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Adam Arnold and Chromatic Quartet
Never one to let things get predictable for too long, Portland designer Adam Arnold's spring show this year will be, in effect, his collaboration with the Oregon Ballet Theater. The piece is a world...
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I'm looking for a new freelance blogger to help me cover the local fashion, retail, craft, beauty, fitness, home décor, and so forth industries. Interested parties should click over for more details....
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Fashion Forward Alumni Revealed! (Sort of)
On Saturday, April 28 (that's a change from its earlier stated date on April 29), Portland Sewing will launch the eight designers graduating from its comprehensive Fashion Forward program. The show...
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Mistakes Were Made
The Opulent Project is a high-minded collective of jewelry makers that "investigates opulence within the context of our society’s obsession with material possessions. We seek to create a dialogue...
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Backtalk
Katie Freedle, the woman behind popular jewelry line RillRill, is teaming up with Bearded Lady Vintage for yet another new brick 'n' mortar venture, this time on NE Alberta and 16th. It's called...
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Marie Antoinette's Spirit Lives On
Meanwhile, in rich-people world, a pair of Marie Antoinette's shoes, circa 1790, were auctioned off in Toulon, France recently. Guess how much they went for. No, guess.Hôtel des ventes de ToulonTo be...
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Fresh Work from Hazel Cox
It feels like it's been a while since we've heard from jewelry artist Hazel Cox, though her work continues to draw interest at some of Portland's most well regarded boutiques (Lille, Souchi, Una)....
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Hot Or Not: Katy Perry at The Kids Choice Awards
I didn't even know the Kids Choice Awards existed because I am THAT COOL (the only thing I watched yesterday was GAME OF THRONES with the cool people), but apparently it does, and a panoply of random...
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Duchess Goes Mad Men
Another reason to snub Banana Republic in favor of local design: Duchess Clothier has joined the ranks of fashion designers who have been bitten by the Mad Men fashion bug, having released three new...
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Communion, Backtalk, and Stand Up Comedy: Retail News Digest
It's been an eventful week for Portland's small businesses, with two new shops celebrating their grand openings over the weekend, Communion and Backtalk. Meanwhile, Stand Up Comedy has doubled in size...
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Poler Added to the Open Season Roster
In addition to the already kickass roster of Portland designers participating in this year's Open Season fashion show on May 12 at Sandbox Studio, we are pleased to announce that Poler will be joining...
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Bryce Black and the Fashion Forward Update
Last weekend I stopped by Christine Taylor's photo shoot of Bryce Black's fall collection. Black and Joshua Buck will both be headlining Portland Sewing's Fashion Forward show, which once again has a...
View ArticleToday in Sexy Adult Undergarments (Which is to Say, "Diapers")
I caught an abridged version of this commercial on TV the other night, and was all like, "YESSSSSSS!!" For who doesn't want to see Melrose Place's Lisa Rinna modeling adult diapers (which she thinks...
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Introducing Elizabeth Mollo
New development over on MOD: Elizabeth Mollo, who fashion peeps will recognize as a fashion show producer (credits include Portland Fashion Week and her own show, most recently re-branded as Fade to...
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Una & Pariscope
Even if you've never bought anything there, everyone in Portland should be proud of Una. It is one of those few things in this mid-sized city that, along with our Humane Society and city parks, is...
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Tonight: Hazel Cox
In this week's Sold Out column I write about acclaimed Portland jewelry artist Hazel Cox, who, after a bit of a dry spell event-wise, is holding a two-day trunk show of her latest work, beginning with...
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Win Box Tickets to Chromatic Quartet!
The Adam Arnold-costumed Oregon Ballet Theatre debut of Chromatic Quartet premiers on Thursday at the Newmark, and OBT is currently running a contest giveaway for two box seats to the opening night...
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Portland's International Champion (Jeweler)
Usually when I talk about Portland jewelry artists I'm throwing around the names of hip young innovators like Emily Baker and Hazel Cox, but you know who the most badass jeweler in town right now is?...
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Portland is about to embark into a Spring storm of runway shows to rival the actual storm that woke me up at 6 am this morning (omfg, did you guys hear that?), culminating in the Mercury's own 8th (!)...
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