Lovely little article on Alley 33 by the Willamette Week

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http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-17745-streetwalkers.html

The Alley 33 Designers! (pssst a few new additions!!)

Carolyn Hart                http://www.carolynhartdesigns.com/
Hello Amelia Designs       http://helloamelia.bigcartel.com/
Renee Armstrong        http://www.etsy.com/shop/ReneeArmstrong
Radish Underground Apparel       http://shop.radishunderground.com/
Sweet Cycle Apparel        http://www.sweetcycleapparel.com/
Dress Up Alice        http://dressupalice.blogspot.com/
She-She Designs         http://www.sheshepdx.com/
Make It Good             http://www.make-it-good.com/
Silvania Apparel       http://www.silvaniaapparel.com/
J. Calderon           http://www.jcalderon.com/
Michelle Is Well        http://michelleiswell.com/home.html
Layers Squared       http://www.layerssquared.com/
Clair Vintage Inspired     http://www.alysonclair.com/
Lazy Lolita      http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lazy-Lolita/120434991352409?sk=info
Moonwoods Eyewear      http://moonwoods.com/
Jitterbuggin’ Clothing Co.     http://jitterbuggin.com/
Una Rose     http://www.etsy.com/shop/unarose
R.A.W. Textiles     http://rawtextiles.com/
Amai Unmei       http://www.amaiunmei.com/shop/home.php

Alley 33 Officially Announces…

Mag-Big, Siren Nation, and Breedom Public Sewing House proudly present

The First Annual Alley 33 Fashion Event

Saturday, July 23^rd, 2011

33^rd Ave. Alley/ SE Hawthorne Blvd

doors at 4pm- show at 6pm

Emceed by Alicia Wood

Featuring: R.A.W. Textiles, Make It Good Clothing, Una Rose Clothing, J. Calderon, Amai Unmai, Hello Amelia Designs, Carolyn Hart, Clair Vintage Inspired, Layers Squared, Lazy Lolita Designs, Michelle Is Well, Celeste Sipes, Sylvania, Moonwoods Eyewear, Jitterbuggin’ Designs, She-She Designs, Dress Up Alice Designs, and Sweet Cycle Clothing.

–Sustainability through Support of Local Production–

This is an all ages event with a separate Beer Garden provided by Gold Dust Meridian.

Please come join us as we re-shape the alley of 33^rd ave. into an urban runway, bringing high fashion to public space.

Tickets Available starting June 23rd at Alley 33 on Brown Paper Tickets

Calling Portland Models!

Alley 33 is excited to announce we are currently seeking models for our upcoming fashion extravaganza! We’re looking for women, preferably with modeling experience, but all will be considered. We are also seeking a handful of tall, male models as well. This is a unique opportunity to be a part of a groundbreaking fashion show who’s buzz is already made Alley 33 a Portland fashion household name. If you are interested, please send a photo (or link to your facebook page,) and a statement of experience to our model coordinator, amy.theberge@gmail.com. If you have additional questions, please feel free to contact Amy directly. Thanks and we look forward to meeting you!

Clothing Swap Fundraisers

Our Clothing Swap Fundraisers are just around the corner!  Bring a bag of old clothes and leave with a bag of new ones!

About our Producers

Siren Nation is a unique arts organization that showcases and creates performance and exhibition opportunities for women throughout the year. It is the only women’s collective that produces an annual festival showcasing the original work of women working in music, film, performance and visual art. Siren Nation’s mission is to inspire and empower women of all ages to create their own art and to highlight the many achievements of women in the arts. Siren Nation promotes and showcases the original work of women artists by creating year round performance, exhibition and educational opportunities.

Mag-Big isa retail shop and art gallery for local designers located on 33rd/Hawthorne Blvd. We are currently featuring over 225 artists from Portland, representing a wide array of apparel, jewelry, house ware, craft, and visual art. In addition to fostering such a huge community of production artists, our shop offers sewing classes, craft nights, DIY workshops, art openings, and many other exciting events.

Breedom Public Sewing House is a comfortable, stress-free space to learn the art of sewing. We’re committed to developing a community of skilled teachers and sewing enthusiasts that can share their techniques with others. It is imperative to us that the time-honored tradition of sewing reaches all ages and genders. Our Public Sewing House also allows patrons to rent out a machine by the hour for personal projects. We also sell locally made sewing notions and consignment items built by our teachers and students.

an urban runway

What makes Alley 33 really stand out is its active occupation of an entire city street for the purposes of bringing Portland’s best designers directly to the public space. By building nearly a 60 foot run-way down the historic mural alley of 33rd ave, we present to our community a reason to celebrate local production.

As more designers are signing onto our program, it is becoming more evident how special this event will be. It is the first of its kind, and Hawthorne is the perfect site for the collaborative efforts of those who define our cultural terrain through design and production.

We have also scheduled TWO very exciting fundraisers which directly contribute to this event, and will be an absolute blast!

The two BIGGEST Clothes Swaps of the year!

Saturday, April 23rd 11am-3pm at The Woods

and Sunday, May 15th noon-5pm at The Secret Society.

Please invite all your friends! Men and Women! The more people who attend, the more clothes to choose from!

$5 Door charge and a bag of your un-used garments gets you a WHOLE NEW WARDROBE! These clothes swaps are not to be missed!

Bring your friends! You can invite them via facebook:

Clothing Swap SE

Clothing Swap NE

Get involved! Contact Fashion.Hawthorne@gmail.com to volunteer.

Alley 33 Recycled Fashion Swaps are booked!

We present to the public two clothes swaps as an opportunity to replenish our wardrobes for the Spring, share our love of fashion, AND proceeds contribute to the First Annual Alley 33 Fashion Event!

Clothes Swap at The Woods Saturday, April 23rd 11am-4pm 

Clothes Swap at The Secret Society Sunday, May 15th Noon-4pm

Bring a small bag of clothes, leave with a whole new wardrobe! Invite All of your friends! We have Spring Fashion Fever!!! 

$5 door charge contributes to The 1st Annual Alley 33 Fashion Event!

Feel free to forward this event to others!

See you there!!!

Our kickstarter page

Our selections for this years program have been made!

Our last meeting was committed to serious deliberation about which designers to select for the 1st Annual Alley 33 Fashion Event. Now that we have made our selections, we have a clearer vision about the structure of the show, and in what categories our apparel designers may be featured.

Our show will include

-easy-fit / casual

-high fashion

-swim wear

-lingerie

-tailored

-conceptual fashion

-re-design

We are proud to announce the wide array of selections in each category, and look forward to announcing the designers once we have created our program.

We have our name and we’re keepin’ it!

We have finally agreed on the perfect name for our show, befitting of its geographic qualities, its guerilla-style aesthetic, and its urban ethos:

The 1st Annual Alley 33 Fashion Event.

 

Our panel has officially made its selections for the program of designers, and we’re so excited to involve them in what is sure to be Portland’s next-big fashion premier.

Our pledge video should be ready in the coming week, so please keep yourself updated. There’s so much more to come!

If you have any questions about getting involved, please contact Fashion.Hawthorne@gmail.com