Who: Johnny Jewel and Ida No
Where: The Cute Alert! Party at Rotture with Glass Candy, Chromatics, Loose Control and Beyonda
Cutest thing about that night: Ida’s dress and ankle pom-poms! She made them to match Johnny’s deco set.
Photo by: Rhys Balmer
Video by: AM

Just a note to stop by tomorrow, Saturday March 15 (the ides of March, no less) for a fashion show by K. Sims at The Pancake Clubhouse Historic Township for the Living Arts (906A NE 24th) at 8 pm.

What to expect?:

Recycled fashion concepts exploring ideas of deconstruction, luxury, reincarnation, beauty, and individuality

Plus, a saw and theremin soundscape performance!

Even if you missed last night’s fashion show fund raiser for DoveLewis, you can still chip in for the cause: Garnish (1524 NE Alberta) is donating 10 percent of purchases to the 24-hour animal hospital, so you can feel a little less guilty about any splurging that should occur…

Now’s the time to snatch up designs by local Jonny Shultz: All pieces at Anne Bocci (7824 SW Capitol Hwy) and Seaplane (827 NW 23rd) have been marked down 40%. You know what to do…

Tonight at Flutter (3948 N. Mississippi):

Come celebrate our new Men’s Line and have a beer and cigar on us. Twenty handsome Men will be strolling the store previewing Frocky Jack Morgan’s newest men’s designs including silk screened T’s and suits. Browse the newest men’s shaving supplies, soaps and colognes from France and Italy. Check out the latest books on subjects from vintage marvel to Eiji Tsuburaya’s Master of Monsters.

Michael Pappillo trio play at 6pm. playing classic Brazilian, pop covers (think Nirvana & Portishead meet the stand up bass) and of course some Gypsy Irish kind of thing to honor St. Patrick’s day!

Hey, look who’s got a web site!

PFW is planning something… and it features Anna Cohen, Lizzie Parker, and Nau.

(From Cohen’s Spring/Summer Collection)

Considering that my boyfriend makes them, I don’t really worry about handbags. And considering my dry-cleaning delinquency, whenever I drop a significant chunk of change on clothing, it usually ends up backfiring (with the notable exception of pants custom made by Adam Arnold. Those just get better and better, and I wear them so constantly—right now in fact—that they more than pay for themselves.). But shoes, SHOES! My whole life I’ve been obsessed. The higher, the crazier, the better. Discomfort is no concern. I’ll resole my favorites for as many years as possible. And according to this article, the rest of the world is coming around, ending the reign of “it bags” and ushering in a new era of it shoes. Like I needed an excuse. Here’s a sampling of some of this season’s best. (And yes, they’re expensive, and no, I don’t care.)

Shoes are considerably more adept at sorting the sheep from the goats. They are less likely to be displayed on a restaurant table, and are more demanding in terms of maintenance. Not only does their practical purpose mean one needs to buy more of them (eight pairs a year, according to recent figures), but the right footwear can also conspire to make the wearer appear taller, slimmer and fetchingly ball-breaking.

(Prada, with built-in spats!)

(Chloé)

(Alexander McQueen)

(Valentino)

(Lanvin)

(Miu Miu)

(Balenciaga)

SCRAP, one of my favorite art/craft supply spots in Portland is in need of our help. SCRAP provides the community with workshops, kid’s camps, and a creative retail center promoting the value of reuse. Due to their rapid growth, they are experiencing a lack in the funds needed to keep the operation’s growth on track. There are several options for how you can help. Please consider donating some time, supplies, or money to SCRAP today.

This is the beginning of SCRAP’s 10th year and unfortunately we have started the year that should be celebratory with financial challenges due to a funding shortfall. Over the last year, our staff has grown so that we can better meet the creative and environmental needs of our community. With growth comes a need for expanded funding. The proceeds from store sales only cover about 40% of our annual budget. We rely on grant funding, membership dollars and individual contributions to cover the rest. An easy solution would be to raise our prices, but we really pride ourselves on keeping the prices low and affordable. As we await word back on several grants, we ask you, our supporters, to consider making a financial contribution to SCRAP.

On a daily basis, we hear how much people appreciate the services we provide at SCRAP. We want to continue to support the creative and educational communities of Portland, but we can’t do it without your support.

Please make a gift to SCRAP today. Donations can be dropped off at the store, mailed to 3901 North Williams Ave. Suite A, Portland, OR 97227 or made online through Network for Good.

In you are unable to contribute financially, there are other ways that you can help. Volunteer, bring a friend to SCRAP the next time you stop by, post a blurb about SCRAP on your blog or in your school/work newsletter, round up at the counter, donate a portion of your art sales to SCRAP, share your marketing or graphic design skills, link to us on facebook and myspace, and anything else that can spread the word about who we are and why it’s important that we continue to exist.

The real positive in all this is that the staff, the board, and enthusiastic people in our community are committed to reaffirming SCRAP’s vision and to developing a strategic plan for moving SCRAP to the next level as a sustainable non-profit. Last month’s survey was part of this SCRAP ACTION that you will be hearing more about throughout the year! Thanks to everyone that participated in the survey. Look for a recap next month!

Tomorrow at OFFICE PDX (2204 NE Alberta), there’s a rare opportunity to take a peek into the archives of Nike alongside Design Director Chuck Eichten, who’ll be discussing what he does and how he does it. On display will be prototypes, test materials, collector’s items, and more. Sneaker freaks, make note. The event, from 6-8 pm, is free, but RSVP to info@officepdx.com.

From now through the 15th, pop on over to Seaplane (827 NW 23rd) for 15 percent off everything, including new arrivals from store fave Prairie Underground.

Everybody who loved/hated Christian from this season’s Project Runway is gonna go ga-ga over this one. In this clip from Saturday Night Live, Amy Poehler does a dead-on impersonation of Christian right down to his hot mess tranny fierceness. FIERCENESS! TRANNY-NESS! And… HOT MESSINESS!

I’m pretty psyched about the designers showing in our fashion show this year, and about the show in general; we’re putting more into the production this time around, giving people more bang for their buck, with music by Tu Fawning and Beyonda, plus a few other secrets up our sleeve. But the main attraction are the 12 designers whose work will be showcased, handpicked by a jury that included Adam Arnold, Holly Stalder, Kate Towers, Leanne Marshall, and Julia Barbee. Check these guys’ web sites out for a mini preview, and for those without sites, you’ll just have to be surprised:

• Makool (Anisa Makhoul)
• Elizabeth Rohloff
• Dust (Julia Blackburn)
• Rachel Mara
• Paper Treasure (Jess McCloskey)
• Ruth (Ruth Waddy):

See the rest after the break, and see them all April 20th at the Wonder Ballroom.

• Rio Wrenn
• Erhart (Chelsea Erhart)
• Amai Unmei (Allison Covington)
• Elizabeth Spencer:

• In Love & Memory (Janeane McSpadden):

• Freyja (Gretchen Jones & Melody Geer