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Portland Fashion Institute: Fashion Forward 2016 Review
by Cassie Ridgway On Saturday evening, I had the honor to attend the fifth annual Portland Sewing: Fashion Forward Show, which is a capstone runway preview of the students who are graduating the...
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Meet jeweler Jessica Lawson. by Cassie Ridgway OUR CITY BOASTS an impressive league of metalsmiths and jewelers creating pieces that just so happen to be my personal kryptonite in this life. There are...
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A chat with designer Lizz Basinger. by Cassie Ridgway DURING OUR most recent heat wave, I realized that despite my desire to sweat it all out in cutoffs and an old band tee, I had professional...
View ArticleBoutique Alert: Gem Gem
Talking to Jewelry Enthusiasts Allison Bartline and Heidi Lieberman by Cassie Ridgway PORTLAND'S EVER-CHANGING brick and mortar scene has been rapidly turning districts into unrecognizable labyrinths...
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Alley 33 Recap: Hot Fashion from the Summer's Hottest Runway Show
by Cassie Ridgway The Alley 33 Fashion event took place on a perfect summer day for a block party in the heart of SE Portland. Each year this show builds out a massive runway in an unassuming alley at...
View ArticleA Look Back at Fade to Light
Highlights from August’s installment of the ongoing local fashion event. by Cassie Ridgway LAST WEEK, Portland’s style scene was taken by storm at the Fade to Light fashion show at the Crystal...
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Don’t miss the Knock Out plus size fashion show! by Cassie Ridgway DON’T THINK the impending fall weather is going to slow the tide of fashion events. To the contrary, the style calendar is just...
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FashionXT: Night One in Review
by Cassie Ridgway The first night of FashioNXT came out with a bang. Arriving at the venue, guests were dressed to the nines as they entered a massive industrial building that is currently converted...
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The new Duchess Clothier lookbook holds many surprises. by Cassie Ridgway IT'S LOOKBOOK SEASON, so let’s cast some light on Portland tailoring specialists Duchess Clothier, who proudly manufacture and...
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FULL RECAP: FashioNXT 2016
by Cassie Ridgway My apologies for how long it has taken me to recap FashioNXT. To be honest, fitting this much fashion into one four-day marathon is a Herculean effort, and recapping every designer...
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Cooler weather is the perfect time for Bridge & Burn. by Cassie Ridgway Real Northwesterners revel in colder weather. Bright fall leaves and gentle foggy mornings are as romantic as a crackling...
View ArticleWhy What (and Where) You Buy Matters
Why what (and where) you buy matters. by Cassie Ridgway On election night, the reality slowly came over me like a fever—which, hours later, became a non-metaphorical fever. Like many, I felt helpless,...
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Veil & Valor look to the Vikings for inspiration. by Cassie Ridgway ONE MAJOR CHALLENGE that every apparel designer in Portland faces is textile sourcing. With scarce options for wholesaling...
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How a snowy week birthed a retail movement. by Cassie Ridgway THAT FIRST DAY of snow was pretty rad, watching the tiny little puffs delicately fall through the crisp, clear air and stick to the...
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Sparking winter with the Salt Empire. by Cassie Ridgway I'm over it.I’m OVER feeling sluggish and looking at the gray sky, gray city-life, and gray ennui. The rain and snow gray-out all the verdant...
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The Fifth Annual FADE TO LIGHT Fashion Show
by Cassie Ridgway Last week’s Fade To Light ushered in it’s 5th year with bravado. True to form, this show provided a beautifully realized “multidimensional” event that included stage performance,...
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Sarah Donofrio brings imagination to Portland. by Cassie Ridgway Our city boasts some impressive Project Runway finalists: some who’ve won, some who’ve come close, and some who were cruelly robbed of...
View ArticleThe Politics of Shopping
Vote with your dollar to make small businesses and Portland great. by Cassie Ridgway Because you’re a Portland Mercury reader, I assume you care about the vibrancy and charm that make Portland the...
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Rock & Rose turns 10! by Cassie Ridgway Independent retail is an industry of perseverance. For shop owners, particularly those in Portland, weathering seasonal changes, ebbs and flows of business,...
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Inside Boutique Guide Portland and Portland Fashion Insitute by Cassie Ridgway During Design Week Portland, a little green book began circulating. This book, Boutique Guide Portland, is a field guide...
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