Lifestyle
Kate Mensah combines Paris, Seattle influences to create modern bags
Rather than relying on color to make her bags interesting, Mensah uses embossment to create her eye-catching designs
Kate Mensah wanted to be in fashion before she even realized it. One day, a family member sent her a childhood photo. She was strutting down the hallway of her old home, creating a makeshift fashion show. “I said, ‘oh my god, it was already in my blood, I know it,’” Mensah said. “I love…
Sunday Night Football Grill Returns to Feed Essential Workers, Teachers
Wednesday’s event featured appearances by the Seahawk Dancers and the Seahawks' mascot, Blitz
Ahead of the Seahawks’ next game against the Minnesota Vikings this Sunday evening, the Sunday Night Football Grill provided free meals to local teachers on Wednesday. In partnership with First + Goal Hospitality and Levy Restaurants, the official concession providers of the Seahawks, the fan experience bus fed employees of Cleveland High School. The next…
Devon Yan Captures Personalities In ‘Fashion Forward,’ Custom Designs
Many of his designs are custom made and specifically created for the needs of the person wearing them
Around nine years ago, Devon Yan applied to be a part of The Bellevue Collection’s first Independent Designer Showcase for fashion week. He was rejected. But that didn’t stop him from trying again. “At that time, I kind of just used the Independent Designer (Showcase) as kind of my motivation,” Yan said. “I was telling…
Nordstrom Will Now Take Empty Beauty Product Packaging
Nordstrom says it is the first major retailer to launch a beauty packaging recycling program
Ever wonder how to dispose of all those pouches and bottles that come with cosmetics? Well, Nordstrom has just launched a recycling program for hard-to-recycle beauty packaging. Called “Beautycycle,” the service launched Oct. 1. The Seattle-based retailer, which has partnered with recycling management company TerraCycle, says only 9% of the 120 billion units of plastic packaging…
Independent designer Veronica Lynn Harper adds masks to her lineup
Harper designs patterns for clothing, accessories, and most recently, face masks
When Veronica Lynn Harper first started designing her own clothes four years ago, she often caught the attention of strangers. She and her friends have been stopped on the street by people asking to get a closer look at her designs. Once, a woman in her 80s stopped her in the airport and asked about…
Respect New Social Norms While Hiking
Hiking these days requires more thoughtful planning
This story appears in the July-August combo issue of Seattle magazine and Seattle Business magazine. Subscription information is here. The pandemic threw a lot of plans off course, but it didn’t cancel alpine wildflower season, bright yellow autumn larches or mountain waterfalls. Despite social distancing guidelines, there’s no better time to escape to nature. Studies show…
Australian Bridal Brand Makes PNW Debut
Grace Loves Lace’s Ballard showroom is the company’s sixth to open in the U.S.
An Australian bridal brand is convinced that love is alive and well in the Pacific Northwest. Grace Loves Lace has made its Pacific Northwest debut with a showroom in Ballard. Grace Loves Lace’s new showroom is the company’s sixth to open in America and the 11th to open internationally. Shoppers can visit the showroom by…
Vistas With Value
Live the good life at the top of Cougar Mountain
The beautiful, breathtaking Panorama development is the final chapter in a story that began 30 years ago. This stunning, unique master-planned residential neighborhood is near the top of Cougar Mountain and is the last neighborhood to be built at the very top of the Talus community. It’s where beauty meets convenience, as it’s just a…
Senior Living Elevated (Virtually)
There’s no doubt that the last few months have brought new challenges and new obstacles in nearly every area of life. As people around the globe adapt and overcome these new challenges, the team at Murano Senior Living is paving the way for innovative and creative senior living options. For many families, sheltering in place has…
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