Will Graphic Design Save Fashion?...(Or Kill It?)

Fashion Like a couple hundred other aspiring civilian designers, I paid my 10 bucks to attend a (local art mag-sponsored, local art college-hosted) mid-May lecture by graphics guru David Carson. You know ... More

Wednesday, May 29, 2002 Elizabeth Dye

OF MEN AND MANDALS

Stylish spring footwear for him.

Fashion The only guy who ever looked good in sandals was Jesus. So boys, your spring style mantra should be: no mandals. "Mandals" are those top-stitched, clod-soled, brass-buckled strappy affairs that fo ... More

Wednesday, May 22, 2002 Elizabeth Dye

SAVVY'S SAVOIR FAIRE

Customer concerns save a popular Portland boutique.

Fashion Contrary to rumor, the fat lady has NOT sung, at least not yet, for Savvy Plus. A Hawthorne District consignment shop specializing in clothing for women sizes 12 to 32, Savvy Plus almost closed its ... More

Wednesday, May 15, 2002 Elizabeth Dye

A CUT ABOVE

Give Mom the gift of custom couture.

Fashion Instead of saddling Mom with your ever-increasing therapy bill this year, shower her with a truly righteous Mother's Day gift: custom couture. Besides doing a good turn for the grande dame in yo ... More

Wednesday, May 8, 2002 Elizabeth Dye

SHE'S CRAFTY

Fashion If you stitch, bead or get off on twisting tiny wire into toe rings, you can turn that homespun mojo into money (really!). New York-based craft webzine Getcrafty.com is a brilliant resource for th ... More

Wednesday, May 1, 2002 Elizabeth Dye

spring cleaning

From the inside out!

Fashion Spring cleaning doesn't stop with your closet, chum. Turn that synergistic Zen-ergy inward to assess the state of your simplest self. And, if you dare, make some changes that will radiate in bot ... More

Wednesday, April 24, 2002 Elizabeth Dye

FASHION'S TURNSTILES

Niche Resale Wants You

Fashion Deciding just where to turn last season's disco discards into cold, hard cash can dizzy even the most styling gals, guys or teens worth their weight in fashion magazines. Not to fret, "niche resal ... More

Wednesday, April 17, 2002 Elizabeth Dye

BOUDOIR BABYLON

One more reason to get out of bed.

Fashion The more tanks roll, the better a boudoir sounds.The boudoir--a private dressing room shuttered from earthly cares--isn't some fallout-shelter-style escape. The word, derived from the French boude ... More

Wednesday, April 10, 2002 Elizabeth Dye

SPRINGTIME = SHOWTIME!

Two Portland shows highlight collectively creative collections.

Fashion The sweet balm of spring is in the air, and fashion's tender shoots are springing from the soil with the glitter-eyed optimism of preteen models. That's right, great gobs of designers, makeup ar ... More

Wednesday, April 3, 2002 Elizabeth Dye

AND THE (FASHION) OSCAR GOES TO...

A few awards that weren't presented at Sunday's Big Show.

Fashion Oscar Night was, as usual, a spectacle of speechifying and steep décolletage. And we ogled the whole thing, expecting no less. Incredibly, the Academy Awards still are a cultural day of rec ... More

Wednesday, March 27, 2002 Elizabeth Dye