Blog — Spotlight Closet

May 2025 Spotlight Closet: actress, writer, and singer Sarah Rudinoff May 2025 Spotlight Closet features Sarah Rubinoff. Known as an actress, writer, and singer, Sarah has been making theatrical work in Seattle for 30 years. As an actress, she has performed roles in every major theatre in Seattle and has sung and performed cabaret at venues all over the country. Sarah won a Stranger Genius Award in theater, many Footlight Awards from the Seattle Times and was included in the book and PBS Special, Seattle 100-Portrait of a City chronicling Seattleites who drive culture in the city. Sarah's 2024 retrospective...

April 2025 Spotlight Closet: Two Big Blondes Manager & Stylist Lora Dalman Lora Dalman has been working at Two Big Blondes for eleven years (in May!) and her styling and creativity is an integral element of Two Big Blondes. We're celebrating her birthday month with a Spotlight Closet! Lora's personal style alternates between an eclectic & bohemian aesthetic to very utilitarian, comfy, and sporty style...with an edge! "I feel that my personal style is the best reflection of my personality and how I care for myself. It's ever-evolving. It can be as imaginative or whimsical as we want for it...

January 2025 Spotlight Closet: Writer & Activist Ijeoma Oluo Ijeoma Oluo is a Seattle-based writer, speaker and internet yeller. She is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller So You Want to Talk About Race; Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America; and BE A REVOLUTION: How Everyday People are Fighting Oppression and Changing the World - and How You Can, Too. Ijeoma has also become a style & beauty icon and shares her styling & beauty tips through her secondary Instagram account @ijeomatoo. We are so honored to be able to feature Ijeoma's collection, which features...

February 2025 Spotlight Closet: Wedding & Event Planner Jake Taylor Jake Taylor has shaken up the Seattle Events community with his company, Functions and Gatherings. a bespoke wedding planning company focused on making the wedding planning journey stress-free and fun. "We focus on the queer experience because acceptance doesn't cut it-our love deserves to be celebrated! In a hyper-normative industry, we want to break the mold and have a blast doing it." While weddings are the primary focus, events that celebrate queer love and strengthen communities are really what they love to do! Jake is a Seattle native originally from...

June 2024 Spotlight Closet: Candace Frank Candace Frank is a clothing and costume designer, fat liberation activist, artist & long-time Two Big Blondes friend & consignor! In the summer of 2022 Candace founded Chub Rub, a brand where playfulness, softness, and edginess collide. The site also showcases Candace artwork as stickers, art prints & fat liberationist tees. During COVID she founded Crafters Against COVID-19 Seattle, a volunteer-based non-profit organization that delivered over 100,000 masks to vulnerable populations. Candace's Spotlight Closet reflects her playfulness and flirty, sexy fun. Her collection ranges in sizes 3X - 6X. More clothing and Candace's creative...