It’s no secret that some of the best ideas and inventions are cooked up right in (usually) sunny Colorado. In this series, we’ll be exploring the latest products coming from the state’s makers, builders and innovators. Bill Feldman came to Denver last February to hawk Liberty Wristband — his invention…
Six weeks ago we flew to New York for New York Fashion Week, and we’re still thinking about some of the stylish individuals we met there. Broadcast standards manager Ashley Golden Brown, for example, spotted at the Brooklyn Bridge Park in DUMBO during the Essence Street Style block party. “Essence…
If you grow it, you should show it. The Boulder Facial Hair Club is gearing up for its third annual Beard and Moustache Competition on Saturday, October 24, and hundreds of men (and dozens of women) are already packing their beard oil and costumes in preparation for the hair-raising event…
#7: Bree Davies Give longtime Westword contributor Bree Davies a soapbox to stand on, and she’ll have something to say. We love her here because she is fearless about speaking up for Denver DIYers, neighborhoods enbattled by unwelcome change, modern feminist values, bad human behavior and other hot-button issues, no matter what…
This weekend, Dismember the Alamo will host its second Halloween mystery-movie marathon: four movies, not to be revealed until they start, plus a special guest tied to one or more of the films. When I spoke to Steve Bessette, creative manager of the Alamo Drafhouse in Littleton, he promised me the program…
October is zooming by, and Halloween will be here before you know it. But fear not, the next ten days are filled with fashion events, everything from haunted boutiques to killer runway shows. Even fashion funding is an option: Until November 14, emerging fashion designers can apply for the Fashion…
The Denver Botanic Gardens is always cooking up new ways to bring folks inside its gates, and Glow at the Gardens might be one of the best: For three Wednesdays in October the temple to growing things is hosting the family-friendly after-dark event, which features activities for all ages, artistic…
Blue hair is all the rage these days, and the azure locks of Atomic Sean, a hairstylist apprentice at Babooshka, caught our eye when we spotted him waiting for a bus at 11th Avenue and Broadway. Sean is originally from Pennsylvania and New Orleans, and has lived in Denver for…
It’s no secret that some of the best ideas are cooked up right in sunny Colorado. In this series, we’ll be exploring the latest products coming from Colorado makers, builders and innovators. After graduating from the University of Colorado Law School, Colorado native Deanna Seery moved to California to practice…
There’s really nothing scary about zombies when they’re solo. They’re slow. They’re stupid. They’re not much stronger than a normal person, and they’re a hell of a lot less coordinated. It’s like being confronted by a really drunk guy who wants to hug it out, and maybe bite your face…
The people at CU-Boulder’s Fiske Planetarium are stoked, to put it mildly. On Monday, October 12, they learned that NASA had awarded them a cool $1,000,000 with which to make movies. “We are getting hammered with proposals already,” says Thor Metzinger, the planetarium’s video producer. The plan calls for the…
My best friend is a funeral director. We talk about death — a lot. Over the last decade of our friendship, I’ve watched as she expertly moves through social situations, carefully choosing to reveal (or not reveal) what, exactly, it is that she does for a living. For all of…
#8: Laura Phelps Rogers Laura Phelps Rogers tells her stories in complex sculptural installations combining cast metals with found objects, mixed media, photography and performance. A member of the Pirate and Ice Cube co-ops, Rogers has also placed public artworks, such as her 2013 Nipple Quilt installation, in spots as…
Now playing at the Sie FilmCenter and Alamo Drafthouse is the meta-horror-comedy The Final Girls, a film that celebrates one of the greatest and most under-appreciated character types in modern cinema: the horror movie’s sole survivor. A cross between the meta-horror stylings of Scream and Cabin in the Woods and the…
The Crypt, Denver’s beloved adult store and sex shop, has closed its doors. On September 30, both of the locations on Broadway were shuttered; they’d been seized by the City of Denver because of “unpaid taxes.” Along with a notice from the city regarding the tax seizure, the door of…
An all-black outfit may be stylish, but when you’re dressing in a single color palette, you have to pay attention to the details. We spotted fellow blogger and stylist Merida Teot — who describes her style as “color meets local chic” — at the Whorl Imprints fashion show in Cherry…
When I was nineteen, my mother-in-law (the first one, I’ve had a couple more since) asked if I’d ever seen Psycho and I said something stupid: “No, but I know the whole deal, so I don’t really need to.” I will never forget the look she gave me in response;…
October is the month of madness. The month to pull out all the stops and go over-the-top with all your fashion, and one outfit in particular: your Halloween costume. Although a couple of our favorite costume stores have closed — RIP, Flossy McGrew’s — there are still some fantastic spots…
As a writer who covers local issues in art, social justice and city growth, I use the word “community” on a regular basis to describe both tangible settings and loose associations between people. This past weekend, as I made hundreds of laps around DIY space Dryer Plug Studios, where I…
#9: Karl Christian Krumpholz Cartoonist Karl Christian Krumpholz has a keen eye for the historical underbelly of Denver bar culture, as evidenced by his new weekly comic “The Denver Bootleg” in Westword, as well as his ongoing webcomic 30 Miles of Crazy!, a paean to the nightlife, people and places…
Cassiana Moore is the owner of The Knockout Girl, a Brazilian fitness-wear brand with an online store. We spotted her at Imprints by Whorl, a fashion show featuring Whorl’s new line made at the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design and funded by Indie-gogo. There was hot fashion both…
Although October in Denver is packed with scares, tricks and treats, there’s also plenty of fashion, with events geared to turning over a new leaf — and getting a new fall look — all over town. From anniversary parties to pop-up shops, from fashion shows to sample sales, here are…
