Sephora opening store in downtown Denver
Rendering courtesy of Denver PavilionsGlobal beauty retailer Sephora plans to open a store this summer in the Denver Pavilions. Good news, beauty buffs: Sephora is coming to downtown Denver. The global...
View ArticleMolly’s of Denver closing her store after decades of dressing female power...
When Molly Broeren moved her designer women’s clothing store from the Brown Palace Hotel to 1660 Stout St. in downtown Denver in 1988, she had a lot of company. Her neighbors included venerable...
View ArticleNordstrom is selling jeans caked in fake dirt for hundreds of dollars
Nordstrom is selling “mud-stained” jeans to the tune of $425. They’re called the “Barracuda Straight Leg Jeans” and come with some sort of fake mud substance caked all over them. (It’s not clear what...
View ArticleNew gadget from Amazon wants to help you pick out your outfit
By Sarah Halzack and Hayley Tsukayama, The Washington Post Soon, Amazon’s voice assistant will be able to answer your most burning question: Alexa, does this make my butt look big? Related Articles...
View ArticleHow Denver’s Jiberish scored a fashion collaboration with the Rapids
When Pete Drago and David Boger came to Denver from Montana in 2002, they found a city of people that shared their same passions. Outdoor adventurers, beer obsessives, mogul mavens and concert junkies...
View ArticlePHOTOS: The looks of Met Gala 2017, fashion’s biggest night out
Photos from the red carpet at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala on Monday, May 1, 2017, in New York.
View ArticleFor your new professional look, buy less — but buy better
By Robin Givhan, The Washington Post Congratulations on your graduation. Your professional life awaits. That includes impressing a new boss, controlling your own impatient ambition and learning that...
View ArticleDetroit watchmaker Shinola to open first Colorado store
High-end Detroit watchmaker Shinola is opening its first Colorado store this week. The 1,519-square-foot store in the Cherry Creek Shopping Center will open at 10 a.m. Friday, the brand’s 20th...
View ArticleCoach will acquire handbag maker Kate Spade for $2.4 billion
Coach Inc. agreed to buy handbag maker Kate Spade & Co. for $2.4 billion following months of talks, helping the luxury brand cope with an industry wracked by deep discounting and sluggish demand....
View ArticleWarby Parker to open first Colorado store
Warby Parker, an online purveyor of hip prescription eyeglasses and sunglasses, is opening its first brick-and-mortar retail location in Colorado. The store will be located in Boulder’s East End, at...
View ArticleIn an alternative reality, the president wore an Escada coat and an Oscar de...
It wasn’t exactly an homage to Hillary Clinton. But she was there in spirit. On the season finale of “Scandal,” Clinton was an indelible source of inspiration – for what was worn and what was not. On...
View ArticleThis 60-something professor never planned to be a fashion icon. Then the...
By Tara Bahrampour, The Washington Post Like many women, Lyn Slater was not thrilled when she started experiencing the physical signs of age. But she was even less happy about the “solutions” she saw:...
View ArticleThese 75 thrift shops across Colorado’s Front Range help you look like a...
If each secondhand item has a story to tell, Denver’s thrift and consignment store scene offers an extensive collection of curated tales. There are tales of change-makers doing good for others, like...
View ArticleMove hatmaking into a U.S. factory? Easier said than done
By Michael Rubinkam, The Associated Press ADAMSTOWN, Pa. — If home is where you hang your hat, Kangol is struggling to afford its pricey new U.S. digs. When the famous hat brand worn by celebrities...
View ArticleCovered-up chic: Big brands are waking up to modest fashion
LONDON — When Ruba Zai uploaded her first video online, the Netherlands-based Afghan student just wanted to share with other Muslim girls and women how she styled her headscarf. She had no idea that...
View ArticleThe new look in floral arrangements is wilder, seasonal and local
Like a tiny green sprig reaching upward, it happened slowly at first. And then, suddenly, it was everywhere. A wilder, more seasonal and local look in floral arrangement is replacing the stiffer, more...
View ArticleTips to make swimwear shopping season less stressful
By Anne D’Innocenzio, The Associated Press It’s the time of year for what can be a dreaded expedition: Buying a swimsuit. But for women looking for a shopping experience that includes more size...
View ArticleBrazilian activewear company cited for photos taken at Hanging Lake
14ers.com Facebook pageBrazilian sportswear company Liquido Active is getting roasted on social media after posting pictures of a photographer waist deep in the pristine waters of Hanging Lake, models...
View ArticleMaking Ivanka Trump shoes: Long hours, low pay and abuse
GANZHOU, China — A worker with blood dripping from his head marked a low point in the tense, grinding life at a southeastern China factory used by Ivanka Trump and other fashion brands. An angry...
View ArticleSome shoppers fret when companies take over favorite brands
By Anne D’Innocenzio, The Associated Press Some shoppers are fretting about big companies they don’t like taking over their favorite brands. The latest: Amazon’s move to purchase Whole Foods has...
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