A couple months back, after spending an afternoon drooling over eBay shop Meat Market Vintage’s eclectic, sometimes out-there stock, we mooned over the possibility that the couple who run the online store, Cory Martinez and Ben Funke, might someday have a place where we could admire their funky wares IRL…
Each week Gem features one standout piece from a local shop. Whether it’s a jacket, necklace, or handbag, it’s on our have-to-have list. What: Every lady needs a Vegas dress, and this one takes the cake… that you can jump out of. But seriously, this flashy party frock combines fun,…
It’s Monday. And if you’re headed to any environment with four walls, a computer, and a semi-professional coworker or two, it means you’re going to work. But why bother getting all dressed up for the beginning of the week? Who says “Dress for the job you want,” anyway? Thanks to…
It wasn’t A Chorus Line, but it sure was a production. The Alternative Fashion Society made its debut at Crescent Ballroom on Saturday with the showcase Animal Royale, featuring a flock of models ranging from curvy to stick thin boasting a kind of T&A not typical of runway shows. Not…
Welcome to the Morning Buzz, a catch-up on interesting happenings around the city and country and a quick guide to what (and who) to keep your eyes on. We’ll be here, first thing every weekday, to get you going. Here’s what’s buzzing this morning: 1. Tonight: The Visual Language of…
Strip club owners will try absolutely anything to get you to step through their front door (preferably with pockets full of cash). For many of the Valley’s numerous ecdysiast parlors, it means two-for-one drink deals, theme nights, or special appearances by porn stars. Other establishments, however, entice patrons by giving their…
If you can’t make the trip out to the The Boston Public Library to take a long, drooling look at its print department, take advantage of its updated flickr set. Recently added, was an album of the library’s poster collection, including more than 350 vintage travel posters from the 1920s…
If you’ve ever wanted to know more about the artform and fashion statement, head to Downtown’s Heard Museum, where “Native American Bolo Ties- Vintage and Contemporary Artistry,” is on display through September 3.The exhibition features ties from the museum’s permanent collection of more than 170 bolo ties, as well as more…
1. Silent Auction at the Ceramic Research CenterPlace your bid — ASU’s Ceramic Research Center is hosting a silent auction on pieces by local, national, and international artists through this weekend. (We have our eye on a piece by local artist Mike Prepsky, pictured above.) In conjunction with the CRC…
Fair warning: Just because you smell like Thor doesn’t mean you’re going to score Natalie Portman — or any girl for that matter. In fact, there’s no guarantee of any direct (or physical) benefit of smelling like a big, sweaty superhero, but that hasn’t stopped fragrance company JADS international from releasing…
Each week Gem features one standout piece from a local shop. Whether it’s a jacket, necklace, or handbag, it’s on our have-to-have list. What: This vintage Diane von Furstenberg dress is cut in a mod, slouchy silhouette, with an orange Creamsicle color scheme. It’s a summery crochet that could fashionably…
Dear anyone (and everyone) who has ever considered cutting a mustache out of felt and putting it on, well, anything, It’s time to let go. Not only is your fascination with this variety of facial hair a little disturbing, it’s a little late. The mustache (as it’s currently known in embroidered pillow,…
Calling all fashion inspired uniquely gifted artists: For the first time in Arizona, Fashion Fantastico is hosting a wearable arts event. Fashion Fantastico is an event that allows the human body to become a canvas and allows fashion and art to become a performance. And this year, the group’s members are…
1. “Lift Every Voice” Black Art Showcase The Civic Space Park Collaboration is looking for artwork for its “Lift Every Voice Black Art Showcase,” scheduled to open the First Friday of February. Show curators say the exhibition, which will take place in the park, is meant to “infuse a cultural aspect…
1. This week at Sundance Film Festival Our friends at LA Weekly are on the ground at Sundance and posting daily updates on new films, breakout roles, and festival surprises. Follow film critic Karina Longworth as she checks out Sundance’s most anticipated films at LA Weekly’s Style Council and on Twitter…
Friends, creatives, crafty types, and internet obsessed — meet Pinterest, the prettiest time suck you’ll ever see. No need to worry about small talk, Pinterest will cut to the chase. It already knows all your friends from all your networks and is wide open to anything you’d like to pin on…
Inside the ever-open door of SEVEN13SK8 in downtown Phoenix is a space home to quality roller skate parts, street-fashionable accessories, and abstract paintings by Kristine Brambilla. The local artist just finished the store’s exterior mural (and a few others on the neighboring storefronts in the OPtic complex on Third and McKinley…
1. Scandalesque Presents: FilmBar VignettesThis Saturday, the Scandalesque Vixens will perform center stage at Downtown’s FilmBar. The group, known for their acrobatic ballet and burlesque performances, will perform vignettes featuring individual scandalesque talents. The feather and leather-clad ladies will take the stage at 10 p.m.. Tickets are $25. More info here. …
Despite Julia Chaplin’s seemingly constant globe-trotting (she’s recently spent time in Uruguay and Brazil, and travels to Mexico today), the writer insists she’s an interloper — a sort of Margaret Mead when it comes to understanding and documenting gypset culture.What’s “gypset”? It’s pretty simple actually. Combine the roaming lifestyle of…
The GROWop and Butter Toast, two of our favorite hunting grounds for vintage treasures in downtown Phoenix, welcomed a new (and stylish) neighbor last month. Located in a converted historic home on Sixth Street, Nostra Style House is a new boutique in the former Roose Salon space on Roosevelt Row. Style-wise, Nostra straddles the line that…
Each week Gem features one standout piece from a local shop. Whether it’s a jacket, necklace, or handbag, it’s on our have-to-have list. What: With Valentine’s Day coming soon (and keeping in mind the unyielding forgetfulness of boyfriends, fiancees, and husbands everywhere), Chadwick The Jeweler has grouped together a collection…
1. Phoenix Comicon KickoffPhoenix Comicon released the official details of its kickoff, an annual tradition where Comicon fans gather to hear more details about the event and special guest announcements and to score bags of free stuff. The kickoff this year is on February 2 at 7 p.m. in room…
