Food & Drink
Swoop Bags: The Ultimate Small Toy Wrangler
A local mom invents a tool to help keep those little toys in order.
Ever step on a Lego barefoot? Then you understand why View Ridge graphic designer and mom Sarah Kirk felt the need to create the ultimate brick wrangler, the Swoop bag. Inspired by a storage bag that her grandmother made 30 years ago for her brother’s Lego collection, Kirk makes her bags from durable cotton canvas…
Top Chef Seattle Debuts in November, But Where’s the Local Talent?
Hello, hello. Master of the Obvious here to report that Bravo has just “revealed” that Season 10 of Top Chef will be located in Seattle. Herm… I think a little birdy might’ve broken that news earlier this summer? The show debuts November 7th at 10pm. And naturally, first thing I did when I got the…
Designer Rachel Roy Unveils New Collections at Downtown Nordstrom
With celebrity clients like Michelle Obama, Diane Sawyer and Jennifer Garner, Rachel Roy has established herself as the thinking woman’s clothing designer. Her collections are savvy, smart, wearable and touch on sexy rather than scream it. Perhaps best known for her apparel, Roy also does shoes. She’ll be at the Downtown Nordstrom store on Thursday,…
Increase Your Food & Drink I.Q. at 3 Educational Events
The kids are back in school! Don’t let them be the only ones out there soaking up new knowledge – here are a few educational opportunities you could, um, soak up as well. Drinking Lessons – OngoingThe Sorrento Hotel has announced the 2013 lineup for its ever-popular Hunt Club Bar series, which is one…
Nordstrom and Topshop Resurrect ’90s Punk
It’s the era of the high/low collaboration in fashion (Neiman Marcus and Target’s upcoming Holiday collection being the ultimate in incongruity) and Nordstrom has entered the fray this week as Topshop, one of Britain’s most beloved trendy high street retailers, set up shop in 14 of their stores throughout the country and online. Seattleites can…
Seamless in Seattle Recap
The winners of the 2012 Seamless in Seattle competition wowed on the runway.
Seattle magazine’s 2nd annual Seamless in Seattle fashion show was proof that Seattle has style! The five Seamless in Seattle award-winning designers presented their chic, sophisticated and totally wearable collections to 350 guests, picturesquely set underneath the glowing cars at the Seattle Art Museum. Plus, each designer created a unique look for the Peroni Nastro…
Behind the Scenes Video: Fashion First Fashion Show
Ever wondered what really goes on during a fashion photo shoot? (Let me tell you it’s a lot less flash bulbs a’popping and quick posing, and quite a bit more waiting around for hair and makeup and stealing snacks.) But even the real, non-movie-portrayal version is pretty gosh-darn fun, standing on the sidelines and watching…
Your Guide to the Best of Fashion’s Night Out
Oh my, how Fashion’s Night Out has spread across the Puget Sound: Now in its fourth year, the Vogue-led celebration of fall shopping has installments all over our fair city and the Eastside, so much so in fact, it’s nigh impossible to hit everything in an evening. But if you are primed for the challenge,…
If You Eat One More Ice Cream Cone This Summer, Eat This One
So, Labor Day happened. I guess that means summer is unofficially over, but I’m not buying it yet. And according to a pretty inspiring weather forecast for the rest of this week, neither is the sun. For those of you who aren’t quite satisfied with the amount of summer you got over the last three…
Roads Scholar: First Look at Seattle’s Gigantic Boring Machine
Just purusing WSDOT’s Flikr stream, as I’m wont to do on a sunny holiday-weekend Friday (!), when I came across this cool photo of Seattle’s tunnel-boring machine, currently under construction in Japan. When it’s finished, it will be the world’s biggest, and will be used to dig the SR 99 tunnel beneath downtown Seattle. Expect…
Seattle a Serious Fashion Town? Here’s Proof!
Seattle mag editors recap on the Seamless in Seattle 2012 fashion show.
Sick of Seattle’s rep of being a backwards fashion town (move on from grunge, America! we did!)? Don’t stand for it anymore. For five years, Seattle mag’s fashion and lifestyle editor Kate Calamusa has been shining a beacon-like spotlight on emerging local fashion designers, and the talent pool has been getting bigger and better every…
Leslie Kelly Discovers the Perfect Wine Pairing for Ribs
A friend wanted to take her out-of-town significant other out for barbecue in Seattle and asked me to make a rib recommendation. Sorry, no can do. Oh, I’ve tried to find some good bones to gnaw on, but have so far come up empty. Yes, I realize that makes me sound like a smoked meat…
Unforgettable Geometric Jewelry
Northwest jewelry artists are doing the math, creating modern style with shapes and angles.
Top row, left to right: “Fremont Bridge” brass-etched and oxidized cuff with triangle design, by Portland-based Betsy & Iya ($72, available at Retail Therapy on Capitol Hill or betsyandiya.myshopify.com). “Exquisite Palpitation” earrings in 18k gold vermeil with detachable sections (can be worn with one or all three triangular pieces), by Tia Kramer of Northlake-based Tia…