Last night FashioNXT opened with excitement for emerging talent in Portland and across the US. Project Runway star Sarah Donforio showcased her Spring 2017 line full of bright colors and prints that made everyone wishing it was summer again. FashioNXT named the first Accessories Competition winners with Christina...
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The 5 year anniversary of FashioNXT: The Shows (Oct 5-8th) kicks off today with a stellar lineup of some of the most extraordinary designers from the U.S. and internationally, join Portland's best designers. Portland's new project runway star Sarah Donofrio will open the night, followed by Los Angeles designer...
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FashioNXT is launching 4 limited edition leather accessories, 2 bracelets and 2 leather card-wallets on the occasion of its 5th year anniversary celebration. FashioNXT is collaborating with Portland's premier leather accessories manufacturer Bespoke Accessories Group (B.A.G) founded by Christina Castillo. B.A.G. will hand-make the accessories at the...
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Day 2 of 2016 FashioNXT: The Shows (Oct 5-8) will be participated by some of the biggest industry leaders in fashion and fashion-tech, followed by an amazing runway show.. 6pm-7pm: FashioNXT Media Partner Marie Claire Magazine is hosting its signature "The Next Big Thing In...
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Hello FashioNXT Friends: Tickets to 2016 FashioNXT:The Shows (Oct 5-8) are going on sale. We are making them available for you for a limited time, before we publicize it to others, so that you can be the first to choose your favorite seats, before the public put...
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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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