light has flashed on a few times, you know your brakes haven’t always made that sound…

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A Bobbles Woman of Her Own

Kelsey Ferguson has grown up with Bobbles & Lace. This Maine native and Charleston transplant started her career with the company, fell in love with the brand, and now she and her husband are excited to share this fun…

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Park Circle’s Sweet Spot

Some stores are as much a product of the space they occupy as they are a part of it. When Sally Hester—a new grandmother, longtime Park Circle resident, and retired nurse looking for her next chapter—noticed more and more young families moving into the neighborhood…

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Business in Bloom

Louise Thackeray has always loved plants. Born and raised at her family’s farm on Wadmalaw Island, Thackeray’s talent for Lowcountry flora blossomed early. From braving the Carolina-summer heat to grow and pick vegetables with her sister…

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Fresh Fashion

Meet Sara Chakeris. Born and raised in Charleston, the daughter of Caroline Chakeris—founder of the well-established women’s clothing store Madison Mathews—Sara is no stranger to Lowcountry retail and the art of textiles…

Charleston, By Design

By now, we hope you've seen our latest print issue of Fig Magazine. If you haven't, we suggestyou grab a copy, head downtown to The Palmetto Row Collective, and have every businessowner there autograph it…

Where Home Meets Heart

Sometimes a shop is so deeply rooted in place, so defined by its location and surroundings, thatwalking inside is to know you're somewhere special. Welcome to Neighborly Park Circle, a localstore focused on sharing beauty…

Between the Pages

A Charleston staple since its founding as Boomer’s Books in 1995, Blue Bicycle Books—renamed in 2007 upon its purchase by longtime employee and writer Jonathan Sanchez—has been a reliable source of literature in the Lowcountry for more than 30 years.&nbsp…

A Little Funky, A Lot of Wild

We at Fig Magazine have a dare for you. We dare you to head to Black Octopus Mercantile on Spruill Avenue in Park Circle, just a short drive from the downtown shopping spots we sometimes point you toward…

Buy a Bag, Save a Life

When Juliette Mills-Lutterodt (aka Juls) was diagnosed with breast cancer, her world turned upside down. A 40-year-old mother, entrepreneur, and rising star in the hairstyle industry, for Juls this was a massive, terrifying wrench in her plans…

More Than Fast Fashion

Fast fashion is everywhere, and depending on who you ask, it’s either saving or destroying the world. The truth probably lies somewhere in the middle, but for mother-daughter duo Barbara Griesedieck and Corinn Brunson…

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