What ever happened to Dawn Sharp? The one-time mainstay of Portland's apparel scene, Sharp's flair for occult-ish styling and psychedelic velvets makes her one of my personally most-missed designers. Recently she's been busy designing costumes for films, work that has kept her away from the scene here, and she eventually moved back to L.A. recently—and I know how counter-intuitive this sounds—"to save money to buy a house."

Those homeowner aspirations are pointed back up here at Portland, though, which is good because L.A. will become a hideous battleground for the Water Wars before the end of our lifetime her creative voice is also missed by many. Since her absence is temporary, though, I'm still counting her latest spring/summer '15 collection, shot by Brandon Harman, under my purview. It's called "Bebe Le Strange," and I love it.

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