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Menswear Mondays: Pianist and composer Pudgy Swollen on his spacey style

The sun was shining over the weekend, and those who weren't joining in the American Ninja Warrior hijinks in Civic Center Park were catching rays in other parts of the city. One of them was local pianist and composer Pudgy Swollen, who we spotted playing a piano on the 16th Street Mall. Read here to ... More >>

Womenswear Wednesdays: Ryan Bailey on his gothic-decadence fashion sense

No matter how much designers and marketers might try to stereotype fashion as menswear and womenswear, style remains rebellious and defiant by nature. Local taste-maker Ryan Bailey, a biology major and Washington native, embraces his own skin -- and looks flaw-free while doing so. Continue reading t ... More >>

Womenswear Wednesdays: Visual art student Haley Swenson on her Tank Girl- inspired look

With the wacky weather this past week mixing snowflakes and sunshine, many people dressed for one season or the other. One stylish Denverite we spotted among the crowd is Haley Swenson, a visual art student at Metropolitan State University of Denver who dresses with flair and packs a punch. Continue ... More >>

Womenswear Wednesdays: Dancer Sarrah Jane Brooks on her transforming style

When it comes to personal style, some people find genres and labels limiting. One of those is local dancer and aspiring fashion designer Sarrah Jane Brooks, who likes to take inspiration from unexpected places to craft her own look. That look changes depending on her mood and the occasion. Keep read ... More >>

Director of fashion documentary Versailles '73 on the runway show that changed history

Forty years ago, New York fashion publicist Eleanor Lambert set out to produce a runway show called Le Grand Divertissement à Versailles in 1973, a fundraising catwalk to save the dilapidated Palace of Versailles in France. But the fashion show -- which positioned American designers Oscar de la Ren ... More >>

Welcome to hell: Being a chemical queen in a world of all-natural goddesses

I'd never thought much about the statement "better living through chemistry" until recently, when a new witch moved into my commune. She seemed to take the already counterculture-heavy snow globe that is my home -- known as The Witch House House -- and shake it with a spell-driven vigor. She only co ... More >>

What's in your bag? Biology notes, eyeliner and more!

While the weather continues to shift from sunny to gloomy during these late-fall nights, street fashion has seen some extreme highs and lows as well. Last week, for example, we spotted many people wearing their pajamas out and about. But this week, our street-style prayers were answered when we spot ... More >>

What's in your bag? Skirts, candy and more!

While many people march to the beat of a different drummer, some create their own rhythm. Such is the case with Precious Hill, who is in two bands, Lunar Fire and Inti, and whose own music creates the soundtrack for her life. We stumbled on Hill in Uptown, and immediately responded to her vibrant, c ... More >>

What's in your bag? Perfume, MMJ and more!

People who are truly fashion-forward are often forward regarding things other than street-style, too. This week we focus the spotlight on Malarie Parks, a young woman from Fresno, California, and a former Rocky Mountain of College of Art and Design student who puts all of herself out there -- and ma ... More >>

What's in your bag? Modern-day Cinderellas reveal style secrets

Fall is coming, slowly but surely. And while leaves aren't yet turning in Denver, you can see the season shift in the clothes people are wearing. This week we present a double dose of women's wear. One woman is dressed for a ball, the other for business. Keep reading to see how Casie Ryan and Mary S ... More >>

What's in your bag? Back to school with hairspray, mints and more!

This week marks the return to school for many students, and with the start of a new school year comes a blast of new fall fashion. Even temperatures still in the 90s won't dissuade some students from going for extra-credit in their autumn attire -- sun or no sun. Keep reading to find out what today ... More >>

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Fallene Wells talks about Modern Nouveau's big reveal and the price of garment production

For her latest endeavor, Fallene Wells went big: She launched a $20,000 Kickstarter campaign to fund her Modern Nouveau line. Fans of Fallene's work came through, the designer reached her goal, and on August 24, she will debut her fall mix-match collection at Walker Fine Art Gallery, in a solo, Fren ... More >>

Say yes to the...purse with Denver Pavilion's new series Style Strike

Every heard of Extreme Makeover? How about Say Yes to the Dress? Well, the Denver Pavilions debuts its own series tomorrow from noon to one in the plaza. With the tagline "If you don't like it...STRIKE IT!," Style Strike replaces outdated accessories with new, trendy items hand-picked by style host ... More >>

Buyer Chrissy Giles explains Buffalo Exchange's purchase (or pass) policy on your resale fashion

As an assistant manager and buyer for Buffalo Exchange Chrissy Giles knows her fashion stuff. Giles has been an employee of the national chain's Denver outlet for more than four years, and when she isn't eying and buying items to fill the store's meticulously curated racks, she's scouring the mall, ... More >>

Disney jacks Joy Division and other great moments in copyright infringement

It's really hard to be a successful corporate retailer. Not only do you have to sell truckloads of stuff to make money, but you have to keep track of whose stuff it is you're even selling. Sigh. It's even harder when you appropriate a design by a band that's really popular thinking, "that'll sell," ... More >>

Flipper at Lion's Lair March 29-30

Oh, now, this is going to be just awesome! Girl Wreck is presenting two nights with Flipper. Although a legendary punk band in its own right, many remember the Bay-area outfit best for being immortalized by Kurt Cobain on an episode of MTV's Unplugged, when the late Nirvana frontman wore a homemade ... More >>

The Local Angle

Maurices to open another Colorado store -- all sizes of women welcome!

Yup, it will probably look something like this.​An outpost of Maurices is set to open on Friday, October 28, at Southwest Plaza, complete with an old-fashioned ribbon-cutting ceremony at 9:30 a.m. But it's the ribbons and other women's apparel items inside the store that will attract all the ... More >>

Review: Erasure at the Ogden Theatre, 9/27/11

ERASURE at OGDEN THEATRE | 09/27/11Like two ethereal beings dropped from the glittery synthpop heavens, Vince Clarke and Andy Bell's slim and nimble figures made larger-than-life-appearances last night at the Ogden Theatre. Legions of fans stood in polite awe as Bell sashayed his way through Erasure ... More >>

Get ready to run for these five winning rosés

​We knew something was up when we noticed Denver-area wine shops stocking up and tasting customers on the 2010 rosés a good four weeks ago. And by "something," we mean the notion that maybe -- just maybe -- dry rosés have finally kicked that monkey of pink wine-prejudice off its undeserving ... More >>

Street Fashion: Bashi Pirasteh in Cherry Creek

​Some people just stand out. Whether their style is cutting-edge, quirky or just well-executed, they make you want to know: How do they do it? Because we work for you, we're finding out, hitting the streets to talk to one person who catches our eye and makes us look twice. Today, we caught up ... More >>

Culinary calendar for the week ahead: Deals for Scorpios, Grapes to Grad and more

​This week -- through Saturday, November 20 -- Scorpios drink free at miniBAR, 222 Columbine Street (303-668-4064 or visit www.minibardenver.com), from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m.; there will also be music, food and drink specials. You'll find many more deals and events taking place this week in our culi ... More >>

Jobbed: These boots were made for lifting at Forever 21

Stop! In the name of the law!​Having trouble finding work? You're not alone. Follow Jobbed every week as we troll for the weird, the wacky and the worst of what the recession-era world of job ads has to offer. The Job, as posted online: Forever 21 Loss Prevention Store Investigator Responsi ... More >>

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