One Word: Plastics

To Magritte, a pipe was not a pipe. To Duchamp, a urinal was not a urinal. And to you, a tote is not a plastic bag.

You like your fashion on the surreal side. So you’ll love Melissa’s psychedelic slip-ons ...

Papa, Don’t Preach

Here in Seattle, green is the new black. Everyone brakes for bikers. And friends don’t let friends support sweatshops.

In other words, material girls are as passé as fingerless lace gloves.

Unless, that is, the girl in question is ...

The Weekend Guide

Chin up, sunshine: Fireworks are just around the corner.

SEE
Breakfast at Tiffany’s
What: Opening night of South Lake Union’s new Cinema on the Lawn series.
Why: Feel the Hepburn.
When: Fri. Doors at 7 p.m.; movie begins 30 minutes ...

Sale Bait

Reason No. 135 to love this town: Just when it’s warm enough to wear them, summer clothes go on sale.

What: Ericcé Seattle Spring Sale
Why: Alice + Olivia, Diane von Furstenberg, Tracy Reese, and more at 30-50 percent off.
When:

In Her Shoes

They say the world would be a nicer place if everyone walked a mile in everyone else’s shoes. You say even your worst frenemy shouldn’t have to stick her dogs into your sweat-stained sandals.

But if the shoes in question ...

Dress Code

For some, school uniforms were oppressive tools of the machine. For you, they were a blank canvas begging for safety pins, Wite-Out, and an armful of slap bracelets.

Then you graduated, and your style fell apart. (R.I.P. speedy mornings when ...

A Wing and a Layer

Your triple-chocolate layer cake could well be the eighth deadly sin. And your seven-layer dip has seduced Super Bowl partygoers in three states. But layering clothes for a spring day has never been your forte. (You either end up sweating ...