PFW 2011 Wrap up - Weds., Oct 5
Portland Fashion Week’s Catapult; The Emerging Designer Competition Winner ::
Amanda Grisham’s “Grishley”
Congratulations Grishley!!
Here’s a sneak peek at the other competitors looks from Wednesday night::
Studio SKB Chicago Harper
Becky Ross for Wicked Quick
Silkwood
Lizz Basinger
House of Summer
Michelle Is Well
AM Renegade
Moontess
-Sarah Kiley
Featured PFW 2011 Designer: Becky Ross for Wicked Qui
Becky Ross, an alum of the current season of Project Runway, is one of nine Catapult; The Emerging Designer Award Comepetitors, debuting at Portland Fashion Week on Weds., October 5th. Audience members in attendance will vote for the top designer who will win an exclusive prize package. Head to http://portlandfashionweek.net/tickets/ to purchase tickets. Doors @ 6pm / Show seating @ 8pm
Becky Ross for Wicked Quick is a collection where alternative casual meets ladylike. The custom-dyed knits are a staple at Wicked Quick whose hallmarks are Speed, Attitude & Rebellion. This collaboration is for the woman who rocks casual edgy clothes in a ladylike tailored way.
5555 N. Channel Ave., Swan Island
Portland, OR 97217
Featured PFW 2011 Designer: AM Renegade
For Spring/Summer 2012, AM Renegade presents Nomad, inspired by mountain culture and urban chic. Merging innovation, function and comfort, AM Renegade brings her signature to the line through principles of geometry and sculpture to create bold, flattering garments from silk, organic twill, organic rayon hemp and other wearable, transitional fabrics. 
AM Renegade is one of nine Catapult; The Emerging Designer Award Comepetitors, debuting at Portland Fashion Week on Weds., October 5th. Audience members in attendance will vote for the top designer who will win an exclusive prize package. Head to http://portlandfashionweek.net/tickets/ to purchase tickets.
Doors @ 6pm / Show seating @ 8pm
5555 N. Channel Ave., Swan Island
Portland, OR 97217
PFW Announces Catapult Competition Finalists
Designers turned out in record number for Portland Fashion Week’s August 28th Catapult; The Emerging Designers Competition. The high-profile panel of judges included ‘Project Runway’ winner Seth Aaron, international eco-designer Anna Cohen, director of apparel design at Portland’s Art institute, Sue Bonde, Portland Monthly style editor Eden Dawn and President of Designer&Agents tradeshow, Barbara Kramer. Nine designers were selected to compete in a runway show on Weds., Oct 5th where audience members will vote to help select the winner. The top designer scores a prize package including a complimentary show at 2013’s Portland Fashion Week, one year of showroom service by Showroom International, and a spread in Portland Monthly magazine—Catapult’s presenting sponsor. In a press release sent out this morning, Portland Fashion Week revealed the designers who will be competing: Becky Ross (alum of the current season of ‘Project Runway’), Abbie Miller of Wyoming, Summer Gunter presenting House of Summer, Grishley Amanda Grisham, Michelle Franklin, Silkwood Collection by Sandy Varzarschi, Joshua Buck, Moontess by Mihaela Munteanu, and Lizz Basinger.
The winner will be announced at the night’s official after-party at YOLO Lounge (412 SW 4th Ave, Portland OR, 97204).
-Sarah Kiley
Let’s talk about Alicia Wood.
In a sentence: She’s the fashion designer behind the label Ms. Wood.
Although you probably already know that. How can you not? She’s everywhere. A Portland success story. She and her husband Ben Wood (who crafts all of the Ms. Wood wooden accessories and platform shoes), are an undeniable force in our city’s ever-growing fashion scene. Ms. Wood, in the last year, has been featured in seemingly every magazine, blog, and newspaper around town, recently spotted hanging with the most stylish pets in PDX at Boutiques Unleashed, featured all over etsy.com, and her ubiquitous platforms were just paired with Seth Aaron’s new Ready-to-Wear line at LA Fashion Week. As if that wasn’t enough, rumor has it one of the PFW 2010 Makeup artists is now touring with the Royal Badness himself, Prince (yes the Prince). And she has spread the stylish Ms. Wood word to his backup singers who are now bonkers for Alicia’s wearables.
Thursday, October 7 2010, Segment 4: CATAPULT
Tonight was the first runway show of Portland Fashion Week and the night of Catapult: the Emerging Designer competition. Tonight, 4 creative designers from all walks of life will showcase their collection to be judged by some of Portland’s Fashion Elite including industry buyers, store owners, and Project Runway Season 7 winner, Seth Aaron.
The winner of tonight’s show will receive the following:
- An online wholesale account with Madison Buyer
- A lookbook spread shot by Fashion Wire Press
- An article in the Portland Monthly magazine
- And a graphic layout & marketing from 24 Notion
The designers competing are all very talented and creative in their own ways. Here’s a little blurb about each of them.
Anar Couture: A chemical engineer by profession, Iranian-born Rana, began reinventing herself since she moved to the US in 2006. She started freelancing with a vision that fuses her Persian roots with the modern look of Europe.
Click Here to see the full collection!
Nelli Millard: I grew up in a fashion-sewing atmosphere and later graduated from Stavropol Tech college (Russia) with a clothing design and management degree. Life brought me to Bend, OR and I transformed my skills and experience and opened my shop “Nelli Millard Fashion Sewing Studio.”
Click Here to see the full collection!
Devonation: ‘DEVONATION’ is the first fashion collection by internationally acclaimed artist Devon Yan Berrong. Inspired by zebras, Devon has crafted an artistic collection of ready to wear clothing for men and women that will turn the fashion world inside out. With his unlimited imagination, ‘DEVONATION’ is the future of fashion.
Click Here to see the full collection!
Ms. Wood: Inspired by Asian culture, Ms. Wood is a chic line designed for the woman who is sophisticated and elegant, but with a hint of an edge. Each look is finished with accessories from obi belts and modern jewelry to handcrafted shoes, also from Ms. Wood.
Click Here to see the full collection!
After the fashion show ended, everyone in the audience was asked to submit their vote on their favorite designer on the back of their ticket. The winner will be announced tonight at the after party.
-Samantha
Fresh Talent at PFW’s Emerging Designer Competition
Phase one of CATAPULT, Portland Fashion Week’s emerging designer competition, took place yesterday, August 22, 2010, in Portland’s Pearl District. Nine designers showed up for the chance to move on and become a finalist and get the opportunity to present their Spring/Summer 2011 Collections on October 7, 2010 at Portland Fashion Week. The winner will receive a prize package that will help “catapult” them on their way, which includes marketing consultation with a PR firm, graphic design and photography for a lookbook, production run to help start producing their brand, and an all inclusive collection show at Portland Fashion Week 2011.
