Cut + Sewn’s New Showroom Helps Indie Designers Show Off Their Goods

Guys, I think the indie fashion revolution has (finally) made it to the Queen City! While lifestyle stores like MiCA 12/v, Continuum, and Sloane have always carried goods from local makers, Cut + Sewn‘s new retail showroom–appropriately called SHOWROOM–is solely focused on promoting the work of independent designers and artists. The boutique serves as a combination gallery/atelier for the folks who work in Cut + Sewn’s studio, and showcases their creations in a convenient buy-it-now setting....

Podcast Season 2 + Upcoming Events!

Two fashion designers, a magazine publisher, a communications diva, a multi-purpose music studio founder, a furniture design outfit, a Copy Director, a design studio, an online sales mogul, and a Social Innovation Specialist later, and season two of the Creative City podcast is a wrap! Season 3 starts September 21st, so sign up for the mailing list to stay ahead of the game. I really love talking to all these amazing folks about what makes...

Digital Media & Writing

Shop Around // Ossie Boutique

The weather was on the verge of a downpour the first time I stepped into months-old Hyde Park shop Ossie Boutique. I’d been suspiciously eyeing the navy blue clouds overhead when an aMAHzing gold metallic vest called out to me as I passed by the window. I knew I had to find out more. The shop, co-owned by Meredith Borchers and her mother, gets its name from fashion designer Ossie Clark, whose presence and aesthetic...

Current Obsession // Sunglass Fiend

For some reason (I dunno, SUMMER?) my passing interest in lunettes de soleil has taken a turn and blossomed into a full-blown problem. I started the season with two pairs, and have somehow, against my will and better judgment, accumulated all of the above, including a fancy schmancy prescription transitions pair. I figure while I’m at it and the sun is still shining, why not go whole hog and create a full-on sunglass wardrobe? SHOP...