September 2025
Local Fashion
SLUG celebrates the diverse community of apparel designers, vintage shops and beauty innovators disrupting the mainstream fashion industry and keeping Utah stylish. SLUG Photographer Derek Brad shot this month’s cover at Essential Photo Supply, featuring Felix Diaz, Jaemen Cobb and Arthur Diaz wearing “Echo Wanderer” by Rakee Chen.
The Rabbit With Crocodile DNA: Rakee Chen’s SCHNABBIT
At the intersection of streetwear, digital fashion and original storytelling lives SCHNABBIT: a whimsical, wearable universe dreamed up by designer Rakee Chen. … read more
Curriculum Gives Lessons on Telling Stories with Clothes
As soon as you enter Curriculum, you are filled with the sense that absolutely everything you see has been pored over with an immense amount of care. … read more
MAEKShift is Sustainable Handmade Fashion for the Clown in All...
MAEKShift stands for “Moxy, Authentically, Ethically Created & Sourced” combined with “Kimber.” It’s a unique acronym for a novel brand that Watson has worked to perfect. … read more
Thrifthood: A Third Space for Excellence in Vintage Sportswear
The core of Thrifthood is vintage sportswear, and Bostrom is passionate about it. He loves the connection sports fans have with each other and how sports unite people worldwide. … read more
Creative Pacific Keeps Afa Ah Loo’s Legacy Bright
On June 14, 2025, Afa Ah Loo was shot and killed at the “No Kings” protest in Salt Lake City. Now, Benjamin Powell is leading Creative Pacific with Ah Loo’s legacy at the forefront. … read more
Cindy Bithell of The Sew Sew is Dreaming of a...
Sewing fabric into new textiles mirrors how Cindy Bithell lives: creating space by bringing different pieces together. … read more
Wicked West Nails: Couture at the Cuticle
Wicked West Nails stands apart from traditional salons as a space where nail art becomes a form of both personal and collaborative expression. … read more
Localized: dj tyrinha
As a DJ at The SunTrapp — Utah’s first openly gay bar that reopened last year — dj tyrinha draws on an upbringing spent at the intersection of different worlds. … read more
Localized: DJ VI:BRA
Pérez adopted the DJ name VI:BRA, as in the Spanish word “vibra” meaning “to vibrate,” because their approach to music is about using vibrations to navigate. … read more
Cosmica: A Star-Studded Spin on Italian Cuisine
Cosmica certainly shoots for the moon and lands among the stars. Several dishes and drinks sparkle on a menu that just hit the spot. … read more
Stevo Graves: Salt Lake’s Punk Hair Stylist Has Something to...
Graves is a pillar of the punk scene not just in the pit, but also during their day job giving alternative and gender-free haircuts that are completely tailored to the client. … read more
Out-Fashioned and Outnumbered: The Women that Run My Life
It’s bolder! It’s badder! It’s too much for Editorial Assistant Alton Barnhart to handle, but he does what he can with this 1-on-3 interview with his sisters. … read more
