Sarah Bahl had her Cherry Creek coming out last weekend, debuting her new line at Anastasia Collection, the just-opened boutique at 201 Milwaukee. Her line reflects much of what is happening in Denver fashion right now: whimsical recycled and reconstructed styles. Sarah hates using new fabrics, in particular, and she…

I have many questions for the cast of The Real World, but this one is the most pressing: What are you going to do for the season finale? An orgy? Animal sacrifice? Mass murder? I can’t think of anything else that could possibly top their performances in the past three…

Last Saturday it was beyond cold outside, but inside Trax things were heating up for the 22nd Annual MAX Fashion Show. Every year Max Martinez hosts the extravaganza that showcases the spring looks that will be available in his boutiques. This year, Missoni, Chloe, Narciso Rodriguez and Diane Von Furstenberg…

Crocs, Mayor John Hickenlooper, Elway’s steakhouse — could only come out of Colorado. Others, like 99-cent strip-mall sushi and Western states hockey, seem anachronistic in this state, yet flourish here regardless. But I’ve been a lot of places and seen a lot of things. And while I’m thinking hard, I…

Cat is working on an gigantic review of the Max Fashion Show that happened last Saturday night — almost 100 images! — but is having technical difficulties making a slide show. Until that’s ready, here’s the fashion calendar for what is one helluva busy week: Thursday, December 7: Lee Alexander…

Don’t forget to tip the shoe shine boy! Security screeners at Denver International Airport threw the alarm Thursday afternoon when they discovered that an employee of Executive Shine had a .32 caliber gun inside his backpack. Joseph Shaw was on his way to work shining shoes on the Concourse C…

Poor Carmelo Anthony. The headband-rocking Denver Nuggets superstar was ready to blow the sneaker world apart with the release last week of his Melo 3s, the third in his line of Jordan-brand kicks. The shoes appeared to be a leather-clad slices of powder-blue perfection, a Melo memorial from the mid-sole…

A Special Cat’s Pajamas Report from Susan Froyd, Westword’s own Night & Day editor — and shoe aficionado. Clark’s Indigo Mademoiselle, $93.95 As a former San Franciscan, I always thought that I could safely say I’d left my heart there. In my bedazzled mind, there’s no city on earth more…

Denver’s fashion-power couple. Tran and Josh Wills are always on the go. Not only do they have three lovely children to keep up with, they are the owners of The Fabric Lab boutique at 3105 East Colfax Avenue and are now partners in the new Belmar venture A++, along with…

How’s this for some serious personal style? The self-appointed Disco Bicuits — Francois Palloux, Justin Cochran, Jason Barzel and Jerome Hermelin of Le Central — got down with their badselves during the annual Turkey Trot race to benefit the Food Bank of the Rockies. And while Cat doesn’t normally go…

Denver finally made an appearance on the super-groovy site The Cool Hunter: Roaming the Globe So You’re in the Know. So what got us there? The Hamilton building? The new Clyfford Still museum? The Lab at Belmar? Or maybe some of our local designers? Nope. Denver Water. That’s what got…

This is the last weekend of the Denver International Film Festival, and dressing for such an occasion is no easy task. You want to look hip in case you get caught by any of the roving paparazzi, but you also want to be comfortable because, well, you’ll be on your…