Portland designer Gretchen Jones wins Project Runway 8
October 29, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
Well guys, it happened. The Project Runway 8 season finale went down in all of its fashion-y glory. So, which tattered, beaten down Phoenix rose up victorious from the ashes of the runway? Why, that would be Portland designer Gretchen Jones! Yes, for the second season in a row, the Rose City [...]
Project Runway 8, Episode 13 recap: “Finale Part one”
October 22, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Erin Flesch, NEAT Contributor
It’s the Project Runway 8 Season Finale (but not for real — it’s actually only Part 1), which means it’s time to get a glimpse of the last contestants final runway collections before they make it to Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Week. We could hardly wait to see what Portland’s [...]
Project Runway 8, Episode 12 recap + photos:
Gretchen Jones is in a “New York State of Mind”
October 15, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Erin Flesch, NEAT Contributor
Last night’s Project Runway 8, Episode 12 put the “big” back in Big Apple. It was the last challenge before heading to New York Fashion Week, so fittingly “New York State of Mind” was all about that big delicious apple. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg even showed up to announce [...]
Project Runway 8, Episode 11 recap:
“A Look in the Line”
October 8, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
Oh my, there was some serious A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E *finger snap* up in Project Runway 8, Episode 11 — “A Look in the Line” — last night! Egos went both checked and unchecked, and two of the six remaining designers dared to go mano-a-mano with Heidi Klum herself. With such a drama-filled episode, [...]
Portland Fashion Week recap + Friday preview
October 8, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Marianne Schnell, NEAT contributor
What did Portland’s finest fashionistas wear out to Day 2 of Portland Fashion Week at the Vigor Industrial Shipyards on Swan Island Thursday night? An inspired early fall array of patchwork ponchos, feathered minis and ombre frocks. And in addition to watching each other, what did all these stylish folks watch [...]
Portland Fashion Week recap + Thursday preview
October 7, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Karen Vitt, NEAT editor in chief
Portland Mayor Sam Adams was just one of the stylish local faces gracing the opening night of Portland Fashion Week at the Vigor Industrial Shipyards last night. What’s that, did we just say the Mayor is stylish? We did! He was looking’ good, even if he claims lookin’ good [...]
Portland Fashion Week 2010 Designer Preview + Deals
October 4, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Karen Vitt, NEAT editor in chief
Local shops are getting just as excited for Portland Fashion Week as the designers showing in the upcoming annual event, which is set to be the biggest and brightest Solar-powered PFW yet. Portland Fashion Week will run Wednesday, October 6 through Sunday, October 10, featuring five days of runway [...]
Project Runway 8, Episode 10 recap:
“There’s a Pattern Here”
October 2, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Erin Flesch, NEAT Contributor
This week’s challenge on Project Runway 8, Episode 10 turned each and every one of the remaining designers in to blubbering, bawling little babies. Seriously, every single person in the increasingly small band of contestants openly wept (a few more than once). It wasn’t because the increasingly Nazi-esque (sorry, Heidi) judges [...]
Project Runway 8, Episode 9 recap: “Race to the Finish”
September 24, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Erin Flesch, Neat contributor
Holy Project Runway, Batman! This week’s Episode 9, “Race to the Finish” was not messing around in the prize department. We absolutely love the high stakes challenges, and this time the pot of the gold at the end of the runway was… well, basically a pot of gold, or $20,000 if [...]
Project Runway 8, Episode 8 recap:
“A Rough Day on the Runway”
September 19, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
Instead of looking forward, this week’s episode of Project Runway 8 turned to the past for inspiration. The muse of Episode 8, “A Rough Day on the Runway” was the late great Jackie O. and her iconic brand of American sportswear style. Were the remaining designers able to live up to her well-dressed spirit? Well, not [...]
