Q: What books are you looking forward to reading this summer, and what is your literary guilty pleasure? “The books I recommend are all serious and sometimes dark. I can’t help it; I like it that way. This summer I’ll be reading Snow, Ashes, by Alyson Hagy; Spring Tides, by…
Idle Wild It’s patio season again, and Denver has a bevy of beauties. So whether you’re whiling away a morning, noon or night, grab a book or just your best people-watching goggles and set up camp. Just remember to order often — and tip your waitstaff. Gaia Bistro on Old…
Growing up in Fruita, I hated summer. It was hot and miserable. There was no air- conditioning in my father’s old Ford truck, and I’d either stick to the vinyl seats or itch for days if we put on the covers. My mother liked to call the area the “lunar…
Colorado Springs is overlooked as a travel destination, its charms overshadowed by Focus on the Family, tales of Ted Haggard and the suburban sprawl along Academy Boulevard. But the downtown and west side make for a delightful two-day getaway that doesn’t require breaking the bank for gas. Day One No…
When it’s hot out, there’s nothing so refreshing as a dip in 104-degree water. Afterward, the air feels cooler, tensions are gone, and the world seems an altogether better place. Whether for an afternoon splurge or a weekend of play, Colorado has plenty of hot springs ready and bubbling. Indian…
Ever since I read Huerfano: A Memoir of Life in the Counterculture, by Roberta Price, I’ve been obsessed with the south-central portion of our state. Her experiences living in a hippie commune deep in the Huerfano Valley, outside of Walsenburg, fascinate me. So whenever I get out of town for…
Thursday, June 7 Prêt-a-porter Fashions on Display Last month the International Interior Design’s Rocky Mountain Chapter hosted its Prêt-a-porter Fashion Show, where design firms partner with manufacturers to build garments from industrial and home materials. If you missed the show, the final results are on display at Design Within Reach…
Cat found this lovely dress on a very lovely lady while at the Starbucks on Larimer Square. (Yes, yes, sacrilege for a support-local gal. She knows. But Starbucks makes the best iced tea, and Cat doesn’t drink coffee. Market, if you would brew better iced tea, Cat would come there.)…
Slide show Cat missed the MADE event at The Fabric Lab on Saturday night – she resprained her ankle and was thus out of commission — but luckily The Cat’s Pajamas contributor Drew Bixby was on hand to send over photos and a missive of his thoughts:…
Shocked, shocked Cat was: Last night Oscar de la Renta (above left) tied with Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez of Proenza Schouler (above right) for the top Council of Fashion Designers of America award. (According to UK Vogue, presenter Ellen Barkin was shocked, too, only announcing de la Renta before…
Here are a few additional fashion images from the Summer Guide, which comes out this Thursday, June 7. Anna Newell is ready to serve in the OwnYourC.com ice-cream truck, wearing a “Japanese Tea Garden” dress by Mona Lucero. Pretty sweet — especially because the poor girl is being photographed outside…
Cat is so stoked. Inordinately excited, actually. The Horndribbles — Lucas Richards’s and Sarah Cassidy’s weird plushy monsters you’ve seen displayed at WaterCourse, the Fabric Lab, Andenken, Fakture and other venues around town — are doing a show at Fancy Tiger this weekend. And they’re presenting T-shirts with the visages…
Fashionista is reporting today that the new pine cone earrings and necklace by Catherine Weitzman are sending “shivers down our spine.” Lately, you can’t walk down the street without seeing antlers – whether in jewelry, screen-printed t-shirts, or bar decorations. We think they might be going the way of skulls,…
…and the verdict seems to be ewwww. Cat liked her just fine on the show (she was meh in general on this cycle), but someone over at Seventeen really hates this girl. Not only is the cover atrocious, check out the “natural beauty” photo. The hollow eyes, the mussy hair,…
Victoria Beckham (via WWD). Women’s Wear Daily has an interesting piece on the direction of the fashion industry and its insatiable appetite for all things celebrity. It’s a good discussion of the coming third wave where Hollywood owns fashion, not the other way around. Don’t miss Lights, Camera, Action: Showbiz…
Yep, that bastion of high style has entered the shoe market. They’re not as awful as Cat would have expected, but they’re not fun one-time shoes you buy because of the Wal-Mart price point, either. Seriously, these boots are still over $200. If Cat’s going to spend more than $200…
Donna Karan is Blogging at Huffington Post – on Health Care! Adventures in Bathing Suit Shopping (via the New York Times) Tom Ford on Not Wearing Underwear (via New York Magazine) Anna Wintour’s Would-Be Killer Invokes the Devil Wears Prada Defense (via the New York Times) Black Models Too Hippy?…
Here are a few more outtakes from Summer Guide. This time they’re of the lovely Kate Bailey with “Bubble Puppy,” the art car created by Sean Guerrero. She’s wearing an original design by Lynne Bruning…
Dating games have come a long way since the days when Chuck Woolery invited mullet-sporting contestants to bump uglies on Love Connection. In Japan, the “dating simulator” video-game craze has raged stronger than a schoolboy’s hormones since the early ’90s. But here in America — where our gaming interests lean…
Here’s another outtake from the upcoming Summer Guide. We’ve got Brooke Crawford (of Frontside Five) in a custom silk ruched dress by Equillibrium Clothing, riding in a custom hot rod by Aaron Hoffmeyer…
Thursday, May 31 Crave Spring Into Summer Party It’s a bargain-shopping extravaganza – with cocktails! Plus, splurge a little and snag a mini mani/pedis, belly dancing lessons, facials, chair massage and more. It’s good to be a girl. Parkside Mansion 1859 York Street 5 to 9 p.m. $25 (buy tickets…
The Summer Guide is finally over, done, gone to the printer. It will be in your hot hands on June 7. In the meantime, Cat will be posting some outtakes from the fashion photo shoot. Today, behold Lana Russell in a custom dress by her sister, Tricia Hoke, and Kymberly…
