The Dark Side
Paint it Black: Northwest Designers in NYC's Bunch Magazine
Looking for twee Portlandians and the wooly urban woodsmen archetype? Not here. This is a different side of style from Seattle, Portland, and B.C.
Earlier this year Bunch magazine commissioned local photographer Elizabeth Rudge and I to put together a shoot based on Northwest designers. I connected with almost twenty independent fashion brands in the Seattle-Portland-Vancouver sector (okay, and New York, too—I cheated and included the formerly Seattle-based Logan Neitzel) and put together this gothic take on regional style.
Image: Elizabeth Rudge
Floral-pattern button-down shirt with camo field jacket by Seattle's Maiden Noir
Image: Elizabeth Rudge
Tank by Seattle's Wyatt/Orr, long skirt by Portland's Michelle Lesniak, cuffs and druzy ring by Seattle's Hitchcock Madrona
Image: Elizabeth Rudge
Dress by Portland's Reif, hat by Seattle's Kelly Christy, cuffs by Seattle's Rachel Ravitch
Image: Elizabeth Rudge
Cuffs by Seattle's Hitchcock Madrona, wrap bracelet by Seattle's We Like to Lounge (sold at Hitchcock Madrona), bar ring by Seattle's Shannon Koszyk. Druzy ring by Hitchcock Madrona. Suit jacket by Seattle's Maiden Noir, tunic-length shirt by Seattle's Le Notre, leather tank top by NYC-based Art Institute of Seattle grad Logan Neitzel
Image: Elizabeth Rudge
Locally made Silvae of the Woods backless dress with pleated skirt, rope necklace by Seattle's Neon Zinn
Floor-length hi/low hem navy dress with gold leather yoke by Seattle's Wyatt/Orr, wrap bracelet by Seattle's We Like to Lounge (sold at Hitchcock Madrona), cuff and necklace (second view) by Seattle's Rachel Ravitch
Image: Elizabeth Rudge
Cashmere dress by Seattle's Benu, mesh undershirt is stylist's own
Dyed knit top by Seattle-based GCTC's MCDXLIV, tuxedo stripe cashmere leggings by Seattle's Paychi Guh
Image: Elizabeth Rudge
Open-weave knit dress by Seattle-based GCTC's MCDXLIV, cropped sweatshirt by Canada's Noctex, tassle necklace by Seattle's We Like to Lounge (sold at Hitchcock Madrona)
Image: Elizabeth Rudge
Leather T-shirt and shorts by NYC-based Art Institute of Seattle grad Logan Neitzel, leather jumpsuit by Seattle's Built for Man, locally made earrings by Faris
Image: Elizabeth Rudge
Tunic by Seattle's Le Notre, dyed knit drop-crotch sweatpants by Seattle-based GCTC's MCDXLIV
HAIR AND MAKEUP Kaija Mistral Towner
TALENT Zach and Claire, Heffner Management
