Child’s Play

Isn’t it funny how adults need a good excuse for going to the zoo? Usually, we take advantage of children — they’re the most reliable pretext — but lots of groups just wait until it’s time for another Do at the Zoo to spy on naked polar bears and swim…

A Slimming Summer Top at Eve

Cat stopped into Eve this morning on her way to work, just wanting to browse around and see what was new and interesting in the Larimer Square boutique. She found this darling top by a Russian designer. Cat loves that: a.) it is wash and wear b.) it has a…

Gianfranco Ferre (Redux)

To honor the death of Italian master designer Gianfranco Ferre, FirstVIEW is providing free access to its slide shows of his collections — dating back to 1996. For example, here’s what the former head of Christian Dior showed women wearing ten years ago this season. That’s about all Cat wants…

Anya Hindmarch’s I’m Not A Plastic Bag (Redux)

Anya Hindmarch’s $15 “I’m Not a Plastic Bag” canvas tote — and “it” bag of the season — went on sale in Manhattan this morning (June 20). Here’s what the line looked like, courstey of Fashionsita, one of Cat’s favorite style blogs…

Libertine is Next Up at Target

Cat loves this Paul Robinson bubble skirt for Target. If you’ve been stalling on heading over to Target to pick up any of the limited-edition looks by Paul Robinson, it’s time to get there or get online. Target announced that on July 15, the special “GO” line, dedicated to edgy…

Black Is Very ’90s. Are You a Vera Wang Fashion Victim?

More news out of camp Vera Wang camp in anticipation of her fall launch at Kohl’s. Her edict to the fashion world: “Black is very ’90s.” This coming from the woman who is rarely photographed in anything but black. What does this mean for her collection? Not much black, more…

Will the Supreme Court Control Pricing — and Wal-Mart?

The Supreme Court has quite a conundrum before it: Should they trash anti-trust laws and allow designers and manufacturers to set a minimum price for their wares? Pro: Luxury labels can expand their presence without fear of rock-bottom pricing diminishing their mystique. Con: Places like Burlington Coat Factory and Wal-Mart…

Gianfranco Ferre (Former Head of Dior) Dies at Age 62

Italian designer Gianfranco Ferre passed away on Sunday, June 17, at 62. Known as the “architect of fashion” (because of his structural design and an architecture degree), he was the man behind Christian Dior from 1989 to 1997. (A giant coup for a non-Frenchman to head a French house.) Gianfranco…

It’s Illegal to Sag Your Pants in Louisiana

The town of Delcambre is outlawing saggy pants, with penalties up to $500 and six months in jail. (via Flypaper) There are a lot of crimes of fashion Cat would like to see banned — formal shorts, leggings, muffin tops — but she can’t cosign actually making the punishment for…

15 Percent Off at Square 1

If you’ve been needing a new pair of jeans, now’s the time to head over to Square 1 on Larimer Square. They’re offering a 15% discount on non-sale items — all you have to do is print this flyer and bring it in. There is no end date, but Cat…

What You Missed: Riverfront Park Fashion Series

Cat’s a little swamped today, so she doesn’t have time to do a full write up on last night’s Westword-sponsored Riverfront Park Fashion Show, with fashions from Skye. Suffice it to say, the location was gorgeous, the models were gorgeous, and Denver showed up in its finest – which always…

Linkalicious: What Cat’s Reading on June 15

New York Times: Japanese denim is usurping Levis? Washington Post: The case of the missing pants. Whose the hottest and richest celeb in Tinsel Town? Forbes 100 list has the answer. Coutorture: David Lynch to direct Gucci TV campaign. Papier Blog: Why is American Apparel so damned into child porn?…

More Fashion Overload: In the Designer’s Own Words

Who wouldn’t want this coat from Potential Fahions? Tricia Hoke from Potential Fashions posted this in the comments section, but I don’t want anyone to miss it. All Cat can say is, Amen, sister. It would be really nice if Denver would step up and support the local artists –…

$15 Off at Strut Through June 17

If you’ve been eyeing a pair of shoes over at Strut, now’s the time to go fetch them. Elyse Burja sent out a $15 off coupon, posted here for your benefit. There’s a pair of super-cute green-and-linen wedges that Cat’s been craving…. SUMMER IS FINALLY HERE AND WE ARE CELEBRATING!…

Fashion Overload: It’s Time for Some New Looks

Gino Velardi and Brandi Shigley at Slice. Last night Cat headed out to the Slice party, which was launching the new modeling agency Fetch 87. The show was fine, the girls were pretty, and there were a lot of familiar faces in the audience, so a good time was had…

Foosball Fever

Denver is to foosball what Europe is to soccer: a breeding ground and a battlefield. From hosting the first International Foosball Championship tournament in 1974 at Elitch Gardens to being home to more master-level foosers per capita than any other city in the world, Denver is a holy land for…

It Takes a Tribe

The past catches up with the present at the Colorado History Museum, when Tribal Paths: Colorado’s American Indians, 1500 to Today joins a lineup that already features Ancient Voices: Stories of Colorado’s Distant Past, an exhibit that opened in 2005 and traces Native American history back more than 10,000 years…

Sketched Out

You’d think that life-drawing classes would be hot, hot, hot. Naked people surrounded by dozens of staring students trying to replicate the human form? Yowza! But the reality is often less than exciting: Models stare into space, pretending they’re not nude, while artists sketch their bodies, pretending there’s nothing sexy…

Almost Paradise

Are you feeling creatively suppressed? Confused about what the future holds for you? Do you have a sweet tooth you’re just dying to indulge? Sounds like you’re looking for Heaven on Earth — and lucky for you, local art-party queen Dana Cain is conjuring a perfectly divine event, tonight from…

Seeing Redstone

The journey begins in the courtyard of the beautiful sandstone Tudor-style building with 42 rooms, wrought-iron fencing and a dragon fountain. There, participants hear the history of the castle — how John Osgood made his fortune in coal and steel, and how he built the town of Redstone as a…

La Vie en Rose

Uplifted beyond its merits by a stunning performance from Marion Cotillard, the humdrum biopic of Edith Piaf, La Vie en Rose, jogs obligingly along with Piaf the legend rather than Piaf the woman. It’s not hard to do, given the fuzzy borders between Piaf’s undeniably scarred life and her relentless…

Day Watch

Night Watch, you may recall, told of an ancient feud waged between the forces of Light and Dark. In the interest of maintaining a fragile detente, they organized themselves, as Russian super-combatants are wont to do, into complex bureaucracies, with the Night Watch heroes monitoring the vampiric shenanigans of the…