Architecture Design Festival Form+Function Fashion Show
October 26, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
To some, fashion may seem a frivolous endeavor, but clothing (and therefore, style) is an undeniably fundamental example of the basic principal of form meeting function. For people who appreciate the more architectural side of style, there is an upcoming fashion-themed event we think you’ll enjoy. For people who just like [...]
Haunt Studio Sample Sale with nine neat local designers
By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
East Burnside’s latest indie shopping venue Haunt, the studio/showroom/boutique brought to life by local fashion goddesses Holly Stalder, Laura Irwin and Rachael Donaldson, is bringing the best and brightest of Portland’s design talent together under one (tiny) roof and hosting a killer Haunt Studio Sample Sale featuring nine super talented PDX designers.
Haunt’s fall [...]
Designer “Artwear” show Thursday at Anka Gallery
March 30, 2010 by karenvitt
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Anka Gallery’s new exhibit is tailor made for those of us who have always deemed fashion an art. “The Interior’s New Clothes,” a showing of wearable art from local designers, opens with a reception from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. this Thursday, April 1.
Curated by Anka Gallery’s Anna Solcaniova King and Jason Ball of Jason [...]
Most memorable Portland fashion moments ‘09
December 31, 2009 by karenvitt
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Letter from the editor: So, how are you stylish Portlanders feeling about 2009? I’m hearing some grumbling (ie, “2009 bit hard”), but it also seems this turbulent year brought some much-needed change, and set the stage for a fabulous 2010.
The Neat Sheet was born this year. It sort of just fell out of me accidentally, [...]
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Save 50% at Idom Designs holiday show + sale
Next weekend, our favorite trio of talented Portland fashion friends will team up once again for an Idom Designs Holiday Trunk Show and Sale, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 19.
Pieces from Idom Designs (above) and fellow indie designers Emily Ryan and Liza Rietz will be marked down by 50 percent during [...]
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Rietz + Ryan + Idom trunk show and sale
October 22, 2009 by karenvitt
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Three hot, up-and-coming talents in Portland fashion, Liza Rietz, Emily Ryan and Idom, will co-host a trunk show and sale in Rietz and Ryan’s shared studio space, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. this Saturday, Oct. 24.
Shop from the designers’ current collections (which you may have seen in several recent Portland fashion shows), view new [...]
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Watch Pinkham’s “Procession” slideshow
October 10, 2009 by karenvitt
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In stark contrast to the slick Portland Fashion Week productions taking place in the industrial shipyards this week, some of Portland’s uniquely talented independent designers put on a fantastic display of quite a different sort in Southeast Portland last night.
Inspired milliner Dayna Pinkham presented a funereal style procession of her latest headwear designs, worn by [...]
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Independent Fashion Collective show Monday
October 10, 2009 by karenvitt
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Following hot on the high heels of Portland Fashion Week, four of Portland’s most talented designers can be seen in a Fashion Collective show at the Portland Center Stage Armory on Monday, Oct. 12. Liza Rietz, Emily Ryan Designs, Idom (who also showed at Portland Fashion Week) and Fuchsia Lin (the in-house costumer at Portland [...]
