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If you've shopped at Fox's anytime over the last 27 years, then you've no doubt met or had the pleasure of working with our beloved Mariko Winters. Her smiling face and calm disposition have been a constant at Fox's since 1989. Mariko is planning to retire on her birthday next August, which will make this Mariko's last holiday season with us. We asked Mariko a few questions that we thought you'd enjoy about her time here - let's take a little trip down memory lane!

When did you start working here and why jewelry?- May 1^st 1989. My friend at church was Zach Mann’s kindergarten teacher and knew that Chai was looking for someone who spoke Japanese.

What do you remember about your interview?- Chai asked if I could write really small. Because back then we hand wrote all the tags for each piece of jewelry.

What was the first piece you ever sold?- A Tiffany & Co. Pin for $3,000.00

What is one thing you loved about that time?- I loved selling Tiffany silver. Buses of tourist would come in and we would line up all the receipts on the case and go down the line.

What is your favorite thing about your career?- Custom. I love building a piece from scratch. One of my favorite pieces I ever made for a client was a jade men’s ring with the most beautiful piece of orange jade.

What is one of the craziest things that happened at work?- The earthquake in 2001. I was on the phone with a client and all of a sudden the huge Chihuly sculpture we had hanging from the ceiling started to sway and I said “I have to go I think we are having an earthquake”.

What is the strangest request you ever received?- Diamonds set into someone’s teeth!

Who is the most famous person you ever helped?- Michael Douglas and Grand Master Flash.

What is one of your favorite memories?- Going to Japan with Chai and Joy to meet a client. After that I took them on a tour of my hometown Nagoya. It was amazing!

What will you miss most about Fox’s?- My colleagues and Sushi Day!!

What will you do in your retirement?- I am going to see the total eclipse in August in Wyoming. I will travel the country with my husband Dan and our doggies in our RV. My favorite places are the Mayan Ruins and Utah I plan to go back. We love to mushroom hunt and dig for razor clams. And spend time with my grandchildren.

Seattleites can handle rain, but when it comes to heat we are pretty wimpy around here. When the temperature soared over 90 degrees this week, our solution was to seek refuge at the nearby Shug's Soda Fountain!

This gem in Pike Place Market just opened in May. There is a lot of delicious ice cream in Seattle, but this lovely little ice cream parlor is unlike anything else in the city. It features counter seating at a vintage 1930's era soda fountain with a marble countertop, tables inside and out, and a walk up express window outside. 

Shug's serves a rotating menu of ice cream from Lopez Island Creamery (Wild Mountain Huckleberry and Just Peachy are being featured at the moment), served on the cone or made into milkshakes, malts, sodas, floats, and sundaes with housemade syrups, sauces, and toppings.

They also serve coffee, tea, beer, wine, and champagne. If you're feeling fancy, you can even have your ice cream float made with prosecco!

Shug's Soda Fountain is located at 1525 1st Avenue in downtown Seattle, just a short walk from Fox's Seattle.

Here at Fox's Seattle, we appreciate the skill and dedication it takes to make something by hand. So when we discovered these beautifully made clogs on Instagram we knew we'd found something special. 

Bryr's website says it best: "Bryr Studio is a collection of hand-made clogs inspired by the West Coast lifestyle. Based out of their workshop in the Dogpatch district of San Francisco, every pair of Bryr clogs are hand-made by Isobel and her small team. Dedicated to the simple idea that the best products are made with the best materials, Bryr clogs are constructed using the strongest and most supple American leathers, and traditional European solid wood bases."

To order, you choose from 2 heel heights, 18 different leather colors, and several different styles to create your own custom pair. The possibilities are so endless that we had a hard time choosing. In the end, the combination of neon orange and veg tan leather seemed like the perfect mix for spring in Seattle. We think they look amazing with our collection of 24 karat gold jewelry from Gurhan!