Found fashion • Who she is: Cen Cascadian • What she’s wearing: necklaces that range from a Victorian reproduction to a washer picked up on the highway; a rose pin crafted from fabric a friend gave her; a jersey skirt she cropped; and an embroidered scarf from a friend who, Cen laughs, “might not know […]
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Pulling strings
Guess which show isn’t for kids? The East Coast Supersonic Puppet Festival will include Red Herring Puppets’ classic Aesop’s Fables, top, and Dramaton Theater’s spooky The Traveler, below, among other performances (including one by Muppets scion Heather Henson). In the 1996 tearjerker Fly Away Home, Anna Paquin plays a “tween” in Canada who discovers an […]
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Highland games • Who he is: Kevin Williams • What he’s wearing: A twill camouflage kilt from Utilikilt.com and a sporran bag from Amerikilt.com. (“Usually a sporran is worn in the middle,” Kevin explains — he updated his by adding a chain and wearing it like a messenger bag.) • Why we love it: Kilts […]
In step
When one thinks of the West, various iconic images come to mind — deer and antelope cavorting, ten-gallon hats, country line dancing, Wrangler jeans — though certainly not kilts or Canadians. But at least two groups performing at Waynesville’s international-dance festival Folkmoot aim to take back pearl buttons. “The wide-open spaces of the West, its […]
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What to wear to the Stonewall Pride March (as seen on Sunday, July 2) • Who they are: Pork Chop (left) and Lobco • What they’re wearing: On Lobco, a blue cotton dress made by her grandmother with a patch-pocket she added, argyle socks and black boots; on Pork Chop, an outfit Lobco created — […]
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Scenes from a ball • Who they are: Jennifer Shelton and Gregory Mayer • What they’re wearing: On her, a red satin evening gown with matching stole; on him, a red-and-white pinstriped suit, red fedora, tie and pocket square. • Why we love it: Jennifer and Greg were one of the most stylish couples at […]
Everybody?s doing it
After actress Rachel McAdams balked at posing nude, sprawled across a set of satin sheets, on the cover of Vanity Fair this past February, the slightly kinky (and highly airbrushed) layout looked doomed. And then guest editor Tom Ford gallantly (though fully clothed) jumped into the frame with remaining starlets Scarlett Johansson and Keira Knightley […]
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Hobo boho • Who he is: Street performer Soup • What he’s wearing: A wool Civil War-era coat with tails and brass buttons, pinstripe pants with suspenders and striped neck tie (under the jacket). • Why we love it: Of his wardrobe, Soup shrugs, “I just acquire s**t” — but his vagabond-meets-Vaudeville style has an […]
The weight of human hours
“I love my life; I love my job,” announces 31-year-old artist C.J. Randall. “I live in a mansion; I own two cars,” and if he wants to “follow the creative muse,” the artist notes, he doesn’t have to pull a 9-to-5 shift first. Randall also gets to log significant mileage on the festival circuit, traveling […]
Seeing red
Red is a confidence color: Mary Jo Marshall models an outfit from Honeypot. Being a top arts town — American Style has us second behind Santa Fe — takes more than buying an easel or learning a few dance steps. The Asheville Area Arts Council is an umbrella organization for educational programs, grants, classes and […]
Boys of summer
Most men (and plenty of women) would turn up their noses at a paperback novel with a brightly colored cover bearing some cartoonish depiction of a heart/a couple/a title including the word “love.” Chick lit, as a genre, gets a bad rap — like there’s something inherently wrong with fluffy reads involving shopping, relationships and […]
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East of the sun • Who she is: Mary Singer • What she’s wearing: a canvas hat that she found, black Indian cotton top from a friend, purple Thai pants from another friend and black-and-white-striped knee socks from the Costume Shoppe. • Why we love it: “It’s pretty much all hand-me-downs,” says Mary — but […]
Latter Day suites
“We’re not proselytizing,” insists Desirae Brown, one of The 5 Browns’ quintet of pianists who will open this year’s Brevard Music Festival. “But people ask what makes us happy, and our faith is a big thing.” The Brown siblings, ranging in age from 20 to 27, could be classical music’s answer to the Osmonds — […]
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Retro done right • Who she is: Corinne Kurzmann, owner of Diggin Art • What she’s wearing: Strappy 1950s heels, a black-and-white print dress from the ’60s, Bakelite bangles, matching lucite bracelet and earrings from an Italian designer — all available in Diggin Art. • Why we love it: While dressing all from one era […]
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Happy Goth • Who they are: Chelsea Brooks and Anita Altschul • What they’re wearing: On Chelsea, a green-and-black bustier worn over a lavender tank and wide-leg pants she made from fabric purchased at Foam & Fabric. “I want them to be huge Goth pants, only really happy,” Chelsea explains. On Anita, Austrian crystal necklace […]
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Mod-squad redux • Who they are: Kendra McCarthy & Sean Dail • What they’re wearing: On Kendra, graphic dress from Honey Pot, red scarf she fashioned from cheesecloth, bag made by Jude Stuecker, green boots from Tops for Shoes. On Sean, button-down from Hip Replacements, track jacket from Goodwill, jeans borrowed from Kendra, and Converse […]
The elephant in the room
Two sides of the circus: Above, a promo shot from Ringling Bros.; below, a local billboard paid for by Carolina Animal Action. I almost met an elephant once — or an elephant’s knee, to be precise. I was on the back of a motorcycle gliding down a hill in India when we hit traffic. A […]
How soon is now?
Love is all around: Rumors of a full Blue Rags reunion have surfaced before, but this recent photo suggests a new commitment. (From left: Abe Reid, Woody Wood, Mike Rhodes, Jake Hollifield, Scott Sharpe and Bill Reynolds.) Photo by Jonathan Welch “The Blue Rags [are] something that will never die,” hypes the local band’s keyboardist, […]
Life is (still) a cabaret
Manhattan martini memoir: Asheville Community Theatre presents a swingin’ ’60s romp with Bachelor Pad. “The old-fashioned music still appeals to the child in us,” says playwright and director Ted Swindley. On the eve of the premiere of his modern musical Bachelor Pad, he is mulling over the reason most of us (even if we’d never […]
About the plays
The sounds of shellshock: EbZb Productions recalls the Big One with War Bonds. • The Anatomy of Melancholy, P. O’Connor Puppets: a life-sized exploration of depression. • Bachelor Pad, Asheville Community Theatre: reviving the swingin’ ’60s. • Beautiful Thing, Raleigh Ensemble Players: young love in gritty working-class London. • Beauty and the Beast, Taradiddle Players: […]
In the closet with The Strokes
“I think you’re putting way more importance into [clothing] than we ever did,” insists Nick Valensi, guitarist for The Strokes. He’s on a cell phone in Winnipeg, Manitoba, which he describes as loud, windy and cold, and for some reason, he’s decided to do a phone interview with Xpress while walking along a busy street, […]