Meet Aspen International Fashion Week designer Leonard Gorski

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…

An embarrassment of asscracks makes a mockery of Magic

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…

Another 100 Colorado Creatives: Eve Orenstein

#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,…

Womenswear: Christina Tate is all dolled up in Cherry Creek

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…

Meet Brooke Fogg, president of Aspen International Fashion Week

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…

Another 100 Colorado Creatives: Chris Coleman

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,…

Mike McNamara on quilting, AIDS and imperfection

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…

A glossary of geek, from nerdrage to fandom

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…

Photos: The Gayest Oscar Party Ever

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…

Photos: People of Animeland Wasabi 2014

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…

Under the Gunn recap: Steam punk avant-garde

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…

The five best events on Denver’s fashion calendar for March

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…