Food & Drink
A Seattle Shop Made a High-End Vegan Perfume for ‘Warrior Women’
West Seattle gallery and boutique Virago debuts a signature fragrance.
By Nia Martin November 16, 2017
This article originally appeared in the November 2017 issue of Seattle magazine.
Tracy Cilona was seeking a fragrance that embodied the spirit of her gallery and boutique, Virago.
Latin for “Woman Warrior”—for her shop’s annual wearable art show, Our Daily Armor (opening Saturday), so she tapped one of her vendors, James Elliott of all-natural, certified-vegan perfume atelier Filigree, to create the signature scent. Luxurious and earthen, Elliott describes “Virago” ($179/15 milliliters/0.5 ounce) as “the curl of dirt in your hand, the scent of honeyed hay under your feet and the embrace of roses on your skin.”
It’s what to wear for whatever battle lies ahead.
Virago
West Seattle, 4306 SW Alaska St.; 206.933.2444
Follow Us
PCC Sets July Opening For Downtown Seattle Store
Small-format store was first announced last year
PCC Community Markets has cemented plans to open a small format store in downtown Seattle. The store, called PCC Corner Market, is the Seattle-based co-op’s first small format store. It will open in July at Fourth Avenue and Union Street in a portion of the footprint of PCC’s former traditional store that closed in January…
Another Luxury Brand Opens in Seattle
Women’s apparel company Veronica Beard opens in University Village
Veronica Beard has become the latest national retailer to open in Seattle. The New York-based retailer has becomes popular with women because of its classic tailoring spanning workwear, casualwear, and evening attire. The brand is available at Nordstrom and other select retailers, but this is its first brick-and-mortar store in the Pacific Northwest. The new…
H Mart Is Coming to Ballard
Permits indicate plans to open in a space formerly occupied by New Seasons Market
Popular and rapidly growing Asian grocer H Mart has filed permits to open a store in Ballard. The Asian food grocer already operates stores downtown, in Capitol Hill, South Lake Union, Lynnwood, Bellevue and the University District. An application filed with the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board on Feb. 21 lists the address as…
The Holly Jolly Hustle
Seattle mag’s last-minute holiday travel gift guide
The holidays sped in on a supersonic sleigh this year! It’s not too late to find an out-of-this-world gift for those who love to wander this earth. Whether you’re shopping for Christmas, Hanukkah, Sagittarians, or yourself — these gifts will fuel wanderlust, inspire adventure, and make traveling more enjoyable. Hydrating Facial Airplane travel plus cold…