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Marni for H&M

See the pics for H&M’s new designer collaboration.

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H&M’s series of designer collaborations keeps hitting one homerun after another. This time it’s European line Marni with creative director Consuelo Castiglioni giving the fast fashion consumers exactly what they want.

Available in stores beginning March 8 the long awaited collaboration has finally released a series of images. The silky tops with bold prints coupled with tailored but feminine pieces mean this is one of those collections that will be gone in the blink of an eye. If you’re a fan of Marni (and of saving money – it’s nearly all under $100) get yourself in line for this one.

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We Heart Video

Two Girls, Two Shirts

Portlandia tickles our fashion funny bone.

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You’ve got to give it up for Portlandia. When they hit the nail on the head, they really pound it hard. This skit (filmed at Stand Up Comedy in the 811 E Burnside building) brings attention to a fact most of us have noticed at one point or another. Why do some stores have so few items? The answer: Blame it on New York.

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Bridal Bliss

Rocked at The Nines

This Sunday an epic bridal bash goes down at The Nines.

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This Sunday Portland Bride & Groom is putting together a bridal blitz unlike any other. If you’re getting hitched, know anyone who’s about to or, hey, you just feel like the time might be close, get yourself down to The Nines this weekend. In one fun afternoon you can check out around 90 local vendors that cover every aspect of the big event and then head off to an Oscar party for a full day of pretty party time.

You’ll get the chance to check out The Nines as the venue for a wedding reception, guest accommodations, a rehearsal dinner, bridal shower, and whatever else you can possibly think of. Three top bridal consultants have combined efforts to present three different styles of weddings: a traditional champagne formal wedding, an urban extravaganza with vibrant colors, and one over-the-top Lady Gaga themed day with rich colors and extravagance galore. Each of the areas will have florists, photographers, cakes, wine/spirits, catering and fashion for you to inspect.

The fun won’t stop there. There’s a “Groom’s Room,” boutique vendors for before, during and after the big day (hello honeymoon!), spas, fitness folks, accessories and hair and make up experts. And the cost to get in on all this action? Zilch, zero, nada. Just register to come, bring your gaggle of girls and enjoy the party.

Not a shabby way to spend a Sunday afternoon, eh?

Rocked at The Nines
525 SW Morrison
Portland, OR 97204
Sunday, February 26
11:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Vendor list:

Beer
Ninkasi – Widmer – Brideport Brewing

Cakes / Sweets
AK Cake Design – One Divine Party – The Nines – Le Cookie Monkey – Petunia’s Pies & Pastries – Moonstruck Chocolate

Catering
the Nines

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Destination
Black Butte Ranch – Brasada Ranch – Sunriver Resort_

DJ / Live Music
Event Team Entertainment – High Fidelity – Mobile Music – Puddletown Studio – Pro DJ’s Oregon & Hit Machines

Fashion
Love & Sass -Oh Baby – Xtabay – Lille Boutique – English Dept. – Popina Swimwear – Mabel and Zora – Duchess – Mapel – Divine Designs – Anna’s Bridal Boutique – Joy’s Uptown – Kash Ross Creations – Estes

Floral
Fleur:ology – Fieldwork – Zest – Blum – Geranium Lakes – Rosemary Stafford – Old Town Florist

Gifts
Nambe – Kitchen Kaboodle – The Wedding Cottage – PDX Cigars – Sorella Luna

Health / Beauty
Stick a Fork in it – Fit Bride NW – Essential Nutrition for You – Portland Spa & Boutique – Austie Eckley – Oregon Athletic Clubs – Pointe Spa – Fada – Event Cosmetics – Hair M and Y Chrome – Urban Waxx

Fragrance
Jo Malone – House of Fragonard

Jewelry
Packouz Jewelers – Stella and Dot – Lucia Fine Jewelers

Photobooth
Limelight – Paparazzi Tonight

Photography
Powers Studios – Aralani – Jessica Hill – Jos Photographer – Erin Grace – Peekaboo Portland

Rentals
West Coast Events – Barclay Event – Champagne Vintage – The Party Place

Stationary / Paper
Oblation Papers & Press – New and Blue – Alesia Zorn Calligraphy

Transportation
Portland Wedding Cabs – Konect Aviation

Venue
the Nines

Videographer
Hybrid Moon – Black Label Films

Wedding Consultants
Champagne Wedding & Event Coordination – Bridal Bliss – Encore Events

Wedding Services
Portland Bride & Groom – The Wedding Lounge – Marriage Team – The Groom’s List
Team Casino Parties & Music – Bravo Publications

Wine / Spirits
Argyle – Torii Mor – Methven Family Vineyards – Cathedral Ridge – Wine by Joe – Diageo’s Master of Whiskey – Pearl Wedding Cake Vodka

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Trend Watch

Trend Watch: Sun-Kissed Skin

Look like you’ve spent a day at the beach without the sandy mess

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Sunny Disposition
$21.00
Available at: Origins

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Sunny Disposition
$21.00
Available at: Origins

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Jouer Sheer Bronzing Tint SPF 15
$32.00
Available at: B-Glowing

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Bronze Goddess Soft Matte Bronzer
$32.00
Available at: Estee Lauder

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Sun Beam
$26.00
Available at:Benefitcosmetics.com

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Blush- Bronzer Duo
$41.00
Available at: Narscosmetics.com

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To give your skin a natural glow:
24 Kt Gold Facial
$300.00 (120 minutes)
Available at: Ariel’s Skin Care Salon

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Illuminating Bronzing Powder: Bali Brown
$35.00
Available at: Bobbibrowncosmetics

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Dark Pink
$15.95
Available at: Lush

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Ultra Flesh Bronze Metalika Bronze and Glow Collection
$39.00
Available at: Sephora#

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Body Bling Original
$42.00
Available at: Scottbarnes.com

Looking like a sun kissed goddess that just strode in from a beach day on a Greek island will probably never go out of style. But right now, it’s just downright necessary. The vibrancy and glow of this need-it-now trend lifts the face to make it look fresher and younger.

Unfortunately, (unless you’ve got a lot of airline miles to burn) that can be a little difficult to achieve naturally ‘round these parts. We’ve gathered up a group of beauty treats to fake the sunny look until we can all (hopefully) make it.

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Fashion Framed

Nymphs of Change

Eerily interesting fashion imagery.

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Dress by Aryn K
Headpiece by Frocky Jack Morgan
Bracelets by Rill Rill
Shoes by Ms. Wood

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Dress by Holly Stalder
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Jacket by Bryce Black
Headpiece by Frocky Jack Morgan
Earrings by Sword+Fern
Necklace by Rill Rill
Pants by Bryce Black
Shoes by Jeffrey Campbell

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Headpiece by Frocky Jack Morgan
Earrings by Kacie Roseboro
Dress by Kacie Roseboro

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Jacket by Bryce Black
Earrings by Sword+Fern
Necklace by Rill Rill

Wardrobe stylist Samantha Lemieux claims that she wanted to get together with her talented friends and shoot a fashion editorial “just for fun.” Looks like they had a pretty amazing time with the enchanting photos (full of local designers) that came out of it.

The concept: “Radically passionate and bursting with energy, with life-force, with manifestation. The light spirit seeks to favor her dark counterparts attention, to lure her
fury into the world of the light.”

Whoa.

Photgrapher: Daniel Ellis
Hair & MUA: Blaine Provancha was on MUAH
Stylists: Samantha Lemieux and Holly Coombes

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Fashion News

Queen Bee and Spooltown’s Big Change

There’s a new factory in town.

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Chances are, at some point, everyone in Portland has laid eyes on a Queen Bee bag. With their signature stitch lines and quality construction, it’s an easy game to pick out how many you see at any given coffee shop. But now the times, well, they are a changing.

Nine years after coming to Portland founder Rebecca Pearcy has restructured her Queen Been business in order to more fully focus on design work (read: somebody else needs to make the bags). The reorganization left room for the former production manager Sara Tunstall, to start a new small-run factory called Spooltown, housed within the same building on North Williams Avenue. Spooltown will manufacture Queen Bee’s signature line of eco-friendly handbags and wallets, as well as work with other clients to develop and produce Portland-made goods.

Tunstall says, “Working with Rebecca for the last 5 years reinforced what I already believed; there is something incredibly valuable about manufacturing goods in the US. Spooltown is there for emerging and established design businesses to have small runs of products made locally.”

A lot of the Spooltown crew is former Queen Bee production employees, so they are well equipped to handle finicky fabrics, like leather and faux-leather. “There was a gap in Portland between making one item at a time at home and sending work overseas or out of state for large scale production runs. Spooltown will fill that gap. We aim to have very close relationships with our clients, build rapport, connection and history.”

While there are other small run production places in town (like Portland Garment Factory), it still is a relatively open market for how many designers reside here. And with Spooltown’s experience in the bag world, it will be interesting to see if they end up with a clientele in that area or across the board. Regardless, it’s one more way we can keep the production line from thought to finished product all inside our city and we all know that makes Portlanders happy.

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Brand Spankin' New

Gretchen Jones F/W ’12

Our former Pdx-er shows her fall stuff in NYC.

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After her Project Runway win Gretchen Jones left Portland for the bustle of New York City, but it’s very clear she took a little detour to the Southwest along the way. Her fall pieces debuted this week in an exhibition style event for NYFW and showed richly imbued earth tone fabrics, patterned prints and jewelry galore. Even the models nails had crackles reminiscent of actual turquoise. Gotta love those details….

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We Heart Video

Spring Fashion Campaigns

Fashionable advertisements that’ll suck you in.

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Want to easily lose 15 minutes of your day and get to see all kinds of pretty clothing? Take a gander at our video round up of all the spring/summer ad campaigns that’ll surely scratch that fashion itch.

Prada

Zara

Lanvin

Valentino

Chanel

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Red Carpet

Grammy’s Garish Gowns

Which outfits sung and which were just tone deaf.

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Oh no…No, no, no, no, no. Super hero cape and platform work boots? I’m going to close my eyes and try to wish it away.

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Oh no…No, no, no, no, no. Super hero cape and platform work boots? I’m going to close my eyes and try to wish it away.

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This is the beginning of a series of Ice-Skating-Costume-Turned-Gown outfits. It’s a trend that should not continue.

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I’m not entirely sure why Kate Beckinsale is at the Grammy’s but she looks cute so….party crasher approved!

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Houston we have a problem.

(And I don’t think she’s even really an astronaut)

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I’m curious if the definition of red carpet has changed and no one told me?

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It’s true Paul McCartney played twice last night, but the rumors of a Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band were false…

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Terminator 5: The Rise of Couture

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In this week’s Project Runway “Unconventional Materials Challenge” we give you SIlly String!

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Hot Southern boys in suits? Yes, please.

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Seriously? I know you’re an amazingly hot model, but this is just cray-cray.

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Part Two of the Ice Capades renaissance….

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Raise your hand if you think this outfit needs a different hairstyle.

I thought so.

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Check up from the neck up reveals the same hair I outgrew when I hit age 15.

Check up from the neck down shows a dress I hope to wear at 65.

If we could find something to average this all together, we’d be in a good better spot.

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She’s Diana Ross!! She can do whatever she wants and I’ll stand behind her.

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An LBD done right. Yay!

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Oh hey Nicki! While you’re trying to rile people up with your edgy religious fashion moves I’m going to watch videos of Madonna doing the same thing in 1989…

And then maybe a viewing of Red Riding Hood

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Agh! Give me this dress! I could do something with it for a shoot to make it editorial and amazing. But just an FYI that would not include putting it over a pair of granny panties.

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You don’t have to tell us twice Mr. Bennett, we’re already giving you a thumbs up.

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Suit up! We like it.

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Bowling anyone? I’ve brought my own ball…

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Bonus points for this dress: You don’t need to carry a mirror to touch up your lipstick, just look at your hem.

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They were wearing fur when they walked in…and then PETA found them.

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Her: Hey honey, do you think this black leather jumpsuit is too intense?
Him: Hmmm, maybe a little.
Her: What if I add bright, girly yellow shoes that don’t go in any way?
Him: Great idea!

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Rhianna and I have had a lot of issues in the past, but she looks AMAZING. I’m feeling pretty jealous…

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Hell might have just frozen over, because I actually really love a Paris Hilton outfit.

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There is a secret affliction raging through Hollywood. The “Slowly Turning into Star Wars C-3PO Disease.”
In stage 1, the gold is minimal, attractive even.

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In Stage 2, the gold begins to grow into a breast plate, slowly covering more of your body and taking you one step closer to Robot-ville.

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Finally, the C-3PO takes hold of your whole body and you are a full fashion robot.

Maybe we should hold a telethon?

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And this is what happens when C-3PO mutates. Be afraid!!!

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Adele looked so insanely gorgeous last night I did a double and triple take. Ditching the reddish pouf for Marilyn locks, red lips and a glittery gown is an A+. Well done lady….

Last night’s display of the Grammy’s gave me ample reason to sneer skeptically (looking at you Chris Brown) and a few to actually nod in approval in thanks to a musician who can (gasp) actually sing winning most of the awards. Cheers for the freshly made over Adele.

Plus, there was a moment to get genuinely choked up at Jennifer Hudson’s emotional tribute to Saturday’s passing of Whitney Houston who might have slipped to the darker side in the last few years, but will be remembered for her decade as pop music personified.

It also gave us oh-so many opportunities to wonder what the hell is going on in these people’s minds. I’m not complaining per se since my red carpet reviews keep me rolling in the proverbial dough, but I just really want to wrap my brain around the motivation behind wearing a gun strapped to your gown.

Anyone?

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Fashion News

A Glimpse at Pendleton’s Next Portland Collection!

We’ve got a little peek into fall’s TPC collection.

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After the massive success of Pendleton’s Portland Collection debut last fall it is with no surprise that another one is on the way. We have a three image sneak peek at the upcoming group set to hit stores in fall 2012. Rumor on the street is this time around the line is much larger and includes “lifestyle products.”

Hmmmm, Pendleton paper towels anyone? (I’d use them)

Hit the slide show for your preview peek.

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Style Spotlight

Questionable Taste

Who are we eyeing this week?

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I’m trying to think of what kind of emergency requires someone to leave a spa before they could finish taking their mud mask off and then head straight to a red carpet event.

I can’t think of one.

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I’m trying to think of what kind of emergency requires someone to leave a spa before they could finish taking their mud mask off and then head straight to a red carpet event.

I can’t think of one.

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It’s official!! Katy Perry has left her pop career behind to become a regular on Fraggle Rock!

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Wait a minute…. Did Madge think that she was supposed to perform and play in the Superbowl? She’s got her little catching gloves on and kind of faux work out pants. Someone should have spelled that out a little more clearly.

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with Katherine Heigl’s movie career not going as expected she’s been forced to take a second job as an elegant referee.

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Dear Rachel,

Underneath all that really intense make-up that triggered an internal reference to The Joker, you are really pretty.

Love, Eden

Question: What do a referee, The Joker and Fraggle Rock all have in common?

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Style Spotlight

Sharing Spree

Get a discount deal while also doing some good.

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The invention of Groupon (and all the discounts that followed) has inspired a plethora of copycats. And all with the same intention….S-A-V-I-N-G-S!

But the question is, how do you choose which one to sign up for? Going with all of them results in an email overdose so great one can’t click “delete” enough to keep up. Would it make a difference if you knew one of these companies dedicates itself to cutting consumers deals, while also supporting local non-profits? Oh, it totally does? Read on.

Launched in June 2010, Sharing Spree embraces the idea of ‘buying, giving and living locally’ by offering one daily deal with discounts up to 90% on restaurants, bars, spas, comedy clubs, sporting events, theaters, classes, retailers, hotels, salons and more. Sounds like some other companies we know? But on Sharing Spree when you go to buy your daily deal, you’ll also see the non-profit your purchase is going to help support. Currently their running tally of support for NP’s is running just shy of a quarter of a million dollars.

One note of caution: Getting screaming deals, plus knowing you’re helping out a good cause will make you want to buy every single thing they offer up. You have been warned.

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