PFW Day 2: Bridal and Couture Show
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Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Kemea Smith, GoLocalPDX Contributor
Wendy Ohlendorff design Photo Credit: Lavenda Memory (image cropped)
Get ready for a night of lux couture as the PFW Bridal and Couture designers take it to the runway tomorrow, Wednesday, Oct. 1 at Pioneer Courthouse Square.
A mix of vintage repurposed gowns will be sweeping down the PFW runway, as well as dresses inspired by movies such as Blade Runner and Apocalypto.
Emerging Designer winners Kate Miles and Oscar Lopez will be revealing their capsule collections tomorrow night. You don’t want to miss the performance piece at the Wendy Ohlendorf show, and Sunjin Lee’s elegant bridal gowns.
Click on the slideshow below to see some of the designs that will be hitting the runway tomorrow night, and read more about the designers behind these amazing creations.
Buy tickets to the Bridal/Couture show here.
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Sonia Kasparian
Urchin Redesign
Kasparian’s designs are heavily based on high end reconstruction taking influences from traditional couture approaches. All of the dresses are hand washed, dyed, and wrinkled to create beautiful tailored creations with a raw and distressed finish. Kasparian is definitely an extraordinary designer and one to watch.
Photo Credit: Lavenda Memory
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Wendy Ohlendorf
Boulevard De Magenta
Ohlendorf’s “Metropolis” collection is inspired by the classic 1927 movie of the same name and 1982 thriller Blade Runner. The vintage repurposed designs are wonderfully crafted and take on a sci-fi -esque quality. The musical performance and video component during this year's runway show is one you will not want to miss this season.
Photo Credit: Lavenda Memory (image cropped)
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Allison Johansen
ISA: The Nature of ISA
Ready to showcase her nature inspired designs, is Allison Johansen. The “ISA” collection is a mixture of bohemian romance, emphasizing delicate lace from the 1920’s as well as hand-cut flower petals.
Photo Credit: Lavenda Memory
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Sunjin Lee
Sunjin Lee Designs
Make sure you don’t miss designer Sunjin Lee’s polished bridal wear this season. Lee designed her first bridal gowns for her own wedding back in 2010. Since then she has won the 2013 Best Couture Gown Designer award from Oregon Bride, and debut her collection at the 2013 Portland Fashion Week. Lee believes frills and laces are not always needed to make a gown feminine, instead many of her gowns are made of silk and European beaded tulle. She makes modern and feminine bridal gowns that celebrate the natural beauty of the body.
Photo Credit: Lavenda Memory (image cropped)
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Oscar Lopez
OSCAR DOMINICK
FIDM graduate and Emerging Designer winner Oscar Lopez, designed his first dress for a friend’s pageant competition with only $13. Now Lopez creates elegant dresses perfect for any special occasion. Lopez’s capsule collection for Portland Fashion Week is inspired by the 2006 Mel Gibson film Apocalypto, and will feature sleek garments with Mayan inspired jewelry.
See our interview with Oscar Lopez here
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Kate Miles
Kate's Couture
“If you want a princess dress come to me,” said 15 year old Emerging Designer winner Kate Miles. Miles pairs vintage garments with modern designs to create spunky bright dresses for any girl going to prom or a child wanting to be a beauty queen.
See our interview with Kate Miles here.
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Devon Yan- Berrong
DEVONATION
With his first Portland Fashion Week Show in 2010, watercolor painter and fashion designer, Devon Yan- Berrong will be charming audiences with his “Wild Garden” collection. The collection is all about color and having fun in nature. His designs will be walking down the catwalk with jewelry by designer Namiko Layden-Nakamura.
Photo Credit: Travis Geny
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Kim McCormick
Kimmi Designs
Seattle based designer Kim McCormick uses reclaimed fabrics to comment on the importance of eco consciousness and our society’s consumption. The nature inspired lace gowns are graceful creations, each telling a story.
Photo Credit: Lavenda Memory
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Kerry Yu
O'Pearl Brands
2012 RAW accessory designer of the year, Kerry Yu, got her start in fashion as a model and owner of a modeling agency. After traveling and learning from over 800 different artists, Yu moved to Portland and started her own jewelry line O’Pearl Brands. “We empower women through the unique design of jewelry, sending a message that we are beautiful and we are confident,” said Yu.
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