nice pair: vena cava + prabal gurung

A few of our faves for Spring:

vena cava

prabal gurung

images- www.fashionnotes.com

janeane marie X grayling.

Above: Janeane Ciccante's clothing line, Janeane Marie, lights up the "sustainable-green-eco-friendly-bamboo" runway during Portland Fashion Week 2009. These pieces were from her collection, Totem Coast.

She's currently working on an installation for CONTENT09 at the Ace Hotel. Keep this gal on your radar - she interned with Anna Cohen and Leanne Marshall, Winner of Project Runway 5.

Photos - compliments of Portland Fashion Week

the procession continues...

Before I left for The Procession last Friday, I wasn't entirely sure where I was headed. All I had was an address. As it turns out, the Lone Fir Cemetery is a captivatingly gorgeous place for a show at dusk.

One of my friends promised to send over photos from the evening, but in the meantime, I'm dying to share. Here are a few shots Pete Springer snapped:

Pinkham Millinery organized the show and provided the swoon-worthy hats while a long list of local designers including Emily Ryan, Kate Towers and Frocky Jack Morgan supplied the Victorian-era attire. The gorgeous styling was by the talented Allison Jones.

More to come...

content 09

35 (thirty five!!) of Portland’s finest independent clothing and accessory designers will inhabit 28 rooms on the 2nd floor of the Ace Hotel in Portland, OR.

Attendees will explore at their leisure while enjoying live music, libations, art installations and more, extending into the adjacent Cleaners event space.

This event is designed, in its curation of talent and selection of venue, to harness and highlight the individuality stemming from the independent fashion community. CONTENT will feature local darlings Hazel Cox, Janeane Marie, Emily Katz, Elizabeth Dye, and Sarah Wizemann... plus thirty more.

Yours truly will be ushering you in the door upon your arrival! And while my involvement is limited this go-round, I do hope I will be part of the exhibits next year. (hint, hint)

CONTENT09:

Sunday, October 18th, 2009

From five to ten o'clock in the evening

@ the Ace Hotel 1022 SW Stark Street

In lovely Portland Oregon

http://www.content-portland.com/

the procession

Masters of hat radness, Pinkham Millinery, will host an assemblage of some of Portland's most-loved independent designers tonight during The Procession.

The secret event location was held close to the chest for several weeks, and now the mysterious address has been revealed: 639 SE 26th street (which is near a cemetery, perhaps in one, if I am not mistaken)...

janeane marie

Janeane Marie, the sweet-as-sugar Portland designer who recently graduated from the Art Institute, is showing tonight in the Emerging Designers Competition during Portland Fashion Week.

With a knack for structure and a slight disdain towards jersey, Janeane Marie's eponymous line is absolutely stunning. This young designer is cutting and sewing incredible tailored jackets, exposed-seam dresses, and patterned silk blouses that will knock your socks off.

It just so happens she and I discovered my jewelry and her clothes compliment each other nicely - her models will be wearing my designs during the show and I couldn't be more excited! I hope to post pictures of our creative mash-up later this week. For now, feast your eyes on this gorgeous dress from Janeane Marie...

Available by special order and Radish Underground

bound for greatness

Check out these accessory heavy looks from Ann Demeulemeester's Spring 2010 Paris Fashion Week show. A few of the chains are reminiscent of Bliss Lau, whose work I adore.

And the clothes? I would definitely wear the first look (plus a shirt underneath, minus the headwrap) and the last look (swap the leather leggings for denim, minus the headwrap).

Now that's what I call interesting fashion.

Photos – www.coutorture.com

Doo.Ri Spring 2010

Doo-Ri Chung's line, Doo.Ri, is full of subtle beauty. New York magazine applauds, "...interesting architectural details that are consistently clever but not too tricky —and, of course, there’s that perfect drape. Chung made her name with jersey, but she’s no one-trick-pony. She’s experimenting with fabric ... and designing her own accessories..."

-New York Magazine

images – imaxtree

A.F. Vandevorst in Paris

The A.F. Vandevorst S/S 10 collection

rick owens

Rick Owens never disappoints - the number of wisps, points, folds, pleats, and zips he manages to fit in a collection astounds me. Spring 2010 was no exception.

And while these head-to-toe looks are in no way practical I do think a Rick Owens bracelet, or pair of shoes, would be a nice focal point in an quieter ensemble.

photos : coutorture

naeem khan

The Spring 2010 line from Naeem Khan couldn't be more beautiful. The intricate details, the delicate chains, the styling - it's all amazing. Here are a few of my favorite looks:

check out the bracelet - want!

earrings peeking out...

retro boudoir with a touch of the 80's

pure glam.

photos from www.coutorture.com

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