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Fashion + Style Friday: Seamless in Seattle finally hits the runway, plus the weekend’s best sale (hint: handbags!)
I feel like we have been looking forward to it forever, and as the excitement mounts, it’s somewhat a relief to say: There is less than a week to go until the big Seamless in Seattle show at the Seattle Art Museum on Wednesday, June 8. Designers are finishing off their top-secret challenge looks, models…
Fashion Friday: New Fremont vintage stop, locally-made wood iPhone covers and a peek inside Guesthouse
Vintage Closet has a new sister shop in Fremont, and our new favorite iPhone accessory
Fridays before long weekends are always especially sweet, aren’t they? We’re adding to that happy, fuzzy Friday feeling with three new finds we are obsessing over: I have a bit of a boot problem, and cowgirl boots? Look out debit card; you’re about to take a major hit. I frequently haunt Suzie Jarvis’ awesome little…
Fashion Friday: Two new clothing shops, Forbidden Fashion Show + spring cleaning sale at Nube Green
Scout and Jack Jerome open up shop and the Forbidden Fashion Show gets racy at SAM
Happy Friday! Since most of us are itching to get up from our desks and out into the sun, here are four shopping and style stops to make while out and about this weekend: New clothing shops: I repeat, new boutiques! Two new local men’s and women’s clothing houses have opened in the past few…
Fashion Friday: Seamless in Seattle live presentations, new swimwear + Pariscope Studios’ trunk sale
Check out Pariscope’s funky, handmade jewels at their open house sale this weekend
Good morning! I’m spending this (sunny) day sitting on the judging panel for our annual Seamless in Seattle competition, and I can’t wait to see what our 12 finalists have brought for show and tell. Follow me on Twitter for the inside scoop (and some great fashion) today. And don’t forget to vote for your…
Paper Devotees Feel the Love at New Shop Paper Hammer
A downtown studio sources unique cards, furniture and gifts from tiny Tieton in central Washington.
Ed Marquand’s new gift and paper shop, Paper Hammer (downtown, 1400 Second Ave.; 206.682.3820; paper-hammer.com), is the realization of a dream project built over the past six years. Also the owner of Marquand Books in the same building (both an art book publisher and old-school book bindery), Marquand is leading the charge to reinvigorate Tieton….
Mad Men–style Family Portraits, Luxury Northwest Family Travel Ideas, Personalized Kids’ Stationery
THE MOD SQUAD – family portraitsFans of the hit show Mad Men have been feeling at a loss ever since the network powers-that-be announced the show’s fifth season won’t air until March 2012. May we suggest a way to get your Mad fix and also get ahead on the annual chore of taking a pic…
Braid Bars, Lash Bars and More Seattle Beauty Buzz
New local salons offer niche services for style seekers
Former Suede Salon owner Amy Quackenbush has moved to Fremont, where she opened Adele (Fremont, 4224A Fremont Ave. N; 206.522.5245; adelesalon.com), a boutique salon, in February. With a Paris-meets–Palm Desert vibe, accented by refurbished chandeliers and bright splashes of aqua, the new digs have Quackenbush back behind the chair, taming tresses with her signature Diamond…
Our June Shopping Finds
Embracing lace with Kim McCormick, a new Madrona home décor shop and Liber-tees.
Laced InKim McCormick, 48, lets the fabric call to her when contemplating a new design; apparently lace has a big, loud crush on the Columbia City–based designer. Stacked with intricate laces, McCormick’s Kimmi Designs line combines Miss Havisham’s dusted elegance with an ethereal fairy vibe, layers of draped, body-conscious silhouettes, and embellished lace clusters at…
Fashion Friday: The top 12 Seamless finalists, Tim Gunn visits Bellevue, plus details on the EtsyRain craft show
Vote for your favorite Seamless designers; aspiring models get thee to our open casting next week, a
Wow, remember back in February when there was one, maybe two, fun shopping events in a week? Now my head is spinning so fast from all the happenings I can barely keep track of them all (like, hey Thaw was last night and it was just a boatload of fun!). So, let’s run down the…
Round 2: Seamless in Seattle Finalists Revealed; Vote for Your Favorite Today
Vote for your favorite and come see their designs in person on June 8th at our first ever Seamless i
Drum roll please: Below are our top 12 finalists for the 2011 Seamless in Seattle competition! These talented designers will make their runway debut at the first ever Seamless in Seattle fashion show, which is just over a month away now on Wednesday, June 8th. Expect a fashion-filled evening of great runway looks, a special…
Tim Gunn on the Right Jeans for your Body and Seattle’s Notorious Jeans-All-the-Time Style
Tim Gunn stops by The Bellevue Collection this weekend to help local guys and gals with the dreaded
Hey Seattle, someone has validated your bad habit: Fashion guru Tim Gunn says it’s okay to wear jeans to work. Well, sometimes. This weekend, Gunn will explain why (plus give other great tips on how to work your denim) at a Lucky Brand denim fashion show in center court at Bellevue Square (Saturday starting at…
Fashion + Style Friday: Meet the 2011 Seamless in Seattle designers, plus see the amazing designs
The first round of judging is underway; see the looks from 28 emerging designers
We’ve been busy this week. (Hence the internet silence, hello Twitter and Facebook followers! How are you? I miss you!) But man do we have a good excuse. We’ve spent the week burrowed in our hole prepping this year’s Seamless in Seattle fashion design competition. Perhaps we could have emerged a bit sooner this week,…
Meet the designers: Round 1 of the 2011 Seamless in Seattle competition
Twenty-eight emerging local designers kick off the first round our annual fashion design competition
If you’re a Project Runway fan, you’ll love Seamless in Seattle. We’re combing the city for the best up-and-coming fashion designers hungry to change the face of local fashion. This year, we’re offering the winners big prizes like a feature in the September 2011 Seattle magazine. It’s time for round two of the 2011 Seamless…
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