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April Pride Opens Floor 2
!–paging_filter–pGenius marketer, savvy clothing designer (a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com.239elwb01.blackmesh.com/article/april-prides-one-s…“The Dress/a) and “it” girl, a href=”http://aprilpride.com/” target=”_blank”April Pride/a, is opening a pop-up shop at the a href=”http://www.fourseasons.com/seattle/” target=”_blank”Four Seasons/a on Saturday that runs through April./ppShe’s calling it Floor 2, because, well, it’s on the second floor of the hotel, and filling it with exclusive collaborations between uber-now local…
March Makeover with Skoah, Seven and Pure Barre
!–paging_filter–pSpring officially hits on March 20, which means we’re mere moments away from balmier weather. Get your winter self into shape for the skimpier season with this promotion from three local body-beautiful businesses./ppStarting March 1 (which is Saturday, BTW, how did that happen?) and running through the end of the month, book a Facisliscious facial…
Union Gospel Mission Launches Clothing Line
!–paging_filter–pOn March 7, Seattle’s a href=”http://www.ugm.org/” target=”_blank”Union Gospel Mission/a is releasingnbsp;a href=”http://others-like-us.myshopify.com/” target=”_blank”Others Like Us/a (OLU), the charitable organization’s first-ever apparel collection intended to bring a more human face to the issue of homelessness in our city./ppThe inaugural OLU collection includes t-shirts, a hoodie and hats, ranging in prince form $14 to $35. Designs include…
The Best Twitter Accounts to Follow During the 2014 Oscars
I rarely follow celebrities on Twitter because of snooze-ville tweets like this. I much prefer to get my dose of daily news and commentary from journalists and other witty average Joes and Janes of the world. This Sunday, March 2, marks the 86th Annual Academy Awards, the day when fancy-pants celebs in grand gowns and…
The March 2014 Issue: Neighborhood Pride in Seattle
A ZIP code might be a somewhat useless piece of information in the web-o-sphere age, but in Seattle and its environs—an area swelling with hyperlocal neighborhood pride—those five numbers still speak volumes. Make the mistake of assuming a Queen Anne resident lives in 98109 when he or she is a 98119-er and, trust me, you…
Style Tips from Dapper Nordstrom Personal Stylist Brent Martin
The dashing Brent Martin pontificates about the art of dressing
!–paging_filter–pstrongOrigins of style:/strong “I can remember in the early 1980s when I was in sixth or seventh grade asking for a pink sweater and subscriptions to emVogue/em, emInterview/em and emGQ/em for Christmas,” says 41-year-old Nordstrom personal stylist Brent Martin—requests that made him quite an original in small-town Colorado, where he grew up. Today, Martin, who…
Writer Adrianne Harun on Her New Novel ‘A Man Came Out of a Door in the Mountain’
Adrianne Harun’s haunting new novel portrays a hard-luck town along a Pacific Northwest highway
For the past 45 years, young women—mostly First Nations—have disappeared along Highway 16 in British Columbia. Some were found murdered, others were never seen again. This tragic road, called the Highway of Tears, is the inspiration for Port Townsend writer Adrianne Harun’s hypnotic new novel, A Man Came Out of a Door in the Mountain…
Countdown to Seattle Dances! Meet Dancer Duell Fisher of Team Photogenic
!–paging_filter–pThis Saturday, March 1 at Fremont Studios, eight notable Seattleites will don their dancing shoes and boogie down for a href=”http://www.seattledances.org/” target=”_blank”Seattle Dances!/a, a benefit fora href=”http://www.plymouthhousing.org/” target=”_blank” Plymouth Housing Group/a (PHG), an organization that helps secure housing for the homeless. This is the fifth year that PHG has held Seattle Dances!, which pairs celebrity…
Formulary 55 Storefront to Close in May
!–paging_filter–pa href=”http://www.sweetpetula.com/” target=”_blank”Sweet Petula/a bodycare creator,nbsp;a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/article/formulary-55-small-batch-bath-and-body-bou…“Formulary 55/a owner and longtime fixture in the Seattle-area retail scene, Cordelia Smith, announced yesterday that she’s moving herself and the biz down to Pueblo, Colorado (for the affordable living and high quality of life). Starting today, Smith will not be open her normal business hours, but does plan…
Tatcha Skincare: Now at Barneys
!–paging_filter–pSan Francisco-based beauty expert Victoria Tsai’s fine skincare line, a href=”http://www.barneys.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-BNY-Site/default/Search…” target=”_blank”Tatcha/a, has just launched at the Seattle a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/barneys-remodel-and-party“Barneys/a. With formulations based on traditional Japanese ingredients combined with modern science, and inspired by beauty secrets of the geishas, Tatcha products are exquisite—and exquisitely packaged. Tsai’s proprietary Hadasei-3 bioactive complex, based around red algae, green…
Mind the Gap: How to Wear a Fitted Blouse
!–paging_filter–pA well-fitted button up shirt can do wonders for a woman’s figure, in my humble opinion. Done right, it buttons without gaping, hugs the lines of her back and sides without bulging, shows off her lovely hourglass shape and strikes a very sophisticated and polished cut of her jib. Too often, though, the fit is…
Skin Quench: Kiehl’s New Hydration Formulas
!–paging_filter–pThe real brunt of winter is hopefully behind us, and our winter was no polar vortex, but the dry and itchy skin that results from being inside with the heater cranked has just been brutal this season./ppa href=”http://www.kiehls.com/” target=”_blank”Kiehl’s/a, one of my favorite American heritage brands, has just launched two new products, sent from heaven…
Local Band The Head and the Heart at the Paramount, Miró on Display at SAM and Seattle Opera’s ‘The Consul’ Opens
!–paging_filter–pstrongMust Horse Aroundbr /a href=”http://bit.ly/1bmXtJ0” target=”_blank”Odysseo by Cavalia Gallops into Marymoor Park/a/strongbr /(Through 3/16, times vary) — More than 60 horses are the stars of this theatrical, acrobatics-meets-animals show, in which performers showcase equestrian arts underneath an enormous Big Top./ppstrongMust Rockbr /a href=”http://bit.ly/1mb0woV” target=”_blank”Head and the Heart Perform at the Paramount/a/strongbr /(2/21 to 2/11, times…
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