With the premiere of Project Runway tonight and Product Runway coming up on August 28th, what better time than now to catch up with Project Runway alum and Seattle native Jack Mackenroth? We got a chance to catch up with Jack and get the deets on PR, Tim Gunn, Kevin Christiana, and the fashion design event coming to Seattle next week. more ›

Show of hands: who here is not at work because you called in "gay"? (That's kinda what we thought.) Today is Day Without A Gay, an awareness-raising event brainstormed by gay rights activists in L.A. to coincide with International Human Rights Day. Skipping work is a sacrifice (time is money) in and of itself, but organizers have also asked participants to spend their day volunteering for human rights organizations and to try to avoid making any purchases. Thus far, we've heard of two people in the entire city who are joining in the fun: one Starbucks barista and one former Project Runway star (Jack Mackenroth, of course). H/t to JSeattle for the PR spin! more ›

On Friday evening, Seattlest made our way down to the fashion event of the season: Product Runway at the South Lake Union Naval Reserve. Nineteen teams competed to show the best couture creation made of interior design elements. more ›

CHARITABLE INDULGENCES: If you're not too hungover from tonight's couture cocktails with Jack Mackenroth at Product Runway, something beautiful involving imported beer and fine Scotch is happening in Fremont both tonight and tomorrow: the HopScotch Spring Beer and Scotch Festival. The festival's a benefit for NW Folklife, so think of your purchase of extra tequila tastings as an act of springtime charity. more ›

Bravo!-glam event of this spring, twenty teams from several of Seattle's best design firms will showcase the innovative (and hopefully, fierce!) haute couture lines they've been challenged to design from manufacturing materials like upholstery, plastics, and lighting. Though this won't be on TV, the entertainment value of this one-night-only fashion show looks very promising. more ›