Given the abundance of shopping options Phoenicians have this fall, holiday gifts should be wrapped earlier than ever. Starting up this weekend are a handful of must-attend markets featuring clothing, accessories, furniture, and plenty more to suit the taste of your friends, fam, and, let’s be honest, you. Here they…
Bad news, brainiacs, sugar highs don’t count as intellectual stimuli. So drop your Halloween loot and pick up a pencil. Here are three lectures that’ll give your IQ a bump this month. “Mars on a one-way ticket” @ ASU’s Murdock Hall If Paul Davies suggests that you take a one-way…
Arizona native Ashlee Molina has always had a thing for antiquing. Her mom would take her hunting and to auctions when Molina was a kid. After moving around the country for about a decade for academic and professional ventures, Molina returned to Phoenix about a year ago. And what struck…
Daniel Davis knows a thing or two about monsters. Davis illustrates them on the regular for his arts, prints, and goods company Steam Crow, which he runs with his wife Dawna. The duo’s designs of spooky-cute creatures have garnered quite the ravenous following. It’s such a success, in fact, that…
Spontaneous. Colorful. A touch of eccentric. That’s how the fresh tags on the clothing at Vintage by Misty’s new Scottsdale location describe the shop, its contents, and the women who flock to it…
Finally, Phoenicians who enjoy a cocktail with a view can once again head to The Clarendon’s rooftop hangout. As far as a proper (and stylish) christening goes for the recently renovated – and now elevator accessible – area, Remixing the Runway seems like a fair fit.The Sunday, October 27, event…
Before the lights go out on Lit Lounge (just for a spell, we swear), the SMoCA Lounge storytelling series puts the spotlight on a handful of funny, fantastical, and heartfelt yarns spun on Friday, October 25.The recurring event will go on hiatus after the October installment, which will include tales…
Between oversize coats, fall shades of gray and emerald, and ladylike layers of leather, there’s plenty to keep you clothed (and stylish) this season. But there are three trends so sad and unflattering that we’d rather you go naked than partake in their unfortunate popularity…
You won’t find cake at Phoenix boutique Cleo & Clementine’s one-year anniversary (instead, macarons will be on the menu of nibbles), but shop owner and fashion designer Monique Sandoval says that a recent addition to the store will serve as the proverbial candles. When C&C celebrates its birthday on the…
From shopping to sightseeing, our tastes tend to veer toward vintage. Hence, Best of Phoenix 2013’s Vintage Phoenix theme. Because of our love of oldish stuff and said theme, New Times and R. Pela Contemporary Art co-present “Hot Plate!”It’s an exhibition of Phoenix-inspired plates, reminiscent of commemorative dishes you’d find…
Phoenix Design Week 2013 is an eight-day celebration of design featuring events, panels, parties, and plenty of opportunities for designers and design lovers to geek out.Things get rolling on Friday, October 18, when PDW opens with a Creative Mornings lecture and continues with the Method + Madness Conference. But the…
Writer, bon-vivant, window dresser, fashion commentator — Simon Doonan is kind of everything we aspire to be. The stylish scribe also serves as creative ambassador-at-large for Barneys New York. On Saturday, October 19, we and fellow fans of the witty, well-dressed Englishman have a chance to rub elbows with Doonan,…
“I dreamed of New York, I am going there,” Sylvia Plath wrote in a diary. When the aspiring writer was in college and 21 years old, she spent a month working as an intern at Mademoiselle in New York, living at the Barbizon, and experiencing the city. Though it’s hard…
Consider Mona Lisa messed with. The Last Supper? Let’s say, supplemented. And as for The Two Fridas, you’d be correct to guess that they’ve been funked up. You can see all of the above (and more) at “Messin with the Masters” — an exhibition that does just that.With wonky works…
Julianne Swartz’s artwork is transformative. It’s interactive — playful, engaging, and thought-provoking, too. The artist is known for her installations that morph traditional spaces into exploration-worthy environments. And her Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art exhibition “How Deep Is Your” delivers on all expected fronts.Swartz will be on hand to discuss…
Phoenix Fashion Week 2013 at Talking Stick Resort was the best incarnation of the annual event yet. With designers ranging from local to international, the three-day event rolled out the runway in the name of fashion. Most was good, some was bad, and a few things were straight up ugly…
Katya Leoncio’s swimwear brand Dolcessa was named emerging designer of the year Saturday night at Phoenix Fashion Week 2013 at Talking Stick Resort. Leoncio accepted the award, which comes with a prize package valued at more than $10,000 in goods and services, before Fashion Week’s finale from avant garde Filipino…
Designer Bri Seeley stole the show Friday night at Phoenix Fashion Week 2013 at Talking Stick Resort. Seeley, who was named emerging designer of the year in 2012, presented a refined, thoughtful collection that stood out among the evening’s established and emerging designers…
A little bit country and a little bit rock ‘n’ roll, Fashion by Robert Black opened Phoenix Fashion Week 2013 at Talking Stick Resort. Despite the strong opening, the annual fashion event didn’t maintain its stylish momentum throughout the evening, which featured local and national designers, including current Project Runway…
After months of super-sneaky preparations, Zara is now open at Scottsdale Fashion Square. In March the Spanish mega-retailer announced the new location on the mall’s first level, also home to Prada, Louis Vuitton, and Anthropologie…
It’s that time of year when we’ve been jonesing for fall so long that we’ve already stocked our wardrobes with all this season’s on-trend items. Now what’s a Phoenix fashionable to do? Naturally, we’ll look to Phoenix Fashion Week 2013 for spring style inspiration.This year’s deluge of designers takes to…
Sure, professorial styles look great in fall. But without the brains to back up those elbow patches on your tweed jacket, chances are the only thing you’ll be teaching is Poseurs 101. Instead of fronting like you’ve got I.Q. points to spare, bend and stretch your brain this October with…
