A random sample taken from men who practice yoga revealed where they get their yoga wear: Goodwill -- or their sweats-and-worn-T's-filled bottom drawer. OK, I actually only asked two guys in my yoga class. But after observing men in improvised yoga wear for years during my own practice, I'm pretty sure my survey results are accurate.
By Kathy Schultz | December 31, 2007
Although she's always been crafty, it was only about a year ago that Seattle designer Jamie Irene merged her love of animals with her creative talent, launching a line of animal-themed backpacks ($150) and pillows ($125) for kids. The menagerie of colorful critters includes Eli the Owl, Arun the Penguin, Agnus the Bunny and Eleanor the Frog.
By Alison Brownrigg | December 28, 2007
Have you changed your drawers lately? That's the salient question posed by Travis Powell, who launched Red Drawers, a Capitol Hill men's underwear boutique, last month.
By Kathy Schultz | December 27, 2007
Anyone who has ever traveled abroad knows how difficult it is to limit foreign purchases to a single suitcase. When Brian McGuffy and Leif Holland, the owners of Capitol Hill home-décor store Square Room, traveled to Europe this past year, they decided to forgo restricting their finds and shipped back a shop's worth of tchotchkes, curios and bibelots.
By Britt Olson | December 21, 2007
Because I am left-handed, my handwriting is often mistaken for shorthand -- those squiggly characters indecipherable to everyone but a few paralegals and secretaries trained in the 1950s. But unlike my quick jots, the characters found on the adorable onesies of Shorthand Press are the real thing.
By Natalie Bow | December 20, 2007
"Where are the best noodles?"
It's not a question you're likely to hear in many boutiques in town. But in the short time that Momo has been open in the food-centric International District, owner Lei Ann Shiramizu has been asked that question more than once.
By Kathy Schultz | December 19, 2007
Bellevue resident Jennifer Corry, who remembers Bellevue Square "when it was not much more than a strip mall," now has a hand in the shopping center's growth with the opening of her new accessories shop, Gilt, which is located on the mall's first level across from Sephora.
By Natalie Bow | December 17, 2007
Even if you buy every gift on your list, plan and shop for every big meal and attend every soiree on your calendar, it's possible to pass the holiday season without finding true holiday cheer. But take an hour to pamper yourself at Julep Nail Parlor, and you just might discover the joy in the season after all.
By Britt Olson | December 14, 2007
Purveyors of physical-fitness chic Lululemon Athletica opened in University Village last weekend, to the delight of Seattleites who were previously forced to drive to Bellevue to shop the Canadian company that specializes in hip yoga and workout gear.
By Natalie Bow | December 13, 2007
If you're looking for the perfect gift this holiday season for the budding van Goghs and Kahlos in your life, pick up a selection of Eye Can Art's projects-in-a-can. The Seattle company's crafty new diversions teach kids ages 3 to 8 about traditional art forms.
By Marika McElroy Cain | December 12, 2007
