What to Wear Friday: Kymberly Robertson

Photos by Taylor Sullivan The Corner Office is so fucking cool. Like so cool you can’t call it cool, because that’s uncool. So when this week’s What to Wear Friday honoree, Kymberly Robertson, suggested that we meet at the martini bar at the new Curtis Hotel in Denver’s Theater District,…

Vogue Fashion Fund Finalists Announced

FirstView From 3.1 Phillip Lim’s Fall 2007 collection. Cat’s a little behind, but here are the ten finalists for the CFDA / Vogue Fashion Fund. The winner scores $200,000, mentorship with some big designer, and a spread in Vogue. (via Fashionista) Last year, the prize was taken home by Travota,…

Adam Sandler Wears Crocs?

Guess whose celebrity feet belong to these Crocs. Shouldn’t these stars know better — or at least have stylists who know better? Crocs? Seriously? Sure, it may be a home-grown Colorado company, but that doesn’t keep Crocs from being the fashion equivilent of e.Boli (or the imperius curse, if you…

Fashion Show Frenzy

With two of Denver’s biggest fashion happenings falling late last week and over the weekend, Cat had her bowl full of spicy summer styles to see. First Cat headed down to the Platte River Valley for the second installment in the Riverfront Park Fashion Series last Thursday, July 19. With…

Cheap and Chic Monday: July 23

[jump] Top row, left to right: 1. Sonora Dress from Beklina $112, was $148 2. Mulberry Striped T-shirt Dress from Net-A-Porter $118, was $295 3. Manoush Strapless Dress from Net-A-Porter $115, was $230 Middle row, left to right: 1. Violette Poppy High Waist Skirt from Le Train Bleu $89, was…

Linkalicious: What Cat’s Reading on July 20

Your weekly snack on all things fashionable and/or interesting to Cat. British Vogue: There’s a new man at the helm of Halston? Will the Versace boy be the charm? The skinny on models being too skinny and whether we should just feed them already and be done with it: Portfolio…

What to Wear Friday: Brandi Shigley

Photos by Taylor Sullivan Brandi Shigley is a force of nature. When she walks into a room, you can actually feel the atmospheric pressure change. She is a tornado of different fashion projects; on top of her small-business marketing company, B-23 Productions, and her local designer network, Fashion Denver, she…

Miss Talulah Closing

Cat just got the sad news that Miss Talulah, Robin Lohre’s lovely shop in Stapleton, will be closing in October. Talulha Jones, her other outpost of children’s toys, tablewares, jewlery and other items filled with old-time-romance, will remain open at 1122 East 17th Avenue. Lohre’s even expanded the floor space…

Libertine Sells at Least One Vest in Denver

Our associate art director came in today wearing the new skull vest by Libertine for Target ($24.99). It looks cute on her — way cuter than in this picture because she made it much less preppy — though she says that it feels thin and cheap. So don’t be thinking…

Sisley Models Coke It Up

Wow. That’s a pretty striking image. And Cat will admit it made her think about Sisley when previously she couldn’t be bothered with their clothes. Does it work for you? more at twiigs.com…..

Octane Update: It is Closing

Cat got the official word: Octane on Larimer Square is closing. As of end of day Friday, July 20. That means all those super sales won’t be around much longer, so go pick up some cheap denim. Larimer Square won’t confirm who will be coming into that space, but they…

Dim and Dimmer

The last hour of The Darkness is exactly what the game should have been from its opening moments: a magnificent, bloodthirsty mix of firepower and hellish wrath. Playing the role of Jackie Estacado — a hit man who inherited demonic powers via a family curse — you will spend the…

Anya Hindmarch Bags Sold Out

Even though they were never on sale in Colorado, Cat’s been getting lots of queries about Anya Hindmarch’s “I’m Not a Plastic Bag” tote. More than 20,000 of them went on sale this morning at Whole Foods in New York. They were sold out by 11 a.m. Sorry folks… but…

Cat’s Guilty Pleasure of Summer Reading

It’s the middle of summer, and all Cat wants to do is lounge on her porch with a book and some iced tea. So it would seem that all we’re going to talk about today is Cat’s new stash of summer guilty pleasures. First there was Fashion Kitty, then there…

Tim Gunn’s Guide to Becoming Fabulous

It’s good to know that Tim Gunn wasn’t always the fabulous make-it-work guy we’ve all come to love on Project Runway. Cat just got her signed copy of his new book, A Guide to Quality, Taste & Style, and he’s pretty candid and forthcoming in it so far. Hopefully his…

The Week in Fashion: July 18 Through July 23

Wednesday, July 18 ’60s-Priced Haircuts to Celebrate Hairspray Cherry Creek salon Beauty Smart is doing $9 haircuts to celebrate Friday’s release of the remake of John Waters’ ’80s classic, Hairspray. So come down and get that mod clip you’ve been thinking about, and for a pretty penny, too. Beauty Smart…

Fashion Kitty Versus the Fashion Queen!

Cat’s delivery of books from Book Expo finally arrived, with a little extra something in it from Stacy: Fashion Kitty Versus The Fashion Queen, by Charise Mericle Harper. OMG, it’s so totally darling and catty and excellent. There’s flying and saving and faux pas and an evil high school fashion…

Tutu Madness

Cat went and visited Lynne Bruning last week, in search of help in decorating an Eero Aarnio puppy for Mod Livin’s July 27 fundraiser for the Downtown Animal Care Foundation. So what did Cat find when she stumbled in? Lynne in a frenzy of tutu making. Pink ones, red ones,…

The World’s Top Earning Models

Things have changed a bit since the days of the supermodel and not waking up for less than $10,000 a day, but these living clothes hangers aren’t doing too shabby, either. Forbes.com has the full report — and a slide show ordering the fifteen top-paid glamazons. Number one? Not Kate…

Cheap and Chic Monday: July 16

[jump] Your weekly dose of style for less than $100 per item. Enjoy. Top row, left to right: 1. Nieves Lavi Waist Tie Blousson Top from Shopbop $77, was $110 2. Geometric Print Sundress from eDressMe.com $52 3. Yaya Aflalo Striped Sweater Tank from Shopbop.com $79.20, was $264 Middle row,…

A DIY Birthday: Fancy Tiger Turns 1

See a slideshow of the whole party here. Cat had a fancy Friday night last week on South Broadway at Fancy Tiger’s first birthday party. Owners Matthew Brown and Jaime Jennings sure know how to throw a kickin’ birthday for their DIY boutique, with a delicious spread of never-ending vegan…

No Libertine at Stapleton Target

If you went looking for the Libertine line that debuted at Target on July 15, hopefully you didn’t turn up at the Stapleton location, like Cat did. After not finding anything even mentioning the big release, Cat went and asked the woman working the dressing rooms. “I ain’t never heard…