Neat TREND! How wood you like some cute clog boots?
August 31, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Marianne Schnell, NEAT contributor
Chances are if you’re a Portland gal you own more than your fair share of cold weather boots. But living in the Northwest, where cool temps and rain rule, there’s always a good reason for yet another booty call. Meet your new BFF: The clog boot. It’s a hybrid of sorts [...]
Neat TREND! Bottoms up to soft, baggy pants
August 23, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Marianne Schnell, NEAT contributor
Do you ever look forward to pulling out your “fat pants?” Didn’t think so. Thankfully the time has come to ditch these depressing duds in favor of the recent reinvention of loose fitting pants. Let us not revert to the days of the running man, because, yes, we are indeed too [...]
Neat TREND! The latest stylish summer sunglasses in PDX
July 20, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
It may seem counter-intuitive to do a trend piece on sunglasses in the middle of summer after most people have probably shopped them back in May. However, if you’re anything like us, you have probably lost and/or broken that sweet pair of Ray Ban aviators you thought were so cool all [...]
Portland fashion suits up for a retro swimwear summer
June 24, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
Swimsuit shopping is the bane of existence for most people out there (not just the ladies mind you, we know many a guy whose pasty, un-toned skin shudders at the thought). It’s almost enough to make us dread the summer months, if we weren’t so desperate for them after all the [...]
Neat TREND: Chic crochet fashion in the crafty city
June 16, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
Spring 2010 runway collections by fashion powerhouses Chanel and Dolce & Gabbana took the humble art of crochet and elevated it to new levels of chic, as both designers simultaneously spun out high-fashion, craft-based looks. In Portland (a.k.a. craft capitol U.S.A.), this was hardly anything new. We’ve always been ahead of [...]
Neat TREND! Portland fashion heeds the call of the wild
June 9, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
It’s like a jungle sometimes, it makes ya wonder… why not dress the part? This summer Portland fashion is going back to its roots, ditching the urban landscape for the hot, African safari. Unleash your inner animal and look hot (or cool, depending) with this season’s latest haul of wild prints [...]
Neat TREND! Portland fashion is one big rose parade
June 2, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Erin Flesch and Karen Vitt, NEAT Rose City petal pickers
Spring fashion in The Rose City comes with a few thorns. We’re grateful for the citywide parade of sweet-smelling blooms and floral-filled fantasies of Portland Rose Festival (which is under way now), but we could do without the prick of this never-ending dreary June weather. This [...]
Neat TREND: Sex and the Rose City inspired fashion finds
May 26, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Karen Vitt, NEAT editor in chief
Love it or hate it (or love to hate it), “Sex and the City” has permeated popular culture and fashion for more than a decade, inspiring women to live large and dress large, whether they live in the Big Apple or the Rose City. And here in Portland, far from [...]
Neat TREND! Portland fashion is a sheer delight
May 18, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Erin Flesch, NEAT Contributor
If ever there was a good time to revamp the oft-neglected undergarment aspect of your wardrobe, now might be it. Thanks to this season’s sheer abundance of gorgeous see-through tops, tanks and dresses, you may feel the need to dump that old stretched out Victoria’s Secret number in favor of some pretty [...]
Neat TREND! Stylish Portlanders sling crossbody bags
May 11, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Erin Flesch and Karen Vitt, NEAT local trend watchers
Crossbody bags are basically the fashion embodiment of everything we wish we were: cool, laid back, stylish and practical (if you’ve ever seen us drop an entire rent check on a cute outfit, you’d know we are quite the opposite of that last adjective). This relaxed, [...]
