Art walks are more often about people watching and shenanigans and less about the actual art. We’re here to guide you through both. Presenting our very own Field Guide — an evolving guide to art walks around town. From time to time, we’ll introduce some of our favorite spots and…
In today’s world, football season never really ends. Sure, the San Francisco 49ers take on the Baltimore Ravens Sunday in Super Bowl XLVII, which marks the end of the official NFL season. But football video games allow fans to relive the big plays of the 2012 season and even make…
Local gaming fiends are going to have plenty of reasons to head to downtown Phoenix over the next few months. Not only is the much-anticipated Artcade Show taking place tomorrow at Parazol Studios (stay tuned for a sneak peek), its organizers are also aiming to open a hybrid old school…
My, that was fast. Already filling Nostra Style House’s former bungalow space on Sixth Street is Cellar Door Vintage, run by husband and wife Jake and Eyndia Ooley. Mostly punky menswear, vintage rocker T-shirts, accessories, and assorted oddities, records, and bric-a-brac fill the new shop. Recently relocated from Brazil, Indiana,…
Gem features one standout piece from a local shop. Whether it’s a jacket, necklace, or handbag, it’s on our have-to-have list. What: There’s plenty of desirable loot packed into the Hard Goods retail space. One of our favorite finds is the selection of Oregon-made Shwood sunglasses, in particular the Canby…
If you’re a prepper coasting through Georgia and have $3,000 to spare in the next week or so, give Killa Kadoogen a call. The 1988 Jeep Comanche Pioneer is outfitted with a custom paint job, a few mini shovels, wooden bed racks, and was made, the owner says, for “Walking…
We’ve only just said goodbye to 2012 and all the great games that came with it. The new year has only just begun, and there’s an impressive array of game releases on the horizon. They stretch across genres and platforms, from interactive story games to fast-paced shooters. Here you’ll find…
Since January of last year, ASU senior Courtney Larsen has contributed her eclectic taste for design and art to the eco-fashion friendly accessory company, Hearts.com. Graduating with concurrent degrees in business marketing and fine art drawing, this Phoenix native intertwines her artistic skills and design motives to serve as both…
If beauty’s only skin deep, then being a model can’t be all the globe-trotting, Tyra Banks-funded fun it’s cracked up to be. We’d imagine it’s quite the opposite: a world of disposable people who have their picture taken, walk some runways, look good for a few years and, once they…
Once a year, Scottsdale’s finest convene with bonafide golf lovers and your average collegiate boozers for a day of drinking, partying, and, oh yeah, golf. For years the Waste(d) Management Phoenix Open has given Valley boozers a great reason to get outside and pretend to like golf — for a…
Gem features one standout piece from a local shop. Whether it’s a jacket, necklace, or handbag, it’s on our have-to-have list. What: Supremely wearable (and gift-worthy) is this statement necklace with hefty green onyx stones from jeweler Kendra Scott, who recently opened a boutique in the Valley. Where: Kendra Scott…
Titus Fauntleroy stands behind a slew of cappuccino-sipping customers at Lux Central. Like clockwork, the very fashionable bartender makes his rounds through the central Phoenix coffeebar. When he’s not at Lux or hanging out in downtown Phoenix, you can find Fauntleroy suited up at Scottsdale’s Hub Clothing, where he also…
“Have Fun, Try On!” So say the small signs sitting inside the lacquered white cabinets at Kendra Scott Jewelry. It’s a hands-on, non-stuffy approach to jewelry shopping that fits the wares beautifully. Displayed in the bauble shop’s cases are enough candy colored gems and customizable pieces to fill the jewelry…
In early 2012, we began inviting creative types around town to write a manifesto — a personal list of 10 hard-and-fast rules of life or pieces of advice. Each manifesto was paired with a local designer who illustrated one lesson/rule in poster form. We loved the Manifesto series so much…
When William Shatner talks, people tend to listen. Not just to make fun of his tendency to deliver dialogue in hammy fashion, mind you, but also because the erstwhile captain of TV’s USS Enterprise has a penchant for amusing and self-aggrandizing quips. Shatner’s famous for his galaxy-sized ego as much…
In early 2012, we began inviting creative types around town to write a manifesto — a personal list of 10 hard-and-fast rules of life or pieces of advice. Each manifesto was paired with a local designer who illustrated one lesson/rule in poster form. We loved the Manifesto series so much…
What: We are entirely positive that if Parks and Recreation’s Tom Haverford were to stage a Treat Yo’self 2013, this fine leather wallet would be on his to-buy list. Where: Bison Made is a leather goods manufacturer housed in monOrchid. The brand specializes in handmade wallets, like this rustic and…
Because there’s nothing more fashionable than a hot model in a tight pair of jeans and an automatic weapon, Philipp Plein gave his runway audience tickets to all kinds of gun shows this week. The German fashion designer is known for stirring the fashion hot pot — he named Lindsay…
Heads up fashionable bike and beer fans, Phoenix-based bow tie company Dapper+Dash is teaming up with The Bicycle Cellar and The Handlebar on Tempe’s Mill Avenue on January 26. Beers + Bikes + Bow Ties will include three workshops on the three topics with special deals on, you guessed it,…
Stashed behind downtown Phoenix’s panoramic skyline and collection of neighborhood hideaways, sits Metro Retro, the modern furniture and accessories shop for the evocative soul. Owner, Heidi Abrahamson, is responsible for her store’s nostalgic ambiance and constructive fashion, suitable for any on-the-go, working woman. Her resume includes a modeling career, jewelry…
On the heels of Nostra Style House leaving Sixth Street for Roosevelt, news has come that Butter Toast Boutique will shutter. The shop, owned by Jasmine Jarrett and Traci Nelson, made a name for itself carrying boho-chic vintage clothing and helped make Sixth Street a shopping destination in Downtown Phoenix…
Ah, the 1920s — the decade of glamorous parties, sharp businessmen, women’s rights, and prohibition. The optimism and change of pace in the ’20s continue to inspire great literature and cinema (just think Gatsby) and continue to influence generations of fashion designers. Phoenix Art Museum’s “Modern Spirit: Fashion of the…
