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Portland Fashion Week closing night goes global

October 11, 2010 by karenvitt  
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By Monique Balas, NEAT contributor
Last night’s close of Portland Fashion Week 2010 was a study in contrasts and continents, with palettes ranging from ethnic to eggshell and both near and far-flung designers from North and South America to Europe. We saw earthy, relaxed styles that were in sharp contrast to the urban and futuristic looks [...]

Project Runway hits Portland Fashion Week! Photos, recap

October 10, 2010 by karenvitt  
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By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
Last night was Project Runway night at Portland Fashion Week, and it would be an understatement to say that Seth Aaron Henderson killed it. In fact, he and his merry bunch of Project Runway alumni all brought their A-game to the Rose City, showing off collections that were inspiring, fashion forward [...]

Portland Fashion Week photos + Saturday Preview

October 9, 2010 by karenvitt  
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By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
Friday’s show at Portland Fashion Week showed us a glimpse of our fashion future, and we’re happy to report that Spring/Summer 2011 in Portland will be filled with easy, wearable and — for lack of a better descriptor — super-cute clothes that anyone can pull off.
Day 3 of PWF was a [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Breath of Portland Fashion Show! Dawn Sharp + more

June 4, 2010 by karenvitt  
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By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
If Portland needs one thing right now, it’s a breath of fresh (non-wet) air. We fear our usually steely tolerance for rain will only hold out for a few more days before we turn on each other and our beloved city. So we are giving the weather gods a firm deadline [...]

Party, sale + Janeane Marie Fall 2010 preview at Parallel

June 2, 2010 by karenvitt  
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Parallel boutique is celebrating its second birthday, but in a divine reversal of fortune the neat Pearl District shop is bestowing the gifts upon us. Come toast to shop owner Tez Hartney, save 20 percent storewide and check out Janeane Marie Ceccanti’s Fall 2010 Collection at the Parallel Boutique Second Anniversary Party, 5 p.m. to 8 [...]

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