Fashion

Five things people shouldn't wear in Denver when it's snowing

By Jenn Wohletz Mon., Apr. 22 2013 at 9:29 AM
Categories: Fashion, Lists, Style

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Denver weather is unpredictable, as we all know with piles of snow landing on this city in mid-April, while lucky bastards in other places are already planting spring vegetables. And thanks to our local meteorologists, (who can't predict weather any better than drunk psychic televangelists), we never really know what to wear when we leave our houses. But there are no viable excuses for putting misguided fashion sense over basic safety and comfort. So here's our list of five things that people shouldn't wear in Denver when it's snowing. And as we are all intimately aware, snow comes early, often, late...and often.

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- Winter-storm warning a relief to Denver snow sculptors: Kenny Be's Yard Arteology
- Photos: Denver Public Works "Snow Road-eo"

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Art

Black Eye Coffee wants to bring street art back to LoHi

By Josiah M. Hesse Fri., Apr. 19 2013 at 6:00 AM
Categories: Art, Arts and Culture, Street Art, Style

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Dustin Audet, Ali Elman and Gregory Ferrari, owners of Black Eye Coffee.
In many pockets of Denver, there are visible connections to our city's past that are, with each passing year, slowly being erased in favor of a more modern aesthetic. This concerns Black Eye Coffee co-owner Gregory Ferrari, who is promoting a Kickstarter campaign to install a large, early twentieth-century-style mural on the side of his Highland business. "A lot of the buildings in our neighborhood were built in the late 1890s and early 1900s," says Ferrari. "Our building was the original Coors Theater, built around that time. The mural is a recreation of an old, circus-style poster of a man fighting a kangaroo. We wanted it to be a part of the Black Eye branding, but it's also fun. And it's a pull from that era, because this was always a working-class neighborhood -- even though that's changing with these million-dollar homes that are coming in."

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- Black Eye takes the coffee-drinking experience to a richer level
- Photos: Purple Door Coffee now brewing in Five Points
- A.J. Boik: Local artist launches Kickstarter to make custom portrait for victim's family


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Street Fashion

Womenswear Wednesdays: Snow day street-style spectacular

By Mauricio Rocha Wed., Apr. 17 2013 at 1:40 PM
Categories: Fashion, Photos, Street Fashion, Style

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All photos by Mauricio Rocha.
With the recent onslaught of snow hitting Denver, many people are dressing for warmth and comfort instead of a stylish spring. Still, a few women managed to inject some fun into their snow-day looks. Continue reading to see a sampling of frosty female fashion, and what practical accessories these ladies carry on snow days.

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- Womenswear Wednesdays: Esthetician Domini Rivera on her baby-doll style
- Womenswear Wednesdays: Ryan Bailey on his gothic-decadence fashion sense
- Womenswear Wednesdays: Samantha Kill on her killer androgynous street style


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DIY

Meet fabric artist Amy Butler at Fancy Tiger Crafts tonight

By Susan Froyd Wed., Apr. 17 2013 at 6:00 AM
Categories: Arts and Culture, DIY, Shopping, Style

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A galvanizing figure of the new craft movement, Ohio fabric and pattern designer Amy Butler is in Colorado for a Makerie Sewing Retreat at Chautauqua in Boulder. But she's kicking off her visit with a meet-and-greet tonight at Fancy Tiger Crafts, the craft palace on Broadway run by Jaime Jennings and Amber Corcoran, which carries Butler's beautiful, modern fabrics, patterns and books.

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- Paul Michel will unleash The Fanciest Tiger at Fancy Tiger's Civilized Living tomorrow
- Best Holiday Market, 2011: Holiday Handmade, Fancy Tiger


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Menswear Mondays: Julian Muhammad on his Hollywood-inspired fashion

By Mauricio Rocha Mon., Apr. 15 2013 at 2:07 PM
Categories: Fashion, Photos, Street Fashion, Style

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All photos by Mauricio Rocha
Fashion may move in waves of in and out, but true style is forever. This week we spotted Julian Muhammad, co-owner of a clothing store, on the D-Line Lite Rail. Continue reading to learn what baseball team influenced his kicks, his style mantra, and which group of Hollywood actors inspire his personal style.

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- Menswear Mondays: Spenser White on his classic rock-and-roll look
- Menswear Mondays: Fashion designer Brien Hollowell on his line, Jesus Pistols
- Menswear Mondays: Industrial dancer Jolt Holcomb on his Clockwork Orange style


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Best of Denver

The ten best stores on Broadway

By Susan Froyd Thu., Apr. 11 2013 at 8:00 AM
Categories: Best of Denver, Neighborhoods, Shopping, Style, Talking Shop

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Lowbrow's Tymla Welch and Lauren Seip.
We gave the Broadway/Baker retail strip the award for Denver's Best Neighborhood Shopping District two years in a row -- in 2012 and 2013 -- for so many good reasons: The area is spilling over with hip, modern creative ventures. But some of that contemporary spark flares further south, too, along Antique Row. Here are ten of our favorite local retailers on Broadway: Some are old, some are new, but every one of them rocks.

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- Best of Denver: Denver's ten best comedy nights
- Best New Public Art: Our picks for the past decade


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Womenswear Wednesdays: Esthetician Domini Rivera on her baby-doll style

By Mauricio Rocha Wed., Apr. 10 2013 at 10:49 AM
Categories: Fashion, Photos, Street Fashion, Style

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All photos by Mauricio Rocha
Until yesterday's snowfall, women were beginning to show more skin on the streets, in honor of spring. On a recent sunny day, we spotted local trendsetter Domini Rivera, a Denver native and esthetician. Continue reading to find out which era inspires her look, her style mantra and which part of her outfit she created herself.

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- Womenswear Wednesdays: Ryan Bailey on his gothic-decadence fashion sense
- Womenswear Wednesdays: Samantha Kill on her killer androgynous street style
- Womenswear Wednesdays: Blogger and designer Felicia Renee on her street style


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Fashion

Mondo Guerra is just one of the stars of Denver Fashion Weekend Spring/Summer 2013

By Susan Froyd Wed., Apr. 10 2013 at 6:00 AM
Categories: Fashion, Style

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As the snow melts away, every young fashionista's thoughts turn to flirty frocks, bare shoulders and fabulous hair. And those are just a few of the things you'll see showcased at 303 Magazine's Denver Fashion Weekend Spring/Summer 2013, which takes over City Hall this weekend. Hometown fashion hero Mondo Guerra will be in the hall, too, to present his spring/summer collection.

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- Mondo Guerra's collection for SEE Eyewear will launch in early 2013
- It's a celebration, bitches! Mondo Guerra wins Project Runway All Stars
- Best Reality-Show Contestant From Colorado, 2012: Mondo Guerra


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Menswear Mondays: Spenser White on his classic rock-and-roll look

By Mauricio Rocha Mon., Apr. 8 2013 at 10:52 AM
Categories: Fashion, Photos, Street Fashion, Style

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All photos by Mauricio Rocha
Some gentlemen put a great deal of effort into making their fashion look effortless, while for others style seems to come naturally. This is the case with sociology major Spenser White, who is studying at Metropolitan State University of Denver. Continue reading to find out what instrument he plays, which musicians influence his style, and where he shops.

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- Menswear Mondays: Business student Jiadong Qiu on his Asian-inspired style
- Menswear Mondays: Fashion designer Brien Hollowell on his line, Jesus Pistols
- Menswear Mondays: Metro student Peyton Kyer on his furry style


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Womenswear Wednesdays: Ryan Bailey on his gothic-decadence fashion sense

By Mauricio Rocha Wed., Apr. 3 2013 at 1:34 PM
Categories: Fashion, Photos, Street Fashion, Style

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All photos by Mauricio Rocha
No matter how much designers and marketers might try to stereotype fashion as menswear and womenswear, style remains rebellious and defiant by nature. Local taste-maker Ryan Bailey, a biology major and Washington native, embraces his own skin -- and looks flaw-free while doing so. Continue reading to discover his style mantra, where he shops, and what's inside his bag.

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- Womenswear Wednesdays: Austin native Monique Trejo on her riot grrrl-inspired look
- Womenswear Wednesdays: Art student Haley Swenson on her Tank Girl- inspired look
- Womenswear Wednesdays: Blogger and designer Felicia Renee on her street style

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