At long last Davenport, the new home and gift boutique endeavor from the Hitchcock Madrona peeps is set to open with an official grand opening party on Saturday, May 18 from 6 to 9 p.m.  Head over and check out their amazing space and enjoy sips and nibbles while you shop.  

I don’t know about you, but I love bags. My mom just commented the other day on how many purses, handbags and totes I have—and this is coming from the queen clotheshorse of all time. Nonetheless, it’s true, I have a ton of them, and while they’re not expensive or designer, they’re all distinctive in…

Ok, so maybe it’s not the right time of year to be talking cashmere, but I’m so in love with this new-to-me line that I wanted to share it ASAP. Plus, the press release call this line “trans-seasonal,” and then again, it’s not quite Junuary, so maybe there’ll be a need for some cozy wear…

Last night an email bearing some pretty awesome news popped into my inbox: Rachel Comey will be making a personal appearance at Totokaelo on Saturday, May 18 from 5 to 7 p.m. The whole day, however, is a Rachel Comey extravaganza with a trunk show of new styles and a chance to check out the…

Longtime Seattle shoppers will remember Julie Merriman Wray as the proprietress of the now-mythic Olivine boutique that once graced Ballard Avenue NW. Perfume lovers will know her for Lulu Beauty—recently renamed Olivine Atelier—which includes a lush collection of fragrances whose heady scents are redolent of sweet pikake, sandalwood and Merriman Wray’s favorite sultry gardenia. With…

Mother’s Day is Sunday in case you’ve forgotten, but it’s not too late to hop on some really great gifts with local flair for your favorite lady. Here’s a quick visual rundown. For the new mom: A Carry-All Tote from Glittersweet.   For the kitchen gardener: Tomato plants and tomato-scented candles at Fleurt, where you…

The Project Runway season 11 finale was ages ago but based on how awesome her final collection was, I have a feeling that winner, Portland’s Michelle Lesniak Franklin, is here to stay. If you watched the show, you remember that Franklin struggled in the beginning of the season because of the the teams she was…

Big news from downtown’s Far4: Owner Jenny Hudak Klimenkoff has announced an expansion of a vintage corner she’s been testing out for a couple of months. Head in to shop from her current inventory of thoughtfully curated shoes, purses and scarves—clothing coming soon—or bring in your own treasures to consign. Here’s a bit of what…

The best way to support local fashion is to buy it and wear it, and Amy Tipton, proprietress of Belltown’s Sassafras, makes that easy to do. She has filled her airy, urban space, which opened last December, with “everyday wear and comfy things that are pretty” from local and regional favorites, such as Seattle’s Lekkerlife,…

Every year for the last 10 years, Northwest Hope and Healing, a local non-profit that provides emotional and practical support to the families of women going through breast and gynecological cancer treatment, has thrown a big party and fashion show as their annual fundraiser. $700,000 later, Style ’13, the eleventh annual Look Good, Feel Good,…

First it was stitch-and-bitch knitting sessions—now, sewing circles are the rage among domestic artists. To accommodate Seattle’s social seamstresses, many local fabric shops are opening sewing studios, replete with high-end machines and notions, as hubs of support and creative camaraderie. Savvy crafters looking for hip fabrics already head to Drygoods Design, Keli Faw’s hidden Ballard…

After 13 years in the same spot on Pine St., Edie’s Shoes owner Erin Dolan has announced a move up and over a bit to a new location on Pike St. in the Greenus Building, former home to Brocklind’s costume and formal wear shop, which is is being redeveloped by Hunters Capital, whose mission it is to…

2013 marks the 25th year that Jerry Cohen has been making authentic reproduction sports jerseys in Seattle for his business Ebbet’s Field Flannels, which has a small storefront, open to the public, in Pioneer Square. With a focus on non-major league teams, like the pre-1958 Pacific Coast League and the Negro league (Seattle had one,…