Boulder and the Beautiful

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Want to learn more? Check out: http://www.dailycamera.com/news/2008/aug/14/the-fool-proof-outfit-for-fall-fashion-tips-from/

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Bruz Wear, www.bruzwear.com, of Centennial, designs padded pants to protect your kids’ knees and bum.

Yay: The pants ($39 and up) encourage exploring, crawling and, well, just being a clumsy kid. Also great for children with hemophilia. Not to mention, the pants are super cute, with animal print and butterfly pads.

Hmm: Why didn’t they come up with these sooner (said while eyeing my scarred hamburger knees)?
 

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Ambajam, www.ambajam.com, of Denver, makes kid clothes and blankets that feature brightly colored animal appliques, $26. Find Ambajam designs at Poppy, 2098 Broadway St., in Boulder.

Yay: The appliqués hip up drab baby clothes, and can be reapplied on clothes as the child grows. The animals have crazy designs, textures and colors, with names like “tangerine orange” and “turquoise snow cone.”

Hmm: Maybe it’s just me, but I can’t help but thing that these patterns look like something you’d want around if you popped a bag of magic mushrooms.

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How many “t’s” is it OK to put on “hottttt” until it gets redundant? I don’t feel like I could put enough to express how much I dig this dude’s shirt:

Shirt from West Side Sinners, 8799 W. Colfax Ave., Lakewood.

I checked out the shop a few days ago and scored an authentic pin-up style swimming suit, halter neck, red with white polka-dots — even with the boy-cut legs. Tee hee. I don’t know why we girls subject ourselves to bikinis that ride up and fall off on in the wave pool when you can wear something this fun. I had been searching everywhere for a suit like this and called every logical shop in Colorado. West Side Sinners not only had it in red dot, but also blue dot and solid black.

I also found a gorgeous purple and black Bettie Page dress on sale. If you are familiar with the gal but not the clothing line, check it out: www.bettiepageclothing.com.

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I saw this in Louisville the other day. It made me laugh.
Then I wondered: Is this what I look like riding a motorcycle?

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Sixty-three percent of the bosses I have ever had sported a ’stache. So I joke that if you have a ’stache, you’re in charge.
Either that, or a porn star. It really depends on the width of the upper-lip hair. The thinner, the naked-er you are whilest taking charge.
Want to rule the school but you can’t grow your own mustache, either because of a genetic malfunction or your gender?
Well, you are in luck.
Canadian designer Melanie Favreau has designed a mustache necklace – a disguise right around your neck, for $48.

Check it out here, at this disgustingly long link:
http://supermarkethq.com/product/2462?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter12&utm_content=206095425&utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_term=Moustache+Fetishism%3f

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As seen on Pearl Street: I am pretty sure this is a cigarette inside this dude’s earring hole.
If you are trying to quit smoking, just one glance at this fashion statement and you’ll probably never want to pick up a cig again.

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Imagine sitting down in a tattoo parlor, offering your back to the artist and saying “Paint me with your needle.” You have no idea what will happen, and neither does he.
I did this and wrote about it.
Read the story here: www.dailycamera.com/news/2008/aug/07/fashion-beauty-beneath-the-skin-the-lesson-of/
Make sure you check out the video, too. It’s a time-lapse of about 40,000 photos/20+ hours of tattooing condensed into a few minutes. Completely amazing, watching the whole process unfold at warp speed.

Direct link to the video: www.dailycamera.com/videos/detail/mural-tattoo

Pass the links on to everyone you know.

But I guess it’s “my job” or whatever.
So I will keep it simple, straightforward and emotionless, even though I am hysterical with excitement.
Everything at the Guess store at the FlatIrons Mall is 50-90 percent off right now. I got fishnet-style SHOES for about $20; a black and gold strapless top for $4; and a leopard-print dress for about $30. And that wasn’t even really digging.
The shoes.

The sales associate said the store has turned into a permanent Guess discount store (like an outlet, maybe?) and they will always have such massive sales from now on.

Now, please don’t go there and buy all of the clothes that I want to buy.
But at least you know. I’ve done my job, and now I’m off to go buy it all first.

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When I was growing up, we had a completely rad basement because one entire wall was floor-to-ceiling a forest. Yes, it was a hideously fantastic ’70s-’80s (I don’t know; it was there when I was born) wallpaper mural.
A few months ago, I was looking for a new house to rent and ran across this one in Longmont with an entire room that was a forest scene. The landlord was apologetic, saying he meant to tear it out soon because it was really hurting the house’s renting potential.
Seriously? Maybe I am just too gangster for this decade, but I think that sounds fantastic. You don’t even have to hang pictures. No, you can’t. Or they look like they’re floating and they totally disrupt the vibes of your outdoor-indoor sanctuary.

OK, maybe I need medicated. But still, I swear wallpaper can be cool. If you don’t believe  me (understandably), check this out:

Blackbird hand screen-printed wallpaper, www.thisnext.com

Zofanny wallpaper

And of course, the classic and best:

Woodland mural: Graham and Brown

Yes, friends… It’s back.

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