‘Tis the season for fashion shows — sandwiched between Phoenix Fashion Week and the upcoming Scottsdale Fashion Week, the Hispanic Women’s Corporation (HWC) is celebrating its 25th anniversary with music, drinks, and a wide-ranging display of established and emerging designers. Proceeds from “Celebrating 25 years of Education, Tradition, Elegance &…
It’s finally October, which means two things: grocery stores will probably start playing Christmas music … and the Valley will finally be taken over by zombies, candy corn and, you guessed it, Haunted Houses. We’re on a mission to scout out the best (and worst) ones and share our experiences…
“If you don’t have lye, you don’t have soap.” This is the soap gospel according to Kari Bower, creator of Emelmahae Soap Company, who makes all-natural, eco-friendly body products including soaps and lip balms.Bower says unlike many “detergents” and “beauty bars” on the market, hers is real, safe soap that…
It’s not every day that you stumble upon a $2 million car parked on the street of a central Phoenix neighborhood. But this past weekend, we spotted a sweet Bugatti, right across the street from our house in the Garfield District.This beautiful, two-seat car belongs to our neighbor, an artist…
It’s finally October, which means two things: grocery stores will probably start playing Christmas music … and the Valley will finally be taken over by zombies, candy corn and, you guessed it, Haunted Houses. We’re on a mission to scout out the best (and worst) ones and share our experiences…
What do you get when you pack the Marquee full of ravers dressed in white, get the DJs spinning, and dump a few hundred gallons of neon paint on the crowd? We’ll give you a hint: A ton of techno-loving hipsters chucking paint at each other in questionable attire. Over…
frances.com Put those felt swatches, glitter appliques and knitting needles to good use — Frances’ Crafeteria is just around the corner. This year’s crafty get-together is on December 3 from 6 to 10 p.m., and if it’s anything like last year’s, you can expect a healthy dose of handmade goodness…
Welcome to a time before drunken hipsters, resident cats, ghosts upstairs and kickass fried zucchinis — this is a picture of what’s now known as Casey Moore’s Oyster House in Tempe. We’re told it the picture was taken when the house was owned by W.A. Moeur, circa 1910. Thanks to…
Photo by Anthony Lowy, courtesy of Sam LowySam Lowy wears many hats — one for improv comedy, one for sketch comedy and one for stand up comedy. Lowy, an English Literature major at Arizona State University, has been sharpening his comedic skills since he started college three years ago. As…
Remember back in the ’90s, when having a .gif on your Web page showed your mastery of the Internet?Designer Aaron Meyers is bringing the .gifs, or animated image files, back in style by applying an animated .gif of video games and animated characters (shown at right) to one of NASA’s…
When you hear Cheap Thrills, you may think of the local dance party or the Frank Zappa album, but what about a vintage store in Phoenix? Cheap Thrills, located near 25th street and Indian School road, is filled with antique clothing and shoes (for ladies and gents), furniture, kitchenware, artwork…
http://wearthebear.com/ The artists behind Bear Annihilator, a local apparel brand, say they’re dedicated to producing the “highest quality mutant, robotic, over-sized and irate-bear related clothing in the world.” We’re just happy they blog about it, too. The Bear Annihilator brand was born in 2008. Its designs are a blend of…
Courtesy of Modern ManorTime to break out the suits and pearls: Modern Manor (home of mid-century and modern decor in Phoenix’s Melrose District) is hosting a Mad Men party. You’re invited — provided you have an appetite for vintage. Modern Manor promises cocktails, appetizers, photo booths and prizes, in addition…
Phoenix Fashion Week began six years ago as an amateur local production with DIY fashions shown poolside at the Clarendon Hotel.This year’s three-day affair featured an upscale, trendy venue (W Scottsdale), a thumping electro-soundtrack, a complex lighting and video system, attendance by a few pseudo-celebs (does Miss Arizona count as…
Old Town Scottsdale put on its leather chaps and ball gag this Saturday in honor of the Arizona Fetish Ball, where all were welcome to let their inner, kinky selves loose. Given: The fashion element at any fetish event is questionable. But we stopped by, checked it out and took…
Photo by Stephanie Carrico.Sean Bonnette (left) of Andrew Jackson Jihad.Sean Bonnette is the guitarist and singer in Phoenix-based band Andrew Jackson Jihad. The band’s currently trekking Europe and the United Kingdom promoting their newest album “Can’t Maintain.”Even with his crazy traveling schedule, Bonnette took the time to tell us about…
It’s finally October, which means two things: grocery stores will probably start playing Christmas music … and the Valley will finally be taken over by zombies, candy corn and, you guessed it, Haunted Houses. We’re on a mission to scout out the best (and worst) ones and share our experiences…
It’s one thing to post your photography online. It’s another to thoughtfully dish in detail how a work is captured in a The Daybooks of Edward Weston-esque fashion…
Phoenix Fashion Week kicked off the first shows for its sixth year at the W hotel in Scottsdale Thursday night. The event, benefiting Susan G. Komen for the Cure Phoenix, raised funds and awareness to fight breast cancer. Check out some highlights (and low lights) from the shows and a…
Tequila is tricky, and let’s face it, we’ve all had our tequila terror stories: that night your don’t remember, the salt burn on your hand, the horrific hangover that leaves you in the fetal position on the cold, hard, bathroom floor until 4 p.m. the next day. We’ve heard it all, but Danielle Griffin, the Tequila Goddess of La Hacienda at The Fairmont Princess assures us tequila can be tasty, fun and regret-free.
http://www.etsy.com/You’re going to want to keep that cart at “0.”We know darn well we aren’t the first to do a blog post about some of the awfulness that can happen on Etsy.com.So, in keeping with our ongoing wedding coverage, we’ve taken inspiration from Regretsy.com (whose author is also a bride-to-be,…
urbanartattack.com The ASU grads who started Spraygraphic — the creative social networking forum/website — are back at it with their very own street art blog. Urban Art Attack features graffiti, wheat pastes, stencils, stickers, and murals in Brooklyn, Paris, Barcelona, Los Angeles, and yes, even in Phoenix. …
