so this first picture come from a magazine in singapore- chic magazine. apparently they liked the military boot trend, and asked to use the photos in their trend report form around the world. cool! love that needle+thread has reached such a global audience!
this second photo was featured on the eyes on fremont blog! thanks to gus for posing on that sunny sunny day!
it’s already been mentioned, but i do like to document these happenings… laura cassidy had me come take photos at the FACE event benefiting sunflower children. if you want to see the gallery and write-up… click here. i forgot how delish that via tribunali pizza was… YUM.
sleepy week. other than earth day, and russell, i don’t see a lot happening. calm before the storm? next week is packed… enjoy the downtime…
april 20- GLEE! i don’t know why i feel compelled to list a tv show as a to-do, but it’s too great to miss. and if you really want to kick it up a notch, come hash it out with seattle gleeks on twitter- seattle’s GLEE conversation- #GLEATTLE
april 21- 7th annual choreographer’s showcase – pacific northwest ballet
april 22- earth day. i’ll be in my garden- getting sunny-weather, spend-it-outdoors, grilling-on-the-deck ready…
april 23- russell brand at the moore theater, for tickets and info, doors at 8pm
april 24- casting call for bravo’s ‘the fashion show’ at the art institute – 10am-5pm
april 24- discover dance – pacific northwest ballet – more than 600 students performing- cute! and a sneak of coppelia!
april 24- highland dance – crossroads – bellevue. not a lot of details, but i have a friend performing- so i’m checking it out!
i’d love to hear what some of you are doing this week… as always, i’ve got a list. i’ll be making it to as many of these events as i can- maybe i’ll see you!
april 12- corinne baily rae with guests daniel merriweather and overtone- moore theatre, for info and tickets, doors at 7:30pm
april 12-18- spa week (uhm, yes please) see an article on nw source for a great list of spas and treatments!
april 13- the return of GLEE! set your dvr or hunker down with a slushee and some chips- GLEE is back!
april 15- 25- all balanchine – pacific northwest ballet – for info and tickets
april 15- jason wu at the downtown nordstrom – 2nd floor- designer – 1pm – 3pm
april 15- florence and the machine with guest holy hail – showbox market, for info and tickets, doors at 8pm
april 16- head to toe trunk show at mario’s with moore and giles – 10am – 5pm (events in portland and san fran coming next)
april 16- finally friday at bellevue art museum – promo of event – fashion show, DJ, cash bar and appetizers
april 17- clementine shoe boutique – west seattle – grace gow trunk show – tax free shopping day
april 18- orangette book signing+talk – ballard branch, seattle public library – 2pm
april 18- norah jones with guest sasha dobson – paramount theatre- for info and tickets, doors at 8pm
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i’ve seen a lot of write-up recently about weddings… gearing up to be that time. since i’ve been through it myself, i thought i’d do a post with some links to things i wish i’d had or things i found useful (and include some photos of our day to boot…) Read more
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another week of great events to get you out and about. here’s a short list of things going on this week… see something i’m missing- send me a note!
march 23-29- ongoing promotions at the bravern- my faves include dine around seattle at artisanal brasserie and the champagne and rose facial at red door spa (2010 is kam’s year of champagne for those who don’t know me)
march 23- jet at the showbox market, tickets are $19, doors are at 7pm, buy tickets here. be sure to check back to n+t day after the show for pictures!
march 25-29 pacific northwest ballet, 3 by dove tickets on sale here. follow pnb on twitter. to see pictures of this performance…
march 26-27- blue scholars at showbox market, tickets are $15, doors are at 8pm, buy tickets here.
march 26- 6th annual backstage bash ‘when doves fly’ after 3 by dove, tickets have been reduced, you can buy tickets here. another event n+t will be attending with camera in hand.
march 26-27- first robotics competition- gotta support kids and science, and i love a good geek event. here’s more info.
march 27- prairie home companion, paramount theater, tickets $28-82, 2:45pm, more info here.
march 27- the bellwethers are hosting another of their eclectic soirees. tickets can be purchased here.
march 27- hells bells 10th anniversary show at neumos, tickets $13 adv, doors at 8pm, more info.
march 28- taste of washington, 4-7pm, qwest field, $75 GA, or $125 VIP, 200 washington wineries and around 75 restaurants for sipping and snacking
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it’s another one of those weeks… you know, the kind that you love because you’re busy every day…
march 17- james lanman at the jewelbox theater- 10pm, facebook info right here.
march 18- nordstrom designer tweet up- bellevue nordstrom, 6-8pm, view the twtvite or search #NordyTU on twitter.
march 18- starting the 18th and going through the 28th, PNB’s ’3 by dove’, here’s some info, check back to n+t for pictures!
march 19-20- spring forward event at the bravern. all the info you need is right here!
march 19- ted leo and the pharmacists, neumos, doors at 8pm, tickets $14 in adv.
march 21- metric, showbox sodo, doors at 8pm, tickets $23 in adv. SOLD OUT
be sure to check back next week, i’ll have photos from the ballet, and possibly some photos from metric. have a fun week!
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i don’t often venture to the east side. but i keep hearing about interesting fashion events happening over there, and think i might have to make the pilgrimage.
‘spring forward with style‘ will be going on the 19th and 20th in several shops over at the bravern, get all the info about it right here- featured shops include: neiman’s, jimmy choo, tory burch, piazza sempione, david lawrence and salvatore ferragamo. if you make it over there, mention that you read about it on needleplusthread at any of the concierge desks or booths, and receive a FREE bravern signature tote (i LOVE getting free stuff!).
since one of my goals for 2010 involved sipping more champagne, you can bet i’m at least checking out new spring stock at tory burch (go there on the 20th to get a pic snapped by le21eme), and i’m interested to see which stars wore which choo’s to the oscars (apparently they have some collatoral showcasing stars on the red carpet?) and i’ll sip and nibble to my heart’s content.
for ongoing info on what’s happening at the bravern, be sure to follow them on facebook, and twitter.
needleplusthread fine print- sponsored post by CSM
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we all have our favourite haunts, that being said, a few last minute ideas for finding your sweetie something special…
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EVENTS-
dec 3rd-17th (thursdays) – downtown – an improvised christmas carol – have you been to unexpected productions? HI-larious, and their interpretation of a christmas carol is SO FUNNY. i think i went 3 times the first year i found it. they take suggestions from the audience for elements of the story, and it turns a story we’ve all heard a zillion times, into something unexpected, fresh and FUNNY. GO!
dec. 4th – downtown – figgy pudding caroling contest – if you’ve never been, it’s worth a stroll through, or stay for the whole thing. i love that they block off the streets and you can wander and listen to all the groups sing. here’s some info about the event.
dec. 4th – top of queen anne – holiday magic – from mcgraw to galer, all the merchants on top of queen anne are having a festive night
dec 5th – holiday kick off at the sip and ship in ballard – i know there’s music and a percent off, but can’t find my email about it. i LOVE the sip and ship. and they take a lot of stress out of wrapping AND shipping. two things i’m not fond of.
dec. 6th – the boutique culture warehouse sale – i went to the one they had end of summer… some great deals from some of your favourite boutiques AND this time they’re doing a clothing swap. here’s the info.
dec. 12th – santarchy or santacon… of course they have a facebook page. the best part of santarchy is coming across it randomly.
dec. 17th – holiday party at mario’s, their website has all the info.
plus i just did a search for where to see the best light decorations, and my favourite, olympic manor is listed in this article- although, i can’t tell how old it is. and just realized it’s written by courtney strand, who i met for the first time at blogmeetblog!
more to come, and if you know of something great, email me!
i grew up in a relatively small town. what am i saying… 6000 is teenie tiny. i sometimes feel like i’ve come so far from where i started, that i’m never very sure if i actually did come from there. christmas-time is that period in the year that that i’m fully reminded. makes me remember growing up- maybe it’s like this for everyone…
i seriously start getting giddy, my ADD kicks into overdrive with all the sparkle, music, parties… baking opportunities. i make christmas music mixes and make my husband nuts with the over-playing of the waitresses ‘christmas song’, i like wearing socks and sliding in the kitchen while gene autry blares, and i make cookies i only ever eat this time of year.
since this blog is seattle specific, i wanted to begin to collect all the things i love attending every year. seattle is beautiful at christmas. i love living here, and making new traditions in our city by the sea… i know i’m getting a jump on the christmas stuff, pre-thanksgiving- but… this is what i’m looking forward to, and there it is. if you want to find a list of christmas events, check back and click on inspiration or musings. for the month of december, i’ll make sure it stays at the top. have a happy thanksgiving (we’re doing a small t-day with friends- wii give thanks!- it’s kind of self explanatory…and will involve turkey). hope to see you about town, and as always… i’ll have my camera.
p.s. the picture is from last week and involved no editing but cropping. i’m loving the crazy light shift this time of year- although it is making for some tough fashion capturing.
EVENTS-
dec 3rd-17th (thursdays) – an improvised christmas carol – have you been to unexpected productions? HI-larious, and their interpretation of a christmas carol is SO FUNNY. i think i went 3 times the first year i found it. they take suggestions from the audience for elements of the story, and it turns a story we’ve all heard a zillion times into something unexpected, fresh and funny. GO!
dec. 4th – downtown – figgy pudding caroling contest – if you’ve never been, it’s worth a stroll through, or stay for the whole thing. i love that they block off the streets and you can wander and list to all the groups sing. here’s some info about the event.
dec. 4th – top of queen anne – holiday magic – from mcgraw to galer, all the merchants on top of queen anne are having a festive night
dec 5th – holiday kick off at the sip and ship in ballard – i know there’s music and a percent off, but can’t find my email about it. i LOVE the sip and ship. and they take a lot of stress out of wrapping AND shipping. two things i’m not fond of.
more to come, and if you know of something great, email me!
i would be remiss not to do a round up of all the bloggers who mentioned our meetup. we were glad to have you, happy you came, and so many of you creatively expressed your thoughts of the night. thank you! if you weren’t mentioned, send me a note, and i’ll add you in! next event- spring 2010!
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first up- the lovely rebecca- my co-host and THE clothes horse did a great write up (AND managed to be better at taking photos than my ADD self), you should check it out.
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next- the magpie. after reading her post… i felt that she got the gyst of what i went after when dreaming up what this party could be, and that was community. i love her nimble collages (mine take forever, so i’m less likely to make them) and her juxtaposition of pretty fonts/words and the comprehensive rundown. nice. and thank you! you’ll see a picture of her later this week.
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hey pretty thing took a photo and posted about the meetup- thank you! i’m not sure that we met, but congrats on winning one of the giveaways!
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kristina from beauty revolution magazine blog brought mike adams to photograph, and it was so great to see what was going on all over the boconcept showroom- love the images they were able to capture of the event, thank you mike and kristina!
it was super fun to come across this link from visualtypenoise, thanks for the video antonio! (i’m assuming that’s your name, it was on the belt buckle, and i didn’t come across your card!)
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fashion for nerds made it, even with a cold. great to meet you and glad you liked the party!
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last days of light had such kind words about the party, and managed to post the most photos… you can see so many of the great attendees/bloggers in her post. thank you!
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copystrands did a great list of some of our sponsors, and got some pictures of the podogs- thanks for the mention!
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and finally… tarah from urban fashion network did a write up and posted all of mike’s great pics. thank you and thanks for making it!
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just want to make sure anyone who follows the blog with bloglovin (one of the best sites to follow blogs) finds our new space… here you go.
xoxo- n+t
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advanced style featured one of our favourite men about town – dennis. you may remember dennis from his street style sighting, and then also his style bio. thanks for the post advanced style!
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i love our city. that being said, it never hurts to get out of town, and see some place new. my friend andria, from emerald city sightings, recently spent a month traveling across europe. when she twittered that she was seeing some amazing style, i thought… i want to see some amazing european street style ! so i asked her to take some pics, and she could guest post. she captured so much of her travels through her lens, and i’m happy to have her posting here daily for the next week… although this is seattle street style, i think a week long differing perspective, especially around this change of the season, will be an inspiration to all of us. thank you to andria for taking the time to bring a piece of europe back to us… n+t
from Andria…
Why is it that European fashion is just so darn beautiful? That, I will never know. What I do know is that a simple Seattle girl sure can learn a lot in just a month abroad; about myself, differing norms, and of course fashion. Bold, classic, rich and simple – all qualities I would assign to European style. Effortless, however, is the one qualifier that explains it all. Within days of my arrival in Sweden, I was raving to Kam about the style, so she gave me the go-ahead to gather shots from each city I would be in over the next month and share them as a guest blogger on Needle+Thread.
It may sound a stretch, but I could have used people from each street I walked down; although I managed somehow to whittle it down to a simple seven. All different cities. All different looks. I had a great time meeting these folks – each of which, were more than pleased to share their style with a simple girl from Seattle. I hope you enjoy them, the fashion, flair and maybe even incorporate a little into your own wardrobe.
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i saw that someone grabbed this picture of jessie and posted on chictopia. i’d never heard of chictopia till yesterday. we had a small get together of bloggers (a test run) and were discussing different websites… i’m checking it out…
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the quote from kate calamusa-
On Wednesday evening, Nordstrom presented their always-flawless Fall Fashion Show, but almost as impressive as the runway looks were the fashions sported in the crowd. Local fashion blogger (and Seattlemag fave) Kam Martin captures both this week on her blog needle+thread.
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recently met chris from emerald dandy (when i took his photo). having never been recognized, it was a fun meeting. see what he had to say about the encounter here.
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millie deel saw this dress that jenna wore to the neiman gala and loved it. see what she had to say here.
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last week, i stopped by the CRAVE event at teatro zinzanni. i snapped some pictures of well dressed ladies outside in line… check back through the week to see who we spotted. sidney has a fashion blog… we’ve traded a few emails, it was nice to finally meet her in person. i loved lauren’s pretty feather hair accessory, which i feel like i’m seeing everywhere…
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have you seen the newest post over at the p-i ? jesica is a local clothing designer, we talked about her style, and she educated me on jeggings.
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