In 2001, when Breckenridge’s Firecracker 50 bike race was born, it was a rather modest undertaking — a fun way to begin the town’s annual Independence Day parade. But last year’s series of rides, which range from a fourteen-miler designed for regular folks to a fifty-mile challenge for top wheelers,…
For the first time in 69 years, the Barbershop Harmony Society International Convention is taking place in Denver. And this is no wimpy two-day celebration of song: The harmonizing starts today and continues through Sunday, July 8, making for almost a full week of performances, contests and sing-alongs. “People should…
Today and every Thursday through August 9, the Denver Pavilions transforms into the Urban Market: An Artisan Experience. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., vendors will offer up everything from farm-fresh fruit and veggies to baked goods and tamales along Glenarm Place on the 16th Street Mall. And from 11…
From a tattered American flag to a bronze office key, a hunk of glass to an elevator sign for the 102nd floor, the most common objects can tell the most extraordinary stories. Opening today at 9 a.m. at the Aurora History Museum, 15051 East Alameda Parkway, September 11, 2001: The…
Aren’t fireworks on the Fourth of July a little…cliched? Trick question! Anyone who said yes is either un-American (and probably a terrorist) or has never seen the Estes Park Independence Day Celebration. “The setting can’t be beat. To see the fireworks in this expansive sky with sound reverberating off the…
Liz Claiborne died today at age 78. It’s very sad news, but Cat didn’t actually know all that much about her. She knows the woman was an icon who revolutionized dressing in the ’70s — when a whole lot of women suddenly needed a whole lot of work clothes. But…
Thursday, June 28 Beauty Bar Happy Hour Hit DC10 for complimentary champagne, $4 mojitos and $5 spa services. Happens every Thursday night. DC10 940 Lincoln Street 6 to 8 p.m. (open bar for ladies from 9 to 11 p.m.) Free…
At the BET Awards last night Beyonce wore the gold gladiator-type leggings from Balenciaga’s spring/summer 2007 collection. Cat isn’t a big fan of leggings, but those are so Mad Max, she can’t help but admire them. The blogosphere has been abuzz about them for weeks, so it’s a good bet…
Cat just discovered that Vogue online does a weekly best-dressed list. And wow are there some doozies on there for the 6/23 installment. (via Fashionista) 1. Katie Holmes in kahki shorts and heels. (Would have been palatable if Tom weren’t on her arm.) 2. Shoelace as headband 3. Tan lines…
This season is all about the brights, whether they’re in modish ’60s dresses or swingy ’70s-style maxi dresses. And the biggest of all the brights is yellow. In your face, eat sunshine yellow. Yellow that under normal circumstances should either warn you of a blind curve or a terror alert…
Cat is so enthralled with this Louis Vuitton heel. She wants it for herself. But at $1,060, it’s not likely to happen any time soon. But there’s a very similar pair at Aldo Shoes for about $120. That’s possible…..
Here are the rest of the sale items Cat found. Some tasty, tasty treats…
Too much fashion for one blog post! Cat went shopping on Satruday, doing her monthly swing through the boutiques and malls to see what’s on shelves. Sales, sales everywhere. Seriously, if you’ve been needing to stock up on basics, Banana Republic is having a giant end-of-season mark down before new…
The New York Times reported on Saturday that Barneys New York was purchased by the government of Dubai — for $825 million. This is the fashion Mecca of the U.S. Seriously. Cat lived down the street from the Co-op on 17th, and when Barneys had its twice annual sale, people…
Note: Here’s the video — finally posted on YouTube. Last week the blogosphere was all atwitter about Diesel webcasting its spring/summer 2008 collection, scheduled for Friday evening and titled “Liquid Space.” Even boingboing got in on the action when Diesel announced that the models would be walking in “a futuristic…
Photos by Taylor Sullivan Note from Cat: What to Wear Fridays, a feature on what this city’s most stylish are wearing for the weekend, is now back. It had gone on hiatus, but with the warm weather all kinds of cute frocks are turning up. So tune in every week…
Manolo Blahniks 40% off — in Vegas. • The WSJ says Frye boots are back. But Fashionista responds and (wrongly) compares them to cowboy boots and says they’re already over. Note: Neither Frye nor cowboy boots are ever over. • If you’ve got the money, get thee to Vegas. Manolo…
Fops and Dandies has a great post today about Sarah Jessica Parker’s “Bitten” line doing a little biting of its own. Yep, they’ve spotted a SJP — who swears, swears, swears she’s involved with the “designing” — that looks remarkably similar to an Anna Corinna bag. One sells for $360,…
Thursday, June 21 Gay on Santa Fey Kick off PrideFest early and head down to Santa Fe Drive for a mix of art, fetish fashion shows by the Crypt, body art, drag queens and kings, and performance art by Hector Muñoz. Participating art venues include the Labyrinth, 4 art studios,…
My great-grandmother had a ticket to cross the Atlantic Ocean on April 10, 1912, on a ship that, allegedly, God himself couldn’t sink. But instead of setting sail with the Titanic on its maiden voyage, she decided to spend a few more days in Europe with her family. It was…
Traffic congestion on southbound Broadway after the first day of the work week is no fun. Instead of the road rage you’re bound to encounter, wouldn’t you rather just dance? The folks over at Blue Ice are betting you would, which is why they’re hosting La Practica Tango Happy Hour…
“Where are you girls going? What is good on Tuesday?” one of two Avalanche players asked me in an almost unintelligible French accent. So I invited them to join me at Kokopelli’s, 2233 Larimer Street, for Live Roots Reggae Night from midnight on. Of course, the hockey players didn’t show…
