Tonight’s episode of Project Runway comes just three days before Friday morning’s Project Runway showcase at Bryant Park during NY Fashion Week, and there are way too many designers left on the show. It’s bewildering, but Gratz Industries has an intensely thorough analysis to help you grope through the darkness. This episode might well be […]
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“Heelarious”
I was outraged–outraged–when I first saw this post on Radar. High heels for babies? Disgusting! Orthopedic cruelty! Then I watched the video, and realized that the baby heels are squishy. Meh. Not so outraged. Now that just leaves the matter of social implications to squabble about. What do you think, are they harmless? Or do […]
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Why You Should Pay Attention to Fashion
Because when designers think you’re not looking, they propose that dudes wear outfits like this: It’s just art, darling, don’t worry. Find out more about this funny business over on MOD.
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Seaplane Pops Up
This weekend, Seaplane is hosting a pop-up boutique featuring local line KitKitDodge–find out all the deets over on MOD, as well as where to get your hands on a mint-condition pair of vintage Miu Mius: I wouldn’t even show these to you if they were my size.
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Project Runway Wrap Up!
H-O-L-Y crap, last night’s installment of Project Runway was all about Portland contestant Leanne Marshall wiping the goddamn floor with her competitors. As we all remember, she won last week’s challenge (in which the designers had to create their looks using car parts), and as a result was granted immunity from being eliminated during last […]
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Hecklewood Gets Old School
The local streetwear company Hecklewood has come out of its nest among the trees west of NW 23rd, taking up much more prominent residence in Old Town (114 NW 3rd, to be exact), in the same neighborhood as complimentary retail spots like Just Be/Compound, Upper Playground, and 360 Vinyl. The collaborations are already under way: […]
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Project Runway Wrap Up!
Yes! On last night’s episode of Project Runway, hometown gal Leanne Marshall won the challenge!! And, it was a decent challenge to boot: The contestants had to create their ensembles using the materials involved in building hybrid cars, meaning they had to contend with fussy materials that got stuck in their sewing machines, and banged […]
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To Go With Your Democracy Cheerleading Outfit
I caught Hilary Clinton’s speech last night, and even though I was in attendance when Barack Obama came to town to give his (and voted for him), I actually found Clinton’s speech, heard over the radio as I sifted through the depressing rubble of my soon-to-be-former apartment, much more moving than that in-person experience. It […]
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Project Runway Wrap Up!
Last night’s installment of Project Runway not only featured an impressive lineup of drag queens serving as models/clients to the contestants, who were tasked with creating fabulous stage outfits for them—not to mention guest judge Ru “who else?” Paul—it also featured the long overdue ousting of the chronically stumbling but cute Daniel, who tested judges […]
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Impromptu Fashion Show Tomorrow Night
My friend and Portland writing guru Nancy Rommelman happens to have an 18-year-old daughter with a flair for clothing design, who’ll be showing off her fourth collection on Alberta tomorrow night. Tafv Sampson (Rommelman, junior) and her fellow 18-year-old designer buddy, Katie Gargan, will be at Zaytoon from 7:30pm. As would I be, if it […]
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Winn Perry’s Open for Business
Winn Perry, the highly anticipated men’s emporium selling just about everything a gentleman needs, swung open its doors for the first time yesterday. Click on MOD to see the full report. Incidentally, they DO sell shoes.
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Project Runway Wrap Up!
Last night’s installment of Project Runway, starring Portland designer Leanne Marshall was another close call for our hometown heroine, who let herself be dragged down to the bottom two of this team challenge that required them to make something for Brooke Shields‘ character on Lipstick Jungle. Despite the fact that when Leanne showed her sketch […]