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Holiday Gift Guide: Accessories
Locally-sourced accessories help your giftees stand apart in a crowd.
Seattleites are layered up under sweaters and raincoats most of the year, so the right accessory choices are necessary to distinguish yourself from the crowd. Pan Am Bags from the Museum of Flight(shown left) When jet travel began in the late 1950s, Pan American World Airways gave this bag to all its first-class passengers headed…
Holiday Gift Guide: Tech Accessories
Accessorize for the digital age with designer earbuds, kooky cartoon bags and sweet swag to stash aw
Kate Spade Signature EarbudsA stylish find for your favorite designer fiend, Kate’s chic earbuds are accented with black and white cording, pink and orange hues and that signature spade logo. $40, available at Kate Spade (downtown, Pacific Place, 600 Pine St.; 206.223.5539; katespade.com) Luxe Plate iPhone SkinIntricate, precision-etched designs (often by Seattle artists, such…
Holiday Gift Guide: For the Home
Feather your friends’ nests with kitchen gadgets, quirky accessories and other unique local gifts.
Ladies & Gentlemen Nyth Fruit BowlThis eclectic fruit bowl, from the Ballard-based husband-and-wife duo of Dylan Davis and Jean Lee, resembles an artsy bird’s nest, constructed from splatter-painted layers of stoneware clay. Available in 11-inch ($145) and 14-inch ($175) diameter sizes at Ladies & Gentlemen, ladiesandgentlemenstudio.bigcartel.com Chef’n Mushroom SlicesterSlice up morels with Chef’n’s new…
Holiday Gift Guide: Jewelry
Small boxes sometimes make the biggest impact. Make a jewelry-lovers day with these bright baubles.
Small boxes sometimes make the biggest impact. Make a jewelry-lover’s day with these bright baubles designed and/or offered locally. Bicycle All Day Post Earrings (shown above)If someone on your list is really, really into “biker’s rights,” then these cute bike-graphic earrings should calm them down a bit; the cheery blue fabric is mounted on stainless…
Black Friday Deals That you Shouldn’t Miss
If every Black Friday shopper equips themselves with a list of “don’t miss” bargains the night before, then here is ours. Stop by Momo and Sandylew and you’ll find that black is back with a fury. Both boutiques are offering 15 percent off anything and everything that is black—“interpretively, partially & totally”—this Friday, Saturday and…
Small Business Saturday: the New Black Friday?
Why not continue the Black Friday shopping frenzy into the weekend? Up the ante and support small, local businesses for Small Business Saturday, a recession response from American Express, when many indie stores are offering deals that rival big box Black Friday bargains. Get dolled up for any occasion at Frock Shop in Phinney Ridge where…
Holiday Gift Guide: Cocktails
It’s not only a big week for Thanksgiving drinks and eats but also a big shopping week (which may lead to more drinks). If you’re looking for gifts for a home bartender or someone who wants to make better party drinks, I have some suggestions. And if you’re just shopping for yourself, I certainly won’t…
Score Black Friday Deals on Capitol Hill All Weekend Long
For those of you who enjoy waking up too early, drinking too much coffee and joining the masses for the year’s busiest shopping day, don’t miss what Capitol Hill has to offer. As of now, over 60 businesses will be partaking in this year’s Black Friday extravaganza: Shop the Hill! Here’s a few that are…
Surprise: Mamnoon Opens Today!
The runner-up on my list of Fall’s Most Exciting Restaurant Openings (second only to the craziness that will surely accompany the opening of Shanik on December 3rd), Mamnoon is opening in a converted warehouse across from the Melrose Market. And that opening is happening…today, November 20th! The folks behind Mamnoon just announced the opening on…
The Museum Store at Frye Art Museum
As part of their current exhibition Mw [Moment Magnitude], the Frye Museum Store has been re-conceptualized by photographer Charlie Schuck into one of the most exciting and interesting retail experiences to hit the scene in ages. Schuck, who also owns Belltown’s Object, has transformed the Museum Store into a modern repository for Seattle’s best and brightest…
The Cupcake Challenge: Who Won?
Who makes the best cupcake in Seattle? We host a panel of judges and a blind tasting to find out.
Newsflash: Cupcakes are the new cupcake. Despite the petite cakes’ years-long run as the trendiest sweets around, shops selling the treats continue to flourish and reproduce as rapidly as the Pitt-Jolie clan. Debates about which bakery produces the best (Trophy? Cupcake Royale?) can get as intense as football rivalries (Husky? Coug?). We at Seattle magazine…
Holiday Shopping: Two Crafty Festivals in Seattle
Local artisans show off their wares at a variety of crafty festivals this month.
November 23 & 24EtsyRain Handmade HolidaysAvoid those Black Friday throngs and shop in a more civilized manner at Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, as the annual EtsyRain show moves in for a two-day stay. Featuring precisely 105 local Etsy vendors spread over two levels (read: lots of elbow room), gift inspiration will abound, including waterproof shower…
Mall Madness: Local Gift Shopping Central
A roundup of special holiday deals, and even a pop-up shop, to help check gifts off your list.
As evidenced by the beloved 1980s teen board game Mall Madness, navigating the shopping centers can be fraught with obstacles, especially during the holidays. (Find a gee-darn parking spot! Cash in on sales! Beat Stacy back to the arcade!) Thankfully, our local shopping meccas have plenty of special deals, and even a pop-up shop or…