• Élu is located at 525 San Ysidro Road in Montecito’s Upper Village. (élu)
  • Élu, an Upper Montecito Village boutique owned by Cristina and Paul Nicoletti, specializes in unique, modern, nonbranded, artisanal luxury goods for men and women. (élu photo)
    Élu, an Upper Montecito Village boutique owned by Cristina and Paul Nicoletti, specializes in unique, modern, nonbranded, artisanal luxury goods for men and women. (élu photo)
  • (élu)
  • Taiana Giefer is a designer, model and Santa Barbara native with a line of scarves and wraps that is an exclusive collaboration with Cristina Nicoletti of élu. (Taiana Design)
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William M. Macfadyen, Noozhawk Publisher

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Bill Macfadyen is Noozhawk’s founder and publisher. Contact him at wmacfadyen@noozhawk.com, and follow him on Instagram: @bill.macfadyen. The opinions expressed are his own.