Seattle Mag
Cookus Interruptus: Raita (Yogurt Cucumber Topping)
cool, minty and loaded with friendlies
(Steve is transformed by a chef’s coat)Word in nutritional research is that we all need more probiotics in our diet. Get the friendly bacteria in an awesome topping for vegetable curries, fish, chicken, rice by making this dish with high-quality whole milk yogurt. Get printable recipe here. Cookus Interruptus is devoted to educating viewers about…
Our Top To-do’s for the Week of August 11-17
Must Get Arty Art Up Phinneywood Friday (8/12) – Phinneywood is shutting Greenwood/Phinney Avenue from N 67th Street to N 87th to cars for its neighborhood arts walk featuring work from local artists, live music, a farmers’ market and food ($5 happy hour menu all evening at Carmelita’s). Part of the City of Seattle’s Summer…
Eat Yourself Silly this Sunday at the 12th Avenue Festival
Today I accidentally referred to the 12th Avenue Festival as the 12th Avenue Food Festival in conversation. Same difference, if you ask me. There’s so, so much good to eat on that street. This Sunday, from noon until 6pm, 12th Avenue between Madison and Pike Streets will shut down so that hungry folks like you…
Seamless in Seattle Winner: Bri Seeley
The local designer was recognized for "Best Coat" in our 2011 competition.
Bri Seeley (pictured right)Line: Bri Seeley DesignsAvailable at: Spun Sustainable Collective (Capitol Hill); briseeley.com The creative spark: Take Betty Draper and mix her with a dash of Jackie O circa 1970, and you get a visual of Seeley’s effortless, classic aesthetic. “I get a lot of inspiration from history and historic fashions. My grandmother entrusted…
Seamless in Seattle Winner: Angela Allen
This Queen-Anne based designer was recognized for "Best Reinterpretation of the Little Black Dress"
Angela Allen (pictured left) Line: Angela Allen DesignAvailable at: angelaallendesigns.com Studying at: New York Fashion Academy, Class of 2011 The creative spark: The Queen Anne–based designer is all about juxtaposition: hard and soft, natural versus industrial. Her tactile, earth-tone designs merge solids with classic patterns like houndstooth. “While I find inspiration in nature for my…
Seamless in Seattle Winner: Kathy Sabin-mensah
The local designer took home "Best Evening Wear" in our 2011 competition.
Kathy Sabin-mensah Line: Kréati-KaAvailable at: kreati-ka.comStudying at: New York Fashion Academy, Class of 2011 The creative spark: The 34 year-old French-born designer is all about female empowerment, drawing inspiration from her Euro approach to life and the fierce, raw power she observed in African women while visiting family there several years ago. “Women who wear…
Seamless in Seattle Winner: Banchong Douangphrachanh
This Seattle-based designer has sold a garment to Lady Gaga and taken home "Most Innovative Menswear
Banchong Douangphrachanh Line: Banchong DouangphrachanhAvailable at: banchongdesign.com The creative spark: A vivacious ball of energy, Douangphrachanh takes an imaginative, somewhat nautical approach to her men’s suit wear, utilizing unconventional materials like neoprene and Gore-Tex for a sleek upshot. “I was inspired by the regattas in Seattle. I pictured a swarthy, ultramasculine boat captain wearing my…
Seamless in Seattle Winner: Malia Peoples
This local designer channels the lights of Tokyo in her whimsical designs, which took "Most Playful
Malia Peoples Line: Lady KonnyakuAvailable at: ladykonnyaku.com, ladykonnyaku.etsy.com The creative spark: Though she grew up in nearby Olympia, Peoples’ formative design inspirations are Far East, not West Coast. While living in China during her teen years, she became fascinated with her Japanese pals’ closets. “They always had the weirdest, coolest things tucked in there and…
Seamless in Seattle Winner: Emily Riordan-Roache
This Vashon-based designer's line was named "Best Nortwest-Inspired" in our 2011 competition.
Riordan Roache Line: Riordan RoacheAvailable at: emilyriordanroache.com The creative spark: Riordan-Roache, 27, exemplifies real Seattle rocker style: Raised in Ballard and later in Port Townsend, her designs are fueled by her love of punk and rock bands (think: Talking Heads and The Fall), and by the rustic Northwest. “I went to Central Saint Martin’s School…
Seamless in Seattle Winner: Kate Burt
This local, "nerdy and flirty" designer took home "Best Everyday Wear" in our 2011 competition.
Kate Burt Line: Operation + StitchAvailable at: Velouria (Ballard) & Momo (International District)operationstitch.com The creative spark: Burt, 30, looks to bold, geometric shapes and surrealistic art to inspire her chic, wearable cotton dresses and tunics, which are thoughtfully infused with cheerful colors, pops of stripe patterns and peek-a-boo, cut-out details. “I like to focus on…
2011 Seamless in Seattle Winners
Meet the winners of our fourth annual local fashion designer challenge
Each year, Seattle magazine combs the city for emerging designers hungry to change the local fashion landscape. In this year’s fourth annual smackdown, we saw a wild array of fresh designs that go well beyond day-to-day attire, from fanciful lingerie and sweet maternity clothes to collections made for the active Seattleite—hip dance wear, sportswear and…
Local Shopping Finds 2011: Trends
Three clothing and accessory ideas you'll want in your satchel before you head back to school this f
Oxford University (pictured above)Embrace fall’s thesis statement: The latest Oxfords mix prim and proper schoolgirl charm with bold laces and masculine-meets-feminine details for grown-up sass. Fom left to right: Bass “Reid” brown cocoa suede heel with contrasting cognac waxy milled leather panels, $79.95, available at Nordstrom downtown; By Hudson “Lita” gray and tan suede saddleback…