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The fashion rampage continues this week with two more shows: The first is Stitch: A Statement of Their Own, an event brought together by three fledgling enterprises: Sedition Magazine, Garment Boutique, and Rake Art Gallery. A new publication covering the local arts, Sedition‘s fashion focus is on the individuality of Portlanders’ style, and their refusal […]

When you think of iconic wardrobe staples, the “little black dress” is probably the first thing your mind conjures. Using the ultimate must-have as a jumping point, Seaplane owners and designers Holly Stalder and Kathryn Towers once organized a group show around that theme, with designers submitting one or two interpretations on the classic. Now, […]

Portland has some weird ideas about fashion, and I’m not just talking aesthetics. It isn’t an insult, but the attitude here can be a little different. Maybe because it seems like a novel thing to do, and maybe because it’s in line with the Portland penchant for turning every event into a potpourri of entertainment, […]

The spring season continues to get more delicious, with warm days becoming de rigueur and runway shows every week. The one you won’t want to miss is “Modern Love, Going Steady,” featuring the latest from Jess Beebe’s Linea line, as well as the debut of a new face on the Portland design scene, Sarah Weick. […]

Oh, how the time does fly. Just ask the folks over at Pala, who are celebrating their one-year anniversary. Part music, part lounge, and part fashion, Pala has been home to everything from runway shows to modeling cattle calls over the past year. Naturally, the anniversary extravaganza (titled Fashion a Go Go), will feature a […]

The latest in a string of successes for local designers: Rachel Turk and Nathaniel Crissman, who together comprise the label church + state, and who recently debuted their spring collection of short, white pinafore-esque pieces, “The happys. The sads. And the buttermilks.” have made it as finalists in the Gen Art Styles 2006 International Design […]

Come out, come out, wherever you are. Winter is being defeated by spring. Stores are stocking new spring items, and there are some fashion shows you should check out to help you get excited about barbecues and bars with patios—or more precisely, what you’ll wear to them. On Thursday, there will be a showcase of […]

We’ve all seen the Portland male fashion whore. His hairdo, however askew and unconventional, is calculated. He sometimes wears jeans from the women’s department, and he may not shop a lot, but he has a favorite store and a favorite label, even if it is “The Bins” and “Converse.” The type has been around for […]

We must have gone through 50 inches of make-up and 20 cans of hairspray on Sunday, April 9, as models were prepped and prettied for the Portland Mercury‘s Second Annual Fashion Showcase. Cramming the Wonder Ballroom’s bunker-like backstage, hair and make-up artists worked their mojo, applied braided extensions and lashes, and navigated a flurry of […]

Life is not fair. And so while you may be a promising Portland designer, full of taste and vision, you’re going to have to deal with the fact that Adam Arnold gets all the attention. But there’s a reason why the PDX fashion community jumps to attention when an Arnold collection makes its debut. His […]

Not to sound like a broken record, but… there’s a new store on East Burnside! And while the area’s boutiques are popping up so quickly it’s hard to keep track of them, there is certainly no lack of variety among them. Upholding this standard is Redux, which was opened last week by Tamara Goldsmith. Occupying […]

On the ever-developing strip of East Burnside, still more changes are afoot. Burnside Proper, the salon/retail space/workshop at 626 has a new lineup taking charge of this multi-purpose destination. Gone is the woodworking of JJ Wyatt, and the Birds of Prey apparel and hats crafted by Jayme Hansen (whose handiwork you can still see showcased […]