Because clothing is seasonal the look and feel of the shop is always changing.”
“I enjoy the quiet when I am not at SEWN. There is so much stimulus in my day that when I come home I love the quiet. I do listen to NPR in the car sometimes. Does that make me sound incurably boring? I am an avid reader. Mostly nonfiction books. Real life is so fascinating! Right now, I am reading a book on how dogs perceive the world. Thinking about how smell is the most important thing to them is so opposite from how people see the world. I also try to read a classic novel every summer. This year I read The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. That’s when you understand what great literature is all about. I am usually reading at least two or three books at a time. I like eating simple foods. Mostly fruits and vegetables. Home grown is best. I try to grow lots of food in the summer. People at the shop always ask me where to eat in the neighborhood, but I am a DIY lunch kind of girl”.
“I come from a fine arts background. I used to make paintings but eventually realized that I wasn’t very good at it. I got my masters degree from the San Francisco Art Institute in sculpture/installation. I still make mixed media art. I love objects, texture, color, and surface stuff. Making things for a living is the best way to live that I know how. I love my work. I have never worked a day in an office. I have been self-employed for so long, I can’t imagine any other life for myself. This is my way of never having to up”.
“I have always been a collector and recycler. I live a recycled lifestyle as much as possible. I always consider buying something used first. My recycled clothing line Pearl does not come from the eco-friendly trend that is happily happening now, but from a longer continuum of thought. Making recycled, restyled clothing is a simple way to work that I truly believe in. People enjoy buying recycled, restyled clothing, because it’s fun and easy. They can show their individual style and effortlessly createpositive change”.
SEWN is an active participant in the Broadway Art Walk. Staying open late for First Fridays, they usually try to do some type of special sale, feature a new vendor, or some other interesting promotion to invite people in.
Pearl and Kirsten are in the store three or four days a week. They are in the process of getting a bit of part time help, but right now Jil and Kirsten think it is important their customers get to know them and to see that SEWN is a working studio. “When they see us working they get the sense that our clothes are made on site.”
After talking with Kirsten, petting Pearl, and trying on several outfits, I walked away with a beautiful modern dress made by Jil Cappuccio, a set of hand made pom pom hair accessories, a cool new friend in Kristen Coplans and the desire to frequent SEWN many times for years to come.
SEWN
Monday-Saturday 11-6 Sunday 11-5
18 South Broadway
Denver Colorado 80209
303-832-1943
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