Denver Comic Con 2017 brought nerd culture fun to 115,000 fans — but not...
With three days of fandom, workshops, celebrity panels and cosplay, Denver Comic Con brought an estimated $10 million economic boon to the city and 115,000 mostly satisfied attendees. The sixth annual...
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Fashion with an edge: The team behind Nicholas K dress eco-conscious “urban...
Provided by Nicholas KNicholas K fashion for fall/winter. Velvet cargo pants tie at the ankle. “As wild as that sounds, with boots and a sweater, they will look incredible,” said Terri Garbarini. The...
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70-year-old YouTube hit redefining beauty in South Korea
By Youkyung Lee, The Associated Press YONGIN, South Korea — One of South Korea’s hottest YouTube stars is a 70-year-old grandmother whose cool, undaunted style and hilarity are a breath of fresh air in...
View ArticleFrostys for 50 cents and other deals around Denver, July 21-27
Shake it off Cool off this summer with sweet savings at Wendy’s. The fast-food chain is serving up a small Frosty for 50 cents — choose chocolate, vanilla or a combo of both flavors. It’s more than 55...
View ArticleSnail slime hits beauty mainstream after taking South Korea by storm
By Christine Jenkins and Javiera Quiroga, Bloomberg Snail slime. On your face. All for the sake of beauty. And, hopefully, a handsome profit for U.S. retailers looking to push it along with other...
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Birkenstock CEO accuses Amazon of “modern day piracy”
The chief executive of Birkenstock USA has emerged as an unlikely crusader in a growing battle between smaller retailers and ever-expanding giant Amazon.com. His message to shop owners: Don’t even...
View ArticleFlamingo fashion has made a comeback
Fashion is fickle. What’s in is soon out and, then, miraculously, back in again. There’s no better proof of that than the flamingo: Once a tacky lawn ornament, it’s been resurrected as the design...
View ArticleThis man is accused of kidnapping a 20-year-old British model and then trying...
It sounded like a good opportunity for a 20-year-old British model. Come to Milan for a photo shoot. It was set up by her U.K. modeling agency, allegedly for an ad campaign. What happened next, though,...
View ArticleSequined sneakers and “millennial pink”: 5 back-to-school trends to watch
Colorado kids are heading back to school, and their shopping lists are longer — and glitzier — than in years past. “Families are now in a state of mind where they feel a lot more confident about the...
View ArticleDon’t get hung up on the clothes you don’t wear. Sell them instead.
Alicia Woodard of Bethesda, Maryland, couldn’t stand it. Her daughter and son were growing so fast — and getting so picky — that sometimes they wore their clothes only once. Plus her own transition...
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Tradesmen, outdoor enthusiasts rejoice: Duluth Trading Co. will soon open in...
Provided photoDuluth Trading Company, which developed Longtail T-Shirt — with an extra 3-inches in length in the back to fend off plumber’s butt — is opening its 25th brick-and-mortar store Sept. 7,...
View ArticleMind’s Eye: Not a thing to wear in August
To introduce a lesson on organization, I asked my adult students to tell the class how they organized the clothes in their closets. Most arranged their clothing by type, season, color, or frequency of...
View ArticleCommentary: There was no pretense about Melania Trump’s heels. But sometimes,...
Melania Trump is the kind of woman who travels to a flood-ravaged state in a pair of black snakeskin stilettos. Heels this high are not practical. But Trump is not the kind of woman who has to be...
View ArticleWhat do you get when you spend $1,500 on a pair of blue jeans?
By Troy Patterson, Bloomberg What does $1,500 get you in blue jeans? One answer is 44 pairs of Wranglers. Another option: Four or five pairs of raw denim-a rigid, rugged, unrinsed jean for true...
View ArticleSeen: Historias celebrates Colorado’s Latin heritage
For the third year, a group of Denver’s prominent salon owners, fashion designers, technical experts and models joined forces to celebrate Colorado’s Latin heritage by staging Historias, a blockbuster...
View ArticleFrench fashion giants ban ultra-skinny models
PARIS — Two of the world’s biggest luxury goods conglomerates will stop working with unhealthily thin fashion models, as part of a joint charter signed Wednesday that aims to protect their health. The...
View ArticleWant to try before you buy? These online retailers let you
By Joseph Pisani, The Associated Press Amazon is set to launch a service that lets customers order clothes, try them on at home and pay only for what they keep. It sounds novel, but Amazon is actually...
View ArticleNavigating unique boutiques and uncommon gift shops of Downtown Littleton
One great way to spend a lazy afternoon is wandering into some of the niche shops patterned along Downtown Littleton’s quaint, one-lane streets. The turn-of-the-century buildings house some of the most...
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At Oscar de la Renta, newcomers try a splash of paint to freshen a classic look
Jonas Gustavsson, MCV PhotoOscar De la Renta’s personal script is an integral part of the spring 2018 collection. NEW YORK — In 2014, Sarah Jessica Parker wore an Oscar de la Renta ballgown to the...
View ArticleDon’t remove the tie: France’s Macron bound by unspoken rule
PARIS — That tie. He just won’t take it off, even when picking his way in sweltering heat through the rubble left by Hurricane Irma on the French Caribbean island of St. Martin. President Emmanuel...
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