Cheap and Chic Monday: July 9

Cat’s friend Stacy is in town, so she only had time to scout two dresses for Cheap and Chic Monday. Still, either would be a good investment. The black is a perfect dinner and cocktails dress (it’s also in gold for the brave among us), and the sundress comes from…

The Most Boring Terrorist Attack Ever

Sporting beige, desert fatigues and an arsenal of aviators, the 8th Civil Support Team, Colorado National Guard, was in the parking lot of the Pepsi Center on Monday afternoon, July 9, suited up and ready for action. What kind of action? Whatever the fuck kind of action you got, sucka!…

What to Wear Friday: Tran Wills

Photos by Taylor Sullivan Tran Wills is a hard person to keep up with. Between the multitude of fashion shows that she has her hands in, running her locals-only boutique The Fabric Lab with her husband, Josh, and keeping up with her three kids, it’s a wonder that she can…

First Look at July First Friday

“Ruby Slipper” by Riva Sweetrocket is on display at + Gallery in the RiNo District. Ready to get all artsy and hit up this First Friday thing everyone’s been buzzing about — even Travel and Leisure? Well, this Friday, July 6, is the day, and to help you with your…

Poll: Kate Moss and Scarlett Johansson Duke it Out. You Decide.

Cat is just in a picture mood today. Fashionologie sent her over to the French Vogue website, where the good people there have posted some of the advertisements we can expect in our fall fashion mags — you know the ones that double as weapons of mass destruction? Anway, here’s…

Fall 2007 Haute Couture: Armani, Gaultier and More

It’s post Fourth of July, and Cat is still recovering from too much green chile, tequilla and menudo, so enjoy yet some more pretty pictures. This time from Wednesday’s showings at the fall/winter 2007 Paris Haute Couture shows. (Photos courtsey of Elle.com; click on the images for slide shows of…

Sex and the City Movie Confirmed!

This is either great — or terrifying — news: A Sex and the City movie is happening, with Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis all participating. Variety is reporting that the squabbles of a few years ago — when Cattrall wanted the same money and power…

Suite Dreams

For real-estate porn voyeurs, 14th Street is a real wet dream. The heart of the city’s newly designated Denver Theatre District is the site of three pricey residential high-rises that will put 750 new homes in the downtown market — enough to jump that population by 25 percent, even if…

Fall 2007 Haute Couture: Chanel, Givenchy, Lacroix and More

It’s Fourth of July and Cat is eating barbeque. So no fancy commentary, just pretty pictures from Tuesdays showings at the fall/winter 2007 Paris Haute Couture shows. Enjoy. (Photos courtsey of Elle.com; click on the images for slide shows of each collection.) Chanel:…

The Week in Fashion: July 4 to July 8

It’s Fourth of July weekend and the city is emptying out, so there’s only one shindig on this week’s list of fashionable events. But it’s a big one: Glorification! On Friday, July 6, The Fabric Lab is taking over the city like masked marauders, throwing guerrilla fashion shows across town…

Burn Notice

This week Jason Sheehan reviews Chutney’s. Photo by Mark Manger. A few years ago, while working in Albuquerque, I made one dumbass move that almost accidentally ended my cooking career — a full three or four months before I ended it quite deliberately on my own. It was a Tuesday…

Burn Notice

This week Jason Sheehan reviews Chutney’s. Photo by Mark Manger. A few years ago, while working in Albuquerque, I made one dumbass move that almost accidentally ended my cooking career — a full three or four months before I ended it quite deliberately on my own. It was a Tuesday…

Fall 2007 Haute Couture: Felipe Oliveira Baptista and Christophe Josse

Photos courtsey of Elle.com. Click here for a slide show of the collection. Huh. Felipe Oliveira Baptista’s collection strikes Cat as incredibly ready-to-wear. Where’s the pizazz and sizzle and over-the-topness? Or at least the exquisite detailing? Plus, on the whole it seems slightly derivative of recent pop culture. Seriously, Mexican…

Why Sack Dresses Are Dangerous to Your Health

This is one of those cases where a picture really is worth a thousand words. This image is from the July issue of Lucky, and if that’s the best they could get the model to look with a team of stylists and hair/makeup people dedicated to her very gorgeousness, you…

Christa Rost Closes Lee Alexander Jewelry

Photo by Mark Manger. For those of you who are fans of Lee Alexander Jewelry, Cat has very sad news: Designer Christa Rost shut down operations. It seems that she and her husband are expecting a baby, so Christa is giving up her business. (Cat hopes it will only be…

Fall 2007 Haute Couture: Christian Dior

Photos via Style.com. Click here for a complete slide show of the collection. The big event yesterday at the Fall 2007 Paris Haute Couture shows was, of course, Christian Dior. John Galliano was celebrating his tenth year heading up the house, which was celebrating its sixtieth anniversary. To mark the…

We’ve Always Got Paris

The Rocky Mountain News is reporting that the Carioca Cafe — better known as Bar Bar — finally quit allowing smoking inside the establishment, a year after the ban went into effect. But while that great institution has fallen, Paris on the Platte is still flauting the nanny rules by…

Review: Transformers and License to Wed

Just in time for the holiday, two blockbusters are hitting screens today: Transformers and License to Wed. Here’s a cheat sheet on which one to choose when beating the Fourth of July heat…

Fall/Winter 2007/2008 Haute Couture Schedule

Selections from the fall/winter 2006/2007 Givenchy (left) and Christian Dior collections. (Photos via British Vogue.com.) Today marks one of Cat’s favorite annual rituals in fashion: The fall/winter Paris haute couture shows. Yes, Cat loves ready-to-wear for shopability, but she prefers the fancy and fantasy of haute couture — particularly for…

D.A. Bluenose: “Let the Healing Begin”

Larry Manzanares. Did you have trouble digesting the Jefferson County DA’s highly defensive, just-doing-my-job rebuttal in the Rocky Mountain News this weekend concerning his office’s handling of the Larry Manzanares case? Join the club…