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About fashionistainaspen

Hi! I've been the fashion writer for the Aspen Daily News for five years. I'm probably the only one in the Rocky Mountains since no other ski area in the region can boast our brand of style, events, and now, even our own Fashion Week. Please contact me with any ideas, events or links that you think my readers need to know! My motto: Do it with style!

Reviews of 2 Fashion Theatre Events

There were two great fashion events in the Roaring Fork Valley this month, neither of which should be missed next year if you like fun fashion choreographed to driving music creating an energetic mood with a great beat all intertwined … Continue reading

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Aspen AIDS Benefit Fashion Show in its 2nd Year

If you’re in town, you should not miss this year’s AIDS benefit Fashion Show at the Belly Up this Wednesday, March 27th.  The Telluride-born event, an amazing mix of fashion and performance art, started 20 years ago, as a nonprofit … Continue reading

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Spring Fashion Preview

It’s still snowing in Aspen….Halleluia!….but spring began officially yesterday, and the snow will be melting quickly now.  We love Aspen summers, short as they may be, and we girls need to be ready to go shopping for some pretty new … Continue reading

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Aspen Women’s Business Luncheon

Last Thursday, I made my first public speaking appearance in Aspen, asked to speak at the Women to Women luncheon at the Explore Bookstore.  Seventeen women lunched and chatted about their backgrounds…all fascinating…and their present endeavors.  I was blown away … Continue reading

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Aspen Winter X Games – Fashion & Style Report

Shaun White 6-peats in the Snowboard Superpipe.  Competing since he was 13, he is now the veteran champion of the competition at 26.  Kelly Clark, competing since she was 16, who debuted with White at Mt. Snow, Vermont, becomes the first woman … Continue reading

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Pixillation in Aspen – Live and in person!

I was watching my favorite late now talk show a few nights ago, appropriately named “The Late, Late Show” with Craig Ferguson.   He opened the show with a kid wearing a bright green hoodie with a multi-hued pattern, one could … Continue reading

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Making Merry with Fendi and Freestyle

The Christmas holidays are magical everywhere, but especially in Aspen,  Colorado where the champagne powder converges on our mountains and our twinkle lights abounding all over town create a dream sequence that ignites and delights all who are lucky enough to … Continue reading

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Santa Claus is Coming to Town….

Thanks to our Snow Dance last weekend, and Mother Nature, Aspen finally feels the way it’s supposed to at Christmas time….lots of snow and lots of people shopping!  Read about our newest additions nestling into our elevated altitude of celestial stores.  … Continue reading

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Halloween in Aspen

Another year of trick-or-treating Aspen style…great costumes, great parties and great weather….for a change!  What better elixir for a divine evening could one hope for?  Read about the history of the Halloween costume from medieval Europe to its present incantations … Continue reading

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Art Crush Confidential

Last weekend, I was delighted, as always,  to attend the most fashionable event of the Aspen summer season.  Art Crush, the Aspen Art Museum’s fundraiser for the brand new facility currently being built downtown, is known to be a highlight of … Continue reading

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