!–paging_filter–pa href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/west-elm“West Elm/a is a great supporter of local artisans in the cities where they have stores and the same is true for the Seattle store. On Friday, June 13 from 6 to 9 p.m., the South Lake Union location will be celebrating a fresh crop of designers and artists with the debut of West…

!–paging_filter–pNew York-based Chilean designer a href=”http://www.zeromariacornejo.com/#!/home” target=”_blank”Maria Cornejo/a will be making her first visit to the Seattle a href=”http://www.barneys.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-BNY-Site/default/Home-Show” target=”_blank”Barneys/a on Saturday, June 14 from 2 to 4 p.m. Known for her fluid, flattering, yet forgiving designs, Cornejo often uses her own iPhone photos as inspiration for her prints that she drapes, pleats and pins…

!–paging_filter–pDad’s come in all shapes, sizes and guises, but almost none of them want a tie, unless it’s a really cool bowtie from a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/madrona-s-hammer-awl-opens-saturday-october-12“here/a, a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/article/new-downtown-menswear-shop-suitsupply-…“here/a or a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/article/designer-watch-michael-cepress“here/a. Here’s a list of some of our favorite things we’ve seen about town for your dad, whatever he’s into./ppstrongFor the grill master:/strong/ppa href=”https://www.etsy.com/listing/159388232/japanese-apron-the-original-no-ti…” target=”_blank”Kanso Japanese…

!–paging_filter–pEmerging Pacific Northwest designers have a place to shine on June 14 at a href=”https://www.facebook.com/studio18.sodo” target=”_blank”Studio 18 Artist Collective/a at 3600 East Marginal Way South, during a href=”https://www.facebook.com/sodofashionshow” target=”_blank”Heat of the Night, Sodo Fashion Show + Market/a. I love their lineup, which includes many of the most exciting talent from the region. There will be…

!–paging_filter–pEarly June is always the time for the kickoff of summer sidewalk sales, starting with hugely popular one at a href=”http://www.uvillage.com/” target=”_blank”U Village/a. 2014 is the plein air mall’s 57th annual sale (!) and the list of participating stores, as well as the slew of new parking spaces, makes it hard to resist for the…

!–paging_filter–pPopular West Seattle-based floral and gift shop, a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/fleurt“Fleurt/a, has just announced an expansion in sizzling hot Pioneer Square at 112 S Washington St. right between awesome vintage shop, a href=”https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bon-voyage-vintage/186107454770682” target=”_blank”Bon Voyage/a, and stalwart a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/laguna-pottery-0“Laguna Vintage Pottery/a./ppThere’s no set opening date from the Fleurt peeps at this point, but we think it will…

!–paging_filter–pJune’s a href=”http://www.traceseattle.com/wearwednesdays” target=”_blank”Wear Wednesdays at the W Seattle/a (5 to 7 p.m. on June 4) is a jewelry showcase featuring two great local designers, a href=”http://www.joannamorgandesigns.com/” target=”_blank”Joanna Morgan Designs/a and a href=”http://mashaosoianudesign.com/product-category/jewelry/” target=”_blank”Masha Osoianu/a./ppMorgan will be bringing pieces from her Talisman, Signature and Scavenger collections, which we lauded in the a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/best-accessory-designer-tie-joanna-morgan“2013 Seamless in…

!–paging_filter–pKay Smith-Blum has been buying clothing for a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com.239elwb01.blackmesh.com/butch-blum“Butch Blum/a for 40 years and definitely has the eye for it—given the shop’s continued success. During a recent buying trip to New York, Smith-Blum journeyed way past Canal St. on Broadway in the rain, dodging pothole and mud-flying from taxi-cab wheels, to visit designer a href=”http://jiohny.com/”…

!–paging_filter–pa href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/velouria“Velouria/a, Ballard’s stalwart supporter of local and indie designers is joining the effort to revitalize Seattle’s historic Pioneer Square and plans to open in the new a href=”http://www.stadiumplace.com/” target=”_blank”Stadium Place/a building on September 1 next to the second location of a href=”http://coneandsteiner.com/” target=”_blank”Cone Steiner/a, also reportedly opening in the building./ppThe Ballard shop will be…

!–paging_filter–pWhere do you turn when the marketplace doesn’t sell products that fit your particular skin and hair care needs? The kitchen, of course. At least that’s where Ballard-based JC Brazil went after developing necrotizing fasciitis in her 20s. “No conventional body products helped, and the expensive, all-natural stuff didn’t help enough,” says the video game…

!–paging_filter–pMeet Lu (a href=”http://www.thisislu.us” target=”_blank”thisislu.us/a), the debut clothing line by Zulily creative director Jenny Fort (“Lu” is her middle name). Constructed with men’s wool suiting and forgiving ponte knit fabrics, the line is composed of eight loose and slightly deconstructed pieces, which include dresses, shorts, pants, shirts and one super on-trend jumpsuit, ranging in price…

Jill Wenger, the owner of men’s, women’s and home accessories boutique Totokaelo on Capitol Hill, gave some serious Seattle shout-outs in a recent interview with the New York Times‘ T Magazine. In it, she praises Spinasse and Bar Sajor as two of her favorite nosh spots as well as Il Corvo for lunch and Mr….

!–paging_filter–pHead to the old Sway Cake location (1631 Sixth Ave.) Wednesday though Friday, May 28 through 30 for an a href=”http://mbsfinds.com/” target=”_blank”MB’s Finds/a pop up shop. Expect deals galore on racks and racks of high-end consignment clothing and accessories from the likes of Chanel, Balenciaga, Lanvin, Missoni and Chloe as well as items from Vince,…