Italian Style: The Film Series
Yesterday, I published an overview of the events scheduled to coincide with the Portland Art Museum's big Italian Style: Fashion Since 1945 exhibit, opening Saturday, Feb 7. Within that was a brief...
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This Weekend's Style Events
Like everyone else, Portland's independent lifestyle businesses are starting to unfurl after their post-holiday nap. Here's what's stirring for the weekend:—Most every retailer has marked down their...
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New In: The Day's News in Local Fashion, Retail, and Design
The city's independent design, retail, and lifestyle brands? Here's what's up with them as of today:—Shark Tank has moved its airtime from Fridays to Tuesdays, and who should be on tomorrow night's...
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A Word with Rachel Rector, Star of Unmentionable: A Lingerie Exposition
Next Tuesday (Feb 10 at Doug Fir, $10-12) will be the fourth annual Unmentionable lingerie fashion show, a welcome newish winter tradition in which local designers of enticing underthings will present...
View ArticleProject Runway All Stars: Michelle Is Still in, and It's Time to Pay Attention
Like 95 percent of all basketball games, it's the final quarter of Project Runway/All Stars episodes and seasons that are worth paying attention to. And so it has come to pass that brilliant Portland...
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This Week's Style Events
Aaaaand, we're back in business, snapping back into action on the eve of a retail-heavy First Thursday, just like old times.• In First Thursday fashion, Porch Light is staying up late for a trunk show...
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Bryce Black: A Fade to Light Preview
We're on the cusp of a late-winter bumper crop of exciting fashion happenings. The Portland Art Museum's Italian Style exhibit, for one thing, opens this Saturday with a room dedicated to Portland...
View ArticleMichelle Lesniak Exits Project Runway All Stars in Punk Rock Fashion
Last night at the Back Stage Theater, the semi-secret upstairs lounge was standing room only (hope you enjoyed all the extra seating, semi-full main room of Blazers fans!) to watch Portland designer...
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This Week's Style Events: Valentine's Day Edition
If you are not running around this city picking out jewelry, you are way behind the game. And now for your accessories sales already in progress:• Now through Saturday, take advantage of Lizard...
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Michelle Lesniak: A Fade to Light Preview
We're in the midst of a late-winter bumper crop of exciting fashion happenings. The Portland Art Museum's Italian Style exhibit, for one thing, opened over the weekend with a room dedicated to Portland...
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New In: The Day's News in Local Fashion, Retail, and Design
—Orox Leather Co. has dropped its new 2015 line, which includes handy basics like iPhone 6 cases, a Dopp kit, camera strap, and this ultra simple cross-body purse for everyday banging around. I love...
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Photos and Highlights from the Unmentionable Lingerie Show!
Marissa Sullivan (emcee of Tuesday night's Unmentionable lingerie show, the woman behind Portland's Pretty, and former Merc employee/BFF) will kick someone's ass if they try to take photos during...
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This Week's Style Events
Usually this is the best time of year to buy past-season winter/fall merch at deep discounts and comfortably wear it through May. Yesterday I bought a winter dress that I'm not sure I'll be able to...
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New In: The Day's News in Local Fashion, Retail, and Design
—Now that we are on the verge of recreational pot legalization coming into effect, I wonder if we will be seeing more or fewer models hitting pipes in lookbook photos? For now, (occasional Mercury...
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WWJJD: A Fade to Light Preview
The semi-annual Fade to Light fashion show looms, just one week away (Wed Feb 25 at Crystal Ballroom)! The last couple iterations of this show have featured WWJJD—a collaboration between Joshua Buck...
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Altar Houseline: A Fade to Light Preview
We're now less than a week away from the next edition of Fade to Light (Wed Feb 25 at the Crystal), the fashion show that also tasks designers with creating short films to introduce their work. Their...
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New In: The Day's News in Local Fashion, Retail, and Design
—Hand Eye Supply busted out another one of their charming "field trips," wherein they photograph a person who professionally or habitually engages in an activity appropriate to the intended purpose of...
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• One of Portland’s most irreverent designers of casual but well-tailored streetwear, Brady Lange, is hosting a sample sale of his already reasonably priced designs at up to 85 percent off. He makes...
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Veil & Valor: A Fade to Light (TONIGHT!) Preview
Tonight is the winter installment of the bi-annual Fade to Light fashion (and film) show, which means if you haven't gotten your tickets already, your only option is the Crystal Ballroom box office....
View ArticleDiamond in the Rough: Noriko Kikuchi at RAW
I've always regarded events that are part of the RAW: Natural Born Artists franchise with caution. Firstly, because they're a franchise, based in Los Angeles, that hosts events in over 60 locations...
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