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Michael Cepress is Having a Show
One of my most fave local designers, Michael Cepress, is hosting a show on June 21 at the Century Ballroom, featuring both men’s and women’s collections. This is excellent news for those of us ladies who love his menswear so much that we’ve considered having him make us a suit just to get to work…
Professional Tips to Help You Organize Your Kid’s Space
A professional organizer offers practical strategies for decluttering the kid-centric home
We do our best to keep a lid on all the stuff our kids collect, but have you taken a close gander at their play space or bedroom lately? Does it look like chaos? Given the way tiny toy parts seem to proliferate like bunnies, keeping them all in one place is a monumental Martha…
Raindrop-shaped Bangles from Baleen
Creative power couple Leah Lawrence, the designer and proprietress behind swimwear and mercantile Drifting Arrows (driftingarrows.com), and Billy Bartels, the designer of jewelry line Vim Beget (vimbeget.com) launched Baleen, a new jewelry collaboration last April. The two fabricate everything in their Ballard studio, mostly out of brass (to keep prices low, Lawrence says) with the…
Sarah Jessica Parker + Manolo Blahnik + Nordstrom = Your Mind was Just Blown
Update 10:14 a.m. Here’s what I just got from Nordstrom: The line will be called SJP (natch), will launch in January at select Nordstrom stores and Nordstrom.com and will include sandals, flats, pumps and boots ranging from $200-$400, “runway-worthy shoes at attainable price-points…top-notch Italian craftsmanship with luxe materials in unexpected color combinations.” OMG. WWD is…
Totokaelo End of Season Sale Starts June 15
My fave sale is from the most aspirational (for most) shop in town is about to drop. Totokaelo’s end of season sale starts Saturday, June 15, with all spring merch marked down 30 to 50 percent. That means deals on Rick Owens, Jil Sander, Uzi, Raquel Allegra, Carven, Won Hundred and many, many other coveted…
Rock Out(Side)
Tis the season for outdoor music festivals! Here’s what to expect at July’s biggest music bashes
Sub Pop’s Silver Jubilee: A 25th Anniversary Public Display of Affection. The grand dame of Seattle’s indie music scene, Sub Pop Records isn’t too old to throw a rager. This celebration takes place on the streets of Georgetown, an appropriately grungy ’hood for the label that launched Soundgarden and Nirvana. But the live music lineup…
The Top Doctors Issue and More
I don’t know a lot of people who look forward to going to the doctor, but it’s a necessity made less daunting when you’re going to see someone you trust, feel comfortable with and even gush about to your friends—the same way you do when you have a supportive boss or an amazing babysitter. I…
Artist Warren Dykeman at Davidson Galleries
With bold paintings, a local artist finds beauty in imperfection
Warren Dykeman is looking for “the right kind of wrong.” A graphic designer by day, the Tri-Cities native and Seattle artist prizes an awkwardness in his mixed-media collages and paintings, which bring to mind graffiti, folk art, the oddly shaped humans of New Yorker cartoonist Saul Steinberg and blobby landscapes by 1960s poster artist Peter…
Nancy Guppy Interviews Singer Shelby Earl
Nancy Guppy dishes with sweet singer/songwriter Shelby Earl
COFFEE DATE: Singer/songwriter Shelby Earl, whose debut album, Burn the Boats, Amazon.com named “#1 Outstanding 2011 Album You Might Have Missed.” Her new record, Swift Arrows, comes out on July 23 (with a release party at Columbia City Theater, 7/13).SCENE: Voxx Coffee on Eastlake Avenue, a sunny Wednesday in AprilSHELBY’S ORDER: Grande soy latte Nancy…
U Village Sidewalk Sale
You’ll already be at U Village the weekend of June 13-16 scouting out the new Jonathan Adler store (which opens June 14), so why not take advantage of the crazy good deals sure to be found at the 56th annual Sidewalk Sale. 50 shops are participating, with merch up to 50 percent off, including Anthropologie,…
Bishops Barbershop
The men of Seattle have a new place to get gussied up. Bishops Barbershop, a Portland-based mini-chain opened their first Seattle location downtown this week. And, ok, both guys and gals are welcome at Bishops, which offers cuts and color, but their hot towel shaves and beard care makes Bishops especially attractive to the moustachioed…
Nautical by Nature
I was out and about visiting stores the other day and noticed an overwhelming nautical trend abounding. Flourish in Phinney is doing it right with this red, white and buoy themed table, which includes the Swedish Dream Sea Salt soap that I am obsessed with. Ludlow Home, an amazing shop across the street, also had…
Sell Your Sole’s Couture Karma
Belltown consignment boutique, Sell Your Sole, announced a new program today called Couture Karma, shaking up the consignment split on luxury designer brands. From now on, customers who consign Chanel, Alexander McQueen, Balenciaga, Chloe, Celine, Bottega Venetta, Tom Ford, Gucci, YSL and Louis Vuitton will receive a 70/30 split (70 percent to the seller) once…
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