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Let it rain

By Aubrey Shoe
Sep 12, 2008

I don’t know if my theory holds, but I think global warming signals a heavier chance of rain on the Front Range in the spring and fall. But if I’m right, we all need to buy a good pair of rain boots immediately. Luckily, deciding to do so is just...
A few more details on our very own IKEA

By Aubrey Shoe
Sep 11, 2008

Yesterday it was announced that the proposed Centennial IKEA will be built on 13.5 acres on the west side of I-25 in the Park Meadows Mall area. The Swedish home store will be 400,000 square-feet large and will sell nearly 10,000 exclusively designed items. The store will also feature 50...
IKEA comes to Denver… finally

By Aubrey Shoe
Sep 10, 2008

There's a lot happening in the news these days -- the Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac bailout, the energy/housing crisis, the most exciting presidential race in my lifetime. But, really, there is only one piece of news that I care about -- and that's today's announcement that IKEA, the Swedish retailer of...
Give me Liberty Boots or give me death

By Aubrey Shoe
Sep 5, 2008

I am so all over Larimer Square this week. The whole street hopped during the DNC, and shows no sign of slowing down now that the excitement’s over. For starters, Wild West wear emporium Cry Baby Ranch will keep the block rockin’ when it presents its biannual Liberty Boots trunk...
Talking Shop at the DNC

By Aubrey Shoe
Aug 22, 2008

Shoppers are the same, wherever they come from, so whether you’re here as a DNC delegate, ready to paint the town red, white and blue, or a local citizen looking for deals and Obama swag out the wazoo, now’s the time. And though it’s fair to expect independent retailers all...
Big Sale at Frolik boutique tonight

By Aubrey Shoe
Aug 21, 2008

Get a head start on your weekend shopping at Frolik's Third Thursday Celebration sale tonight, Thursday, August 21. From 5 to 8 p.m. the Highland shop, located at 3715 West 32nd Avenue, will feature a $15 and a $25 clothing rack, and if you mention the email they send out,...
Martha Stewart comes to Stapleton, judges cupcakes

By Aubrey Shoe
Aug 14, 2008

If this woman doesn’t scare you, enter to win a lunch with her in Stapleton. Given the hordes of celebs poised to descend on Denver in the next couple of weeks, a Martha Stewart appearance hardly seemed worth mentioning. But then we heard about the cupcake contest… Stewart is slated...
Local Boutique Spotlight: Perpetual Clothing

By Aubrey Shoe
Jul 28, 2008

One thing I have always loved about fashion is watching the ebb and flow of styles. Sure, every season there is some crazy trend that may stick -- a la the skinny jean -- or culminates in total disaster, like the popped collar. But there are always staples, pieces that...
SEE Eyewear: Like Shoes for Your Face

By Aubrey Shoe
Jul 24, 2008

I love accessories! My mom has always had a ton of great jewelry and while I know that my own collection of earrings, pendants and bracelets will never match hers, my shoe collection is quite astounding -- fifty pairs, at last count. I even like to joke that I married...
Animal Instincts

By Patricia Calhoun
Jul 18, 2008

My daughter is into animals. Especially the cute ones infesting the kingdom of YouTube (and in particular the ones found on the YouTube serial, Ultra Kawaii, which she robs off the Internet and e-mails to everyone she knows in the whole entire world. And why should I mention this, bringing...
Talking Shop: TACtile Textile Arts Center

By Aubrey Shoe
Jul 16, 2008

Dianne Denholm, director of the TACtile Textile Arts Center in Tamarac Square, is seriously proud – and a little bit scared – of the leap she’s taken there, but she’s also excited, now that the center has earned nonprofit status and is beginning to get off the ground (here’s what...
Burning Rubber

By Aubrey Shoe
Jul 11, 2008

Local designer Cheryl Herberg makes bags from recycled tire rubber, and while that’s not so unusual these days, her latest model is: The EcoPurseT Sunbird does way more than anyone could ask of a simple handbag – it not only holds all your stuff within its chic green confines, but...
Talking Shop Extra: Sweet Summer Sample Sale

By Michael Roberts
Jul 11, 2008

What a sweet deal! You think you’re going for a cupcake, and you end up at a sample sale! The icing on the cake? A one-day affair at the super-rich and frosty Lovely Confections cupcake bakery, 1489 Steele Street, featuring baby- and kid-centric styles from a long roster of Colorado-based...
Whiskey and a Western

By Jonathan Shikes
Jul 2, 2008

Stressful work environment? Bad breakup? Lost your job? Some days are meant to be followed by a bourbon, a beer and an old Western movie, and happily, you can get all three at the venerable Watson’s groceries and liquors, which has held down the corner of Ninth and Lincoln since...
Machine Dreams

By Aubrey Shoe
Jun 27, 2008

Chicagoan Carole Frances Lung, better known as Frau Fiber, descends from a long line of seamstresses and works out from under the historical shadow of apparel industry workers, a distinctly underpaid female faction haunted by sweatshop roots yet later uplifted by the solidarity of unions. But the Frau – professional...
Lovely Boutique

By Aubrey Shoe
Jun 26, 2008

Wearing a beautiful piece of clothing just makes you feel good. It does something for your mind, your body, and if you are a shopping addict like myself, it does a bit for your soul. So just imagine how you would feel knowing that piece of clothing is not only...
Talking Shop: Newspeak

By Aubrey Shoe
Jun 17, 2008

As everyone in Denver knows, you can find anything you want or need (or in most cases, don’t need) on Colfax Avenue. The newly dubbed Bluebird District has been an integral part of bringing new businesses to the already bustling neighborhood between East High School and Colorado Boulevard. Many of...
Talking Shop: Father's Day

By Aubrey Shoe
Jun 13, 2008

Dad’s day doesn’t have to mean a new tie and a barbecue. Or have anything to do with golf. If your man lies under that stodgy old radar, and doesn’t even like football, you can still shop for him. And actually have fun doing it. Here’s a few last-minute ideas...
She's Crafty: Danielle Spires of Love Las Muertas

By Aubrey Shoe
Jun 13, 2008

I have never been particularly crafty. I once knit half a scarf and I still have a cross stitch project I started when I was 10. In Girl Scouts, the only thing I was good at was selling cookies and I think I was the only kid who hated art...
File-n-Style

By Aubrey Shoe
Jun 12, 2008

I have a confession. There is nothing I love more than a day of shopping, getting a pedicure and drinking copious amounts of alcohol with my girlfriends. I know I should say my perfect day involves reading or volunteering or planting trees….but I would really have to be drunk to...

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