Audrey Tatou will play Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel on the rise in the new film directed by Anne Fontaine, Coco Avant Chanel. The film focuses on her life in the years before her namesake house became an all-caps fashion icon; the people and experiences that shaped her outlook and aesthetic. Junebug star Alessandro Nivola will play […]
Pump Up The
What we know: Jeff Jahn (critic/curator/PORTer) has put together a group show, Volume , that Jahn says is a, “a survey of how Portland’s art scene addresses, redirects, abuses and redefines space… as the city itself undergoes a transformation.” Intriguing. The artists include Sean Healy, Nathan Shapiro, Joe Thurston, Salvatore Reda, Laura Fritz, Stephen […]
Meet Author of Denim Revolution
For the DIYer looking to expand her palette of possible projects and refurbish some old jeans in the process, head out to meet the author of Denim Revolution, Saturday, August 23 from 1-3 PM at Hawthorne Buffalo Exchange (1420 SE 37th)
A Portland native now living in Belgium, Nancy Minsky , author of Denim […]
Call for Entries: UT Grand Prix
call for t-shirt designs for the UNIQLO UT Grand Prix
Oh, omelle
Would that the next shoe to touch your feet were an architectural wonder like this from the new Los Angeles-based label omelle . Cherise Angelle and Nicole LaFave have launched their new line with a Spring 08 collection that is going to be talked about, made in Italy, wood heels with precious metal inlays. […]
Physical Element 24 Hours A Day
physical element, the Pearl District boutique with fashion-forward European and Japanese labels like Cop.Copine is now open for business online….
Bargain Hunting 101
Perhaps you will say that you don’t need to go to school to learn how to shop for bargains from a number of Portland’s independent boutiques and shops. We will beg to differ. It is, in fact, to school you’ll go, McMenamins Kennedy School (5736 NE 33rd) to be exact, where the latest installment of […]
elsa+sam=♥
It came to our attention recently at an estate sale, among the cut crystal candy dishes and cake plates, that we are not as outfitted for entertaining as we might be (although we do have one unused punchbowl). And after reading a book on the Russell Wrights from end-to-end, we’re feeling inspired to better hostessing […]
