Uptown girl, laidback-style: “I flip from carrying my black Celine Phantom bag from Barneys to a Navajo-print cotton tote that I got for free,” says Maria Christofilis, a scent-savvy Seattle native who has been on the advance guard of home fragrances for more than a decade (at anthousacollection.com—which she recently sold). She shakes things up…

Week two of my Earth Day 5K training is almost done (one more run on Saturday before week three begins technically) and I’ve learned a lot. Mostly that my calves cramp up habitually at the outset of every run. That’s been a painful lesson that led to the lesson of perseverance, which is painful in…

Seattle’s Grey City has been making shoes since 2011, but they may not be on your radar if you don’t tend to wear the enormous platforms that are favored by twenty-somethings these days. (Check out Portland’s Solestruck for an education on just how high those platforms can go.) But in addition to chunky, sky-high ankle-breakers,…

Tuesday, March 12 is Love of Fashion, the fifteenth annual student fashion show for the Art Institute of Seattle. Not only are the designers students from the school, the whole she-bang is being produced by students.  The show takes place at 8 p.m. at Benaroya Hall and is inspired by Olivier Messiaen’s Turangalîla Symphony, with…

Back in September 2012 during New York Fashion Week, W Hotels announced a partnership with the CFDA {FASHION INCUBATOR}, the newest program from the Council of Fashion Designers of America, which fosters designers and helps them grow their business. W Hotels are helping to do this by providing access to markets outside of New York City,…

Jonas de Varona’s line, MMH, has been on radar for a few years now. In fact, I bought the most perfect white tee shirt from him a few years ago that I miss desperately. His vision is modern and innovative and I’m always thrilled by his work. The MMH Fall/Winter 2013 collection, Spatial Awareness, is…

Week one of my training for the Earth Day 5K went…MUCH better than expected. It was a mercifully gentle ramp-up that consisted of a quick warm-up followed by alternating two-minute runs with a cool down period, for 20 minutes total, every other day. At first when Lori, my mentor and trainer at West Seattle Runner, gave…

Meet Liise Wyatt and Karly Orr of WyattOrr. They’ve been designing separately and together since 2006, which makes them veterans in the Seattle fashion scene. They knocked our socks off in the 2008 Seamless in Seattle contest, which they both won separately with their individual eponymous collections. We caught up with them recently to check…

I’m on a quest and hope you can help. I’m talking to those of you who have lived here a long time, and have memories of a favorite store or two you used to love to frequent that is no longer around. I want to hear them! Dreamland? Retro Viva? Lipstick Traces? Klopfenstein’s? John Doyle…

Join MOHAI’s Costume and Textile Specialist Clara Berg on Sunday, March 24 from 1 to 3 p.m. for a presentation on John Doyle Bishop, a Seattle designer and shop owner from the 1940s-70s who was known at the time for his flamboyant character and belief in the chicness of Seattle’s collective style. He was famously…

Ever wanted to raid the closets of Seattle’s most fashionable? Get ready to on Sunday, March 17 at 1927 Events for the Urban Girls Garage Sale. Over 40 local sellers will be selling their gently used, still-stylish clothing, accessories and small home goods, with all remaining items going to the Seattle Goodwill. The sale is…

Self-proclaimed “vintage stationery junkie” Riani Townshend and lover of snail mail has opened Dear Uncle Stu, an online stationery shop inspired by a series of correspondences she had as a teenager with the elderly Col. Stuart Townshend. Townshend offers a sophisticated assortment of embossed cards and beautifully lined envelopes in an array of vintage designs,…

Port Townsend’s Wearable Art Show has officially started accepting entries for its May 11 show. In the spirit of unfettered creative freedom, rules of entry are simple: art that is wearable. Whether sculptural, functional or abstract, all forms of expression (and all media platforms) are welcome. This year’s juror will be Layne Goldsmith, professor of…