Project Runway 8, Ep. 7 recap: “What’s Mine is Yours”
September 11, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Erin Flesch, NEAT Contributor
Thursday, while we were here gearing up for the latest installment of our fave fashion reality soap, something much bigger was happening in the Project Runway 8 world 3000 miles away. New York Fashion Week kicked off with an Anna Wintour sized bang (’cause she’s got mega bangs, ya dig?) and [...]
Bridesmaid dresses get new life in Project Runway 8, Ep. 6
September 3, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
After last week’s group challenge fueled trauma and drama, this week’s episode flew by with the greatest of ease. The cringe-worthy moments were down a good 90 percent, and all seemed swell in the land of Project Runway 8 (except for the growing league of haters toward sweet Micheal Costello, that is. [...]
Project Runway 8, Ep. 5 recap: “There Is an I in Team”
August 27, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
The world of Project Runway 8 was turned upside down last night, and in an epic battle of egos vs. underdogs, the meek did inherit the earth. This week’s episode, “There Is An ‘I’ in Team,” broke down this season’s challenge winners (sorry, Portlander Gretchen Jones) and rose up the two contestants [...]
Portland Project Runway 8, Ep. 4 recap: “Hats off to you”
August 20, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
This week’s Project Runway 8, Episode 4 recap might be a bit shorter than most, and here’s why: In our humble opinion, it was one of the most unwatchable episodes in recent memory and a travesty given the potential for awesomeness of the “Hats Off To You” challenge. It might also [...]
PDX Project Runway 8, Episode 3 Recap: “It’s a party”
August 13, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
Project Runway 8, Episode 3 was a party, indeed. That is, if ambulance trips, catty comments and “a transvestite flamenco dancer at a funeral” is your kind of scene. There were copious amounts of party supplies involved. The challenge du jour was to create a look from $100 of supplies purchased [...]
Portland Fashion Week Emerging Designer Auditions
August 11, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Monique Balas, NEAT contributor
The countdown is on for local fad-flashing phenomenon Portland Fashion Week, and the kick-off starts with tryouts for our fave PFW event: The Portland Fashion Week Emerging Designer Auditions, from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, August 22.
The auditions offer a stylish showcase for up-and-coming designers to show off their wears [...]
PDX Project Runway 8, Ep. 2 recap: “Larger than life”
August 6, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
Now that we are firmly entrenched in Project Runwaydom (as last week’s show was still technically “auditions”) we must admit, it feels good to be back, especially if you’re a Portland fashion fan. Local designer Gretchen Jones won last week’s challenge and she continues to prove herself a cut above the [...]
Project Runway 8, Episode 1 Recap: “Sew It Begins”
July 30, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
It seems like it’s only been mere months since Portland-area local Seth Aaron Henderson became the latest designer to win the sew-or-be-cut challenge that is Project Runway. Oh wait it has only been a few months. Never mind, PR is back and it’s bigger and longer than ever before (it remains [...]
Neat PEOPLE: Project Runway 8 designer Gretchen Jones
July 28, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Karen Vitt, NEAT editor in chief
Here we go… again! Project Runway 8 premieres on Lifetime TV this Thursday, July 29 at 9 p.m., with yet another talented Portland area designer set to compete in a scissors showdown against 16 other fashionable folks from around the country. Last season, Vancouver, Wash.’s Seth Aaron Henderson brought [...]
First Friday with Seth Aaron at Anne Bocci Boutique
July 23, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
We’ve got exciting news for all you Project Runway-philes out there. As most of you know, last season Vancouver, Wash.-based designer Seth Aaron Henderson took home the big prize thanks to his daring high-fashion, hard-rock aesthetic and expert trademark tailoring (and we’re already gearing up for PR8 with another local [...]
