It’s the middle of summer, and all Cat wants to do is lounge on her porch with a book and some iced tea. So it would seem that all we’re going to talk about today is Cat’s new stash of summer guilty pleasures. First there was Fashion Kitty, then there…
It’s good to know that Tim Gunn wasn’t always the fabulous make-it-work guy we’ve all come to love on Project Runway. Cat just got her signed copy of his new book, A Guide to Quality, Taste & Style, and he’s pretty candid and forthcoming in it so far. Hopefully his…
Wednesday, July 18 ’60s-Priced Haircuts to Celebrate Hairspray Cherry Creek salon Beauty Smart is doing $9 haircuts to celebrate Friday’s release of the remake of John Waters’ ’80s classic, Hairspray. So come down and get that mod clip you’ve been thinking about, and for a pretty penny, too. Beauty Smart…
Cat’s delivery of books from Book Expo finally arrived, with a little extra something in it from Stacy: Fashion Kitty Versus The Fashion Queen, by Charise Mericle Harper. OMG, it’s so totally darling and catty and excellent. There’s flying and saving and faux pas and an evil high school fashion…
Cat went and visited Lynne Bruning last week, in search of help in decorating an Eero Aarnio puppy for Mod Livin’s July 27 fundraiser for the Downtown Animal Care Foundation. So what did Cat find when she stumbled in? Lynne in a frenzy of tutu making. Pink ones, red ones,…
Things have changed a bit since the days of the supermodel and not waking up for less than $10,000 a day, but these living clothes hangers aren’t doing too shabby, either. Forbes.com has the full report — and a slide show ordering the fifteen top-paid glamazons. Number one? Not Kate…
[jump] Your weekly dose of style for less than $100 per item. Enjoy. Top row, left to right: 1. Nieves Lavi Waist Tie Blousson Top from Shopbop $77, was $110 2. Geometric Print Sundress from eDressMe.com $52 3. Yaya Aflalo Striped Sweater Tank from Shopbop.com $79.20, was $264 Middle row,…
See a slideshow of the whole party here. Cat had a fancy Friday night last week on South Broadway at Fancy Tiger’s first birthday party. Owners Matthew Brown and Jaime Jennings sure know how to throw a kickin’ birthday for their DIY boutique, with a delicious spread of never-ending vegan…
If you went looking for the Libertine line that debuted at Target on July 15, hopefully you didn’t turn up at the Stapleton location, like Cat did. After not finding anything even mentioning the big release, Cat went and asked the woman working the dressing rooms. “I ain’t never heard…
Fashionista has this little tidbit today: The August issue of Harper’s Bazaar features a fashion spread with the Simpsons — and Linda Evangelista — in Paris. There’s Marge in Chanel and Versace, her sisters in Viktor & Rolf, Bart in the front row of the Louis Vuitton show and Homer…
via Just Jared, via W Posh and Beck sizzle in W. Here’s the weekly roundup of what’s hot in fashion this week. — Cat • New York Times: Does a “trophy” wife make – or sink – a presidential campaign? Ask Law and Order’s Fred D. Thompson. • British Vogue:…
Photos by Taylor Sullivan. “I basically wait to get to paid, then I go out and get the nicest clothes I can afford,” says Jon Evans, better known for playing in Action Packed Thrill Ride. “I go to Wal-Mart for T-shirts because they have the best blank tees for $2.99……
Fashiontribes has a collection of the twenty best wide-leg pants for fall, because the more fashionable ladies will be casting aside their skinnies for the flare. more at twiigs.com…..
Cat doesn’t know what’s happening with Octane in Larimer Square — she has calls into everyone short of God looking for answers — but what she does know is that they’re having a “Liquidation Sale,” which is usually double speak for we’ve got to close the doors and get the…
One of the best new video games on the market requires you to take math tests. During summer break, no less. But before you cue up “Night on Bald Mountain” and run like hell, you really should play Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree. Any “party title” that can hold a…
Thursday, July 12 Beauty Bar and Lingerie Show Stop by DC10 for the free champagne and $5 spa services from Shear Productions, then stay for the free drinks (for ladies) and the lingerie fashion show. Just be sure to look fabulous. DC10 940 Lincoln Street Beauty Bar: 6 to 8…
Colorado College associate professor Lián Amaris Sifuentes gets ready for her date. Photo by Casey Kelbaugh for The New York Times. How long does it take you to get ready for a date? An hour? Three? How about 72? Colorado College associate professor Lián Amaris Sifuentes just finished a performance-art…
It’s wedding season, and that means the conundrum of what to buy for a bride and groom who already have everything — or a bride and groom whom you want to surprise with something more than a Target gift card…
Chanel’s (left) and Gerald Watelet’s interpretation of the hooker boot. Images via Elle.com. With both Chanel and Gerald Watelet showing thigh highs at the fall Paris couture collections, it makes Cat wonder if we’re going to see the resurgence of the hooker boot. Certainly Cat isn’t opposed: Cat had the…
Last night Cat checked out an advance screening of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, which opens everywhere on Wednesday, July 11. Security was tight – they took everyone’s cell phones, iPods, Blackberries, etc. and put them in sealed bags you had to retrieve after the film –…
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…
Click here for a slide show of the evening. On Friday night, July 6, The Fabric Lab celebrated its fifth birthday by throwing Glorification — guerilla fashion shows parading down the streets and in the galleries open for First Friday. Even though a lot of passersby thought it was performance…
