I just popped into the Showbox SoDo and set-up for tonight’s 7th annual Fashion First show was in full swing. The racks were already filling up with amazing fall garments, and the Seamless in Seattle set will be no exception. Several of our winners have completed new garments for the show, including a show-stopping gown…

The Seamless runway looks have been delivered, which can only mean it’s just about showtime, Fashion First is tomorrow. I’ll be backstage with the Seamless in Seattle winners, and will be updating you with behind the scenes tweets throughout the night @kcalamusa. Be sure to also follow @Seattlemag or @rachelhartrios for runway looks and I’m…

Checking in with great Tuesday deals as we continue to count down to Thursday’s big Fashion First fashion show. I’ve got my hair appointment scheduled for Thursday afternoon at Swink Style Bar (also one of our Shopping Week Out participants, offering 20% discounts on their retail makeup products), but am still looking for that perfect…

Get your gardens and yourselves ready for fall with Seattle Tilth. This innovative Wallingford-based non-profit runs a series of informative and informal classes throughout the year to help would-be organic gardeners stay true to their ideals while growing the best backyard edibles and ornamentals possible. Coming up soon: Fall and Winter Container Herb Gardening (Sept….

Hi kids! Hope you are having many a’shopping success during Shopping Week Out. Even after a smashing Fashion Night Out on Friday (my juicy tidbit from the Bravern’s stellar party and shop-a-thon: over 1,000 people RSVP’ed for the exclusive Neiman Marcus fall preview show!), sales and deals are still being offered this week at retailers…

Check out this interview with Tyson Andersen one of our Seamless and Seattle winners:  

Looking ahead at the next week makes me both extremely giddy—and heel-weary. Fall shopping season kicks off tomorrow night with Fashion Night Out. Both The Bravern and The Bellevue Collection will host FNO bashes starting in the early evening with special discounts, giveaways (free Jimmy Choo tote at the Bravern!), contests (enter win a $2,500…

2010 Seattle magazine Spotlight Award winners talk about being artists in Seattle. Learn more about our beloved Spotlight Award winners in the profiles featured in our September issue:  Performers Jody Kuehner and Ricki Mason Sculptor Debra Baxter Animator/Illustrator >Drew Christie Writer >Cherie Priest Hip-Hop Artist Macklemore And of course, don’t miss our complete list of…

Must DanceDancing ’til DuskThursday (9/9) • September customarily brings with it our last gasp of sunny weather, which means we should be outside enjoying every minute. Nothing reflects this attitude more than Dancing ’til Dusk, the initiative that since 2007 has been taking advantage of Seattle’s long summer days while at the same time bringing…

Must See Lawrimore projectThursday (9/2) – Pioneer Square will soon be home to the latest rendition of the famed Lawrimore Project. We’re not exactly sure what to expect at Lawrimore’s re-opening tonight but if the trendsetting commercial art gallery is anything like its groundbreaking International District space (widely acclaimed as the center of Seattle’s contemporary…

Before Blueacre opened in March at the corner of Seventh and Olive, Oceanaire, a similarly swank seafood restaurant, occupied the space (until closing last year). Before chef Kevin Davis opened Steelhead Diner, he was the chef at Oceanaire. So, in essence, Davis has come full circle. Here in spacious interiors dressed up in white with…