WEAR: limited-edition, slim-fitting, ultra soft t-shirts (pictured here) by Anna Sui and Koi Suwannagate (love the latter’s Lycra-n-cashmere fall collection) at Nordstrom for $60; proceeds benefit the scholarship program of OCA, a national organization that serves the Asian Pacific American community.

WATCH: fashion designs by Asian Pacific Islander Seattleites on the runway at Bell Harbor International Conference Center on Wednesday evening. The show celebrates up and coming design minds as well as the locally based, non-profit International Examiner’s 35th anniversary. Yours truly has been signed up to help judge; come join us and support diversity, unity, and voices of color and perspective in the Northwest. The show starts at 5:30; entrance is $90 through Brown Paper Tickets. For more on the show, please follow this link.