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Showing posts with label Bryce Black. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bryce Black. Show all posts
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Visit Project Runway's Bryce Black @ StudioSKB.com
Monday, June 27, 2011
Bryce Black, Becky Ross to show on Project Runway
Becky Ross (back row left) and Bryce Black (back row right) are competing on Project Runway, Season 9. Both studied with Sharon Blair.
Yes, it's true. I can now spill the beans and tell you that two of my students, Bryce Black and Becky Ross, are appearing on Season 9 of Project Runway.Bryce you know because he studied at Portland Sewing and designed for my line, StudioSKB, this year. He was featured in our April 16 Garden Party Fashion show where people applauded his modern, multiple use designs. You'll soon be able to buy his garments at Radish Underground, 414 SW 10th, and Physical Element, 1124 NW Lovejoy. Both in Portland.
Becky was in my Principles of Fit and Activewear classes at Art Institute.
Congratulations and good luck to both of them. Season 9 starts July 28.
And if you see Project Runway in your future, or you just want to launch your own apparel line, consider applying for our Fashion Forward Program. Applications are due August 17. Winners start mid-September.
Small wrapped top and varsity skirt designed by Bryce Black for StudioSKB. Modeled by Keely DiPietro at Portland Sewing's Garden Party Fashion Event April 16.
Song of the day: Back in Black
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Latest pix from Garden Party Fashion Show
Our Bryce Black has just been interviewed by you-know-who and may be going to you-know-where. So here's a chance to see some of his fabulous garb before he appears on the small screen.
Bryce was one of the designers featured at Portland Sewing's April 16 Garden Party Fashion Show. His collection was inspired by the movie and documentary "Grey Gardens."
All photos are from Rachel Warren courtesy of Eden Dawn's Shop Talk blog for Portland Monthly. For more about the show visit the Portland Sewing Facebook page. You'll see a link to the Portland Monthly story and photos from the other designers: Alicia Wood, Alyson Clair, Robin Forsythe, Tiffany Bean, Stephanie D and Vien To.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Fashion show boosts Portland fashion community, women's shelter
Everybody needs a sanctuary in these troubled times – a place of joy and hope for the future.
Saturday, April 16 brings such sanctuary to Portland in the form of a hopeful vision for the city’s fashion business.
On that day, Portland Sewing brings together eight emerging designers for a “Garden Party Fashion Event.”
“Part of our vision is to create a market center for the apparel industry here in Portland,” says Portland Sewing owner Sharon Blair, “We have so much talent here, why not?”
Portland Sewing, 2111 NE 43rd, is a prep and finishing school for those seeking jobs in fashion design and the apparel industry. It offers classes from beginning sewing to patternmaking, fashion design and apparel business – from how to start your own business to hiring sales representatives.
Many of Portland’s designers have studied with Blair, including those featured at the show. Two students, Gretchen Jones and Janeane Marie, have gone on to compete on Project Runway.
Designers featured at the garden party event are:
-- Bryce Black, Grey Gardens. StudioSKB is Sharon Blair’s line of clothing. This year she is turning it around and using the label to launch a designer a year. This year, the designer is Bryce Black. Black soon will graduate from Art Institute. His clothes have been featured in Portland Monthly. His Fall 2011 collection, Grey Gardens, set the tone for the garden party fashion event. It is inspired by the documentary and film about Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis’ relatives.
-- Alicia Wood, Ms. Wood. Wood studied at Parsons before coming to Portland and Portland Sewing. She combines draped kimono sleeves with fabrics such as silk, chiffon and leather. Her line includes obi belts, hats, bags, jewelry and handcrafted shoes. She was named Best Emerging Designer of 2010 at last year’s Portland Fashion Week.
-- Alyson Clair, Clair Vintage Inspired, aims to flatter all womanly figures. Her line ranges from XS to XL and is made primarily of knits. “I take a lot of pride in the fact that my entire line is designed and manufactured right here in Portland, Ore.,” she says.
-- Nyla Jano’s Torrain line of accessories was inspired by a trip to Cambodia. She recycles rice bags into purses, wallets, handbags and backpacks. She wants to encourage style mixed with a global conscience.
-- Robin Forsythe, Estate, sells her clothes at Portland boutiques Union Rose, Sofada and Tumbleweed. Estate upcycles fabrics to create apparel from existing fabrics, preferably made from natural fibers. She chooses subdued colors and textures.
-- Stephanie Dong, Stephanie D Couture. She uses her bachelors degree in apparel design to create ready-to-wear, bridal and custom-made garments. After five years in the business, she is in the process of opening her own boutique.
-- Tiffany Bean, Tiffany Bean. Owner for five years of Mabel and Zora, a boutique in Portland’s Pearl District, Bean is launching her eponymous line at the garden party event. She describes her line as “inspired by Doris Day and James Bond movies. My line has a 1960’s influence, bright colors, bold prints and flattering, feminine silhouettes.”
-- Vien To, Vien. Her well-constructed silhouettes are sold in boutiques in Salem, Ore., and will soon be sold in a boutique of her own. She earned her apparel degree in 2009.
The interior of the sewing school will be turned into an indoor garden featuring bird-friendly plants.
Proceeds go to Peace Garden at Coburn Place Safe Haven – a women’s shelter. Coburn gives women who have suffered from domestic violence and their children a sanctuary where they can start anew.
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Doors open @ 7 pm; Show starts @ 8 pm
$10 in advance; $15 at the door
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