Seattle - May 30, 2008

Shoe’s the Boss

Dolce Vita Boutique Opens

Sipping a Big Gulp in cutoffs and jellies on a summer afternoon used to be your definition of the sweet life.

You’ve since upgraded to kombucha and sundresses, but the sentiment remains.

So stock up for sunshiny days at Dolce Vita, a new clothing and accessories boutique from the shoe line of the same name. The company’s first venture outside NYC and L.A. pairs young designer labels with their house line and mercifully priced kicks.

Appreciate the black Murano glass chandelier and gilded Louis XIV mirror, then get to the goods: everything from architectural pieces by Filippa K, United Bamboo, and Clione to girlier styles by Nancy Rose, Rory Beca, Karta, and Min Young Lee.

With jewelry by Erica Weiner and Kaoru, you’ll be good to go until Labor Day.

Leaving you free to spend the summer in seven-eleventh heaven.

Dolce Vita, 5323 Ballard Avenue Northwest (206-783-4177). To see styles, go to shopdolcevita.com.