Did it snow last Thursday night in Denver?
I didn’t even notice.
I was too busy getting so fresh and so clean at The Four Seasons to celebrate the grand opening of their new blow-dry bar, and then learning which warm weather styles to start stocking up on at A Line Boutique’s Spring Trend Reveal.
The three-year-old Denver Four Seasons property has several gratifying amenities (like its truly sumptuous spa), but up until this week was sans salon, a service that Spa Director Candis Ayers told me was in high demand by residents, guests and bridal parties.
Rather than implant an independently operated beauty salon inside the magnificent beast, The Four Seasons installed its own: a blow-dry bar (full list of services and prices here) that offers cuts, formal and semi-formal up-and-down ‘dos, makeup services, scalp massages, bridal and bridal party consultations and more. There’s even a cute little cooler for wine or champagne, to help make the dry bar experience a little more wet.
Located right across from the spa, the new and bright spot is comfortable enough for a larger bridal party but cozy enough to feel intimate. There’s even a hook for the bride-to-be to hang up her dress.
Did The Four Seasons have a Vera Wang gown hanging on that hook, to help celebrate the grand opening? Yes. Of course they did.
A Line Boutique in Greenwood Village also celebrated on Thursday night, with a sold-out Spring Trend Reveal party to give Denver shoppers a sneak peek of styles to come.
“Fashion does exist in Denver,” said A Line owner Karmen Berentsen, “we are living proof.”
And she’s right. Yes, high fashion hangs on the racks of the independent boutique that carries designers like Rebecca Taylor, Current/Elliot, M. Missoni and Rag and Bone – but inside the shop, personal style reigns.
Karmen Berentsen, A Line boutique owner speaks at A Line’ Spring Trend Reveal
This was the takeaway from the night’s presentation hosted by 5280 Magazine’s Fashion Editor Georgia Benjou and A Line’s adorable buyer Mayra Sanchez Garcia.
Standing in front of a giant vision board and speaking to A Line’s biggest fans, Benjou identifed spring trends with Garcia giving tips on bringing those trends to life, while still reminding us that nothing looks better than one’s own individualized taste.
Part of the A Line vision board, at A Line’s Spring Trend Reveal
What to keep an eye out for this spring: Color blocking (think Johnathan Saunders) textured and graphic blacks and whites (think Helmut Lang), trousers (think 3.1 Phillip Lim), and denim – a light wash (that means stop thinking about your dark skinny jeans – yikes).
You know the phrase retail therapy? It’s not just a phrase. It’s real, and the staff at A Line are your clothing therapists.
Dying to try out a runway look for spring, but don’t know where to start? They’ll help to bring life and aesthetic to the look you want to achieve.
Think trends are a bunch of bullhonky, and just want to stick to what you like? They’ll help you take those looks to the next level.
And they’ll be there for you when you complain about how much you hate parachute pants.
“If it feels true to you,” Berentsen says, “It’s always in style.”
