Cargo (380 NW 13th) hosts a trunk show for Modi Sondarotok’s line, IDOM, tonight, July 3, from 6-8 PM with 10% off all summer items.
Testing
Among our favorite regional artists is Seattle’s Jaq Chartier, whose exhibition Full Spectrum opens tonight, First Thursday, at Elizabeth Leach (417 NW 9th) for the month of July. Favorite because while the work is beautiful, subtle and melancholy in its coloration and form, the method is more beautiful. Chartier considers all of her works experiments, […]
Kimono
I am wearing this to your next affair, perhaps Sunday’s brunch or cocktails under the stars. Not to be kept under wraps in the home (as we tend to want to make it “robe”), the kimono follows the smoking jacket out into the world. Yes, it has a naive, Poiret-esque cultural tourist quality to it, […]
1HUND(RED) Ways To Love Your Chucks
Current and former Portlanders Amy Ruppel and Ginger Jones stand out among an international roster of featured artists for Converse’s Fall08 1HUND(RED) Artists footwear collection.
Invitation|Information
It may not be too late for you to participate in “Information Studio” by Portland-based choreographer, Tahni Holt. You’ll need to make reservations ahead of time and can reserve a spot every half-hour from 3-7:30 PM Friday, 5-9:30 PM Saturday, and 2-4 PM on Sunday. Reserve a spot by emailing Tahni at hello@tahniholt.com or phoning […]
Badge of Honor: “Looks Like We Made It”*
Sitting in chaises beside the pool, all the talk has been of the Very Longest Winter Ever. Sure, we can laugh about it now. Now that we have a freckle. All agree that that extended dance remix winter was colder, longer, grimmer, AND we didn’t even get to use our red plastic tobaggon on the […]
Back in Black (or Green)
Like the death of Mark Twain, reports of the death of innovative Portland-based eco-activewear company, Nau, have apparently been greatly exaggerated. Nau, flatlining after not being able to secure additional financing for its aggressive expansion, shuttered its shops and put inventory on deep discount (no returns) on its website. Then, outta nowhere, comes Santa Barbara-based […]
Homework
“I have always delighted in [the] relationship between words and images [and] thought of the book as a form of collage space.” — Jess
We take it for granted that you will go see the Jess: To and From the Printed Page at the Cooley Gallery (3203 SE Woodstock) at Reed College, a traveling exhibition we’re […]
