!–paging_filter–pIt’s that time again: a href=”http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/project-runway” target=”_blank”Project Runway/a is casting for season 13. The application deadline is September 9 for what will likely be a complete and total roller coaster of an experience should you be accepted. (Get all the deets a href=”http://www.bmpcasting.com/casting/pr/” target=”_blank”here/a.)/ppPortland’s had their fair share of winners (I met a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/chat-project-runway-winner-michelle-lesniak-fr…“Michelle Lesniak…

!–paging_filter–pSummer is 75 percent off at downtown’s a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/sandylew“Sandylew/a to make way for fall inventory. Snatch up tunics, tops, leggings and more that layer perfectly and transition even better into autumn./ppTip: pop across the street to a href=”http://www.pirkko.com/collections/sale” target=”_blank”Pirkko/a for excellent deals on spring/summer Marimekko dresses, tops and more, including a href=”http://www.pirkko.com/collections/sale/products/planeetta-marimekko-dress” target=”_blank”this/a dress that…

!–paging_filter–pHow does a brick and mortar shop make it in an increasing online retail scene? Get creative, that’s how./ppa href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com.239elwb01.blackmesh.com/clementine“Clementine’s /aLinda Walsh has just launched a new addition to her website: the a href=”http://www.clementines.com/shop/category/popup” target=”_blank”Featured Designer Pop Up Shop/a. Walsh plans on working with emerging designers, curating their designs, killing two birds with one stone…

!–paging_filter–pGabe Johnson, the rabblerousing owner and genius marketer behind a href=”http://www.horsescutshop.com/” target=”_blank”Horses Cut Shop/a, a Seattle-based business that specializes in keeping the kitschy-cool logos of epic dive bars, familiar haunts and good old American mom and pop’s on the chests of people everywhere is rolling out a line of tee shirts in the Rail section…

!–paging_filter–pThrifters take note: The Lifelong AIDS Alliance’s a href=”http://www.llaa.org/get-involved/thrift-store” target=”_blank”Lifelong Thrift store/a has recently undergone a renovation and is better than ever. They’ve moved the housewares and given that section almost twice the square footage, in addition they’ve added double the hanging racks, mingled the clothing by type rather than gender, improved merchandise organization and…

!–paging_filter–pOne of our fave local jewelry designers, a href=”http://farisfaris.com/” target=”_blank”Faris Du Graf/a, has been picked up by a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com.239elwb01.blackmesh.com/hitchcock-madrona“Hitchcock Madrona/a (because they know a good thing when they see it) who is hosting a welcoming party and trunk show for the designer on Thursday, August 22 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. This is your chance…

While clothes can make the woman, it’s what’s underneath that can make her feel great. Downtown’s Nancy Meyer (1318 Fifth Ave.; 206.625.9200; nancymeyer.com) has been providing tasteful underpinnings for 35 years and was one of the first boutiques to introduce European brands such as La Perla and Eres to the United States. Nancy Meyer is…

Aromatherapy is a proven component of feeling good, as is self-pampering in the form of scented soaps, fragrant lotions and soothing candles. Ted Kennedy Watson has been a purveyor of such simple extravagances since he opened his first store, Watson Kennedy Fine Living, near Pike Place Market in 1998. His second store, Watson Kennedy Fine…

After 15 years at Nordstrom, textile designer and design director Paychi Karen Guh struck out on her own in the spring of 2012 with Paychi Guh, a line of cashmere sweaters, scarves and tops from yarn sourced and spun in Mongolia. Guh uses very fine, lightweight cashmere, culled from the downy undercoats of Mongolian goats,…

Discovering a new (to you) shop is like being a tourist in your own city. The excitement that comes from finding a store that has gone undetected by your retail radar means that a whole world of wardrobe possibilities is ripe for the buying. Our pick for best under-the-radar shops is Endless Knot (2300 First…

Whether you’re into brand-new, modern style or love the heavy patina of vintage pieces, Seattle and its environs have plenty of stores to help kit out your pad. Davenport (Madison Park, 1137 34th Ave.; 206.454.7582; davenportmadrona.com), the newest project by cousins and business partners Dustin Nelson and Erica Sheehan, owners of nearby Hitchcock Madrona, is…

!–paging_filter–pIn the last few years, we’ve all become much more brave with our nail polish color choices, forgoing basic, boring red with all shades of blues, greens, yellows and more done up with crystals, stripes and other patterns, textures, pictures. The possibilities are endless./ppLocal nail polish brand, a href=”http://www.butterlondon.com/home/” target=”_blank”Butter London/a, has been at the…

!–paging_filter–pJason Wu was at a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/bellevue-collection“Bellevue Square/a a few weeks ago to support the launch of a href=”http://shop.nordstrom.com/c/miss-wu-fall-2013-lookbook” target=”_blank”Miss Wu/a, his diffusion (or secondary) line found exclusively at a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/nordstrom“Nordstrom/a and on a href=”http://shop.nordstrom.com/” target=”_blank”nordstrom.com/a. We caught up with the designer before the event and chatted about Seattle, designing dolls and the whimsy of Miss…