ultra’s latest point of view photo editorial shot by Portland-based photographer Josh Elliott is Leanimalia featuring a preview of the Fall 07 collection from Leanimal, Leanne Marshall’s women’s ready-to-wear line.
Marshall’s innovative shapes created by pleating, gathering, bubbled hems, faux ascots and collars around fit bodices are among the more distinctive in Portland. While her work […]
Leanimalia
ONE AND ONLY Featuring Kate Towers’ Spring 07 Collection
Sweet and lowdown, Kate Towers for Spring 07 collection is richly innocent: little dresses (and separates) with Peter Pan collars, lace, ruffles, (and one giant ivory cravate) in muted shades of ivory and porcelain blue. The latest photo editorial in ultra’s point of view section, ONE AND ONLY is work from Kate Towers‘ Spring 07 […]
the hour: Elizabeth Dye Spring 07
Coinciding with Elizabeth Dye’s trunk show today marking the launch of her Spring 07 collection, ultra’s latest point-of-view is the hour, featuring many of Dye’s spring looks shot by photographer, Octavia Hunter. There’s something at once wistful and subversive about Dye’s dresses that take the trappings of summer femininity — eyelet, ruffle, bow — add […]
La Belle Dame Sans Merci
“I wear the hats I make for myself, and people stop me on the street all the time,” says Portland milliner, Alicia Carr. “I’ve even had people offer to buy a hat off my head. I say, ‘No, it’s my only one!’”
Alicia Carr’s ornamental millinery confections are closer to wearable sculpture than more traditional hats. […]
in the morning dear, dearest
Designer, photographer, and co-owner of Seaplane, Holly Stalder turned her camera on her spring collection for our latest photo story, “in the morning dear, dearest.” It’s a collaboration between Stalder and model and photographer Sarah Meadows who shared time behind the camera, and longtime Stalder/Seaplane model Krystal South. The shoot only scratches the surface […]
point-of-view: Studio D
Our latest photo editorial, Studio D, is work by independent designer Genevieve Dellinger shot at Burnside Proper by Josh Drescher (www.jdresch.com).
Rietz
Liza Rietz is among the more innovative of Portland’s fashion designers, unafraid to play with shape, with volume. Picture a cummerbund with a crisp pleated tail worn over a slim skirt (this season) or a pair of gauchos that go from fit to flair at the knee (2006). Recently, photographer Pete Springer shot Rietz’ fall/winter […]
Les Branchardieres
design: Jonny Shultz Designs photo: Matthew Brush
While Portland values the garment that bears visual evidence of the hands that created it, Jonny Shultz is unique among Portland designers with the painstakingly hand-crocheted trim he features at neckline, shoulder, or sleeve of garments that are modern with a one-of-a-kind feel. The title of our latest photo […]
