(Photography above by Ryder Redfield and Amanda Conde)
Cascade Publications Inc. announces the release of the seventh issue of Bend Fashion Quarterly (BFQ), a fashion and lifestyle magazine reflecting the trends of the High Desert.
This issue covers a vast array of themes that showcase the diversity of Central Oregon. “We ventured out around the High Desert for this issue seeking inspiring trends, design and styles reflected by the cool stylish people in our various Central Oregon communities,” says BFQ Founder Pamela Hulse Andrews.
“Hoping at each stop to seize a little sun to replicate the coming summer, our first stop was in Prineville where we met up with Martha and Sam Bousfield of Samson Motorworks nestled in their airplane hangar at the Prineville Airport. Lis Thomas writes about the futuristic and revolutionary Switchblade prototype — a three-wheel, fully enclosed ground-to-air vehicle, that is being engineered and built right there on the High Desert. Imagine a technological breakthrough happening right in our backyard.”
Meanwhile Amanda Conde was catching up with some of the ambassadors from Dirt Divas, a program that encourages and empowers women through mountain biking. Amanda road, photographed and wrote about how they provide a noncompetitive, pressure-free environment for women to try new skills and network with other riders. Some women riders push their skills when hitting the trails boundaries on some really steep terrain, but all agree that Dirt Divas make connections with awesome women and longtime friendships.
“On one of the first warm spring days Photographer Ryder Redfield and his pals from Sisters took me out of town to a beautiful ranch setting complete with the Three Sisters snow-capped majestic view. Only that wasn’t enough outdoorsy stuff for Ryder: we proceeded to Eagle Rock just outside of Sisters,” adds Hulse Andrews.
“A short hike, but still straight up we schemed to find one of the best views of to the west. You could almost reach out and touch the Three Sisters when you reached the top of the elegance of this rock formation.
If you didn’t see the cover of this magazine, you might think this was a recreation pub. But everyone has to wear something no matter what the adventure of the day is. When Dave McCrae relates his Smith Rock renaissance experience (after four days of wind, snow, hammer swinging, drilling and even a little climbing, the three pitch route, Adventure Dog, came to life) you can bet he’s dressed perfectly for the undertaking.
“Jennifer Riker is back stronger than ever with her inspiring background story of being influenced as a young girl by Mary Tyler Moore. Michelle Bauer helped her unveil the beauty, wisdom and hope of several women of all ages in this feature, Why Be Brave Now. Jennifer asked: why they believe it’s important to be brave…you’ll love the strong answers from these diversely talented women unveiling their rich life experiences.
“It was a challenging winter and even early spring for retailers in Central Oregon. Many tell us when the snow was particularly bad they didn’t have a single custom for a week or more. That hurts! We can help by making a big effort to shop locally and look for Made in Central Oregon products in many of these stores. In our Trends section Jamie Wood has put together some fun summer ideas in local shops and if you go to our website you can click on the store’s website and find a whole lot more.
“We ended our photo shoot sessions for this issue at Level 2 restaurant in the Old Mill District. The balcony, besides a great spot for a drink on a summer evening, looks straight up at the historic smokestacks and our three talented, sassy and endearing women musicians showed us just what summer can look like (especially because it was raining that day). ”
The summer edition of Bend Fashion Quarterly is now on newsstands.
For media enquiries, please contact Pamela Hulse Andrews at pamela@cascadebusnews.com or 541-388-5665.
