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Posted by Julie Ma

On Sunday evening, jaws dropped as attendees attempted to capture all that was happening on the second floor of the Ace Hotel in downtown Portland for Content 2009. 28 rooms were transformed into other worlds with added fashion flair by 38 independent clothing and accessory designers. No one expected to walk into a multiple-homicide murder scene (splattered blood and gag bags included,) or where a bathtub filled with goldfish accompanied one-of-a-kind locally designed dresses hung on the shower rod, or where a candle-lit room was taken over by a human-sized bird nest with a musical act performing at its core.

More photos and review after the break…

The premiere of Content 2009 was mysterious, enticing, stirred everyone's senses and captivated what Portland truly is: unique, artistic, organic, and hip. The event most certainly re-instated why this city is going to keep attracting young 20-somethings:  even if there are no jobs to go around, the young minds that put together this event? They are chalk-full of potential and will only get better with age as the public watches with anticipation.

Props to the How We Develop team, a collaborative company consisting of Ada Mayer, Gretchen Jones and Anna Korte for being the brainchild behind this event. We look forward to your future events.

My fave rooms included: hand-made jewelry by Stone & Honey, beautiful dresses by Claire La faye, and the How We Develop room featuring AK Vintage, MothLove, and Immortal.

To view photos from this event, please visit our Flickr Set

Overheard at the event:

"Wow this is SO Portland. The clothing, the music, the designs." — Maya Cardoso, 24, Portlander

"It's really unique, I love how they put together this event." Kate Stevens, 24, Portlander

"I've never seen anything like this. Creepy." — Anonymous, while in the room made into a murder scene.

"This event made you pay attention your sense of smell (in reference to a room filled with a dinner party) and you interpret the meaning of each room in your own way." — Liz Morton, 25, Portlander

"I feel like I'm in So-ho again!" — Anonymous gentlemen in reference to a room that had seizure-inducing lighting.

Original press email:

Sunday October 18th…
Portland's independent fashion gives birth to a new platform, a new vision,
a new experience…welcome to…
CONTENT 2009
40+OF PORTLAND'S FINEST INDEPENDENT CLOTHING AND ACCESSORY DESIGNERS TRANSFORMING THE 2ND FLOOR OF THE ACE HOTEL
FEATURING ADAM ARNOLD • AK VINTAGE / IM:MORTAL • ANDY LIFSCHUTZ
BRIDGE & BURN • CHELSEA ERHART • CHURCH & STATE • CLAIRE LA FAYE
DAWN SHARP • DAYNA PINKHAM • DUCHESS • DUST • ELIZABETH DYE
EMILY BAKER • EMILY KATZ • GATSBY • GENEVIEVE DELLINGER • HAZEL COX
HOLLY STALDER • IDOM • ISAAC HERS • JANEANE MARIE • JAYME HANSEN
JOHN BLASIOLI • LINEA • LIZA RIETZ • LUXURY JONES • MOTHLOVE
MOONWOODS • PAPER DOLL • PORTLAND GARMENT FACTORY • REIF
SARA SEVEN • SMITH & BYBEE • STONE & HONEY • TANNER GOODS • AI

a must see & must experience event for design savvy, fashion minded, art or Portland
interested souls. inspiration will be in the place. make sure you are too…
this should spark your interest: http://vimeo.com/7005928