Tongue-in-cheek T&A store Agent Provocateur will give Newbury Street passersby more than they bargained for this Saturday. The venerable lingerie retailer will host a live window, with models showing off the goods… the store’s, that is. Once you’re done ogling the window displays, head inside for free sparkling vino and a peek at the new spring collection. Pick up some sweet nothings for yourself or that special someone and receive a sample of the store’s signature Silk Soap, which doubles as lingerie wash, to keep your delicates smelling delish. -Tanya Pai
Live window: Sat. Nov. 21, 2-6 p.m., Agent Provocateur, 123 Newbury St., Boston, 617-267-0229



Finally, after a grim few months of store closings and vacant windows, Newbury Street is finally getting some action. Joining designers Ted Baker and Jonathan Adler, who set up shop on the strip in the past few weeks, British apparel brand Ben Sherman celebrated its fifth U.S. locale (154 Newbury St., Euro-menswear boutique Sean’s former space) last night with the just kind of blowout the city’s fashion scenesters have been craving. The guest list was tight—and full of beautiful people, natch. The rose petal-flecked vodka cocktails went down easy. And the music was just right, with DJ Mom Jeans a.k.a. Danny Masterson (who many might recognize as Steven from That ’70s Show) spinning. (View the 







