slides: PFW Day 1: Ready to Wear Preview

Monday, September 29, 2014

Kemea Smith, GoLocalPDX Contributor

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Portland Fashion Week (PFW) kicks off tomorrow, Tuesday, Sept. 30, with 10 designers showcasing their Ready to Wear Collections at Pioneer Courthouse Square.

Portland Fashion Week launched in 2002, and is the third longest-running fashion week in the country, after those in New York and Los Angeles.

The three-day fashion celebration begins Tuesday with the Ready to Wear Collections.

Here’s a preview so you can get to know the designers showcasing their work at the Tents in Portland’s living room, Pioneer Courthouse Square. Buy tickets here.

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Christie Chanthakhoun

www.christiechanthakhoun.com/

Portland native Christie Chanthakhoun specializes in creating vibrant boho-chic styles that are inspired by her mother’s traditional Laotian clothing. “Enlightenment” will feature tribal prints in rich golds, oranges and reds.

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Brady Lange

http://brady-lange.myshopify.com/

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Katie Guinn

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Wookie Fields

Jaefields

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Claire Doody

Copper Union

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Jason Calderon

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Erin Keys: Sister Fresh

Sister Fresh

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Katy Hadad-Dyler

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Katie Biscarret

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