Vivan Doan spotted rocking a corset on the Auraria Campus

Although spring in Denver runs hot and cold, the local street style is definitely heating up. We recently spotted a corset on campus, being rocked by none other than Vivan Doan, a student from Lafayette studying secondary education and English writing. Keep reading to learn her style icons, favorite accessories…

Another 100 Colorado Creatives: Rebecca Peebles

#90: Rebecca Peebles Rebecca Peebles is a creative Jill of all trades: Multimedia artist, designer, barista, quilter, curator, Westword MasterMind and artist cheerleader are just a few of the hats she wears. And along with GroundSwell Gallery partner Danette Montoya, Another Colorado Creative #91, she’s now preparing to move on…

Student Craig Monte James spotted outside the Mayan

Men do not always put their outfits together with masculinity in mind. For some men fashion is conceptual — as is the case with student Craig Monte James, spotted wearing overalls on Broadway. Keep reading to learn his favorite film, what inspires his fashion, and where he shops. See also:…

Hotel Monaco will host Under the Gunn pop-up shop tomorrow

In case you didn’t get enough of Under the Gunn, whose first season ended last night, from 4 to 6 p.m. tomorrow, April 12, the Hotel Monaco will host an Under the Gunn pop-up shop featuring designs by Under the Gunn mentor Mondo Guerra, a Denver designer; local contestant/designer Stephanie…

Under the Gunn recap: Season finale!

The challenge on last week’s episode of Under the Gunn was to create a look inspired by a Marvel comic-book hero; the competition would determine which designers would move on to the finale. After a spirited debate, the judges had no problem deciding that Oscar and Shan deserved to go…

Video: Meet Westword MasterMind Eric Dallimore

From sculpture to photography to printmaking, Leon Gallery co-owner Eric Dallimore doesn’t limit himself to one medium. “That may be a good thing or a bad thing, but it’s just the way I create art,” he told Westword in an interview earlier this year. That wide-ranging skill certainly impressed us,…

­Another 100 Colorado Creatives: Danette Montoya

Danette Montoya, assemblage clock.#91: Danette Montoya Danette Montoya creates jewelry and found-object treasures for her business Tinkerbirds, making a living by way of her own imagination. That keeps her busy enough, but somewhere along the way she and fellow starving artist Rebecca Peebles decided to open a gallery. GroundSwell was…

Five things Colorado transplants should know about springtime in the Rockies

Welcome to Colorado! If you’ve been here for at least three months, you’ve already enjoyed some of our famously indecisive weather, days that include snowy mornings and fifty-plus-degree afternoons. Although spring is officially here, in this beautiful state the transition period between winter and summer, and, similarly, between summer and…

Another 100 Colorado Creatives: Lonza Dennis

#92: Lonza Dennis If there’s a fashion show in town, Denver fashion blogger Lonza Dennis is there, camera in hand, ready to cheerlead for local designers with her online First Class Fashionista “blogazine.” Whether covering the beat or promoting her own charity fundraiser, Paint the Runway, the hard-working Dennis goes…

Photos: The creepy crawlies of Repticon

It was a slithery scene over the weekend at the Repticon expo, where folks had a chance to get all touchy-feely with snakes, lizards, scorpions, tarantulas and other scaly, hairy, scary creatures on display at the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds. Brave photographer Brandon Marshall brought back these shots from the creepy-crawly…

Diver City Fashion Show raises money for Clothes to Kids Denver

The Forney Transportation Museum was the backdrop for the Diver City Fashion Show on Friday night, an event produced by students from Johnson and Wales University’s Cat Walk Club as a fundraiser for Clothes to Kids Denver. Over a dozen local designers were featured in Diver City; keep reading for…

Under the Gunn recap: Marvel comics challenge

On last week’s Under the Gunn, the five remaining designers were paired with a “real women” with real fashion issues, and asked to create a design to meet their needs. Lots of drama ensued — between the designers and their clients, between the designers and their mentors — and in…

Rustic Thread Boutique brings boho-hip fashion to Denver

Now that spring has arrived, the fashion faithful have a bouquet of shopping options to help with the transition out of winter sweaters. If you are looking for unique, boho-hip, stylish designs to add to your spring wardrobe, head to the Rustic Thread Boutique in Highland. We recently chatted with…

Another 100 Colorado Creatives: Becky Wareing-Steele

#93: Becky Wareing-Steele Becky Wareing-Steele lives in a world of miniatures, where tiny figures and creatures go about their lives inside tiny bottles and jars and whimsical lockets, and even among the jagged crystals of cracked-open geodes. Her crafting career started with a button-making machine and worked its way into…