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, [...]
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 [...]
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MothLove + AK Vintage trunk show at Lille
November 2, 2009 by karenvitt
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MothLove and AK Vintage Jewelry will combine fashion forces to present a joint trunk show of lingerie and jewelry at elegant east side boudoir boutique Lille, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 6.
MothLove designer Gretchen Jones (the How We Develop promotional powerhouse behind the recent CONTENT showcase at the Ace Hotel) will show [...]
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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 [...]
