Under the Gunn: The teams have been chosen!

Tim Gunn’s new show, Under the Gunn is only in its second week, but the excitement is building. During last night’s episode,Tim had to drag Isabelle out of the sewing room onto the runway, and Amy and Ray were sent home. The teams have been chosen, and now we are…

There are no fake geeks! Welcome, all self-proclaimed nerds!

For the most part, geeks are a friendly and welcoming bunch. When we meet new people who share one or more of our geeky obsessions, we welcome them into the clan with open arms. Lately, though, as typically geeky things have become more and more accepted by mainstream society, there’s…

100 Colorado Creatives: Chandler Romeo and Reed Weimer

#18: Chandler Romeo and Reed Weimer Artists Chandler Romeo and Reed Weimer have been fixtures of the local scene since co-ops first began to pop up around 1980, building their Denver art careers first at Pirate gallery and later starting up Zip 37 just across Navajo Street. Over the years,…

Womenswear Wednesdays: Cosmetologist Chloe Jarisch on her Warhol look

Womenswear never takes a day off — because stylish, modern women are always on the go. This week we spotted a graphic look sported by budding cosmetologist Chloe Jarisch. With her multi-colored hair and Andy Warhol-printed bag, it’s clear that Chloe understands color theory well. Continue reading to learn her…

BMoCA’s Femcees: Lyrics Decoded takes an interactive look at women in hip-hop

Femcees: Lyrics Decoded, at the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art Thursday, January 23, will bring artists and academics together to talk about two things: women and hip-hop. Expounding on the museum’s current exhibition, Craft Tech / Coded Media: Women, Art and Technology, and specifically, Kelly Monico’s multimedia installation, “Bitches n’…

100 Colorado Creatives: Nathan Abels

#19: Nathan Abels Painter Nathan Abels, who moved here from Indiana in 2007, is best known for his ethereally subtle landscapes, which somehow commit to canvas the faintest changes in atmosphere and nanoseconds of time. It’s difficult work that he makes look easy and natural. Part of Robischon Gallery’s stable…

Westword Whiteout: Meet producer and creative director Jenny Baker-Strasburg

On Thursday, January 30, Westword’s second annual Whiteout will fill the McNichols Building with fashion, live music, specialty vendors and classic cocktails. We’ve been profiling many of the designers who will be featured in the runway show; producer and creative director Jenny Baker-Strasburg recently took a break from putting the…

100 Colorado Creatives: Daniel and Maruca Salazar

#20: Daniel and Maruca Salazar Daniel and Maruca Salazar are one of the local Latino arts community’s reigning power couples; while Daniel grew up here, Maruca emigrated to Denver from her native Veracruz, Mexico, more than thirty years ago. And they’ve grown right along with that community over the years…

Meet Stephanie Ohnmacht, a Denver designer Under the Gunn

Denver fashion is now back in the national spotlight thanks to Tim Gunn’s new reality show, Under the Gunn. Mondo Guerra, winner of the 2012 Project Runway All Stars, is a mentor on the show, which debuted last night on Lifetime, and local designer Stephanie Ohnmacht is one of fifteen…

The anachronistic anarchy of Archer, television’s best comedy

If you aren’t watching Archer, you are missing out on television’s best comedy. The animated spy spoof — think Austin Powers, minus that franchise’s fundamental stupidity and tendency to recycle its best jokes until they are painfully unfunny — brings a lot to the table. The cast is excellent, with…

Womenswear Wednesdays: Selma, a paralegal, on her professional look

As the winter winds chill the Denver streets, many people are breaking out their favorite cold-weather fashions. One example is Selma, a paralegal who we spotted along the 16th Street Mall wearing furry earmuffs with a business get-up. Read here to find out her favorite color, accessory, and style mantra…

100 Colorado Creatives: Jil Cappuccio & Kirsten Coplans of SEWN

#21: Jil Cappuccio & Kirsten Coplans Long before seamstress/designer JIl Cappuccio and upcycled-clothing designer Kirsten Coplans opened their South Broadway boutique SEWN, the two handy friends found ways to market their lines as a duo — at gift markets and craft fairs and special events they threw themselves. Then the…

100 Colorado Creatives: Mario Acevedo

#22: Mario Acevedo Mario Acevedo writes evil good stories about a soldier-turned-vampire detective named Felix Gomez, who tangles with zombies and werewolves and other more “exotic” monsters in books like The Nymphos of Rocky Flats and The Undead Kama Sutra. And they’re funny! His latest project is Good Money Gone,…

Westword Whiteout: Deb Henriksen, designer and owner of Equillibrium

On January 30, the second annual Westword Whiteout will kick off Denver’s 2014 fashion season at the McNichols Building. The evening — which raises funds for the American Transplant Association — will include live music, specialty vendors, classic cocktails and some of the city’s top designers in a signature runway…

Mondo Guerra to host Under the Gunn viewing party Thursday

Mondo Guerra, fashion reality-show star and winner of the 2012 Project Runway All Stars, will host a series of viewing parties to celebrate his return to television as a fashion mentor on Lifetime’s new reality competition, Under the Gunn. Like that series, the parties will begin on January 16, when…

Top ten menswear moments of 2013

Although 2013 is over, the fantastic street-style we encountered over the past twelve months is still on our minds. On the streets of Denver last year, we spotted everything from Marc Jacobs to A Clockwork Orange -inspired punk. Keep reading for our top ten menswear moments from 2013. See also:…