Strutting on the Boulevard.

Fashion On Aug. 24, Hawthorne's haute-hippie Sapphire Hotel (5008 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 232-6333) played host to a runway (OK, barway) show of new cool-weather creations from five Portland clothing designer ... More

Wednesday, September 4, 2002 Elizabeth Dye

FROM A TO B (VIA) C

A new department sharpens Nordstrom's edge...sort of.

Fashion When Nordstrom's Jodi Martin (her title is simply "Specialist") called to let me know that Nordy's was launching a new department dedicated to "up-and-coming designers," I have to admit it, I got ... More

Wednesday, August 21, 2002 Elizabeth Dye

A TORRID ROMANCE

Pretty in Punk for plus-size she-devils

Fashion The sensible yet colorless Lane Bryant. The blandly appalling Avenue. Those loathsome boutiques with names like "Big Ideas" and "More to Love." Honestly, do Garment District fat cats think all big ... More

Wednesday, August 14, 2002 Elizabeth Dye

BEAUTY & THE BUCKET

High style under the highway.

Fashion Once the Pearl loses its luster and Nob Hill becomes over the hill, you might want to focus your eyes on that other Northwest district: the Bucket.Never heard of it? Well, this not-quite-Pearl-Distr ... More

Wednesday, August 7, 2002 Elizabeth Dye

BOULDER BOYS & GORP GALS

Twenty- first- century trail togs for haute hiking.

Fashion If you design it, they will climb.Fleece-'n'-Teva geek-chic has crawled a long way up fashion's treacherous talus slope. Nowadays, that means even so-called "square" outdoor-apparel companies (Col ... More

Wednesday, July 31, 2002 Elizabeth Dye

Beads, Sweat & Tears

Sometimes a great notion is hard to find.

Fashion "It's not the band I hate, it's their fans." --Nova Scotia rockers SloanI'm tempted to use this handy song lyric regarding my experiences at last weekend's highly anticipated Embellishment Bead and ... More

Wednesday, July 24, 2002 Elizabeth Dye

HOT (FASHION) PLATES!

Summer books for your stylish mind.

Fashion It's too hot to shop, and summer sales have begun to pall.What's a fashion lover to do?In the dog-eared days of July, fashionistas typically turn to magazines to get their fashion fix, but quel snoo ... More

Wednesday, July 10, 2002 Elizabeth Dye

NICE RACK!

Miss Mona shows off her knickers.

Fashion "When we got the place it was this vacant, dusty blue ...shmag."Teresa Dulce is talking about the former adult bookstore that was transformed, with the help of an army of volunteers, into Miss Mon ... More

Tuesday, June 25, 2002 Elizabeth Dye

Et Tu, Crouton

A crunchy survey of local Caesar salads.

Food Reviews & Stories Of course, "Caesar salad" has nothing to do with epileptic Emperor Julius--it's named for Caesar Cardini, a Tijuana restaurateur of Italian origin who supposedly invented this now-standard salad o ... More

Wednesday, June 19, 2002 Elizabeth Dye

CHAMBER READY(MADE)

ReFind Furniture makes salvage sing.

Fashion Ever rescued a cabinet from curbside rejection, or turned a sheet of plywood into a drafting table? If so, you know that a spurt of 3-in-One, a few sturdy screws and a coat of enamel can turn garb ... More

Wednesday, June 5, 2002 Elizabeth Dye