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…
Best of Phoenix hit newsstands Sept. 26. In conjunction with this year’s Vintage Phoenix theme, New Times is collaborating with R. Pela Contemporary Art to present “Hot Plate!” It’s an exhibition of one-of-a-kind, Phoenix-inspired commemorative plates made by local artists. Leading up to the show’s Oct. 4 opening, we’re profiling…
Nobody’s perfect. But thanks to plastic surgery, Photoshop, and life-size Asian sex dolls, we have a pretty good idea of what “perfect” looks like. And it’s downright creepy…
Best of Phoenix hit newsstands Sept. 26. In conjunction with this year’s Vintage Phoenix theme, New Times is collaborating with R. Pela Contemporary Art to present “Hot Plate!” It’s an exhibition of one-of-a-kind, Phoenix-inspired commemorative plates made by local artists. Leading up to the show’s Oct. 4 opening, we’re profiling…
Heidi Abrahamson taps on her couch, retro turntable spinning in the background, and invites her Siamese cat to jump up beside her. She produces a stylish cat collar, made of silver Native American beads strung along a bright red band, from behind her back and ties it around the impatient…
Best of Phoenix hit newsstands Sept. 26. In conjunction with this year’s Vintage Phoenix theme, New Times is collaborating with R. Pela Contemporary Art to present “Hot Plate!” It’s an exhibition of one-of-a-kind, Phoenix-inspired commemorative plates made by local artists. Leading up to the show’s Oct. 4 opening, we’re profiling…
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…
Whoever says “love is blind” obviously isn’t shelling out cash for OKCupid’s new premium option. The online match site just announced it will be making a profit off of users’ aesthetic priorities by launching a new filter feature — or rather, feature filter…
Best of Phoenix hit newsstands Sept. 26. In conjunction with this year’s Vintage Phoenix theme, New Times is collaborating with R. Pela Contemporary Art to present “Hot Plate!” It’s an exhibition of one-of-a-kind, Phoenix-inspired commemorative plates made by local artists. Leading up to the show’s Oct. 4 opening, we’re profiling…
We could handle your prolonged breast feeding plan. We tolerated your Alicia Silverstone-inspired regurgitation diet. But we draw the line — the crusty, body fluid based-line — at your placenta art prints…
Best of Phoenix hit newsstands Sept. 26. In conjunction with this year’s Vintage Phoenix theme, New Times is collaborating with R. Pela Contemporary Art to present “Hot Plate!” It’s an exhibition of one-of-a-kind, Phoenix-inspired commemorative plates made by local artists. Leading up to the show’s Oct. 4 opening, we’re profiling…
She looked like an Indian princess. Tiny and dark, with huge, sad eyes that filled up her face, like a kid in a Keane painting. I was 6 years old, so it was easy for me to imagine her riding atop a big, bejeweled elephant. Teresa Amelia Gomez was my…
Best of Phoenix hit newsstands Sept. 26. In conjunction with this year’s Vintage Phoenix theme, New Times is collaborating with R. Pela Contemporary Art to present “Hot Plate!” It’s an exhibition of one-of-a-kind, Phoenix-inspired commemorative plates made by local artists. Leading up to the show’s Oct. 4 opening, we’re profiling…
Pot heads are all about trying new things:Eeating Cheetos with ranch dressing, beginning a home remodel with finger paint, adopting livestock as pets… Naturally, a new company is now offering a way for weed enthusiasts to expand their minds as well as their retail horizons through what is easily their…
Grab a blanket and heat up the microwave popcorn because your onscreen entertainment is heading outdoors. This Saturday, October 5, IFP Phoenix and the Phoenix Film Festival are teaming up to bring a local lineup of indie cinema to Civic Space Park with Filmstock Showcases Indie Spirit…
Best of Phoenix is on newsstands now. In conjunction with this year’s Vintage Phoenix theme, New Times is collaborating with R. Pela Contemporary Art to present “Hot Plate!” It’s an exhibition of one-of-a-kind, Phoenix-inspired commemorative plates made by local artists. Leading up to the show’s Oct. 4 opening, we’re profiling…
It must be hard for men — constantly being aware of how little women are ogling your package, living in fear of unexpected cold fronts, and spending countless hours in the mirror wondering the age old question, “Do these pants make my penis look small?” Fortunately there’s a new Tumblr…
Best of Phoenix hit newsstands Sept. 26. In conjunction with this year’s Vintage Phoenix theme, New Times is collaborating with R. Pela Contemporary Art to present “Hot Plate!” It’s an exhibition of one-of-a-kind, Phoenix-inspired commemorative plates made by local artists. Leading up to the show’s Oct. 4 opening, we’re profiling…
Halldor Hjalmarson is that rarest of things: A fine artist who stayed in town, worked hard at his art, and made a name for himself here. His signature style — three-dimensional, “sprigged” clay vessels depicting Sonoran plants and wildlife, glazed in earth tones and brilliant blues — is recognizable from…
Best of Phoenix hit newsstands yesterday. In conjunction with this year’s Vintage Phoenix theme, New Times is collaborating with R. Pela Contemporary Art to present “Hot Plate!” It’s an exhibition of one-of-a-kind, Phoenix-inspired commemorative plates made by local artists. Leading up to the show’s Oct. 4 opening, we’re profiling each…
