Nothing clashes worse than bad ideas. The good news (to some) is that as an official New Moon promotional event, attendees to the Nov 5th show at downtown nightclub Invasion will have a chance to win free tickets to the film’s Portland premiere. The bad news is that the vampires of Twilight are most often […]
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The Best Bloody Fashion Event All Season
Sunday’s Content ’09 event was not your average fashion show, as you can see. Design by Adam Arnold. See pictures from the nearly 30 rooms of the Ace Hotel that were transformed for the night over on MOD. And if you missed it, I’m thinking there will be a Content ’10.
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Fit for A Superhero
The coolest fashion show during Portland Fashion Week… didn’t happen at Portland Fashion Week. See a complete slideshow of looks by Fuchsia Lin, Liza Rietz, Emily Ryan, and Idom from their “Fashion Collective” show on Monday at the Armory over on MOD. (And read more about it here.) One of the many photos taken by […]
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Pad Your Di… Your “Little Friend.” You Know, Your Schmeckel.
It doesn’t make any less sense than a padded bra (which I’ve always thought is a needless exercise in building, and then dashing, favorable expectations—seriously, who needs the lies, the drama?) or the padded ass: The New York Observer goes to surprising levels of detail and introspection on it here. “You feel more confident,” Mr. […]
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Three Teen Wolf Moon
GODDAMMIT!! I just bought the “Three Keyboard Cat Moon” T-shirt, and now I have to buy this one too?!?Fine. Just empty my bank account, whydon’tcha?? Moon howls to The Uniblog.
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Bike Fashion Show: Wobbly Models, Tweed Aplenty
Last weekend I ventured out to the first fashion show I’ve ever been to in my life. It turned out to be pretty interesting. The stories behind these three photos over on MOD.
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Portland’s Hottest Model
I should know, because I’ve been looking at her all goddamn week. It’s Portland Fashion Week! AHH! I’ve been putting some blogs (and my life) together over on MOD. Keep up, and don’t miss the scathing comments from the peanut gallery. You guys are mean! I like it!
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Portland Fashion Week’s Rough Start
I hate to be cruel, but I think even people who don’t ordinarily care about fashion should be up in arms about some of the things that happened on Wednesday on the first night of Portland Fashion Week: See more photos and read my very generous comments on MOD, and check back for ongoing coverage […]
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Anna Weber’s Up at Nationale
The official reception doesn’t happen until tomorrow, but you can stop by Nationale anytime through November 8 to see Anna Weber‘s paintings, drawings, and (of particular interest to me) necklaces. You may have encountered Weber’s past work as a contributing costumer for Cartune Xprez and Mirah, and while many of her soft sculptures are wearable […]
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Crazy Bananas American Apparel “Flea Market” Sale Tomorrow
Just a head’s up, American Apparel is hosting a “flea market” sale tomorrow at PSU’s Smith Ballroom (1825 SW Broadway) starting at 9 am. “Thousands of pieces, all super cheap” starting from $2. That’s cheap. Depending on how you feel about AA, this could be a good way to stock up on some cheap tees […]
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PUG IN TIE!
Dear 20th Century Fox— Thank you for sending us a novelty fox tail tie in order to promote your upcoming film Fantastic Mr. Fox. We put it on the dog. She tried to eat it. —Erik Henriksen, Film Editor Olive’s forlorn requests for “casual Fridays” fall on deaf ears.
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Ken Gets a Rape ‘Stache
What is it about mustaches that automatically turn people into serial rapists? Check out this 1973 commercial for Quick Curl Barbie and Mod Hair Ken, where Barbie gets carried away by Ken’s new rape-o ‘stache… LITERALLY! This has been a public service warning from MOD.