December Thieves

Full leather harnesses are not exactly standard fare in the shops of Beacon Hill. But then again, there is very little about the selection of clothes, jewelry, and small house goods available at December Thieves (122 Charles) that might be called standard. High quality, yes. Stylish, absolutely. Even timeless. But mainstream?

Long-time store manager Jemesii Delande laughs when asked if her own sense of style reflects those found in the store. “In a way. I am all about drama,” she exclaims, adding that it’s been that way since she was a baby. She describes some of the sketches her artist mother, Linnea Olson, made of her when she was in diapers, including one in which she “was in layered garments with a little bolo tie (we were in Colorado so more of a southwestern vibe)!” Today, her look includes twenty-four tattoos – “I have one of a bat all the way across my back” – and lots of black and white. “Right now, I am wearing billowy black pants,” she says.