Infatue’s new line of ready-to-wear pieces, the Cultiver Collection, has arrived just in time for spring. Samantha Aragon is known as Lil Fresh Sam in the fashion community for her brand, Infatue, that she launched two years ago. Infatue is rising in popularity nationally with Method Man and B.O.B recently…
#86: Laura Ann Samuelson Laura Ann Samuelson is much more than a dancer and choreographer: She’s an interdisciplinary collaborator in performance who also directs her own company, Hoarded Stuff, when she isn’t working with others. On her horizon? As she discusses below as part of her 100CC questionnaire, Samuelson will…
Games have been good to me. I’ve been playing games, in one form or another, since before I started school. Board games, card games, video games, you name it, I love them all. In the grand scheme of pop-cultural pursuits, I consider games to be the equal of any other…
#87: Lisa Ramfjord Elstun Denver designer Lisa Ramfjord Elstun has it all going for her: A master seamstress with an eye for personalized, classic tailored designs, she also rocks an entrepreneurial business acumen that’s the epitome of professionalism. A 2014 Westword MasterMind in the fashion category, Elstun’s at work this…
Two years ago, friends Taylor Gonda and Kevin O’Brien realized that they didn’t just enjoy discussing popular culture, but that they also reveled in the High Fidelity spirit of connecting it to personal experiences. Thus the These Things Matter podcast was born, and Gonda and O’Brien began bringing special guests…
In 1971, 34-year-old Sue Miller had a great modeling career, a husband and three children — and breast cancer. While shopping for a prosthetic, Miller was asked if she would model for a fashion show. Angry at first, she decided to take the job, and found other cancer survivors to…
Since the only frame of reference I have is my own, I talk a lot about growing up in the ’90s. Of course, I would also argue that that the ’90s was the best decade ever: Daytime talk shows ruled everything, Courtney Love was queen, and MTV didn’t suck yet…
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…
Sam Kuhn, aka Samazon, grew up drawing ponies and comic-book characters. Now she gets to transform that inspiration into tattoos for her clients. The Kansas native has been tattooing for four years, and currently works at Thick as Thieves Tattoo. Westword recently caught up with Kuhn to talk with her…
#88: Tara Rynders Dancer Tara Rynders is on a global mission to bring her moves right out into the streets, and she’s been doing it, country by country, since 2011, when she launched You & Me, an ongoing series of site-specific interactive performances that’s been on the road ever since…
Want to buy designer fashions cheap? Don’t miss the third annual frock shop on Saturday, April 26, at its new location: the Second Story at Denver Book Binding. Among the boutiques selling their goods this year are Goldyn, Blush, Nest, Anna Be and Token Threads. See also: Street Fashion:Vivan Doan…
Gasland, the documentary written and directed by Josh Fox that focuses on natural gas drilling and slickwater fracking — has caused a lot of discussion around the country. And tonight his second film on the subject, Gasland Part II, will be shown for free at the Denver Public Library. See…
The Denver Zoo has nearly 4,000 mouths to feed every day of the year, and that adds up to a hell of a grocery bill. But events like the annual Do t the Zoo gala help a lot toward filling zoo coffers. And this year’s Do on June 19 –…
While 4/20 is celebrated by stoners worldwide, Coloradans do it better than anybody else. A day of unity and political activism where participants can spend their every waking moment consuming cannabis is hard to beat, holiday-wise. It bears repeating, however, that in addition to being ganja christmas, April 20th is also just another day on the calendar. In 2014, it’s a notably busy day, coinciding with Easter sunday and the fifth night of passover. Kicking off your private seder with a kush Kiddush, or maybe hunting for medible-stuffed easter eggs while gorging on Peeps and Cadbury cremes with a group of fellow adult stoners are both fine ways to celebrate this unique confluence of holidays, most of the official Easter celebration are either religious or kid-centric in nature. As such, no one there will know or care that it’s 4/20. Needless to say, if you light up at one of these events, somebody will probably call the police. No one has dominion over your mind, therefore no one can prevent you from attending these events under the influence. However, if you show up red-eyed and reeking, be prepared for askance glances from concerned parents and clergy (particularly if you keep giggling at the phrase “askance glances”).
#89: Jean Smith Clay artist Jean Smith Is a familiar face in the co-op community, where she’s been building and exhibiting works both joyful and challenging for many years. Her creations range from colorful wall pieces and fanciful shrines to major ceramic installations, often referencing plant forms, flowers and sea…
At the tail end of 1984, a film from one of the medium’s undisputed masters, adapting one of the great science fiction novels of all time– hell, one of the great American novels of all time — was released. David Lynch, adapting Frank Herbert’s masterpiece, Dune! What could go wrong?…
Super Dungeon Explore: Forgotten King doesn’t look like your standard, blood-and-chainmail tabletop wargame. The monsters are rotund and cartoony, and the heroes, with their anime eyes and giant heads balanced on tiny bodies, look like children’s toys. It’s a remarkably gentle entry in a genre that takes violence as its…
If anything, the Pink Moon and lunar eclipse last night were a great break in the status-update monotony that usually plagues social networks — for a few hours, Scandal, Game of Thrones and the cockroach of all television shows, Breaking Bad, were not dominating newsfeed conversation. Instead, I was pleasantly…
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…
Growing up in Little Rock, Brian Thurow never thought he would become a professional tattoo artist. But after six years in the Air Force, he decided to part from his conservative background by getting tattoos — and he’s now been tattooing professionally for almost ten years and is one of…
#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…
It was a hair-raising experience. On Sunday the Denver Police Events Center in Jefferson Park played host to the first-ever Mile High Showdown Barber Battle, presented by 5280 Custom Kuts. Dozens of representatives of shops from all over the country came to town to compete — and possibly win cash,…
