May 2013
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May 24th
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May 24th
Summer Schedule is in effect!
We are now closed Sundays *and* Mondays through Labor Day. Regular store hours remain Tuesday-Saturday. Wishing you all a lovely holiday weekend, and hope to see you all soon <3 
May 24th
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May 23rd
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Planetarium (excerpt) - Adrienne Rich
I have been standing all my life in the direct path of a battery of signals the most accurately transmitted most untranslatable language in the universe I am a galactic cloud so deep so invo- luted that a light wave could take 15 years to travel through me         And has taken           I am an instrument in the shape of a woman trying to translate pulsations into images              for...
May 22nd
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May 22nd
Aoki named one of Philadelphia's 38 Best... →
May 21st
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May 19th
We're coming up on wedding season and graduation...
Feeling overwhelmed with gift buying? Swing by Aoki for lots of unique and affordable options, perfect for a range of occasions….
May 19th
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May 18th
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May 17th
May 17th
Thank you Christine Quinn
Kudos to Christine Quinn, the NYC mayoral candidate who revealed earlier this week her past struggle with bulimia. Eating disorders have the highest rate of mortality of any mental illness and yet continue to be shrouded in shame and misunderstanding. Bulimia is especially stigmatized as the less “socially-accepted” of the two most recognized eating disorders, so any person who admits...
May 17th
“… I conclude that the enemy is not lipstick, but guilt itself; We deserve...”
– Naomi Wolf.
May 17th
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May 16th
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Click the link to check out our feature in... →
May 14th
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May 14th
We are closed tomorrow!
….. so be sure to stop in today for any last-minute Mother’s Day needs; candles, vases, stationery, jewelry, and more…
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May 8th
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May 8th
May 8th
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May 7th
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May 5th
One week until Mother's Day!
Swing by Aoki to browse our selection of unique and affordable gifts that mom is sure to love :) 
May 5th
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May 5th
10 things I'm loving right now.
Her by Christa Parravani  Cookies & Cream Donut from Federal Donuts Stila Color Balm Lipstick in Betsey Brooklyn Flea coming to Philly June 2nd! Champagne & Truffles Candle by locally-based Gritty City FemSex Philly Erasing Hate Shen Yun at the Kimmel Center Pineapple, beet, lime juice from Pure Fare Morgan’s Pier reopening May 9th
May 4th
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May 2nd
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April 2013
46 posts
“I am too intelligent, too demanding, and too resourceful for anyone to be able...”
– Simone de Beauvoir
Apr 30th
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Apr 27th
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Wishing everyone a happy and sunny weekend!
Come visit us at 115 S 22nd Street if your plans bring you to Center City :) 
Apr 27th
Apr 25th
Matriot Acts, Act I (History of Mankind) -Anne...
you no longer believe in anything movement of train, mauve waves grammar’s anomie gets you down or war at the back and crown of head PsyOps, o chicken little the sky! the sky! o the fallen sky an edge of blue hanging but still breathing those colors? a garden broken & restored many times how often trying to leave it, bend away words from that beautiful throat listen or break...
Apr 25th
Click the link to check out our feature in local... →
Apr 24th
Apr 23rd
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Apr 23rd
Apr 23rd
Aoki Boutique featured on Nanah and Cala's Diary,... →
Any French speakers out there? Check out this post by a lovely French Blogger who visited Aoki recently, and be sure to follow her global beauty and fashion adventures on  Nanah and Cala’s Diary!
Apr 23rd
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Apr 20th
“You’ve got to know the rules to break them. That’s what I’m...”
– Alexander McQueen.
Apr 20th
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