for the medallion-member-turned-not-so-frequent-flier, unique gifts that feel like a vacation.

make gift-giving sweeter — pair your scarpa picks with unique items from charlottesville’s favorite women-owned boutiques and donations to charities we love.

new dominion bookshop: there’s no better vacation than reading a good book, and new dominion bookshop’s artfully-curated collection is a one-way ticket to paradise. ask owner julia kudravetz what she’s currently loving and you can’t go wrong.

amazon aid foundation educates and activates global citizens to protect the amazon through art, science, multimedia and film. their vision is to preserve the amazon rainforest for the health of the planet and for future generations to enjoy.

q&a with new dominion bookshop owner julia mccrea kudravetz

what’s the best part of working in retail during the holiday season?

the best part of retail at the holidays is seeing or talking to people i haven't seen in a. while; usually (but maybe not this year) seeing old friends who come back to town for the holidays and catching up on all the happy changes in our lives.

what items are you giving, or hoping to receive, from scarpa?

ji would like to spend christmas day wrapped in the wallace + sewell gwynn block throw, which looks like a modernist painting. i love it.

what are you taking home from your own store this year?

a metropolitan museum of art weekly calendar with the promise of a whole new year in front of me.

what’s your favorite way to unwind at the end of a busy day in the shop?

i like to take a fresh outdoor walk and not look at my phone for at least twenty minutes, then have a glass of red wine from market street wineshop by the fire.