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Marjorie Skinner
Marjorie Skinner is the Portland Mercury's Managing Editor, author of the weekly Sold Out column chronicling the area's independent fashion and retail industry, and a frequent contributor to the film and other arts and feature sections of the paper. She has been writing about Portland life and culture for the Mercury since 2001, produces one of Portland's largest annual spring fashion shows, and occasionally answers emails.
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Yo!’s Holiday Lookbook, a West Daily Tribute, and a Shopping Strategy: Your Local Fashion & Retail News Roundup!
• Yo Vintage! has always excelled at collecting the best in sparkly, spangly dresses for the holiday party season. Their newest lookbook is all about it: Charise Ash • To commemorate his newly acquired designation as Portland “best emerging designer” via the PFSAs, West Daily designer Jason Calderon designed a limited edition t-shirt “in celebration of […]
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This Week’s Style Events: A Kinder Black Friday Week/End
You could die if you go to a chain store this week, so I caution you to avoid such dens of impropriety. Here’s what we’ve got cooking so far on the independent tip, and don’t act surprised if I come back with an update: • Serious note: I’ve never understood where people get off making […]
Posted inMovies & TV
By the Sea: A Film About Rich Peoples’ “Problems”
BY THE SEA “Sigh. However shall I endure being so rich and beautiful?” Vanessa and Roland are beautiful, artistic, and rich enough for an indefinite stay in the French Mediterranean, but By the Sea beckons you to feel sorry for them. The arthouse effort directed by Angelina Jolie Pitt—who also stars as Vanessa, alongside husband […]
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The Weekend Shopper: Dehen’s Factory Sale! Frances May’s Warehouse Sale! Altar’s Black Sunday Metal Market!
Shoppers! Please update this week’s earlier worksheet: • Dehen is having one of their killer (and rather rare) factory sales, with up to 90 percent off on their American-made classic knits. Dehen, 1040 NE 44th, Suite #3, Fri Nov 20, 9 am-5 pm & Sat Nov 21, 10 am-4 pm • Northwest boutique What’s Upstairs is […]
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Photos from Content 2015
Over the weekend, the sixth edition of Content at the Ace Hotel sold out once again, crowding an entire floor of the hotel with fans of art and commerce alike. It can get crowded in those halls as people try to get a good look at the 20+ rooms that have been transformed into installations […]
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“And Worth Every Penny, Too”: This Week’s Mercury Letters to the Editor!
HIPPIE HURTS RE: All-Ages Action! [Music, Nov 4], a preview of the week’s all-ages live music shows, including a concert performed by the Trey Anastasio Band. HELLO—This email is to confirm Morgan Troper’s poor writing and even shittier musical tastes. Why would you have Morgan, a confessed hater of reggae, jam music, and anything Phish-oriented, […]
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Waste Your Intellect By the Sea
Lifestyles of the Rich and Miserable
Lifestyles of the rich and miserable.
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PFSA Winners, Kiriko’s Foray into Ceramics, & Treefort: Your Portland Fashion & Retail News of the Day!
• Sunday night’s Portland Fashion and Style Awards were a hoot (thanks largely to snarky co-host Poison Waters), despite the attrition (it was pretty obvious people were leaving as soon as the winners in categories they cared about had been announced). Among the spectacle were appearances by a Baldwin and the lovely Nancy Hales (can we […]
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This Week’s Style Events: John Blasioli, West End Select, Frances May & More
• Innovative outdoor company Nau—a pioneer of conscientious apparel production—re-establishing its brick and mortar presence in the city it calls home. At their side is Stay Wild (the adventure magazine founded by former Mercury AD Justin “Scrappers” Morrison) with their latest issue and 30 percent off on purchases from Nau’s Recycled Down Collection. Nau, 304 […]
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The Weekend Shopper: An Intensely Busy Weekend with Content, Lena Medoyeff, and More!
FRIDAY • Animal Traffic is celebrating Friday the 13th with a sale online and in both their N Mississippi and downtown stores (including the Annex shoe store)… that’d be 13 percent off, naturally. Animal Traffic, 4000 N Mississippi & 429 SW 10th, today only, use code “Friday13” at online checkout • Mercantile‘s designer trunk show […]