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A flurry of shops pop up downtown
November 11, 2009 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat EVENT, Neat SHOP
We love pop-up stores! The way they swoop in and save the shopping day, featuring so many fantastic things you’d otherwise need to buy online or race all over town to find. Of course, we don’t like the part where the shops disappear again, but let’s try to live in the moment.
Portland city officials apparently [...]
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New shopping deals + steals at Modo Boutique
We hate the word “recessionista,” but we love shopping like one. Bringing home high fashion for just a few of your precious funemployment dollars feels good, and Modo boutique just received new fall and winter shipments that will make you feel very good, indeed.
Friends Allison Fordham and Myla Crowell first opened Modo as an eBay store [...]
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Solestruck.com pops up in the Pearl
Have you noticed Portland’s new pop-up store shopping trend? Online retailers and independent designers or artists who don’t have brick-and-mortar stores are popping up all over town, opening temporary outlets to showcase their merch to new shoppers.
Portland-based online shoe retailer Solestruck is the latest pop-up project, opening this Friday, Oct. 30 in the Pearl District [...]
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New boutique Jet lands on Mississippi
Portland designer Jennifer Thomas, who has been peddling her Northwest-flavored fashions at Dragonlily and other Portland boutiques for years, has opened a sleek shop on Mississippi Avenue to showcase her label, “Jet.” Stop by the Grand Opening event from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 9 to meet Thomas, view a fashion walk [...]
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Colorful coats and dresses @ Amai Unmei
September 28, 2009 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat SHOP, Neat STUFF
Amai Unmei designer Allison Covington just unveiled a new collection of colorful coats at her Nob Hill boutique, including this bright magenta beauty with big buttons and asymmetrical collar ($560). Covington played with rich fabrics like bronze taffeta, raw silk and wool in creating the coats, along with imaginative use of color and detail – all bright [...]
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Tattooh yeah, Icon’s new owner is crafty
September 20, 2009 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat EVENT, Neat SHOP
In Portland, tattoos are just another stylish accessory – like a handbag or a pretty pair of earrings. So then, why not shop for both at once? This simply brilliant idea has finally come together thanks to Icon Tattoo’s new owner, the ultra-talented artist and lover of all-things-pretty, Melanie Nead.
Upon taking ownership of Icon Tattoo [...]
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Fawn over Flora botanical boutique
September 16, 2009 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat EVENT, Neat SHOP
For proof that nature inspires the most beautiful designs, visit herbalist Jewelie Randall’s modern botanical boutique, Flora, a breath of fresh air in downtown Portland’s shopping scene. Everything in the cheerful shop is hand-picked or hand-made with a botanical bent, including colorful art, jewelry (some comprised of real butterfly wings), cards, tea, scents and lotions, [...]
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Piperlime introduces apparel
Piperlime.com, one of our favorite online sources for shoes and handbags (yay, free shipping and free returns almost all the time!), just added apparel to its warehouse of fashion finds. Look for distressed denim from J Brand, Seven For All Mankind and AG Jeans; drapey tops from Splendid and Velvet; ruffle tops from Nanette Lepore, [...]
