Seattle Mag
Fashion + Style Finds: Funboy Watches, Sarah Loertscher Jewelry and Spring Wraphabillement Coats
I love lookbooks; it’s like getting prettily wrapped surprise your inbox. I was reminded of this today while scrolling through WyattOrr’s new books (more on those later, but exciting news: Seamless in Seattle winners Liise Wyatt and Karly Orr have released spring and fall collections under their collective label.) While I can’t share that one…
Visit Portland for Rothko Paintings and Good Eats
A retrospective exhibit of the abstract painter's career and two new eateries make the trek south ne
WHERE: Portland Art Museum in Portland, Oregon. WHY: For the Mark Rothko Retrospective (through 5/27; prices vary; 1219 SW Park Ave.; 503.226.2811; portlandartmuseum.org), which boasts 45 works by the Russian-born and Portland-raised painter, known for his rectangles of saturated color. The show spans the artist’s five-decade career, revealing his roots in figurative and surrealist work….
Sea-Tac Airport Rocks
The Seattle-Tacoma airport brings local bands to its airwaves.
Imagine you’re this close to missing your flight at Sea-Tac Airport, the family floundering in front of you has apparently never been through security before, and your departure has just been moved out to the N gates. From somewhere overhead, you hear the voice of a local rapper saying, “Hi. I’m Macklemore. Welcome to one…
Hello Poster Show at Cupcake Royale
You could own a limited-edition piece of art for a mere $20.
What image does the phrase “forces of nature” bring to mind? A tornado? Crashing waves? An apple falling on Isaac Newton’s head? Last winter, the Hello Poster Show (hellopostershow.com) extended a call for entries, asking graphic designers from all over the globe to translate the concept into bold, screen-printed posters—the best of which are now…
Three Tudor Homes For Sale in Seattle
Distinctive outside and cozy inside, Tudors are much sought after in Seattle.
What is the telltale sign of a Tudor? Outside, look for a steeply pitched roof, which gives a triangular aspect to the face of the house. Sometimes a double peak is employed, above a curved entryway. A decorative technique known as “false half-timbering” harks back to medieval building methods and is responsible for the distinctive…
Linoleum-block Prints Perfect for Baby’s Room
Hip decorative prints inspired by vintage French pop art and made in West Seattle.
They’re the perfect foil for pastel-colored nursery walls: hip linoleum-block prints inspired by vintage French pop art, made by West Seattle–based artist Jennifer Ament. The lovely black-and-white linos are beloved by babies, who like to stare at high-contrast images; parents like them, too, for their sweet, clean lines, worthy of display long after baby is…
Monkey Bum Pants for Babies
The cutest (and silliest) kid accessory invented since the sailor dress.
If you enjoy dressing your baby in hats with little ears, the newest pants from sweet tot line Hoot Organic (by Seattle dress designer Suzy Fairchild) will have you oooh-ooohing with delight: The Monkey Bum Pants are made of 100 percent organic cotton and feature a contrasting diaper-bum gusset for a nonbinding fit—perfect for those…
Amy Pennington, Host of Check, Please! Northwest
The local gardening and foodie expert makes her television debut.
“Have you seen Wayne’s World?” asks Amy Pennington, host of the new local restaurant review show Check, Please! Northwest on KCTS-TV. “I constantly think: ‘Camera 1, Camera 2.’ I’m a total fish out of water.” What You Need to Know: 1/ Check, Please! Northwest airs on KCTS on Thursdays at 7 p.m. through…
Fragrant Bubble Bath Dough
Kids of all ages (including the adult kind) will love playing with Red Leaf's innovative bubble bath
Both your grown-up and childlike sides will appreciate downtown-based Red Leaf’s Fragrant Bubble Bath Dough (shown above), come bath time. Made with almond oil and moisturizing glycerin, the shapable, Play-Doh-like scrub ($12) dissolves into soft bubbles under the faucet. Available in sophisticated scents such as fresh clover, basil lime and black tea; if a handful…
Sandmaiden Offers Cozy Clothes for Moms
Say goodbye to ratty tshirts, and hello to stylish lounge wear you'll want to be seen in.
It is time to come to grips with the inevitable: saying goodbye to that ratty “Frankie Says Relax” T-shirt you wear when running errands and hello to designer Amanda Boyd’s stylish Sandmaiden line of lounge wear. A former career-wear designer from Vancouver, British Columbia, Boyd first started sewing wrap cardigans and warm woolen leggings almost…
In Commune
A great new Capitol Hill vintage clothing store with "flexible" hours.
For die-hard thrifters, finding a vintage dress that seems tailored for your 1940s alter ego is a thrill in itself, but sometimes the real thrill is finding the shop it’s hanging in, especially when there’s little more than a handwritten sign to mark its stealthy locale. Such is In Commune (Capitol Hill, 1510 12th Ave.;…
Balagan Theatre Reprises Spring Awakening
Back by popular demand, the reprisal of Spring Awakening features new actors in the lead roles, but
You might not have picked 1890s Germany as the setting of choice for a bold coming-of-age story, but the rock musical Spring Awakening may have changed that forever. Winner of eight 2007 Tony Awards (including Best Musical), the story is based on a banned German play from 1892 and surrounds teenagers discovering the good, the…