Portland Fashion Week – Making Sustainable Sexy

Portland Fashion Week Runway show at the Vigor Shipyard

Project Runway winner Seth Aaron is ready for the show

Portland, October 7th. Jaw-dropping fashions sashayed down the green catwalk at the ever-so eco-sustainable Portland Fashion Week. The spring/summer 2012 collection for Seth Aaron was a hit. His models donned transparent masks and black bobbed-hair wigs to complete their look.

PFW runway high-style glamour

Backstage, hair and make-up experts readied beautiful models.

PFW backstage preps

Designers Benjamin Wood, Alicia Wood, and Maya Dahlgreen

The designers showing on Friday included: Amai Unmei, Stephanie D. Couture, Ms. Wood, Collier, Seth Aaron. Seth Aaron showed off his uber-sustainable collection from recycled PET plastic textile, on the runway that was made of PET textile provided by EarthTec. The company donates a percentage of its profits to sustainability causes. Seth Aaron says he is in talks with several major retailers, including Target, to bring his sustainable line to a mass market.

Cutting edge looks in Portland

PFW VIP area

Over the four days, Portland Fashion Week drew thousands of fashion fans and VIPs.

Della Shanley, Cindy Tortorici, Mary Ann Berg, Laurie Andersen

Angela Snow and Casey Lehner from Nike

Brennan Boyer and Christopher Allnatt

Portland Fashion Week, which is the biggest fashion week in the Pacific Northwest, has received global recognition as the first and only eco-sustainable production of a fashion week in the world.

Elisa Klein

I’ve been a professional journalist and writer since 1987, (and long-time reporter for KOIN-TV.) As a nationally published reporter, with a Master’s Degree in Journalism, I love to report positive news and information. Journalism has also connected me with another non-profit where I served as a leader; the Northwest’s biggest writer’s organization: The Willamette Writers.