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Currently Coveting: Anything by Jessalin Beutler
I have been turned on to many local designers in the last few month by retail curator and photographer Charlie Schuck (Object, Frye Art Museum Store), but right now I’m loving the work of Jessalin Beutler, whose designs range from bold geometric shapes to intense fractal patterns and are rooted in the natural world. …
Get Ready for The Look
King 5 is launching a local version of Project Runway
Since November 30, ten local designers have been competing in The Look, a reality fashion TV show co-produced by King 5’s Evening Magazine, IADT’s Monir Zhanghoreishi and Rose Dennis, designer Luly Yang’s publicist. Each week through February 7 the designers, including Lisa Vian Hunter, Tina Witherspoon, Julie Danforth, Justin Zachary Bartle (all former Seamless in Seattle contestants) and…
Tights of Many Colors
Seattle magazine managing editor, Lisa Wogan, always wears the coolest tights. Arts editor, Brangien Davis, isn’t too far behind Ms. Wogan, with her stylish “uniform” of boots, tights and pencil skirts. So once I found these amazing ombre tights ($45, on sale now for a limited time for $30) from BZR on Etsy, I immediately…
At Frye Art Museum, Works Old and New Come Together
In its latest exhibit, Frye Art Museum continues a previously establish bi-focal approach, opening concurrent shows that explore classic and contemporary works in neighboring galleries. In one gallery, we have a survey of works by the 20th century Russian-American painter Nicolai Fechin, curated by Frye director and scholar Jo-Anne Birnie Danzker. Several of these paintings—many…
War Horse Sneak Peek: Three Men and a Puppet
Mega-hit War Horse opens at the Paramount Theatre tonight in Seattle (tickets still available; show runs through 2/24). Based on Michael Morpurgo’s novel about a boy fighting to reunite with his horse after it is sold to the cavalry during World War I, this version of the heartrending story is all about the remarkable puppet…
Catching Up with Lizzie Parker
I’ve followed Issaquah-based designer Lizzie Parker since her store-within-a-store at the now-closed Tweed in Greenwood, which she stocked with her cozy, comfy, sexy, simple and chic brand of cotton jersey-centric ready-to-wear. Since then Parker has opened and closed her own atelier in Gilman Village, become a reality TV star and seen her career take off…
Locavore Love on Lummi Island
Take a culinary island adventure with help from the Willows Inn
WHY: For the Fish, Forage and Farm package at The Willows Inn on Lummi Island. On this culinary island adventure, you’ll harvest food and forage for wild produce, before joining sous-chef Ben Spiegel to prepare the bounty (Tue.–Wed., year-round. $1,000/person or $1,500/double occupancy, includes two nights in the seaside guesthouse and meals. 2579 West Shore…
Exploring Cute Kitsch and Beyond
The Nordic Heritage Museum asks if bad art might be good.
You’ve seen them in thrift shops or at your mormor’s house: thin, oval slabs of birch painted with simple, bucolic scenes. But what are they, exactly? Fine art? Folk art? Kitschy tourist trinkets? With Bad Art? 1,000 Birch Board Pictures from Sweden, the Nordic Heritage Museum explores the elusive line dividing good art from bad….
Studio Montagne’s Pop-up Valentine’s Day Shop
Find last-minute, lasting treats for your sweetheart.
Housed in the teeny Madrona storefront formerly occupied by Driftwood consignment boutique, the new Studio Montagne is a pop-up shop that pops up around holidays. Proprietor Anne Smith (who also works as creative director and visual merchandising manager at Filson) showcases a selection of accessories, home décor and “upcycled” vintage furniture, exquisitely curated to match…
Love is in the Air
Since the passage of R-74, this Valentine's Day feels especially worth celebrating.
With the historic passage of Referendum 74 in November and the flurry of same-sex weddings starting at midnight on December 9, we’ve been reveling in giddy expressions of marital joy nearly every day. From the steps of City Hall (where strangers turned out to shower newlyweds with rose petals, rice and warm wishes) to private…
The Square Knot Diner: Open All Night
All the usual “diner” associations apply when it comes to Georgetown’s Square Knot.
Friendly. Cheap. Efficient. No nonsense. Open all night. Decent food. All the usual “diner” associations apply when it comes to Georgetown’s Square Knot, opened by the owners of the 9lb Hammer next door (and connected via a hallway in the back; the Knot serves a full bar when the Hammer is open). With a handful…
Cook Your Own Healthy Dinner at Shabu Chic
This sleek spot offers a fashionable backdrop to the Japanese version of hot pot.
In Seattle’s Chinatown–International District, there is no shortage of hot pot, the Chinese fondue in which you cook presliced meats, seafood and/or veggies in a pot of boiling broth set in the middle of your table, customizing with hot sauce, or garlic or soy sauce as you choose. But until recently, the Japanese version, shabu…
Monte Cristo: Gourmet Grilled Cheese On-the-Go
Danielle Custer joins the mobile food movement with the yellow and white polka-dotted Monte Cristo.
Danielle Custer’s got food chops: She was chef at several area hotel restaurants before heading the culinary team at Taste at the Seattle Art Museum. Custer has now joined the mobile food movement with the yellow and white polka-dotted Monte Cristo, a gourmet grilled-cheese truck in which cinnamon toast is batter-dipped, griddled and layered with…
5 Sexy Red Wines for Valentine’s Day
So, Valentine’s Day is all about roses and chocolates and sparkling wine, right? Well, that’s a good start, but when it comes time to sit down to a romantic dinner, pour me a sexy red, please. I want something that’s velvety soft, yet deep and complex. Something that whispers, but says something meaningful. Like about…
Updated: Local Restaurants Make Valentine’s Day Easy
You got that hot date spot dialed in for Valentine’s Day? No pressure! (HA!) The good news is that February 14 is on a Thursday, so it will naturally spill over to February 15, which is going to set us up for a whole Valentine’s Weekend. So many options. But hurry! Your days of booking…
Hey Sweetie, Serve These Cocktails on Valentine’s Day
With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, let me give you a little advice garnered from my years of experience (ha!). Instead of struggling to book a last-minute restaurant or trying to wedge your way into a crowded bar, make that special someone a deliciously flirty cocktail at home. Here are five possibilities that taste scrumptious and…
Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas
Think in and outside the box with these great Valentine’s Day gift ideas: Heart shaped flip flips by Melissa, from Clementine (see above). Jen Ament print from Far4: Paloma Picasso Amethyst Dot Charm in 18k gold on a chain from Tiffany & Co.: Horses Cut Shop tee shirt: Whitney Stern Evil…
Meet Congolese Dandies, Understand Coal-Trains and Other Weekend To-dos
MUST SEESapeurs Ongoing (1/25–3/2) — Do not miss this stunning photography exhibit at M.I.A Gallery downtown, featuring the work of Baudoin Mouanda, a Congolese photographer who documents the “Society of Party Revelers and Elegant Persons,” a group of men dedicated to donning electrifyingly elegant fashion (think: dapper suits in day-glo colors) as an antidote to…
The Ruby Room Dress Drive
Unless you’ve got other plans for that worn-once, too-small dress that has occupied space in the back of your closet since… well, that’s not important… consider giving it a second chance to see the light of day—or rather, to see the light of a disco ball. On February 24th from 11am to 1pm, the Ruby…
Valentine’s Day Means Spa Time
A list of sexy, soothing packages avaliable at local spas.
Here’s a list of some sexy, soothing pampering packages at local spas: Alderbrook, a stunningly relaxing spot on Hood Canal, is offering several romantic spa treatments, available throughout the whole month of February. The Besos is a 60-minute cocoa-infused exfoliating rub for two that leaves your skin glowing and soft ($105 per person); The Cupid’s…
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