Hello FashioNXT Friends: Like the clockworks, Portland sent another extraordinary talent to Project Runway, whose Season 15 premiered on Lifefetime TV last night. Sarah Donofrio, a Canadian import to Portland for marriage (thank you Portland groom), finished the first episode's fashion design challenge with flying colors...
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We know what you’re thinking, but no this is not just another black silicone activity tracker with a shiny face; and a list of high tech features. The Helix Cuff is in fact a cleverly disguised set of bluetooth headphones. The band is a hypoallergenic...
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FashioNXT announced five designers to compete in the 2016 UpNXT fashion accelerator. A panel of six of the most influential personalities in Portland's fashion industry including Project Runway winners Michelle Lesniak and Seth Aaron, boutique owners Annie Bocci, and Sara Weinstein of FlairWalk, Marjorie Skinner former...
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UpNXT is FashioNXT’s emerging designer accelerator. This competition has been going on for several years and is a great way to build awareness of local emerging designers. I had the opportunity to interview Anne Bocci, a judge of UpNxt. Anne owns a boutique in downtown...
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Varsha Agrawal was one of the many designers to participate in UP/NXT 2015 and the FashioNXT 2015 show. She recently had a small pop-up shop featuring her designs from the show at Mabel and Zora a boutique located in the Pearl District. We talked with Varasha...
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FashionTech Competition & Expo: Exhibit your FashionTech products at FashioNXT Week. Fashionable Wearable Tech, Fashion Apps (Mobile, AR/VR apps), 3D printed fashion. Also, submit your design for the competition, and win big from the global industry leaders. Submit Here>> Accessories Competition & Expo: Submit your design and get huge...
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FashioNXT is constantly looking for new talent and designers to showcase in the shows. One of the new designers showing in FashioNXT: The Shows 2016 is Melynda Valera. Melynda is a BFA student in fashion design in Orange County. She is making the trek all...
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FashioNXT is constantly looking for new talent and designers to showcase in the shows. One of the new designers showing in 2016 FashioNXT: The Shows (Oct 5-8) is Canadian designer Katherine Tessier. She has showcased in several other global fashions shows. We recently talked to Katherine about...
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Hello FashioNXT Patrons: You will be glade to know, extraordinary fashion designers from all over the world have been confirming to show on this internationally publicized runway, to make it the biggest FashioNXT show yet attracting a highly desirable demography to Portland, the coolest US city,...
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UpNXT is FashioNXT’s emerging designer accelerator. This competition has been going on for several years and is a great way to build awareness of local emerging designers. I had the opportunity to interview a few judges for the competition to see what they look for...
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