WEDNESDAY, OCT 7

• FashioNXT is as close as you can get to a major fashion week experience in the Pacific Northwest, and it kicks off this week with a mix of designers from China, Portland, and television, and a rarely-seen-in-Portland-vibe that's fun to dress up and experience at least once a year. I'll be there for each night of the spectacle, so check Blogtown for reports and lots of photos. NW 9th & Northrup, Wed Oct 7-Sat Oct 10, 8 pm, $25-165

• Design Museum Portland is hosting storytelling events specially tailored for the design-minded. The theme of the next one is “Making,” and features WeMake’s Yvonne Perez Emerson, the lead blacksmith at Portland Razor Co., and the product line manager for Looptworks, among others. On Deck, 910 NW 14th, Wed Oct 7, 6:30 pm, free (but register for a spot at designmuseumfoundation.org/Portland)

• Portland milliner ElizaBeth Rohloff and hairstylist Laurie Ann Greenberg are teaming up for a tutorial event called “Hat Tricks and Styling Tips,” designed to make your hairstyle and fall headwear more copacetic. Plus, one of a kind and limited edition hats as well as Bumble and Bumble hair products will be available at 10 percent off. Halo Salon, 2000 NE Sandy, Wed Oct 7, 6-8:30 pm

THURSDAY, OCT 8

• Mercantile's featured label this week is Max Mara, with a multi-day trunk show featuring pieces from the F/W '15 collection. Mercantile, 729 SW Alder, Thurs Oct 8-Sat Oct 10, 10 am-6 pm & Sun Oct 11, noon-5 pm

FRIDAY, OCT 9

• The decade-old Minnesotan Junk Bonanza makes its first foray into the Pacific Northwest this weekend with an array of vendors selling architectural salvage, antiques, and vintage items. Unlike the piles of junk studious pickers are accustomed to wading through, here things are arranged into lovely vignettes. Clark County Event Center, 17402 NE Delfel, Ridgefield, WA, Fri Oct 9, 10 am-5 pm, Sat Oct 10, 9 am-5 pm, Sun Oct 11, 9 am-4 pm, $10 (parking $6)

• It's "Shop for a Cure" day at What's Upstairs, with 15 percent of all sales going to benefit the American Cancer Society in participation with Breast Cancer Awareness Month. What's Upstairs, 736 NW 23rd

SATURDAY, OCT 10

• The huge, citywide version of Design Week Portland we’ve grown accustomed to has moved from fall to spring of 2016, but turn that frown upside-down: They’ve got a mini version kicking off this week that features open houses at spots like Ampersand, MadeHere PDX, Spooltown, and Hand-Eye Supply, as well as an installment of Creative Mornings with Adam Arnold, and an evening with the architects of the looming Burnside Bridgehead development. Various locations, Sat Oct 10-Sat Oct 17, details and pricing at designweekportland.com

• Jewelry company Tasi Designs is celebrating their eight-year anniversary, with a party/sample sale stretched across two days. Look for giveaways, raffles, one-of-a-kinds, and refreshments throughout. Cargo, 81 SE Yamhill, Sat Oct 10 & Sun Oct 11, noon-6 pm

• You know the drill with the buy-a-pair, give-a-pair concept of TOMs, but this weekend the company's offering a closer look at how it works. Drop in for snacks, beer, "an inside look at how TOMS Giving works," as well as a chance to win a spot to accompany them on a shoe-giving mission. US Outdoor Store, 219 SW Broadway, Sat Oct 10, noon-4 pm

SUNDAY, OCT 11

• Hot on the heels of FashioNXT comes yet another fashion show, this one as part of a multimedia event called PLATFORM. Expect things to be on the conceptual side with contributions from GoodSport, Kayleigh Nelson, and Laurs Kemp.

Says Kemp of her preparations: "I'm treating Platform more like a pop-up art exhibit than a pop-up shop. I plan to show my small capsule collection gallery-style on the wall, rather than on a rack where details can easily be missed. I tried to be less concerned with commercial appeal and just have fun making one-of-a-kind pieces. Although, I may choose to incorporate some of the ideas into future collections." Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison, Sun Oct 11, 9 pm, $5

MONDAY, OCT 12

• It won’t stop! This week is also the launch presentation of menswear line Aesthete Society. (Three cheers for more locally designed menswear options!) The installment-style show, Amalgamated Allure, will be the first opportunity to check out the garments, currently being kept out of public view. Portland Art Museum’s Fred and Suzanne Fields Ballroom, 1219 SW Park, Mon Oct 12, 6 pm, free