1. Kimberly Boutique
City: West Hartford, CT
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (860) 523-4894
Address: 968 Farmington Ave.
Description: After years of experience in the fashion industry, Kimberly Mattson has created a clothing boutique for women that caters to their needs rather than their desires, and everyone raves about it. More a haven for advice about what works best for you rather than the pushy, snotty boutiques you often find in New York, Kimberly has made its fans through its customer service. The clothes are sophisticated, trendy, and classic, with lines such as Alexis Bittar, BCBG, Beth Bowley, ECRU, French Connection, Frye, James Jeans, Jeffrey, Lilla P, Sondra Roberts, and Citizens of Humanity. Kimberly also has a satellite store at 71 Whitfield St. in Guilford, New Haven County (203-453-2554). Want to get noticed for your sense of style? Kimberly will help you out.
2. West Farms Mall
City: West Hartford, CT
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (860) 561-3024
Address: 1500 New Britain Ave.
Description: This large upscale mall off of Route 84 on the border of West Hartford and Farmington has over 160 shops, anchored by Nordstrom, Macy’s, Lord & Taylor, and JCPenney. With 1.3 million square feet of shopping, this is a mall-walker’s paradise. Stores include Coach, Free People, Restoration Hardware, Tiffany and Co., 77kids, and J. Crew. There are a number of retailers only found here in northern Connecticut and southwestern Massachusetts, making this mall a destination. There’s no food court, but a number of restaurants and fast-food joints are scattered throughout the mall, including the signature restaurants P.F. Chang’s China Bistro and Brio Tuscan Grille. There’s plenty of parking, and the mall is close to all the sights and tastes of Hartford County.