A Motley Crew
motley home
652 Tremont St
motley
623A Tremont St
Boston, MA 02216

As this blog has mentioned before, Tremont Street is becoming the new Newbury Street ion the same way that the South End is becoming the new Back Bay. The two sister stores of motley and motley home only add to this slowly firming truth. Motley is the perfect boutique for men. Tee shirts, books, gadgets and fragrances fill the small space in an eclectic mix that is kept fresh and new. Like Uniform down the street, motley boasts great service because, unlike the chain “boutiques” on Newbury, the owner take such pride and care in his store.

More fun for me was motley home a few blocks up. I am moving soon (albeit across the hall from myself) and all the things in motley home were so damn unique and nice. I was particularly drawn to the placemats that looked like pebbles. If I had an outside garden and table, I would have bought a set of four! Simply put, the store is filled with cute things. From vases to pillows and everything in between, motley home is the best place to find a hostess gift or something interesting and distinctive for your own home.

I would recommend a trip to both stores sometime soon. Turn a lazy Sunday afternoon into a little trip to the South End. Hit up Uniform, the motley stores and check out all the little cafes and restaurants along the way. We would recommend staying away from Sibling Rivalry these days. The staff has become overly pretentious and bothered. When we went in we were promptly looked up and down and treated horribly, so we left straight away.

Bottom line: Both motley and motley home are great place to find one of a kind gifts, whether it be for the home or for the body!