Independent of the indies

Vivian.McInerny — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:56:42 -0700

So you go to the farmers' market to buy produce, drink organically grown fair trade coffee, and listen to indie music. Are you really going to wear a little dress mass produced by desperate children in developing nations? It's cheap, sure, but doesn't it make you feel an itsy bit dirty? Do clothes have karma or do you just feel better when you know the person who made them? Are ...

Tanning is the new smoking

Vivian.McInerny — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:03:17 -0700

Fashion needs risk takers. If somebody hadn’t dared to wear the first bikini we’d all still be treading the proverbial waters in our woolen swimsuits. The trouble is some fashions have serious consequences. And we don’t just mean photographic evidence of that micro mini fiasco coming back to haunt you on Facebook. We’re talking permanent damage. We’re talking suntans. ...

Portland fashion

Vivian.McInerny — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:35:39 -0700

FIRST PUBLISHED IN THE OREGONIANTuesday, May 17, 2005VIVIAN McINERNYThe man wore a tuxedo and a blindfold. The woman wore very little at all. Strutting down the fashion runway in tall shoes and tiny lingerie, she led the formally attired man by a red sash that bound his hands.Fashion Paloozazaza 2005 earned its extra "za"s.The quirky fashion event last Saturday featured clothes, ...

Portland fashion

Vivian.McInerny — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:04:57 -0700

FIRST PUBLISHED: The Oregonian, January 27, 2002It was a dark and stormy and stylish night Hundreds of people stood in the rain in a line that snaked around an inner city warehouse district, otherwise deserted on a Sunday night, waiting to get into an 8 p.m. fashion show. Calvin Klein? Ralph Lauren? Michael Kors? No, the crowd gathered to see the original creations of about 20 Oregon ...

Celebri-tease

Vivian.McInerny — Tue, 12 May 2009 16:44:14 -0700

Celebrity» Click Here For The Latest PostsCelebri-teasePosted by Vivian McInerny January 01, 2008 10:45AMEdited soon there after It has come to our attention that readers like celebrity gossip.Editors suggested (She means superiors insisted!) that I blog (write snarky stuff) about said celebrities. But we are, in our heart of hearts, rather nice. (She's out of touch with pop ...

Diamonds by the yard

Vivian.McInerny — Sun, 03 May 2009 18:01:45 -0700

The bazaars in India looked most beautiful to me at night. The grit and grime of the streets faded with the light. The smells of incense, curry and perfumed oils, too heavy by day, were enticing in the cool of evening. Even battered wood stalls looked better in the soft glow of oil lamps where strings of cheap glass beads hanging for sale sparkled like fine gemstones.This is how I picture the ...

Leave it to Cleavage

Vivian.McInerny — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 21:03:21 -0700

Product: Cleavage CoverCleavagecovers4you.comBeforeBreasts are useful body parts. They feed babies. They launched the bra economy. They keep Hugh Hefner and his Bunny pals from the unemployment line.But they can also cause undue harm.Leave it to cleavage to distract from anything else a woman might be doing -- say, discussing nuclear physics, saving polar bears or picking pockets.Cleavage Covers ...

David Lynch and TM

Vivian.McInerny — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:05:07 -0700

Maybe it's the gravity defying hair, the creaky-squeaky voice or the way, when he gets excited about a topic, his fingers wiggle like drunk bug antennae but directorDavid Lynch is quirky. The eerie violence of his early films "Eraserhead" and "Blue Velvet" gave some the impression that he was a creeper, a talented creeper for sure, but not the kind of guy you'd invite over ...

David Lynch and TM

Vivian.McInerny — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:04:58 -0700

Wedding essay

Vivian.McInerny — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:32:38 -0700

Call me a romantic, but I insisted on using all my break time to get married.Usually, I enjoyed a midday lunch and tea-at-three break in my job at the natural food store but I said, "Hold onto your whole wheats! I need to run down to the courthouse." Or something like that.I neglected to mention a wedding.It's complicated. See, my one year British visa was about to expire and my Welsh ...

Help with Writers Block

Vivian.McInerny — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:48:15 -0700

Rare that something can be hilarious and useful.Check out this site for reatment for dreaded writers block. My fave: How to kill a character. http://www.webook.com/911writersblockAlso, usefu. Maybe other writers already know this stuff but I like to think of this site as my editor on my shoulder. Only smaller and lighter than my editor who would surely hurt my back. ...

Nordstrom girls' shoes recall

Vivian.McInerny — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:33:27 -0700

Nordstrom recalls kids shoes If you bought cute kids shoes at Nordstrom, please pay attention. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and the store announced a voluntary recall. of about 31,000 pairs of Nordstrom brand girls' shoes made in China.. The surface paint on the outer sole contains excessive levels of lead. No reports of anyone harmed by the shoes. www.cpsc.gov The ...

Low-to-go jeans

Vivian.McInerny — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:16:16 -0700

Ultra low-rise: Bad FashionUltra low rise denim bikini pants -- faux or fad?Jeans are the limbo dance of fashion. How low can you go? Apparently, we have not bottomed out yet but (with a single t) we soon cancan with ultra low rise denim bikini pants. Imagine walking in on a snake shedding its skin only to discover the skinny reptile wearing python bikini panties beneath. They look something like ...

Celebs dish PDX fashion week

Vivian.McInerny — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 13:06:53 -0700

NY Celebs Dish and Diss on PDX's Fashion WeekPosted by Vivian McInerny September 10, 2007 15:01PMCategories: Fashion Week spring 2008Photos by Vivian McInerny NEW YORK CITY -- This city is trying to rework its image. Signs declare it "The Big 'Green' Apple." Even Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week tried to green up the shows by not giving away bottled water as usual to thousands of ...

Fashion Week 2007 NYC

Vivian.McInerny — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 12:56:47 -0700

Posted by Vivian McInerny September 05, 2007 13:55PM "Fashion is made to become unfashionable." Coco Chanel Fashion is short lived. And that's it's beauty. You know, like when you're on vacation and the experience is more intense and fantastic because you know it's going to end? That's what Fashion Week in New York feels like. It's fast, furious and fabulous. Here ...