Flipside Hats business model grew from taking curtains and clothes re-purposed to create the latest fashion. Now we take the curtains and the jeans and pair those with an organically produced fabric and create sustainable, beautiful Hats. Flipside’s fashion keeps growing with sustainability as the heart and driving force of our business.
If you have material (your favorite jeans) you would like made into a hat. Consider a custom Flipside. To recycle and donate materials give us a call at 503.272.1359
Last Thursday on Alberta has become quite the art, fashion and street performance scene. Flipside adds to the fun every month in the warm sunny season. Kori & crew have been showing hats regularly since 2005. The street has grown and changed and the community just keeps evolving too. Come down for an eventful night full of laughs and excitement you won’t find anywhere else.
Come Visit Last Thursday
Be sure to visit the HiiH Gallery who have graciously hosted us on their door step for the past years. http://www.hiihgallery.com/ Every Last Thursday in the Summer Time: 5:00pm – 10:00pm Location: HI IH GALLERY Street: 2929 NE Alberta Street City/Town: Portland, OR
And, yes, 25 years later, our street style is as indie as ever. But, maybe, just a tad cleaner. Not quite as worn, ripped and nicotine-stained, as we were back in the days of denim and flannel.
Don’t get me wrong. We still dress like burlesque-anarchists-trekking-across-a-mountain-pass. Think: Betty Page meets Che Guevara meets Himalayan Sherpa. You know, sexy but fierce, and weather appropriate whenever possible.
Yes, here in the Pacific Northwest, we wear our boots tall, our gloves fingerless, our hats warm, and our vintage cocktail dresses to shreds.
And, as you can probably guess, we take our thrift-store shopping seriously. (When the Seattle Goodwill does its annual Glitter Sale in November, squabbles erupt over sequins and catfights go down over beaded gowns. No lie.)
In Seattle, Reduce-Reuse-Recycle is our dedicated mantra, and we are taking it to the next level in the 21st century. The latest fashion trends in our neck of the woods are eco-friendly and eccentric: one-of-a-kind garments made from salvaged fabrics and used clothing.
To give you some examples of clever fashion re-purposing, I spent a recent Sunday afternoon at the 5th annual Urban Craft Uprising in Seattle Center’s exhibition hall.
One of my favorite vendors of re-vamped vintage, Ms. Kalliber (kalliber.etsy.com) shows how you can push vintage shoes, handbags and other accessories into the realm of wearable art. Her fingerless gloves with badass embroidery across the knuckles speak to my inner juvenile delinquent. [Ed. note: I gotta get me some of these!]
If that’s not naughty enough for you, consider the Technicolor boxers and bikini briefs created by Shesho Designs (www.sheshodesigns.com). According to Shesho’s Seamstress Extraordinaire, Krista Kelly – who by the way has such amazing personal style that I had to take her picture –
the crotches are always made from virgin materials, brand-spanking new. So you can wear those far-out and funky hot pants, without worrying about the funk getting into your junk.
Continuing on with original designs made from new and recycled fabrics, Eon by Selena (http://www.selenaeon.etsy.com/) has streamlined our uncontrollable impulse to wear multiple sweatshirts at the same time. Here is my gal-pal Karra modeling a Eon racing-stripe top –
which was so soft and welcoming that she couldn’t bear to take it off. Yes, she bought it on the spot. Selena also makes fantabulous basket-weave back hoodies and jackets from recycled sweatshirts, as well as new material like organic cotton.
Haberdashers from our little sister city of Portland, OR, Flipside Hats (http://www.flipsidehats.com/) also use salvaged materials and recycled fabrics.
Given that one cannot survive in the Pacific Northwest without a decent hat, Flipside was a popular vendor at the Urban Craft Uprising. (I myself bought two.) Their reversible hats are handmade, each uniquely trimmed with felt flowers, stars, ribbons, fake fur, you name it. Plus they definitely have the Mountain-Guerilla thing going on.
Making new garments from old pieces and reclaimed fabrics is not a trend confined to the Pacific Northwest. No doubt, as the world goes green we will see more repurposed fashion. I don’t know about you, but creative recycling has made me re-think my second-hand store shopping. Why limit the hunt to mint ready-to-wear? With a little ingenuity, something torn, worn, missing all its buttons and full of cigarette holes, might be the perfect raw material to craft something truly unique.
Annie Fanning’s style icon is Bjork and her totem animal is Big Foot. Currently she is obsessing on Visqueen’s new album “Message to Garcia.” You can read her occasionally insightful ramblings on her blog at http://astrafandango.blogspot.com/
The views expressed in this blog are solely those of Annie Fanning and do not necessarily reflect those of Goodwill of Greater Washington or the DCGF.
Impressive how well run the show is. The selection of vendors and quality of work were also very impressive.
We found a cute place to stay last minute in th Serenity House. It’s a vintage house with a full kitchen and everything we needed including organic soaps.
http://www.innharmonyguesthouse.com/serenity.html
On Sunday my good friend Ilan came out to visit, and helped us break down our booth and see us off.
We were busy in Seattle but had a nice weekend too.
MISSISSIPPI AVE STREET FAIR! Street Fair, Childrens Parade and Performances All Day Host: Flipside Hats Saturday, July 11, 2009 Time: 10:00am – 1:00pm Location: Mississippi Avenue Street Fair (between N Fremont and N Skidmore)
Email: hats@flipsidehats.com Description 10-7pm Local Market – featuring interesting arts & crafts vendors plus community service displays & food vendors Tupello Alley Reusable Art Fair & Water Features Kids Area – Boise Eliot Eliot Elementary features bouncy castles and kids games for all sizes at Beech Bingo – lots of prizes Sustainability Fair at the Mississippi Avenue Lofts (4138 N. Miss Ave) Salted Ice Cream outside at The Meadow (3731 N. Mississippi Ave) Rose wine tasting inside at The Meadow
12:00 Children’s Parade – starts at Beech
Four stages – featuring a multi-cultural roster of entertainment
10am-9pm MAIN STAGE at Shaver (middle) 1pm Norman Sylvester 2pm Freak Mountain Ramblers 3pm The Dimes 4pm Linda Hornbuckle band 5pm 6pm The SEI Sounds of Soul Gospel Ensemble 6:40 Matt Sheehy Band 7:30 pm Weinland
11am-10pm SIDE LOT STAGE (Mississippi Station) 1pm Nathaniel Talbot 2pm Sneakin Out 3pm James Low 4pm 5pm Bridgetown Saints 6pm Swing Papillon
11am-7pm DANCE STAGE at Fremont (south end) Celilo Tezeta Band Samba Sol Taylor Newville Sudden Anthem The Beauty Funk Plastic Cloaked Characters and Mosely Wotta
11am-7pm ACOUSTIC STAGE at Skidmore (north end)
Businesses and eateries along Mississippi will be open on the street for patio dining & summertime refreshments:
Por Que No? Floating Margarita Garden Mississippi Pizza & Pub Beer Tent Amnesia Brewing Patio Lorenzo’s Patio Mississippi Station Patio Crow Bar Bar Casa Naranja Patio Pastaworks Wine Tasting Patio
11am–9pm CRAFT BEER TASTING – Local Organic Beer Tasting at Shaver (by the Main Stage)
Featuring: Roots OG Brewing Hopworks Urban Brewery Lucky Labrador Brewing Company Deschutes Brewery McMenamins Breweries
The Pride Fest was busy. We stayed at our friends house in the sunset which was just a short drive away. We set up our booth next to a mens group and a chiropractor.
We worked hard and had a lot of fun. We spent the day in Berkeley walking the fire trails in Strawberry Canyon and grilling great food with Jacob’s sisters.
Coby came out and helped us with sales and security, thanks Coby.
Coby working the booth, make up, security and sales, what talent!
What Up Santa Rosa.We met so many great folks from all over at this show. We saw so many familiar faces. We sold so many hats to the rich and poor. So Glad all our bay area people made it out to the show.
Big up to the crew who made it possible. THANK YOU!!! What A fun time, and HARD WORK.
Harmony Festival 2009 Lineup Michael Franti & Spearhead
India.Arie
Matisyahu
CAKE
Dead Kennedys
Bad Brains
Pepper
Rebelution
Kitaro
The Orb
Balkan Beat Box
K’Naan
Gaudi
Shpongle
ALO
Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars
Steve Kimock Crazy Engine w/ Melvin Seals
Shabaz
The Duhks
Legba’s Light “Spirit of Miles Davis” w/ Airto Moreira, Mike Clark, Mike Stern, Charnett Moffett, Brian Jackson, Kentyah Fraser, Vince Wilburn, & Killah Priest
Key Speakers: Michael Beckwith & Rickie Byars Beckwith
Caroline Casey
Julia Butterfly Hill
George Noory
Daniel Pinchbeck
Joanna Macy
Starhawk
Richard Heinberg
Plus: Abai
American Drag
Blane Lyon
Bourgeois Gypsies
Coyote Grace
Cipes & The People
David Starfire
Dreaming Dead
Egypt Central
HighTower
Liquid Fire Mantra
LoCura
Luminesque
LYNX & Janover
Medicine Drum w/ Wisdom
NANDA
Natasha James
Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers
Nina Lakshmi
Pha-Droid
RadioActive
Random Rab
Rocker T
Shimshai
SkySirens
Tall Black Girls
Tina Malia
Wassabi Collective
Whiskey Thieves
Women Rock feat. Valerie Orth, Pamela Parker & *bernadette*
We left our booth in the Bay and flew back into Sacto for our next show, the Whole Earth Festival. We had a great time and was wonderful to see all of our crew from the bay represent.
Come join us for a celebration of Spring! Once again, we will be bringing to the UC Davis Quad a diverse and powerful group of thousands to Educate, Inspire, Entertain and Share the Love of the WHOLE EARTH. We will be featuring two live music stages, a DJ pit of electronica, the soular Dance stage, and other musical and performance spaces. Participate in workshops, craft opportunities, dance, and much more. Alternative education opportunities to help spread information about making our lives more sustainable. Free Event. more info & ride sharing: http://wef.ucdavis.edu/
If a closet full of black, gray, and neutral shades gives you the blues (especially after months of a similarly hued sky), strategic strokes of color can see you through spring. Color therapists believe warm tones like red, orange, and yellow help with focus. Blue and violet are said to create calmness, while indigo heightens imagination and intuition. Green represents harmony, bridging the warm and cool sides of the color wheel. “Bright accessories are fun—they don’t ask to be taken seriously,” says Tara Connor, assistant buyer at Sloan Boutique at NW 23rd Avenue and Johnson Street. “The more saturated the color, the less you should use.”
Try pairing a candy-apple clutch with a navy pencil skirt, or tucking a sunny yellow square into the pocket of a gray suit. Even hidden color may lift your mood—so say yes to the red undies or the orange socks. The post-winter flair may, well, tickle you pink.
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Petaluma, California hosts a “Butter and Eggs Day Parade” in April of each year celebrating its heritage as the “Egg Basket to the World” and dairy production.
And what a charming place. We had a great time staying in the back studio of friends of friends. Out the window was rolling hills and livestock.
We had a great time meeting the folks of Petaluma and hope to make it back soon.
March 15 is too early in the season to do outdoor shows. We learned this the hard way. Our two neighbors tents capsized. Luckily there was Guinness, kilts, parades and marching bands.
We still did great and looked forward to our Trunk Show in Oakland the next day and our Bay Area shows for the summer season.
Much Thanks to our friends and family who made it possible.
Day 8 Featured Business: Cat in an Apron What: Local online shop featuring handmade, local gifts for babies, toddlers and kids
I like to consider myself a somewhat crafty gal. Love making anything by hand that I can. But the fact is, there are not enough hours in the day for a crafty girl like me with two crazy kids and busy businesses to whip up homemade goodness all the time. That’s why I love local shops like Cat in an Apron. Owned by a local mom of three, Cat in an Apron features handmade blankets, hats, clothes, diaper bags, burp cloths, tree ornaments and more all made by local mothers. Their style is distinctly Portland cool, and their quality is top notch. One of my favorite products they sell is the Flipside Hats, esp. the girl polka dot hat, which is on sale now through the end of the year. I also love the organic Little Lark tees they sell, which are made in the USA and individually silk screened by hand. The O’Henry stroller blankets are simply gorgeous and made by the owner of Cat in an Apron. I also love that they are selective about what they sell, and don’t try to load up their online store with hundreds of random products. All of their products are well made by local artisans with love. Enjoy!
If you haven’t visited this unique gift store – in which all items are handcrafted by local artists – discover, here, five reasons why you might want to add them to your shopping route this holiday season …
Christine Claringbold, executive director of Trillium Artisans, shows off one of her one-of-a-kind bowls – made from recycled vinyl phonograph records – that she sells at her web site.CLICK HEREto visit her online store, Eye Pop Art.
Story and photos by David F. Ashton It’s always a pleasure to revisit Trillium Artisans – a unique gift store in the Lents Neighborhood.
“We have really cool stuff here,” Trillium’s executive director, Christine Claringbold, told us. “Every item has an interesting story behind it. Nothing is mass-produced; all items contain at least 50% recycled material.”
Artists learn business skills, not crafts Trillium is a nonprofit organization that supports local craftspeople, Claringbold said. “We support low-income artisans by helping them build small businesses of their own.”
In addition to offering a storefront, she said the organization also provides classes and seminars at the building. But instead of teaching arts-and-crafts, the visiting instructors show members how to start, build, and operate businesses. “Accountants, lawyers and Internet experts help us learn how to increase our incomes, and not make costly business mistakes,” Claringbold added.
East Portland artists Lee Meredith, Amanda Siska, Kori Giudici and Megan Klepp show their hand-made gift items they offer for sale at Trillium Artisans and online at their web sites. Learn about them below …
Unique art by unique artisans When we visited the storefront a few days ago, we met four of the 40+ artisans associated with Trillium, including:
Lee Meredith – Also known as “Leethal” (her company’s name), said she’s a knit designer obsessed with yarn, thrift store scrounging, and color. She unravels tossed sweaters, uses custom, natural dyes on the reclaimed yarn, and puts together kits with knitting patterns. CLICK HERE to visit her online store.
Amanda Siska – She calls here company Bread and Badger. Siska engraves glass with a dental drill, and says it’s her way of bringing fun, iconic imagery into everyone’s home. CLICK HERE to visit her online store.
Kori Giudici – The story is that she started Flipside after a she received many compliments and inquiries about a hat she made as a birthday gift. Check them out; CLICK HEREto visit her online store.
Megan Klepp – This artisan said her company, Ta-Dah, creates art from scrap, recycled, and found objects – especially those made of glass. In the photo above, she holds a marble-encrusted bowling ball. CLICK HERE to visit her online store.
You’ll see why many folks plan a trip to Trillium Artisans on SE Foster Road, just west of SE 92nd Avenue, to find that “something special” for folks on their gift list.
All kinds of art “When you visit our store, you’ll see jewelry made from vinyl records, purses made from old neckties, magnets made from bottle caps, and scarves made from old sweaters,” Claringbold beamed.
One thing is for sure – we observed, from looking around the store, that the gift you purchased here will always be unique and original.
Trillium Artisans is located at 9119 SE Foster Road – this is on the north side, just west of SE 92nd Avenue. For more information, go to their web site by CLICKING HERE.
Welcome to the Indieshopping.com Winter 2008 Edition of Spotlight on Emerging Designers! This is the ultimate directory of new and emerging independent designers. The Spotlight is filled with exclusive discount codes to save you tons of cash while you shop!
LilyToad features locally made and recycled children’s and maternity clothing and gear. We carry hip, crafty styles by more than 20 local indie designers and artisans. Flipside hats are made by Portland designer Kori Guiduci, who uses mostly salvaged materials to make wickedly charming, reversible hats for kids.
coupon code: indiewinter07 offer: $5 off purchases of $25 or more
Made locally from salvaged materials and detailed with distinctive stripes of ribbon, stitching, lace, fake fur, and other materials, each hat is unique. The timeless “P-town Cap” is worn easily by all; reversible, for complementing any fashion mood. With the rainy and chilly season upon us, it is essential to cover our kids’ heads, keeping them dry and warm. Good thing these hats are two-inone! Sold in local shops and trunk shows, $34, find retailers here.
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Welcome to the Indieshopping.com Winter 2008 Edition of Spotlight on Emerging Designers! This is the ultimate directory of new and emerging independent designers. The Spotlight is filled with exclusive discount codes to save you tons of cash while you shop!
