2011-Isaac Hers: The Year in Photos

What a year!  So much hard work, focus and commitment went into making 2011 such a great year, and not just by myself.  I owe a thank you to many people.  A great year, great memories, great colleagues and GREAT CUSTOMERS!!  Thanks to all of  you, I cannot name everyone, but here is a photo montage of there year – At least most if it!   I am grateful for all the love and support!

Our very cold Fall Collection Photoshoot in Shaniko, OR.  Almost froze our model, Cora Benesh, to death.  She never companied.  Thank goodness our photographer, Kevin Focht, brought the propane heater!!

Isaac Hers Store Buildout!  Seems like forever ago, and at the time I swore to everyone that I would never build out another store.   We’ll see….  A huge thanks to Kyja King for all your hard work.  Couldn’t have done it without you.  Muah!

 

Goldstruck Fashion Show.  What an outrageously good time and GOOD people.  Thank you Jillian Rabe for talking me into it!!   Thanks for believing in me.

 

Blackbox Grand Opening Party Party  What amazing neighbors we have here at Blackbox!!  Love them all, Solestruck shoes, Tanner Goods, Woodland Tranding Co, Dunderdon and Blackbird!  There was a LOT of music and beer!!!

 

Spring 2012 Photoshoot at the beach!  We  had such a FUN time!  The group was a giggly bunch of gals, who collectively produced a beautiful photoshoot.  Thanks to photographer, Lavenda Memory, stylist, Melissa Lachance, model, Cassie Meder and MUA, Christing Shields.  The 6am call time was totally worth it!

 

Content  What a freaking fun time this was!!  Jillian Rabe, you crack me up and are the BEST!  Thanks for helping me with set up, being there and helping drink all those Pacificos!  After party was fun too, we kicked the keg!

Con El Sol Fashion Show!  The show was a great success and it was so much fun!  Not a single thing went wrong. . . can you image?  Nothing.  Backstage was soooo calm during the show.  Wonderful!  A big thanks to Jillian Rabe and her team for pulling off a spectacular production and making it go sooo smoothly.  Also, hats off to her team for making a KILLER Isaac Hers tequila drink! Mmmm.  A big fat thanks to Melissa Lachance for all her styling help, Kyja King for running the retail store, Prima Salon for getting hair and makeup just right and to all the volunteers who helped dress the models, take tickets and seat the guest.  Thank you all for a very memorable night.  XOXOXO (wish I had better pictures)

 There is so much more that happened last year.  It was a year filled with wonderful people, connections and a lot of blood, sweat and tears.  Thank you all for rocking my world and filling my life with light.  I look forward to all the wonders of 2012.

Much love, Barbara and the Isaac Hers team.

Exposing Our Contents

Last Saturday was the second coming of Content at the Ace Hotel.  By any measure, it was a huge success.  And, despite being inside a small hotel room for nearly 10 hours, it was  great time!  I didn’t find out how many attendees were there, but it was A LOT!  A big thank you to the Portland Mercury and their crew for organizing and coordinating this huge event!

The theme for my room was a relaxing beach party at sunset located ambiguously somewhere south of the border.  This is the inspiration behind the Con El Sol Spring Collection and Fashion Show coming up this Thursday.

My friend and collaborator, Jillian Rabe, was there with me during the set up.  Jillian is also the producer of the upcoming fashion show. We had a load in time of 12:30 and were concerned that it would be difficult to get everything in place by the 4pm press time.  So with this pressure, we decided that drinking a beer was necessary.  Ha!

Armed with a cold cerveza, we were off and running.  The room turned out great!  The fake fire was the star of the show, of course, but I think we succeeded in creating a very relaxing ambiance.

We had an awesome video projection with relaxing flamenco guitar music and wave sounds incorporated.    A big ridiculous THANK YOU to Sean Barrett for putting that together for us.  I think it completed the room.  Jillian went out to the Oregon coast to get grass from the dunes and some sand.  She is awesome!  Lastly, the styrofoam cooler loaded with cold Pacificos completed the room.

Finally, we actually attended this inviting beach party!  It was a lot of fun.  We are all clad in a few pieces from the spring collection.

While I did not get pictures from the other rooms, they were just awesome!  The mime from across the hall shuffled over to warm his hands on our fire.  Love it!!

Here, Jillian and I are all dolled up for the beach party and acted as though we were warming ourselves by the fire.   The fire, of course, was merely one of those LED blowing silk flames.  It was a pretty impressive facsimile.

Lots and lots of friends, customers, acquaintances strolled through the room, some lingering for awhile to enjoy the installation.  I wish I took more pictures.  These though will have to suffice.  Can’t wait until next time!!

Exposing Our Contents

Last Saturday was the second coming of Content at the Ace Hotel.  By any measure, it was a huge success.  And, despite being inside a small hotel room for nearly 10 hours, it was  great time!  I didn’t find out how many attendees were there, but it was A LOT!  A big thank you to the Portland Mercury and their crew for organizing and coordinating this huge event!

The theme for my room was a relaxing beach party at sunset located ambiguously somewhere south of the border.  This is the inspiration behind the Con El Sol Spring Collection and Fashion Show coming up this Thursday.

My friend and collaborator, Jillian Rabe, was there with me during the set up.  Jillian is also the producer of the upcoming fashion show. We had a load in time of 12:30 and were concerned that it would be difficult to get everything in place by the 4pm press time.  So with this pressure, we decided that drinking a beer was necessary.  Ha!

Armed with a cold cerveza, we were off and running.  The room turned out great!  The fake fire was the star of the show, of course, but I think we succeeded in creating a very relaxing ambiance.

We had an awesome video projection with relaxing flamenco guitar music and wave sounds incorporated.    A big ridiculous THANK YOU to Sean Barrett for putting that together for us.  I think it completed the room.  Jillian went out to the Oregon coast to get grass from the dunes and some sand.  She is awesome!  Lastly, the styrofoam cooler loaded with cold Pacificos completed the room.

Finally, we actually attended this inviting beach party!  It was a lot of fun.  We are all clad in a few pieces from the spring collection.

While I did not get pictures from the other rooms, they were just awesome!  The mime from across the hall shuffled over to warm his hands on our fire.  Love it!!

Here, Jillian and I are all dolled up for the beach party and acted as though we were warming ourselves by the fire.   The fire, of course, was merely one of those LED blowing silk flames.  It was a pretty impressive facsimile.

Lots and lots of friends, customers, acquaintances strolled through the room, some lingering for awhile to enjoy the installation.  I wish I took more pictures.  These though will have to suffice.  Can’t wait until next time!!

Content! Do Not Miss This.

Two years ago, the one and only time this event occurred, it was one of the most talked about fashion events of the year.  I remember being in the designer meetings leading up to the event when Gretchen Jones, the force behing the show, was telling designers “It’s not about the clothes.”  It was a very different approach to a “fashion” event. Most everyone was totally down with concept and intrigued, but a few desingers weren’t so sure.  Being that it was the first event of its kind, I think the designers (myself included) were wondering what others were doing and whether our concept would be too much or too little.  What unfolded was one of the most inspiring creative events I have ever participated in.  Part fashion, part story-telling, part performance art, the creative spirit of each designer was beautiful, so different from each other and something to behold.  The Ace Hotel was filled with good energy and an abundance of creativity.

Tomorrow night, October 1st,  28 local designers do it again-a live fashion installation.  Can’t wait to put together my room (211-BTW) and see what my fellow designers are up to!!

Buy tickets online here or at the Isaac Hers store.

Content! Do Not Miss This.

Two years ago, the one and only time this event occurred, it was one of the most talked about fashion events of the year.  I remember being in the designer meetings leading up to the event when Gretchen Jones, the force behing the show, was telling designers “It’s not about the clothes.”  It was a very different approach to a “fashion” event. Most everyone was totally down with concept and intrigued, but a few desingers weren’t so sure.  Being that it was the first event of its kind, I think the designers (myself included) were wondering what others were doing and whether our concept would be too much or too little.  What unfolded was one of the most inspiring creative events I have ever participated in.  Part fashion, part story-telling, part performance art, the creative spirit of each designer was beautiful, so different from each other and something to behold.  The Ace Hotel was filled with good energy and an abundance of creativity.

Tomorrow night, October 1st,  28 local designers do it again-a live fashion installation.  Can’t wait to put together my room (211-BTW) and see what my fellow designers are up to!!

Buy tickets online here or at the Isaac Hers store.