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Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Fashion / Gossip The 2012 Portland Fashion & Style Awards

Posted by Marjorie Skinner on Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 4:55 PM

Over the weekend a Facebook page appeared for something called the 2012 Portland Fashion & Style Awards, prompting a whole lotta "WTF?" from my friends and associates in the local industry. Upon inspection of the website, it's revealed to be a Semper Fashion production, which let's just say does not inspire a ton of confidence, nor does the fact that the HQ address is in Vancouver. This is apparently happening in January, and until then, you can, if so inclined, vote on a number of categories listed on the web site, including "best designer," "salon," "event," "lifetime achievement," etc. We'll see how this shakes out, but we're watching you PFSA... we're watching you. Behold the mission statement:

We are Portland. We are Fashion & Style. From the City of Roses, the most sustainable city in the nation, home of fashion giants Nike, Jantzen Swinwear, Pendleton Woolen Mills and 3 Project Runway Winners, comes an event who's time has come, The First Annual Portland Fashion and Style Awards. Recognizing the fashion designers, boutiques, salons, models, photographers, make up artists and stylists of the Portland Metro Area and celebrating an industry which reflects our city's artistic and entrepreneurial spirit. Join us in honoring those who help to make Portland beautiful.

MOD: JK, we're not really watching you. We're just trying to get a better look at your shoes.

 

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Can't be any worse than the Portland Music Awards.
Posted by friendlydave on July 5, 2011 at 6:31 PM · Report
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"Swinwear" is a typo who's time has come.
Posted by Todd Mecklem on July 5, 2011 at 7:10 PM · Report
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Who's hose is whose?
Posted by ingrid on July 5, 2011 at 10:18 PM · Report
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Semper Fashion, and its "Vancouver Associates" (I'm assuming Kane Kreative) are the biggest jokes in Northwest fashion EVER. I've never been to more disorganized, disjointed, poorly planned fashion events in my life. They should stick to what they know, which is illogical schizo hot air blowing and illiterate plus sized mommy blogging (respectively).
Posted by Bonus Round on July 6, 2011 at 7:55 AM · Report
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"comes an event who's time has come"

Jesus.
Posted by Durrrrrrr on July 6, 2011 at 8:13 AM · Report
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Wow, who would have expected this much cattiness from the fashion world?
Posted by Commenty Colin on July 6, 2011 at 9:47 AM · Report
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@CC - I think the better question is: who WOULDN'T expect this much cattiness from the fashion world? Haven't you ever seen "America's Next Top Model" FFS?
Posted by Bonus Round on July 6, 2011 at 10:46 AM · Report
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@ Bonus, "I thought I sarcastically implied that perfectly well," and "of course not."
Posted by Commenty Colin on July 6, 2011 at 11:08 AM · Report
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"illiterate plus sized mommy blogging"?! SIGN ME UP!!!
Posted by mel on July 6, 2011 at 11:16 AM · Report
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We are Portland. We are strong. No one can tell us we're wrong. Searching our hearts for so long. Both of us knowing. Love is a battlefield.
Posted by Todd Mecklem on July 7, 2011 at 12:24 PM · Report
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This is Tod Foulk here, founder of SEMPER Fashion and just sayin' I LOVES IT! Guessing "Bonus Round" is a pornographer, thief, psycho, or ex associate producer who got the well deserved ax from SEMPER.

Anyways 11 years in the field; contributing more than $100,000.00 to charity; a very very conservative estimate of $2,000,000.00 to the local economy; 4 tons of food to the Oregon Food Bank; $27,000.00 for 7 vendors and over $60,000.00 for our sponsors in just 3 days from last March's Better Living Show; being asked by the likes of Concept Entertainment, The Arena Mngmnt Corp, Widmer Beer, Lady Gaga's Management team, The Ecopalooza Project and Blue Ocean Events among many to produce fashion shows for them; being a nominee for Portland's "The Best 2011 Award" and the Columbia Gorge Champions 2011 Award for our eco-minded and sustainable practices; planting 4540 native trees and shrubs to offset our carbon foot prints over 4 years; stabilizing a tributary to Johnson Creek where the 1st wild coho salmon in 30 yrs were found; being the 1st fashion week in the USA to showcase sustainable and plus sized apparel; launching the careers of now internationally recognized stylists, models, photographers and designers; working hard to make Portland relevant instead of keeping it weird; and I could go on, causes comments such as above. I guess it just seems hard work, dedication to a profession or cause, and a modicum of success will engender jealousy among those few insecure in their standings, or with their own agendas to advance!

I don't need to brag as stable, confident people with normal, well deserved and healthy self esteem don't generally engage in that behavior, but I always take the time to use a negative forum to rebut my detractors, as I am doing here. But thanks for catching my typos- I knew I should have invested in Lasik!

Oh- and there will be chairs at this fashion show! Unlike one annual event which will remain nameless.

I will also go to say that my associate in this endeavor Jessica Kane rivals me in her civic mindedness and contributions to the economy, and having a penthouse office from downtown Vancouver over looking the Columbia River with Peregrine Falcons dodging among the roof tops in no way precludes her from any contributions to the organization nor instills a lack of confidence on anyone's part. This is just down right ridiculous and mean spirited to even try to say that!
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Posted by Tod Hunter Foulk on July 8, 2011 at 2:34 AM · Report
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@ THF: TL;DR

Thank you for proving my point re: illogical schizo hot air blowing.

I especially appreciate your pointing out that you're not a braggart after puffing your chest for an entire paragraph.

Then, of course, the quintessentially professional: "Oh- and there will be chairs at this fashion show! Unlike one annual event which will remain nameless."

I assume you're talking about the last POS Rock the Runways show the YOU produced where over 100 of your "VIP" guests had no seating?

You, sir, are a liar and a hypocrite. The bizarre alternate universe you've built for yourself in your own head will surely collapse under the weight of your own ego.

Word to the wise: I would also be a little more conscious of the company you keep. Kindly GFY.
Posted by Bonus Round on July 8, 2011 at 9:02 AM · Report
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oh my gosh. hide behind an anonymous post and say what you will. puffing my chest for an entire paragraph is simply edifying those who are only familiar with your denigration, and since no one but jessica even comes close to my 11 yrs in the industry i can speak the truth.

really 100 vip guests had no seating? hmmmm....ticket prices reflect seating, and i even bring in enough extra chairs in case someone like grandmothers or whomever purchased a general admission ticket actually need to sit.

you obviously have proved my point about some jealous hater who was unceremoniously dumped running around crying wolf. go ahead, it's a free country!

the high school debate team geek in me really hates leaving a statement unchallenged but i just don't really have time any more for rebutting someone who won't even use their name when casting dispersions. have a nice day! :D
Posted by Tod Hunter Foulk on July 8, 2011 at 1:27 PM · Report

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