Ace Hotel Portland is Inspiration for the Number (N)ine Fashion Line

Where: 1022 SW Stark Street [map], Portland, OR, United States, 97205

2/13/2008 at 10:30 AM
Tags: Ace Hotels, Hotel News, Fashion Hotels, Hotel Swag

We knew the Ace Hotel in Portland, Oregon was a pretty hip spot but could it really be a fashion muse? Apparently so.

The hotel was the inspiration for the Japanese designer Takahiro Miyashita's Fall `08 menswear line for lable Number (N)ine. In fact, the hotel collaborated with Miyashita on the line which premiered on the runway January 17th in Paris.

A Northwest grunge aesthetic  runs through Miyashita's fall pieces. The show, titled "My Own Private Portland," opened with an Ace Hotel voicemail message. Portland-made Pendleton wool blankets folded on each seat invited guests to snuggle up.

This blankets are emblazoned with the Thompson Elk, a recognizable and historical statue in downtown Portland.

The hotel and Number (N)ine are even working on some more products but for now if you want a blanket (yes, please), you can get them from the Number  (N)ine's Manhattan flagship store, and (this gets us very excited) from the Ace's upcoming NYC outpost.