The students behind Crafting Yourself aren’t all that much older than the six-graders their after-school program is designed to help. As part of the University Honors and Leadership program at the University of Colorado Denver, five senior scholars were given a year-long assignment to create a sustainable, innovative and creative…
Aspen International Fashion Week promises to be a fun-filled event showcasing world-renowned designers who make cold weather fashion hip. One of those designers is Leonard Gorski, founder and designer of Gorski Furs, who will present the Winter 14/15 collection at 5:15 p.m. on Friday, March 14 on the Apres Ski…
Spacecraft opened in February as a place where companies and individuals could donate used materials to be repurposed into art. “The mission is about providing easy access to sustainability, giving people a way to make a difference that’s fun and doesn’t require that they change their entire lifestyle,” says founder…
Let’s talk about asscrack, shall we? Over the past two days, one of the biggest stories across social media is the gallery of asscracks from a Magic: The Gathering tournament held over the weekend in Richmond, Virginia. It started as a photo gallery on Reddit. By yesterday afternoon it had…
#99: Eve Orenstein New Jersey-born mezzo soprano Eve Orenstein was born into alternative culture: Her mother is a composer and her father an artist and designer who’s known for creating the first inflatable furniture back in the ’60s. But her own cultural love in life turned out to be opera,…
Fashion steps into the world of fantasy with this cotton-candy-colored look. We spotted dolled-up Christina Tate at the Cherry Creek Shopping Center recently; keep reading to learn her favorite color, accessory and places to shop. See also: Womenswear Wednesdays: Jessie Maynard on her Alice in Wonderland fashion…
New York isn’t the only place where you can get your fashion-week fill. Aspen International Fashion Week starts Thursday, March 16, and promises to showcase why Colorado is the place to find luxury winter fashion. Brooke Fogg, president of AIFW, took time away from her busy schedule to talk with…
So, you’ve got a kid, huh? Whether it’s your own rambunctious preschooler or the bratty nephew you’ve been charged with keeping alive for the next five hours, the most important thing is leaving your house where valuables are liable to be destroyed and seeking refuge on somebody else’s property. In…
The hardest thing about being a feminist is the long hours. It’s kind of like having a full-time job on top of having a regular job, because you’re constantly having to watch your back and educate yourself and others on what lawmakers/the Internet/the general voting public is doing to undo…
Early on in his career, Aries Rhysing heard many times that his style of art wouldn’t transfer well into tattoos. But Rhysing persisted, and he has now mastered creating tattoos that incorporate the hypnotizing art of sacred geometry. Originally from Minneapolis and more recently living in New Mexico, Rhysing has…
Editor’s note: As our first 100 Colorado Creatives series came to a close on the eve of Westword’s Artopia last month, it became painfully obvious that our work was far from finished. We feel lucky to live and work in a place where the number of creative people is ever-growing,…
Yellow is a hard color to pull off, but we managed to find someone doing it well on a brisk March day in Denver. Meet Jomar White, a state of Colorado project manager we spotted in Uptown. Read on to find out what inspires his fashionable menswear, his favorite accessory,…
On last week’s episode of Under the Gunn, Blake survived the judging to sew another week; Shan won the steam punk avant-garde challenge with his deconstructed power suit, finally bringing a win to Anya’s team; and Nicholas was sent home. For last night’s episode, Georgina Chapman, co-founder of Marchesa, returned…
The modern quilt world’s obsession with straight lines and symmetry rubs quilter Mike “Mac” McNamara the wrong way; he never cared for prescribed patterns. His emotionally evocative quilts reflect on life’s biggest issues: desire, grief, politics and childlike wonder. Often as humorous as they are critical, his quilts are gifts…
Like any subculture, geek culture has its own terminology. A lot of it is self-explanatory, but some of it requires some foreknowledge or insight to really understand. Naturally, most geeks reading this will have that terminology on lockdown, but for the merely geek-curious, it can all be a bit confusing…
Lauren Violet transforms her love of animals and nature into unique tattoos. Having grown up in Boulder, she takes inspiration from the landscapes that surround her. She has been tattooing for eight years, and currently works at Bound by Design. She is also a painter, and is starting a pet…
I drive by Dandy Dan’s every day on my way home and the sign out front sometimes catches my eye — and not just because it has that weird, glamour-shot image of an interesting-looking woman above the marquee. It’s the message on the marquee that often grabs my attention. Last…
Hollywood’s elite weren’t the only ones all dolled up last night. Guests got plenty gussied up for the “Gayest Oscar Party Ever,” held at Hamburger Mary’s during the Academy Awards ceremony. The event benefited Off-Center, and featured a rainbow carpet, a gown contest and more. And photographer Brandon Marshall was…
Over the weekend, cosplayers from around the region gathered at the Animeland Wasabi convention for an Asian pop-culture jubilee, with costumes, concerts, animation and 24-hour gaming provided through partnerships with the Colorado Cutthroat Connection and National Video Game Association. Photographer Danielle Lirette caught the spirit of the con in the…
So, you’ve got a kid, huh? Whether it’s your own rambunctious preschooler or the bratty nephew you’ve been charged with keeping alive for the next five hours, the most important thing is leaving your house where valuables are liable to be destroyed and seeking refuge on somebody else’s property. In…
As this week’s episode of Under the Gunn started, Team Nick was still basking in its surprise win, Mondos’ team was safe, and Anya’s crew was last. The challenge this round was Steam Punk fashion –deconstructed modern Victorian meets Mad Max — and the guest judge, Georgina Chapman, co-founder of…
Spring might not yet be in the air, but at least it’s on the March calendar. To help you shake off that case of cabin fever, check out these five fashion shows and events that should have you thinking spring. See also: Meet the 2014 Masterminds: Lisa Ramfjord Elstun, fashion/design…
