South Lake Union's new urban dwellings pack a lot of style into very little square footage. The same can be said of Clover House, a home furnishings, plant and gift shop that opened last month to serve the neighborhood's urbane inhabitants.
By Monica Fischer | August 31, 2007
If Seattle smells sweeter these days, we have Burien to thank. That South End city is no longer home to bath and body boutique Sweet Petula, which moved to Madison Valley last month, but it is where owner Cory Smith still makes the store's aromatic candles, soaps, lotions and sea salts.
By Monica Fischer | September 10, 2007
Here at NWsource, we have cowboy boots on the brain. We wrote about Western-inspired wear in our fall trends article, and we followed that up with an article about two local shops -- Insurrection and Horseshoe -- that sell superbly restored vintage boots. Our obsession next led us in search of spankin'-new cowboy boots, and we discovered that you might have to get out of Dodge -- er, Seattle -- to find them. Read on to learn about three local shops that'll have you pulling yourself up by your bootstraps in style.
By Monica Fischer | October 15, 2008
The new greeting cards from Seattle stationery company Banana Blossom Press were created for both fair-weather runners, and the rain-or-shine variety of runners, walkers and fitness fiends who suffer through blisters, aching muscles and long miles in the rain to reach their goal, their personal best or their bliss.
By Monica Fischer | November 6, 2008
When men's boutique Blackbird
arrived in Seattle in 2004, it made news because it was one of the
first contemporary retail stores in the city devoted to fashion-forward
styles for men. Now the groundbreaking boutique, which originally
opened in Fremont but later moved to Ballard, is making news again,
with its own line of apparel and accessories. The collection's inaugural products are a pair of slim, black jeans
with a historic moniker and an urbane leather journal that begs to
travel.
By Monica Fischer | January 20, 2009
If you're a fan of Free People's boho-flavored clothing and accessories, but prefer to shop in cozy boutiques rather than big department stores, you'll be thrilled to learn that the South Carolina-based apparel company has opened a pretty boutique at the corner ofFirst and Stewart near Pike Place Market.
By Monica Fischer | January 26, 2009
If your monthly budget for pampering has shrunk along with your monthly
budget for, well, everything, you may be wondering how to get the
biggest bang for your beauty buck. Massage? Facial? Body scrub? After a
recent visit to Woodinville's soothing Oasis Spa & Salon, my money's on the facial.
By Monica Fischer | January 30, 2009
President Barack Obama can take some of the credit for the recent surge in sales of salted caramels, but Lauren Adler, owner of sweets boutique Chocolopolis, has a more fundamental explanation for our obsession with the combination of chocolate, caramel and salt: "It's just good." Below are the salted caramels on offer at the Queen Anne shop, along with a more of our favorite locally available salty-sweet treats.
By Monica Fischer | February 11, 2009
One of the biggest names in hair arrives in Seattle just in time for Valentine's Day, and to show its affection for its new city, the Vidal Sassoon Salon will give away a duo pack of Davines Love smoothing shampoo and conditioner (a nearly $50 value) with every hair service on Feb. 14.
By Monica Fischer | February 13, 2009
