This Week in the Mercury
Friday, July 10, 2009
Fashion / Event Portland Fashion Week Forum This Sunday
Posted by Marjorie Skinner on Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 1:31 PM
I've just been alerted to the fact that my column this week went to press with the incorrect date for *this Sunday's* forum on Portland Fashion Week. It is the 12th, not the 19th, and boy am I glad our copy chief is back from vacation.
I do hope that everyone gets the memo, because as I mention in the current column, it seems that Portland's fashion scene could be doing a bit better job of articulating itself... or not. Maybe Portland really is a rebels' roost and all attempts to organize its rogue independents are doomed. That's perfectly fine, but I think it's worth talking about. As it stands there's a lack of unity, PFW being just one annual event that makes that apparent. Meanwhile, it's just been confirmed that Lufthansa is giving PFW a little ink in the next issue of their in-flight magazine. Along with ad deals with Spin and Surface magazines, PFW honcho Tito Chowdhury says (er, texts, to be more precise) that, "PFW will reach 1 million print subscribers."
Take a moment to think about that, and please do RSVP to attend the forum this Sunday July 12 if you have something to contribute to the conversation.
Another note just in from Chowhury: PFW hotel sponsor The Nines is going to feature participating designers in their lobby, starting tomorrow with Idom.
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