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ISSUE Nº28 2019

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SPECIAL FEATURE REFLECTIONS 56 We lend & give VINTAGE FASHION FASHIONXT WHERE WE LIVE FEATURE INTERVIEW Haiti is the poorest country in the JUDITH STOKES 10 Western Hemisphere and I am DERBY about to embark on my second trip there! My heart is in Haiti MELISSA BERRY 16 and the people and empathize MISSIONARY CHOCOLATES with the conditions they endure in JIMMY HICKEY 26 their country. In the 2010 earth- FINDLAY HATS quake, my friends family’s home GUSTAVE APITI 32 crumbled. Instead of rebuilding COUTURE the home, they donated the land to build an elementary school, TOM BOEHME 40 Le Jardin de Josette. In April, we PHOTOGRAPHER return to begin construction on PANDER BROTHERS 48 REFLECTIONS JUDITH STOKES MELISSA BERRY the cafeteria. We serve 150-200 MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ARTISTS children grades kindergarten through 4th grade. The difference SLOANE WHITE 62 we can make in Haiti is astound- FASHION DESIGNER ing and I feel so blessed to be a MARK RAINEY 68 part of giving children hope for CASCADE RECORD PRESSING the future.

TRENDS To learn more about our school, WOMEN'S 72 please visit: RunGioFoundation.org MEN'S 74 WATCHES 76 HEALTH THE WELLNESS CENTER 78 JIMMY HICKEY GUSTAVE APITI TOM BOEHME NEWS VANCOUVER, WA 80 CAMAS, WA 80 THE PEARL 81 NW DISTRICT 81 DOWNTOWN 81 LAKE OSWEGO 82 FOREST HEIGHTS 82 MILWAUKIE 82

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In this Fashion Issue, you will find articles and interviews exemplifying our ongoing dedication ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES TIM SUGDEN, DAVID BENTLEY, to covering all facets of the flourishing fashion scene in Portland. Interviews with Gustave Apiti, Sloane White, Tom Boehme, Jimmy Hickey, and much more await you as you peruse these Read online @ AL DENNISON, KYLE COLLINS, pages, as well as luxurious and immersive photography and design. PortlandInterview.com GRANT THURSTON, DENNY SHLEIFER Enjoy! OFFICE MANAGER ROBIN FARM Justin Fields A New Venture and a Whole New Perspective. Editor-in-Chief DISTRIBUTION KATIE WISE Welcome to Vista. Green spaces. Distinctive design. Portland Interview Magazine

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Earlier this year another legend, native Oregonian Judith Stokes, 41, opened the doors to her brunch-centric restaurant, Derby, just a block away from Big Paul, giving everyone just one more reason to check out this quirky neighborhood to the north.

Derby is located on North Denver Avenue in the space that was once home to Karen Harding’s Cup & Saucer Cafe. With Derby, Stokes, who for the last six years was living and working on the north coast in Astoria, Oregon, saw a chance to return to her roots—she grew up just across the Columbia River in Hazel Dell, Washington—and also contribute to a quickly evolving community.

A former food cart owner in both Portland and Astoria (she is perhaps best known for the much-missed North Mississippi Avenue-based Tita’s Pista), Stokes’ Derby primarily focuses on breakfast options with specials that highlight her Filipino heritage, including the spring rolls known as lumpia (she loves them so much she has one tattooed on her arm).

Portland Interview Magazine had a chance to speak to Stokes between her shifts at Derby. Here’s what she had to say:

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What was it like growing up in the Northwest? good to open a spa/holistic skincare and cosmetic shop. I ended up Hazel Dell was a good neighborhood for doing all the kid stuff of opening a food cart in the parking lot of that business two years later. the ‘80s like riding bikes, playing at friend’s houses, skateboarding, and also getting into mischief like you do as most kids without How did you end up back in Portland? supervision. And trouble. I got into lots of trouble, especially On a visit home for Christmas last year it hit me that I needed as a teen. One thing for sure is that I’ve always loved and been to move back to be closer to family. I still had my businesses in grateful to have grown up 15 minutes from Portland where I spent Astoria and didn’t quite know which direction I’d take profes- my teens in the ‘90s going to shows, watching the resurrection of sionally if I came back. Two days later I run into an old friend Burnside (skatepark) and frequenting the old landmarks. I’m one whom I also worked for at his restaurant 14 years prior. He tells whoa! RadiCaL! of those who still obnoxiously relishes the ‘90s in Portland. Folks me he had been thinking we should collaborate and open a new just don’t know. restaurant and that he heard that Karen Harding, owner of Cup and Saucer, might want to sell her Kenton location. I knew at that What was your favorite meal as a child? moment I wanted that spot. My best friend, James Bradley, who Growing up in a Filipino house, you always have a pot of rice on I’ve known for 25 years and has been my closest mentor, is the chef the counter. It’s pretty much our religion. My sister and I usually a block away at Po’ Shines. I’ve mostly lived in the North as far as had a choice between a can of chili or a can of sardines to put Portland goes and I’ve always loved Kenton as it still feels like a on top of the rice with balut. Just kidding about the balut (duck neighborhood, and it’s not inundated with condos...yet. It all just embryo, boiled and eaten from the shell, is a Philippine street food felt so right. The friend decided to go another route and bought a favorite) but the sardines were my jam. There was also a lot of different restaurant, and I called up Karen after not seeing her for ramen. When my mom had time, she would make chicken adobo 10 years. We had dinner a few days later. We both acknowledged and lumpia. Lumpia is and will always be my steadfast go-to. that she could stand to make a mint off the influx of outsiders— that California money—but she’d rather it go to someone local. What did you do before Derby? Another woman. So, all in just a week, there it is. I spent the last six year in Astoria where I thought I’d leave food for

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What is your favorite meal to make for to people like pho, Korean short ribs, Can you tell me what community means to yourself? kimchee dishes, ramen etc. which you’d you as a business owner? Forest Heights I’m awful about cooking for myself. I be extremely hard pressed to find on the First and foremost, keeping an eye out for eat like most people do who are in the coast. Filipino food is some of the best one another’s safety. It should be our duty industry, which is not good. At times I eating, yet unfortunately is still not as to keep a watchful eye on things and those graze but mostly I’m downing whatever I accessible as you would think it would be that may be detrimental to one another. I come across after realizing it’s 2 pm and in a town with so much food. believe it is just as important to encourage I haven’t eaten anything yet. When my one another in their endeavors, especially 2041 NW Miller Rd | Portland, OR 97229 | 503.719.6997 | NaturalMarketOR.com schedule is more merciful, I cook and What is it like to be a restaurant owner in small business. Folks are so quick to criti- eat a lot of plant-based foods. I stay fairly Portland, Oregon? cize…instead of applauding them. If it’s

active and healthy, but until then it’s Asian It feels right because I’m home again, not your bag, then don’t carry it. Let’s ? takeout, canned soup, and peanut butter. although home has clearly changed quite contribute to how we can all make things a bit. I’m grateful and am constantly better ‘cause if you’re not doing good, I What is your favorite meal to make for others? humbled by the talent around me, but ain’t either. A lot of our dreams are alike, I’m proud at having the chance to make more so by friends I’ve known for 25 more than we know. PI Filipino food for friends and customers. years, and family who pay me surprise Primarily my chicken adobo and pancit. visits weekly. That’s how I know I made the DERBY, 8237 N DENVER AVE, PORTLAND, OR The last few years…I enjoyed cooking right choice to come back, even though and introducing various Asian foods the place is tripping me out…

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Missionary Chocolates started in 2008, when Melissa Berry wanted to make a sweet gift for her mom for Christmas. Now, Missionary Chocolates has been satisfying the sweet tooth of chocolate aficionados for over a decade, with new and innovative products being frequently introduced.

Berry has just released a line of hemp-derived CBD chocolates, a product that took nearly three years to perfect. Inspiration for the line came from her mom, who suffers from chronic Lyme disease. CBD is well-known for its therapeutic use as a non-narcotic pain reliever. Her new CBD chocolate line is called O by Missionary and its initial release has had a very positive reception.

We sat down with Dr. Berry at her shop (2712 NE Glisan) to talk about Missionary Chocolates, the O by Missionary chocolate line debut, and how she got to where she is today.

Can you talk a little bit about starting Missionary Chocolates? Back in 2008 I was a single mom with a one-year-old son nearing the end of my naturopathic medical school training. Before graduating from NUNM (National University of Natural Medicine here in Portland) I began making chocolates truffles that I thought my mom might like. She grew up in California with a father who was a prominent physician, and in the ‘60s and ‘70s See’s Candies were what everyone gave their doctors as thank-you gifts. That was what my mom grew up with and was used to – very sweet and light tasting milk chocolates. Hence the first truffle flavor that I made for the Missionary Chocolates brand, which was the Meyer Lemon Explosion. I was trying to make something for her that met her dietary preferences and personal taste, as she is a nearly life-long vegan, and follows a diet that is strictly gluten-free as she is celiac as well.

How did you come up with the recipe? I was trying to find something delicious and chocolate to make my mom as a Christmas present. I experimented with batches of truffles made with rice milk, and some with soy milk…then I used coconut milk….and it's still what I use today. It's pure, low-allergen, and doesn’t have any artificial additives or a strong coconut taste, which allows the other natural ingredients that we use to make our truffles shine through.

Was making chocolates your master plan all along? No, none of this was “supposed” to happen. After finishing medical school I was going to go back to my hometown in California and open a practice. While having a child alone during medical school

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was not my original goal, I have found that often the best things she didn’t like it. So I did lots of research, talked to everyone in the in life are not always our “plan A” – they end up being even better! business that I could, experimented with a myriad of CBD prod- Having my son Eli is the best thing I have ever done, and starting ucts, and ultimately tested them for years on my mom and other Missionary Chocolates has proven (after many hard learning chronic pain patients. I really feel like this is the best thing avail- years) to be a close second. I thought of this company to be able right now for pain management because many people like my honest as a “plan B”. After graduating I worried a lot about what mom don't want to get high, and they don’t want anything that would happen if I didn’t pass my medical boards the first time, will affect their ability to work, drive a car, or function in general. and what I would do to support us. I never considered myself the I think it's filling a much-needed niche in the world. smartest person in my class, and with a baby I needed to make sure I had a plan B. So I started selling my first chocolates at the What kind of CBD do you use? Buckman Farmers Market in SE Portland. This was before Eli was It's a pure organic isolate, and each batch we buy has been tested even walking, and I studied relentlessly for my boards that whole for pesticides and heavy metals. Ultimately, I have used it for summer. Thankfully I did pass them the first time, but I’m the long enough and with enough people to understand it, and to kind of person that was always going to have a backup plan. choose the dosage that I did of 25mg of CBD per truffle. That’s why I didn't launch the line until this year, even though I’ve been And now 11 years later you have a brand-new, exciting product! making them for several years -- I wanted a lot of feedback and Can you talk about your new CBD chocolate line? for many people to test them for me. A lot of time and research Over the years I have seen cannabis help lots of people in many went into choosing the company that we work with, and we evalu- different ways, but I knew had to use something in our chocolates ated many samples from a variety of different suppliers. It had to that didn’t have any THC in them because I was concerned how it be organic, have zero cannabis taste, and to be the best quality I would affect my mom. She was never a smoker and if she experi- could obtain. The particular blend that we are using seems to be enced any psychological effect from anything that I made for her the most helpful one we’ve tried yet for alleviating inflammation

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and pain for my mom from her Lyme disease – she has systemic joint destruction that is irreversible. We have also had reports of the truffles helping people with better sleep and in reducing their anxiety symptoms, but it’s an individual experience and we always appreciate feedback.

What was the reaction after releasing it? People are very excited that we’re making a cannabis-infused edible, one that contains no artificial ingredients, colors, or corn syrup. Customers come into our retail shop and often make a beeline straight to the CBD truffle display. Our new website is just about to go live, and we have a beautiful site just for the O by Missionary CBD line. Everyone seems to know It had to be organic, someone that has a chronic medical problem, and more and more people are telling me that they take CBD every day for a variety of reasons. As a naturopathic physician, this is an awesome opportunity for me to feel like I am impacting people have zero cannabis in a positive medical way. Where is the O by Missionary CBD chocolate line available? I am very pleased that every single New Seasons Market and their affiliate New Leaf Markets are carrying the entire line, taste, and to be the best and they will even have special heart boxes for Valentine’s Day. They can be found in their Wellness Departments, including all of their 25 stores spanning Washington State, quality I could obtain. Oregon and California. The wonderful Dragon Tree Spa carries the O by Missionary line at all 3 of their locations, in NW Portland, at the Portland Airport, as well as in Colorado. The restaurants Harlow and Prasad are also excellent places around town to find all of our chocolates, as well as our own retail store on Glisan Street.

Any plans to expand the CBD line even further? I would like to continue to develop and expand the CBD line for sure. I think it's one of the most helpful and exciting thing we are making. I’m looking forward to hearing more customer feedback about our CBD line, as we strive to make the best chocolates Portland has to offer.

Learn more about Missionary Chocolates, O by Missionary, and get the latest about their CBD line at their soon-to-be launched website below. If you’re in the Portland area, stop by their retail shop and sample all of their delicious flavors! PI

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appearing on the runway. In 2018, the runway featured television stars WORDS Kyle Sosa and Bonnie Knight and pro-sports superstars. Project Runway All Star winner, Mondo Guerra, showed a vibrant collection full of bright colors with reality star, What’s Next for Blair St Clair, from RuPaul’s Drag Race closing his show. Portland Timbers former team captain, Liam Ridgewell, premiered his British luxury beach- wear line, Thomas Royall. His runway show featured himself as well as three other Portland Timbers stars. Seattle designer, Gustavo Apiti Couture, a couture dress and bespoke suit designer, brought Portland Trail Blazers NBA stars, CJ McCollum and Evan Turner to the runway. The FashioNXT Plaza exhibits brought star power as well, showcasing iconic sneaker designs from Steven Smith (known as “the Godfather FashioNXT has been going through major expansion, as 2019 of dad shoes”). He has created some of the world’s most recognizable marks the 8th year for FashioNXT Week, recognized as the official shoe designs such as the Nike Zoom Streak Spectrum in his collabora- fashion week of Portland. The annual event gained international tion with Supreme, the New Balance 1500, and the Reebok Insta Pump acclaim after its production was named by Time Magazine as #1 in Fury. Steven Smith is now currently the design director for Kanye West’s the US, next to New York Fashion Week. renowned fashion brand, Yeezy.

Throughout the last 7 years, the runway show has dazzled audi- DEVELOPING EMERGING FASHION CREATIVES ences with innovative experiences encompassing what’s next in The visibility of the FashioNXT runway provides exciting opportunities fashion, including showing the world's first runway collection of 3D for emerging designers and fashion industry creatives alike, through the printed shoes with two-time Project Runway winner Seth Aaron and Feetz. The event is also known for showcasing designers from success of the UpNXT Emerging Designers Accelerator, and Incubator China, Philippines, Dubai, national and local Pacific Northwest programs. The 2018 UpNXT Accelerator featured seven (the most in the talent, and celebrity designers from the hit television series Project history of the competition) talented young designers from all over the Runway. That has led to global acclaim through international publi- Pacific Northwest and Canada, and for the first time ever, awarded two cations, including magazines such as Forbes and Entrepreneur, winners the prize of UpNXT Award. With the success of designers both Vogue China, and Manila Mail newspaper. auditioning and participating in UpNXT, the FashioNXT Incubator was born in 2017. The Incubator is a career development program for the All the excitement from last year has generated early interest from highly competitive fashion industry to catapult the careers of creatives several acclaimed designers within the Pacific Northwest. The U.S. to the next level in fashion. The program features mentorship classes and international designers who have already confirmed their partic- by industry experts and masters, who prepare participants with real-life ipation in 2019 FashioNXT Week include: Gustavo Apiti (Seattle), training and exposure to the world-class FashioNXT Week show. The Lunaversoul (Seattle), Mimi Wolfe (Seattle), Venturini (Seattle), The Incubator is a learning opportunity for many, with programs in: Emerging BRIN Project by Reshma (Seattle), Nokota Style (Kansas), Designs. Fashion Design, Fashion Styling, Runway Modeling, Fashion Show By.LCW (Austin), Tammi Anne Barker (Vancouver, B.C.), Shamanic Photography, and Event Production. Last year, 11 emerging designers, Chic (Portland), Holly Anderson for Holly Ren Designs (Portland), 15 models, 20 makeup and hair artists, and 5 fashion event production and UpNXT Emerging Designers Accelerator Co-Winners, O’Field participants went through the program. Designer Jordan Kendrick, of Apparel & Ale O. But even bigger excitement awaits this year’s JK Designs, the winner of the Incubator for Emerging Fashion Designers attendees, as FashioNXT is holding its cards close about other said, “The FashioNXT Incubator is a goldmine of mentorship programs major designers who will be showing that will undoubtedly make for independent apparel designers. It’s a comprehensive and intensive 2019 the biggest and most exciting show to date. Tickets are in program with local professionals that have priceless industry wisdom. I pre-sale right now for those who like to plan early, which includes learned marketing strategy, costing, and developed networking that has exclusive “Couture Packages” for companies who want to invite helped set my business up for success. If you want to fast-track your groups of clients. business and learn from the best, you can’t afford to pass up this opportunity!” FashioNXT Incubator is accepting applicants for all programs at One of the most exciting aspects of FashioNXT in recent years www.fashionxt.com. has been the celebrity presence who in increasing numbers are

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FASHIONXT COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND Designer: Colty Photographer: Yi Yin Models: Justine Buma, Rachel Buma BRAND PARTNERSHIPS Designer: Steven Smith IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN FASHIONXT PROGRAMS FROM THE FashioNXT makes community involvement a large priority of the Designer: Photographer: Model: RUNWAY & BEYOND, EMAIL: [email protected] OR VISIT Mondo Guerra Yi Yin Blair St. Clair organization. Not only does FashioNXT help mentor and direct a WWW.FASHIONXT.COM FOR MORE INFORMATION ON SHOWING, OR Designer: Thomas Royall Photographer: Yi Yin Model: Liam Ridgewell diverse array of designers, models, and business owners into creative BEING A SPONSOR IN 2019. Designer: Gustavo Apiti Couture Photographer: Yi Yin Model: CJ McCollum leaders, but it also involves itself in organizations that give back to the Pacific Northwest community. FashioNXT works with community Designer: O'FIELD Photo: Yi Yin Models: Alexis Rogness, Jada Rodriguez, Alexis Grizzell partner, Girls Inc. of Pacific Northwest, to organize the Power of the Designer: Ale O Photo: Yi Yin Models: Devon Blackerby, Kemle Fakhry, Melinda Michael Purse Gala, an event that works with Portland artists, philanthropists, and creative leaders to auction one-of-a-kind handbags. Girls Inc. does a tremendous amount of work with girls and young women to promote female confidence and economic independence. For Power of the Purse 2019, FashioNXT Executive Producer Tito Chowdhury will be a “Purse-O-Nality,” working with Anabaglish to design a bag to be auctioned off at the April gala event. FashioNXT is also a staunch supporter of Oregon Active, a non-profit organization committed to providing outdoor adventure therapy to mobility-challenged youth. The 2018 FashioNXT Runway Show last October gave Oregon Active a platform to spread awareness about their organization, featuring specially designed walking bikes, produced by Alinker.

The top-notch production, community engagement, and access to the highly desirable demography of the FashioNXT Week attracts top businesses as sponsors, who help contribute to creating brand awareness for luxury designers and clients. Daimler, whose North American headquarters are in Portland, were the presenting sponsor of one night of FashioNXT Week 2018, as well as the VIP lounge. EkoLiving, a Port- land-based company that specializes in producing high-sustainability apartment complexes, was the presenting sponsor on Wednesday night and also offered discounts on apartment rentals to the attendees of the FashioNXT show. CBRE International, a commercial real-estate company, bought out the VIP seats on Thursday night for their guests to attend the show. Wells Fargo has been the primary sponsor for the UpNXT fashion competition. The sponsors are paramount in creating the FashioNXT experience each fall season, allowing FashioNXT to promote international artistic professionals and give platforms to encourage their innovative perspectives in the fashion industry.

FASHIONXT AGENCY In addition to the runway production, FashioNXT Agency offers customized marketing, consulting and media services to help fashion, personal technology and lifestyle brands forge a defined path ahead, and to ensure that their goals in branding and business are met. • Event Production Management (examples: FashioNXT Week, Daimler, Tiffany & Co.) • Branding Consulting & Management (Clients: Seth Aaron & Feetz, Solar World, Intel, Brilliant Service) • Creative Services (Clients: US - Philippines Society, QR Fashion of China, Michael Costello of Palm Springs, CA, and Michelle Lesniak of Pendleton, OR) PI

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an interview with jimmy hickey

WORDS Jyssica Yelas PHOTOGRAPHY Tim Sugden

From four people in a garage to twelve people in a warehouse, and the front page of Reddit and back, Jimmy Hickey isn’t your average suit-and- tie entrepreneur.

Like many businesses that experience a speedy growth, his idea came BUILT FOR from one need that wasn’t fulfilled. As a young teenager, he lost his favorite quilted hat to the Toutle River. He decided then and there that this would never happen again.

The next time Hickey arrived at the Toutle, he removed his shoelaces, cut a hole in the side of a new hat, inserted the laces and named it his ‘water hat.’ The shoelaces would wrap around the bottom of his neck, ensuring that his hat would stay sturdy on his head, no matter what the river brought this time.

Little did he realize, this ‘water hat’ was the first Findlay Hat - a hat that would later spark a community of over one-hundred-thousand hat- lovers strong.

Where do you get your inspiration for new hat designs? We really find inspiration in many different ways. Typically, we have a brainstorm session around a certain theme, and once we arrive on the theme, we’ll figure out how to tell a story within that theme. So, for example, for a winter line in the past, the theme was ‘a perfect winter day’ and we wanted to have a hat that represents each piece of that perfect winter day. Starting with a cup of coffee, a hat that’s inspired by the chairlifts, and so forth. We look for a theme and then expand on it within those parameters of that theme. That’s about as complicated as it gets. Other times we’ll just simply go off of, you know, ‘let’s figure out a way to incorporate these colors into a hat.’

You seem like you might be inspired by travel. Does any particular travel memory stand out to you? As far as a particular memory that stands out, there’s when we ran into someone wearing our hats in Italy. We had the driver stop and pull over and I chased the guy down and asked him where he got the hat and I guess he got the hat from his buddy at a bar the night before...that night I posted our photo on Reddit and it actually made the front page of Reddit and we had like 3 month’s worth of sales overnight. We had tens of thousands of people go to our website and close to 3 million people viewed that image. It was a pretty crazy, surreal experience running into someone wearing Findlay on the other side of the planet.

You recently celebrated Findlay Hats’ 5th anniversary. Congratula- tions! Looking back at your journey, what words of advice do you have for entrepreneurs who are starting their journey? A big piece of advice is you just got to do it. You just have to dive in and make it happen. There’s never going to be the perfect moment, and you can’t let good be the enemy of great. A lot of people will be waiting for that special time when everything is lined-up and perfect, and that moment just never comes.

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Whatever your project is, whatever you're trying to start, set a What are your favorite things about being a Portland-based company? deadline and stick to that deadline. When that deadline comes, We kind of represent the whole area of Cascadia without just WOOD • STONE • COUNTERS launch it that day and then you can fix it. You can improve it using the images of Mt. Hood and the Portland city skyline and all from there, but you really just have to get something out there. that stuff. So that’s a big piece of it. We want to represent that city AREA RUGS • CARPET • CABINETS Another piece of advice is simply to trust your own artistic direc- without being that Portland brand or anything like that. We want tion and vision. to differentiate ourselves from those who just use this city as a cash Thanks For Choosing Local! cow and profit off of its imagery. But, you know, their spread is a You told me you went from 4 people in a garage to 12 people in a different level than with what we can achieve in our route. warehouse. What was it like building your team? We’ve been hiring people based on the necessity to simply keep up You’ve been known to collaborate with other local businesses from with the demand. It’s been a pretty slow process, and a big piece of time to time. Are there any collaborations in the works right now that has been simply finding the right people for fitting in with our that you could give us a sneak peek of? team. We have a very tight-knit, friendly, chill environment and We are working with Widmer Brothers on some hats, an awesome anyone new coming into this has to kind of fit in with that because Portland brewery. We have some big stuff in the works as far as it’s been a big piece of our identity. expanding to Australia. We have an Australian distributor that might actually take over a new section of Findlay, called Findlay I come from a photo background, not a team building background, Hats Australia. so I definitely had to read a lot and learn a lot about leadership and running a team, organizing and that stuff. It’s been a challenge. It’s Your product is designed "for good times!" How does that play into been enjoyable and I’m grateful for everyone we have on our team. your product design, and how does it affect your company culture? It was a lot of work to get us where we are today, and we still have It plays into our product design simply because we want to have a long way to go, but right now I’m very satisfied and happy with something designed to stay on your head during those good times. how our team is looking. That’s why we have the patented stampede lace, that’s why we have the lifetime warranty. We want people to wear our hats without

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being worried about them being damaged or broken. We basically try to have those good times trickle “There’s never going to throughout our entire brand, both as a product as well as where we actually make the hats. No one’s wearing a suit and tie here -- it’s a pretty chill environment. The hats are made in a facility where good times are being had and they’re built for be the perfect moment, people to wear while having those good times too. 2014 Main St. Vancouver • 360.699.4991 • PhoHaven.com What is the best piece of advice you’ve received? My favorite philosophical quote is from Bob and you can’t let good be Dylan. It's simply, "What is success? Someone is successful if they get up in the morning and get to bed at night. And in between, they do what they want to do." the enemy of great.”

That quote is something that I've always loved and held dear. I’ve tried to build a lifestyle trying to do what I want to do throughout the day, which right now is building my company. PI

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WELL SUITED GUSTAVE APITI with WORDS Jyssica Yelas PHOTOGRAPHY Tom Boehme

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If there were one word to describe Gustave inspired Apiti, “bold” could not do him justice. This may be because he’s the most brightly by dressed man in the room. It may be that he says what others would only dream of saying Papa out loud. And his reality is one that many believe only Wemba exist in dreams as well. Gustave was born and raised in the Demo- cratic Republic of the Congo, where he would watch his fashion designer mother work hard at her craft. He would style and create outfits for his sister’s dolls, learning a trade at the young age of eight that 1040 SE Hawthorne Blvd | 503.236.2076 would propel Apiti into a fashion worldof his own creation. 11thAvenueLiquor.com

Style, beginning with the self, is at the center of this world. Apiti knows the level of confidence, influence and empowerment that comes with that five-letter word when accompanied with a well-fitting ensemble.

He invites us to step into this world, to find our own unique style, and to be transformed. After all, in the words of Apiti, “Personality isn’t the first thing people see.”

I’ve heard you say, "dressing well is a form of good manners." Could you elaborate? This was Tom Ford saying this in his interview with GQ magazine. After I read the interview, I realized that his slogan came close to my 2019 collection theme, “Les Sapeurs,” which means elegance in a style and mannerism. An elegant or well-dressed person is always noticed and respected wherever he or she goes. His or her dress code speaks on their behalf without saying anything. This shows how respectful he or she is to others. I strongly believe that dressing well can also reveal your personality and good manners. I think dressing well at a wedding or in meeting with high authorities is an expression of good manners and elegance.

What designer do you most admire and why? Issey Miyake and Yohji Yamamoto are the designers that inspire me the most. Their ‘second-to-none’ attitude motivated them to lead a fashion movement in Japan. They used details, colors, and fabric to create one of a kind masterpieces. This inspired me CIGARS, WHISKEY, BEER & WINE 34 | PORTLANDINTERVIEW.COM Huge Selection • Liquor Business Delivery • Cigars & Walk-in Humidor GustavoApiti.com I interview

as a designer to see how I can impact the anything stand out to you in particular? Week stand out to me. FashioNXT modern men’s fashion industry, letting my I met Ted Baker at Nordstrom when he connected me with Portland Trail own cultural upbringing fuel the creation came to visit Seattle. It was a great oppor- Blazers CJ McCollum and Evan Turner of a garment that is unlike anything tunity for me to meet, talk and share and had them walk for me for their début anyone has ever seen. contacts with him. By talking with him runaway walk. In Order of Appearance I realized that he is friendly, humble, DYLAN Your African heritage and culture are very disciplined, really creative and has a You create custom made pieces. Why is Two Buttons Plade Suit sources of inspiration for you as you were strong and supportive team working with investing in a custom piece important? $1350 born in the African fashion capital of him. He showed pictures of his studio in Investing in a custom piece is important Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the London and he even said that I should go because it gives you different options to Model: Cole Carden Congo. What artists from the Congo have see him whenever I go to London. So, I customize your dream outfits by choosing you been most influenced by? have a great time with him. your own fabric, design, details, trim- I’m inspired by Papa Wemba. ming and fit you want to go for. Everyone DAMIEN Is there a fashion show that you’ve partici- deserves to feel unique and special, but Two Buttons Textured Suit You got to meet British designer Ted Baker pated in that is extra special for you? many people are struggling to find what $1750 back in August. What was that like? Did Yes, FashioNXT and New York Fashion fits well and uniquely. In today’s fast- Model: Ugur Uysal

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evolving society many athletic, plus size, short, tall and skinny If you could create a custom design for anybody, who would it be people are struggling to find a unique outfit that can perfectly fit for? What would you design? them in the clothing stores and if their find that is close to their This a difficult question to answer because there are many celebri- figure. The rest must be altered, but a custom piece will fit well, ties and influential people I would love to dress, but I can mention make them look beautiful and confident as everyone else. Other a few: Leonardo DiCaprio and Will Smith. I would design fancy people prefer to invest in a custom piece simply because they don’t trunk detail three-piece suits for them. like looking or dressing same as other people, so somehow to invest in this is a great example of self-love. A true designer values What's the best advice you’ve ever received? a custom piece. The best advice I have received is to believe in myself, to be patient, positive, never give up, invest in myself and others, and How has fashion in the Pacific Northwest changed over the past be nice to people. few years? What direction do you see it heading towards? Fashion in the Pacific Northwest has changed a lot. in January What's next for Gustave Apiti? 2013 when I immigrated to America, I noticed that many didn’t To dress the most influential people in our world, showcasing my have a taste for fashion, many were wearing huge suits, etcetera. collection in Paris Fashion Week, London Fashion Week, Fash- But, lately, everyone is looking trendy. Northwest designers, ioNXT, and New York Fashion Week. To have flagship stores around models, stylists, and photographers are working hard to bring our the world carry Gustavo Apiti Couture and be featured in different level high. I am sure in the next couple years the Pacific Northwest well-known magazines and editorials around the world. PI will compete with Paris. ÜÜGustavoApiti.com

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a little bit more of an editorial shot. It works well with their websites and I like working with the massive team with Greg Sand and Bonnie Night. They do such a good job and I'm just fortunate to be a part of it.

What experiences helped you take your brand up to the next level? that's the demon that I must chase all the time. I don't think it's all that Number one is, you’ve got to practice, practice, practice! Number two, different for any creative. you must surround yourself with people that, hopefully, you can make better but, can also make you better. That's what I think that comes Most rewarding? through in the images and makes things come alive on the page. The The most rewarding part is when you bring the team together. At the big thing is, you can't do it by yourself. end, everybody is walking out with a smile on their face—that didn't always happen as a principal. *laughs* You know I’m wanting to ask you about being a risk taker but, you’re shaking your head, no? You don’t think you're a risk-taker? How does one compete against the next generation of photographers? I don't know. I look at myself as a pretty safe guy. I see other people take I think digital cameras have made photography affordable for creative much bigger risks than I do. I've been fortunate on my journey to be people. Whereas before, you had to have a dark room and the cameras able to do a lot of things. were really expensive. I'm always in awe of the way they see the world. It’s different than the way I see it, which is okay. I just try to stay in my What have been some of the highlights of your photography career? lane. I step out occasionally to try something new but, I know what I I think the biggest highlight was being recognized by PFSA (Portland like and what my eye sees. Fashion Style Awards). Again, I doubt my work a lot and to have other people acknowledge and recognize it, it was a big thrill. I want to thank How would you describe your experience at Fashion NXT? Ann Akre and her crew for putting on such a cool event and giving me I think that Tito (Chowdhury) has done a great job growing that event the opportunity to be a part of it. each year to where it's a world-class event. I got in the first year and found out I didn't like to be at the end of the runway because everybody You've talked a lot about the supporting arts community around you. gets the same shot. So, I asked to be out on the side. I like the fact that it's What's it like to be part of the Portland scene? 615 SW Broadway Ave • 503.224.5473 • collierpdx.com I In Order of Appearance interview Model: Devon Blackerby Makeup and Hair: Traci Schulz Snow Owl Designs Designer: Wendy Ohlendorf by Sierra Weston Stylist: Jennifer Harris if you can dream it, we can create it / Model: Megan McCluer Makeup and Hair: Traci Shulz Designer: Wendy Ohlendorf Retouching: Sandi Gagne

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A cool thing about being in Portland is, it is such a huge, creative space for people and there's a ton of creatives. Just to be considered part of that is... AMAZING! Not bad for an old football coach/computer-technology teacher who has spent a lot of time training the right side of his brain for the last eigh- teen years.

What is next on your photography bucket list? I'm excited about this profile in Port- land Interview Magazine and there's some stuff coming up soon with Sonia Kasparian. But it would be cool to go over and shoot an editorial in Europe or Italy of some long, flowing dress on top of an old, brick wall with the Mediter- ranean behind it. That’s the kind of stuff that makes me excited about potential. I take each day as it comes. People approach me with ideas, or I approached them, and we just make it happen. PI ÜÜTomBoehmePhotography.com GUIDING YOU HOME “Not bad for an

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I first discovered the art of the Pander Brothers at the Portland music venue Berbattis Pan. There, perfectly lit against the red brick walls on six panels, was a Shaman leading a tribe of dancers across a desert rave, while fires burn in the distance. Done Duo in yellow, orange, and red acrylic on wood, it was sexy-cool, and oozed style. The painting perfectly captured the energy of the room and the Bohemian vibe of Portland in the ‘90s.

Then, while picking up the latest Hell Boy comic, the store manager gave me Triple-X International, released by Dark Horse Comics. I was quickly taken by the futuristic vision of rebels fighting against martial law.

Born in Amsterdam, Arnold and Jacob Pander, may best be known for their Batman, “City of Light” for D.C. They’ve consistently pushed the bounds of comics by inte- grating music and digital media.

The Panders have produced engaging stories for nearly thirty years and are award winning writers, illustrators, and filmmakers. They took top honors in 2008 at the Bend Film Festival with their feature film, Selfless. I recently met them at their studio at the Falcon Art Community in North Portland.

48 | PORTLANDINTERVIEW.COM 49 I interview What’s new in your comic book world? Arnold: While re-mastering and coloring Triple-X so long after, because it was originally supposed to be done in color, we thought it would be great to create a prequel and explain the catalyst of the character as to how and why he escaped America and the surveillance society to hideout in Amsterdam. It’s meant to show what drives the character and gets inside his psyche. We’ve given it a feel of modern, contempo- rary issues that are happening now. We’re really excited about it’s potential and we’re cramming to get it finished. PHOTOGRAPHER: DARREN HIGGINS Jacob: And we can announce that Dark Horse Comics, will be releasing the re-mastered book with new story and art, for the first time in full color as Dissident X, in the fall of 2019.

The theme or subject matter of Dissident X and much of your work is about a dystopian future, the rebels, and rooting for the little guy. Tell me about that. Arnold: Growing up as artists I think there was a little bit of that feeling of being, “Outsiders.” We still relate to those characters in the underground and not on the main road. I think that we have empathy for the little guy. The elements we include in the new story deal with the anxiety of social media and the potential of that being turned against us, and those that want to operate outside of this reality.

Jacob: We’ve always been drawn to stories of the counter culture that question the world that we’re all operating in. That’s manifested itself in the Dissident X and our book Secret Broadcast, about a pirate radio station. We have new projects coming that deal with issues of our time, but in a future forward, science fiction space. You write about what you know, so we throw these characters into these extreme environments, and they can express how we see things today.

In a sense, you two are sci-fi reporters, or journalists of the future. Arnold: That’s the great thing about specula- tive fiction. We wrote this story quite awhile

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back, but you tweak the knob a little bit and we’re looking in the mirror. What it shows you is how important journalism is. It wouldn’t be such a threat, if it were not so clearly important. It is the voice of the people.

Portland is a great place for creatives to start projects, but many relocate to L.A 1359 NE 35th Ave - Portland 503.389.5545 and New York. You’ve stayed here. Arnold: Well, yes and no. Around 1999 or 2000 it was clear that one of us needed 11750 SW Barnes Rd, #240 - Beaverton TheWellnessCenterPDX.org to be in LA. I spent seven years over two separate stays in Los Angeles. We pitched What it shows you is how and got a deal with D.C. for the Batman story. We were drawing in two cities, as Jacob was here. We pitched things but were really doing our own thing. We wrote a Chiropractic Care vampire screenplay around that time, which eventually became our latest graphic novel for Dark Horse, Girlfiend. I moved back to Portland and we just said, “Okay, important journalism Massage Therapy it’s time to make our own movie with our own resources we have here.” And that Acupuncture lead to the feature, Selfless, which was picked up by Comcast/Time Warner. We can always pitch things in those industry cities and maybe something will happen, Stem Cell Therapy but we can always rely on Portland as a place we can make something happen. is. It wouldn’t be such a Platelt Rich Plasma Therapy Jacob: When we first started out Portland was an isolated little landlocked city. Naturopathic Medicine Since digital tech, it’s changed the landscape. The location where you’re doing things is not so city dependent. We’re able to export what we’re doing much easier threat, if it were not so Corrective Exercises using new technologies. Nerve Conduction Studies You just won an award for your latest video. Spinal & Postural Screenings Arnold: Yeah, for Portland hip hop act 3rd Twin and the song, Honesty. clearly important. Nutritional Counseling Where can we see your short films and music videos? Lifestyle Advice Arnold: The website Seedandspark.com has music videos and the short film, Subtext, a narrative piece told by text messages. And the new Dandy Warhols On-Site Imaging video, for Forever is there. We used a lot of green screen and we pushed the limits of the budget, but they’re a lot of fun to work with.

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In the spirit of collaboration, how are you liking your studio space at The Falcon Art Community? Arnold: It’s cool. It’s a community and you really feel that. It’s really focused too, so there are moments when it gets really active here. The evenings are really fun. The radio station, X-Ray FM is here, there’s theater stuff going on and a band rehearses down the hall. So there’s a mixed bag and lot of different disciplines all in one place.

Jacob: This place seems to speak to our core. We’re here almost every day because we’ve got so much on our plate. We’re the newbies here and it’s been nice to be in an environment with some good creative chaos. PI

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On Burnside, Music Millennium still thrives selling records even in the wake of digitized sound. Across the river, you’ll find the Crystal Ballroom, a place birthed from the minds of Dead-heads in love with the free-love era. Walking on Hawthorne, you’ll find Vintage Pink’s iconic exterior, and Red Light’s expan- sive collection of costumes and vintage. REFLEC T IONS

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In a place like Portland, where individuality is paramount, it’s no wonder that vintage thrives. Vintage is less about designer or trend as it is about the collector’s themselves. Collectors, like those at Banshee Vintage, understand the importance of bringing life back to fabric. There is no stone left unturned in order to curate a collection of vintage clothing so grand. They travel all over the states, from estate sale, to mom and pop shop, to Goodwill bins.

With fast-fashion saturating the clothing market, vintage has never been so desirable. By purchasing vintage fabric, not only are you wearing something one of a kind, you’re wearing something sustainable. Vintage clothing was built to last, with generous hems, more detail and intention for a market with less demand for something new, and more demand for something stylish.

Wearing vintage is more than style, it’s the acknowledgment of those who came before. Each garment holds the energy and ideals of people who wore them. Deeply inspired by Joni Mitchell, Stevie Nicks and Anita Pallenberg, women who were style mavens of the ‘60s and ‘70s, we chose styles to honor them. PI

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WORDS Elizabeth Thi Nguyen PHOTOGRAPHY Tom Lupton

Gliding gowns down the annual FashioNXT runway, Sloane White show- cased her 2018-19 winter collection: Frost. The collection features a bright and upbeat luster, with metallic sheen fabrics glistening against bright whites, and fur trims that bounce with a model’s walk. Garnished in the intricacies that are so representative of Sloane White Couture, the spirited struts and fly-away feathers made their contribution to the ecstatic collec- tive experience.

Director of Fringe PDX, Owner and Producer of Dress Library, and Designer of Sloane White Couture, her free time is bonded to her creative channels and their progression. With a work ethic like hers, our free-spirited fashion the designer is not content with what she has accomplished – she manages on her time in the pursuit of new accomplishments. Although not proclaiming the birthright, White is a true Portlander; ecologi- cally aware, creatively clever, and straight up uncanny. She’s no stranger to sharing stories about what inspires her; professional ambitions from a combination of bright ideals, real-world realities, and the darker shadows of life.

I know you were born in Dallas, Texas… How did Portland become your home? My family and I moved to Portland when I was five to escape the dark history of our family, including racism, FRINGE sexism, homophobia, and abusive behaviors. My parents wanted to find a more open-minded setting to raise their child, and they believed there were more opportunities here for all three of us.

In what other ways did your parents help shape and contribute to your creative timeline? Well, my mom and dad, Angel and Michael, have been huge supporters since I was a young child. My mom is kind of like my manager; she helps take notes at my meetings and keep me organized. She’s also the person I go to for advice, time and time again. My father helps me plan events and keep me motivated. They have both always had my back, and I couldn’t ask for more.

Where did you start out as an artist --- how did we get to Sloane White, the designer? In my childhood I studied dance and ballet for about 10 years, from the age of 6 to 16. I have always loved to draw, so I took up studying illustration and animated arts at the Pacific Northwest College of Art and gradu- ated with my BFA. I loved stop motion because it still had that physicality and movement that I loved so much about dancing. A favorite part of the whole process was sewing tiny clothing for my armature puppets. After the first dress I hand stitched in April of 2015, I never made another animation.

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"It thrills me and gives my life meaning to create this kind of platform to represent models of all ages, abilities, shapes, sizes, gender identities, and races."

64 | PORTLANDINTERVIEW.COM 65 I interview What is your process for sourcing materials for your designs? I use nearly 100% found and reuse materials in my line. The only time I step away from that is for things like elastic that need to be purchased new due to the degradation of plastic over time. All my fabrics, beads, trims, notions, needles, embellishments and so on are all either given to me or sourced from thrift stores or reuse centers. A lot of things are given to me from the leftover projects of friends. I do this because it cuts costs of my already high-priced gowns, and because I think it makes a statement on my environmental mindfulness. There’s no need to source new materials when there is so much waste and excess already at our disposal in our everyday lives!

How do you feel about using fur, leather and other animal products in your designs? I love fur very much and always have. It isn’t beyond me that animal cruelty and raising animals for fur is inhumane, but like I said, everything I use is reuse, reclaimed, upcycled and quite often taken out of the trash from my job where I sew fur and leather bags for a living. I would rather the entire animal be used instead of thrown aside. I think that is a crucial part of my brand identity -- I want people to know that none of my fur is sourced from the people who are doing the killing for profit.

What are your current creative roles and how are they influencing your craft? I am the director of a fashion show and pop up that my group of friends and I are calling Fringe! It thrills me and gives my life meaning to create this kind of platform to represent models of all ages, abilities, shapes, sizes, gender identities, and races. Fringe not only highlights models who are often overlooked in our community, but it also highlights artists and local makers who are emerging, or on the outer edges of our community by bringing them in for this seriously avant- garde, edgy, and arty event!

What is your biggest motivator to keep creating? My desire to try my hardest and do my best comes from wanting to do things for myself and make my family proud. Right before my grandfather Larry died, he told me it was my duty to have children and pass on my family name... I like to think that instead of having offspring to appease the idea of passing on my name, I can have an impact on the world by adding beauty to it. I think that’s enough.

What advice do you want to share with other creatives? Follow where your heart takes you. If your heart leads you exploring new mediums, take a chance and give it a try! I would never have thought that animation would bring me into fashion design, but here I am as a result of my own curiosity. PI

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66 | PORTLANDINTERVIEW.COM I FEATURE Co-Founder, Cascade Record Pressing interview

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It is a ceremony: You slide the disc from the sleeve and place it carefully on the turntable. You put your VV headphones on, press the play button then oh, so gently set the needle down on the first groove. You ii are transported. nn It’s an experience and a joy that many are just now discovering. The pendulum swings and a renaissance has yy happened. Music fans are returning to the sounds of vinyl. Audiophiles and DJs carried on the love of the record when CDs and downloads became the new sound. In ll 1978, The Recording Industry Association of America, reported sales of three hundred and forty million records sold. That number in 1995 was just twelve million. Lately music fans are rediscovering the love of vinyl and in 2017, record sales reached nearly a billion dollars. Portland has long been a haven for fans of the L.P. (That’s Long Play). Stores like Music Millennium and Jackpot Records have carried on the vinyl affair and “Record Store Day,” has certainly been a big factor. There are now RR over fourteen hundred stores in the U.S. offering special vinyl and CD releases each April 22nd. e Cascade Record Pressing has made it possible for a local band, or musician to record, master and press their e records here in Oregon. vv After meeting Penny, the house bulldog at the front door, I then met Mark Rainey, co-founder and CEO of the plant in Milwaukie to discuss how records, um… got their groove back.

i i v v How is business? Business is great, but we’re a very new venture. It is still very volatile. When we came on line, we were the 16th plant in North America, and since then three are making new equipment and there are now over 30 a a plants. It seems very dot-com to me. It’s cool, it’s very visual and it’s getting attention, but like the dot-coms,

I don’t think they’re all going to make it. l

l How many units did you press your first year and what do you think you’ll do this year? That first year, 2015, we had only one line up so, around 350k records. This year, between three hundred and four hundred titles and about 650k units.

Tell me about the shift from vinyl to compact discs. What’s bringing people back? In the history of recorded music, the concept of the album has only been around for a short while. First, it was a collection of singles. Then there was the idea that we could think of this as a body of work unto itself. It was the mass-media until the formats that could offer portability arrived. For me and for many people, mono records were how I was first introduced to music. My parents lived down the street from an eclectic record store. My dad had a huge collection. Some of my first memories were of learning how to operate a player. There’s new interest now and I speculate that these people grew up with a very different, digital experience from what I had. Many grew up with compressed digital files on crappy laptop speakers. If you’re a real music fan, I think once you’re exposed to the large format presentation, on a decent stereo, the experience is as close as you’re going to get to the sound of a live band’s performance. It’s all personal preference, but I think it’s a better sounding format.

What was the lead-up to you moving here and opening Cascade? I ran a label in Fountain Valley, CA and people kept coming in and asking if we were a retail shop, looking for Frank Sinatra Christmas records, or whatever. Eventually we opened a retail store in the front of the space and used the space in back for the label. At first sales were all used records, then a few new, then over the next five years that crept to 50/50, and as new vinyl outsold used, that’s when I moved towards pressing. That was in 2012.

My teen-aged daughters came to me Christmas of 2013 and they said, “Dad, we don’t want to live here anymore.” So, I said okay, you pick where we’re going. Portland was on my short list, so I was already on board. We were able to house sit for friends and I had music contacts here, so of course the idea of opening another store was floated. But Portland has a lot of record stores, so I thought, what’s missing in the music world here? Besides the obvious difficulties, it seemed to make a lot of sense.

68 | PORTLANDINTERVIEW.COM 69 I interview ACCIDENT + INJURY ATTORNEYS CHIROPRACTORS DENTAL MD CONTACT ENGLISH SPANISH HELPLINE RUSSIAN What are some labels that you work with? 1984. It was a 45. The next was Pink Floyd’s, "Another Brink in It’s overwhelmingly independent and primarily local. Of course, the Wall." Workers Comp • Auto Accident • Healthcare we have goals for quality, and customer service, but we’ve always wanted to be a resource for underground music. The shared Nice. What’s in the future for Cascade Record Pressing? heritage of independent music, and the history of vinyl; it was We are looking to expand, and add services. We own seven hip hop, club music, independent rock, punk, metal, etc. Those machines, we’re running five; the others need refurbishing. small labels kept the industry on life support during the dark The demand for those machines is there. We acquired some days. So, there are times we could use the major label money, but printing equipment and want to do some degree of printing in the long run, not depending on that and supporting smaller in house, maybe labels. We want to do 7” singles, hopefully labels will benefit us. Mississippi Records, were the first to coming next quarter. PI support us. We have Kill Rock Stars, Dirt Nap, Black Water, and Iron Lung, from Seattle. Thank you Mark, for your time and Protect Your Rights and Get the Help You Need for the work you do for us music lovers. I love to ask this question: What was the first record you ever bought with your own money? ÜÜCascadeRecordPressing.com Ooooh, man! That was Quiet Riot, ‘"Cum on Feel the Noise", in

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Watches are timeless. Maybe that’s why in our digital-driven age we are still seeing so many people wearing beautiful timepieces on their CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE NOMINEES AND WINNERS! wrists, a classic accessory that seemingly never goes out of style. Best Fashion Publisher: Best Boutique (NE): Most Fashionable Male Best Make-Up Artist: Best Menswear Designer: But like any accessory, watch trends come and go. Portland Inter- Portland Mercury Amelia TV Personality: Tracy Schulz Jason Calderon, West view Magazine visited with two of Portland’s most prestigious horology Portland Monthly Suite 6 Wayne Garcia Carrie Strahle Daily purveyors—Rick Mahler of Packouz Jewelers and Alex Hofberg of Eyes and Edge Seven Sisters Ken Boddie Angela Foster Duchess Portland Interview EcoVibe Joey Harrington Keri Yamauochi Older Brother Watchworks—to find out what’s hot right now. 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Go Green Hop The Vancouver Farmers Market opens March 16th The Bunny Hop Rebirth of a Block Soul’d Out First Friday in March, Each participating merchant will be held on Saturday, April at 9 a.m. At the Vancouver Farmers Market you'll Paddy Hough Parade March 15th Portland's Soul'd Out Music will have a “lucky leprechaun” in their business, 20th from 11am-3pm People should come to In October 2016 a natural gas pipeline at NW In its 10th year, discover fresh and local produce, flowers, plants, The parade is an all community event, including Festival offers an epic range of musical artists and for every leprechaun you find, you receive Jamison Square to get their listings of partici- 23rd and Glisan was damaged by a subcon- baked goods, delicious food, pet treats, and Hough Elementary School students, students from soul to reggae to R&B to jazz. This festival a prize ticket to be entered to win “green” prizes pating businesses. Then families are invited to tractor that resulted in an explosion and accessories for yourself, home, or garden. The takes place at various music venues around the from other local schools and preschools, car clubs, and more from the merchants. Lucky lepre- run around the Pearl participating in the variety ultimately, 17.2 million dollars in damage. popular market is a dog friendly place where you city. Although the 2019 lineup hasn't yet been local dignitaries as well as many Vancouver and chaun “passports” can be found in participating of activities businesses are hosting. Then return The construction is nearly completed and the can chat with people who have grown or made revealed, previous performers have included vicinity community members and organizations. stores and at the DCA table in Journey. Learn to the park around 2pm for live music, fun, and long awaited new building will be opening for your purchase, grab a bite to eat, listen to music, raffle prize drawings. Families should also look business in February 2019. It’s been along time acts like Erykah Badu, De La Soul, Wyclef Jean, stroll through the park, watch the kids play, and how easy it is to make this world a greener place out for the Easter Bunny who will be around the coming, but new businesses will be looking R+R=Now, Noname and the Rebirth Brass Band. enjoy a wonderful, relaxing day in downtown with fun educational kid-friendly activities and neighborhood throughout the event. forward to seeing you there. www.souldoutfestival.com Vancouver at Esther Short Park. giveaways provided by local nonprofits. 5-8pm For more info, go to www.downtowncamas.com

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