!–paging_filter–pA few stragglers in the sale department, but they’re good ones./ppStop the presses, this is a noteworthy sale: a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/essenza“Essenza/a is offering 30 to 50 percent off of select jewelry from Meliisa Joy Manning, Margaret Solow and Mizuki and more. Not sure I’ve ever heard of Essenza having a sale on their fine jewelry. Take…

!–paging_filter–pIt takes a lot to get me excited about eyewear or eyewear stores. I’ve had the same pair of spare glasses since the late 90s and while I admire cool glasses on other people, I always figure that people shop for them when they get their eyes checked at the eye doctors./ppWell, that’s not necessarily…

!–paging_filter–pemSeattle/em magazine andem a href=”http://seattlebusinessmag.com/” target=”_blank”Seattle Business/a/emnbsp;magazine have just launched a href=”http://seattlebusinessmag.com/seattle-event/leaders-lunch” target=”_blank”Leaders at Lunch/a, a series of lunches at various Bellevue restaurants featuring local business leaders speaking on topics focused on leadership, innovation and civic responsibility. This week’s talk, by Kim Lowe, editor in chief for Microsoft’s lifestyle group of websites and apps, including…

!–paging_filter–pMeet a href=”http://www.uxibal.com/” target=”_blank”Uxibal/anbsp;(span style=”font-size: 13.333333969116211px; line-height: 20px;”ooh-she-bal)/span, a Guatemalan-based footwear and accessory line created by Seattleite Britini Port. I could swear that I wrote about this company when it hit my radar in September, but I must have let it slip away from me. Let me remedy that./ppPort launched Uxibal in 2012 as away…

!–paging_filter–pFor your information: downtown’s a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com.239elwb01.blackmesh.com/jack-straw“Jack Straw/a is moving mid-March to the old Peter Miller Bookstore space at 1930 First Ave., right next to a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com.239elwb01.blackmesh.com/baby-co“Baby Company/a, creating a one-two punch of designer shopping for men and women on this little corner of the city./ppAnd in West Seattle news, a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com.239elwb01.blackmesh.com/directory/edies-west-seattle“Edie’s/a outpost in the Alaska…

!–paging_filter–pWest Seattle’s a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com.239elwb01.blackmesh.com/clementine“Clementine/a is hosting two events this weekend. First up is the chance to experience the simple luxury of a href=”http://www.merebasics.com/” target=”_blank”Mere Basic’s/a cashmere underpinnings during a trunk show from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday. If you love cashmere, you won’t regret stopping by to check out this featherweight collection./ppSecondly (shameless plug…

!–paging_filter–pstrongPeasant memories:nbsp;/strong When California native Gei Chan was in fashion school in the Bay Area in the late ’60s, she had no idea that her inherent relaxed design inclination would have a lasting impact on the world of style. Her use of mixed patterns and lightweight upholstery fabrics—coupled with empire waists and maxi dresses of…

!–paging_filter–pI complied a pretty big list of a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com.239elwb01.blackmesh.com/it-s-sale-time-seattle“sales/a last week, but here are few good ones to add to your list:/ppa href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com.239elwb01.blackmesh.com/juniper“Juniper/a in Madrona’s winter sale is on now and includes a nice discount on beautiful cashmere from Souchi, alpaca from Micaela Greg and gorgeous scarves from Le.sens.br /a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com.239elwb01.blackmesh.com/essenza“Essenza/a, in Fremont, is discounting…

!–paging_filter–pIt’s a statement uttered by many people while staring into the closet: “I have nothing to wear.” It’s also a sentiment that Barbara Malone and Julienne Kuttel, proprietors of closet-organization and personal-style consulting company Closet Rx (Capitol Hill, 501 E Pike St.; 206.660.3456; a href=”http://www.closetrx.com” target=”_blank”closetrx.com/a), believe is usually untrue. “People are often blind to…

!–paging_filter–pSad news out of Queen Anne today: Gift shop a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/charleymay“Charley + May/a is closing at the end of January. “After three years the shop is not self sustaining,” said owner Lauren Formicola in her email to the public, “and growth of the shop is limited due to location, space and low pedestrian traffic.”/ppSwing by…

!–paging_filter–pJanuary is all about refreshing your outlook, which might just involve a new skin care line. Robyn Bradley and her husband, Tyler Moore, built their La Connor business, Pepperjack Home (106 First St., Suite D; 425.330.0204;a href=”http://www.pepperjackhome.com” target=”_blank” pepperjackhome.com/a), on eco-sensitivity. Their body care collection includes soaps made with a local microbrew (good for a…

!–paging_filter–pA few weeks ago I had my aura and past lives read by parfumeur and clairvoyant a href=”http://www.eaudeyosh.com/” target=”_blank”Yosh/a at a href=”http://www.barneys.com/” target=”_blank”Barneys/a (apparently I have a lovely champagne blush color around me and was a Mayan shaman in a past life, but I bet she says that to all the girls) and next week,…

!–paging_filter–pAmsterdam-based men’s wear shop a href=”http://us.suitsupply.com/en_US/home” target=”_blank”Suitsupply/a, has opened downtown on Fifth Avenue, in a 3,800 square foot space once home to Z Gallerie and perhaps an art gallery or two. The Seattle store is Suitsupply’s tenth stateside shop, joining other outposts in New York City, Atlanta and Denver./ppIn addition to suits, which start at…