Southcentral Alaska shoppers can purge their wardrobes, get fresh attire and earn money at the same time at a consignment event April 19-21 at the Palmer Train Depot.Leslie Boyd
Lots of shops across Anchorage claim to be boutiques. But a few stand out as true-blue curators of cool, focused on cultivating a style that complements the life you live in Alaska. Leslie Boyd
Zak’s Boardroom on Fourth Avenue in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, isn’t really the new shop on the block anymore, but the initial ambition that motivated the late 2008 opening is the same.
Fur earmuffs, fur-lined jackets and furry, bearded Alaska men: It should come as no surprise that this year's trending accessory at the annual winter festival in Anchorage, the Fur Rondy, is animal fur.
Alaska fashion doesn't have to mean Carhartts and an unhealthy addition to rubber footwear. Just look at what Alaskans wore during the Fur Rendezvous Festival in downtown Anchorage.Leslie Boyd
Need a little Alaska fashion inspiration? Meet esthetician Amber Brophy Mock, mother of twins, uninterested in shoes and unashamed to wear hot pink with anything.Leslie Boyd
Fifty of Alaska's creative class will strut across the Bear Tooth stage this week in front of a sold-out crowd, wearing art that tells a story or delivers a message -- or maybe just got thrown together in celebration of fashion absurdity that "Object Runway" delivers in spades.Leslie Boyd
You may think alchemy is an ancient art, but it's alive and well in Homer, where Michael Francis uses alchemic knowledge to create oils and incense.Naomi Klouda
History tells us that if recently passed legislation to cut taxes on oil companies doing business in Alaska is not repealed by voters, Alaskans may soon say goodbye to annual Permanent Fund dividends and hello to a state income tax.Ray Metcalfe
