On Grand Boulevard and 7th Street sits the coolest barber shop in town—Buffalo Mane, owned by hair stylist Krystal Smith Leitner, whose dream it was to open a barber shop, along with…
Beauty
Impulse Purchase of the Week – 10/18
The perfect accoutrement to the perfect mani/pedi is picking out just the right color. But did you know that nail polish you choose is often filled with a mind-boggling array of harsh…
Get Your Glow On
Sponsored Content The Platelet-Rich Plasma Facial activates your own anti-aging stem cells for facial rejuvenation. Ask women—and men—what they dread most about aging and the majority will, undoubtedly, bemoan the appearance of…
Fashion
A Local Cowboy Couturier is Making Some of the World’s Best Jeans
KC’s Ryan Martin, the sole proprietor and employee of W.H. Ranch Dungarees, is an old-school maker of heirloom quality, vintage-style jeans, painstakingly crafting each pair one-by-one. Martin quietly reigns within a global subculture…
Michaela Knittel: Clothing Designer and Vintage Collector
When you meet someone with a sophisticated aesthetic and an unusual sense of privacy, you know she’s one to watch. Clothing designer Michaela Knittel, a 2015 graduate of RISD and a KC…
The Bachelorette’s Alex Bordyukov to Work the Catwalk at Kansas City Fashion Week
If you think that Kansas City Fashion Week’s catwalks are dedicated only to lithe femme fatales, well, think again. The folks over at KCFW came to their senses and decided to mix…
Health
Your Gift for the Holidays—Healthy, Glowing Skin!
Sponsored content Treat yourself to skincare procedures with immediate, dramatic results—and no downtime Peeling for several days, followed by red skin for weeks. If that’s what you’ve experienced after a facial rejuvenation…
Experience Sensory Deprivation “Floating” and Halotherapy
At Salinity Salt and Flotation Spa in Overland Park, experience sensory deprivation therapy or “floating”—a therapy that shuts down the senses to allow for deep de-stressing and relaxation, and dry salt therapy or…
Get Your Glow On
Sponsored Content The Platelet-Rich Plasma Facial activates your own anti-aging stem cells for facial rejuvenation. Ask women—and men—what they dread most about aging and the majority will, undoubtedly, bemoan the appearance of…
Shopping
Standard Style Celebrates Their 15th Anniversary
Sponsored content Do you remember a time when Standard Style wasn’t the go-to place for fashionistas? Yeah, neither do we. The store is celebrating an impressive 15th anniversary. Fifteen years of getting Kansas City…
Impulse Purchase of the Week – 11/22
Have you heard of Give & Partake? Neither had we until a couple of weeks ago when we stumbled across one of their passport dining books. Think of it as dining out…
Haberdasher Peter Arvan’s Legacy Lives On With The Re-Opening of Peters Clothiers
Sponsored content Kansas City clothier Peter Arvan was a trendsetter for decades here in the metro. From humble beginnings growing up on the island of Zakynthos, Greece, Arvan moved to Kansas City…