American Apparel Halloween Costume Contest 2010
October 16, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat EVENT, Neat STUFF, Neat WIN
By Karen Vitt, NEAT editor in chief
Just to be clear, we’re not suggesting you run around in a bikini this Halloween. You’re probably better off masquerading as Malibu Barbie if you actually live in Malibu, unless you want to freeze off all your pink plastic parts. But if you’re into fleshtone bodysuits and gold lamé [...]
Neat STREET style: A nod to ’90s neon in the Pearl
May 9, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STREET, Neat STUFF
Sculptor Jessie Weitzel, a student at Pacific Northwest College of Art and part-time animator, is having a ’90s neon moment. “It’s a weird, premature nostalgia,” she laughed when we asked about her choice of neon orange toenails, which lit up Northwest Lovejoy Street as she shopped for Mother’s Day gifts on this sunny Saturday.
Weitzel, staying [...]
Save up to 85% at American Apparel Rummage Sale
American Apparel is reinventing the rummage sale. No more scrambling to be first in line. No more digging through the dregs of forgotten merch in hopes of a random cool find. And no more “deals” that aren’t really deals at all. No. No. No. Instead, you’re invited to shop the American Apparel Rummage Sale at [...]
Neat Tuesday TREND: Perfectly Portland oxford shoes
February 23, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STUFF
By Erin Flesch, NEAT Contributor
Every now and then a trend comes along that just feels distinctly Portland. Right now, oxford shoes are that trend. A little bit vintage, appropriately kooky and a whole lot of cool (in that I’m-not-trying way), oxfords are the perfect mascot for our city’s collective style aesthetic.
Take Sarah Fennell, for instance. [...]
Neat street style: Rainy Saturday splash of color downtown
January 17, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STREET
It was easy to spot fun fashion risk taker Christy Williams in downtown Portland Saturday afternoon. The aspiring writer made a colorful splash on this grey, rainy day, strolling through Old Town beneath a bright pink, polka-dot parasol she paired with a long, green cardigan and purple suede platform pumps.
We interrupted Williams, on a daytime [...]
Neat STUFF
Who needs a job? We’ve got accessories!
October 14, 2009 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STUFF, Neat TREND
Fall fashion buzz over the latest trends means something different in Portland than it does in fashion capitals like New York or Paris. Sure, we embrace style and want to keep up with the trends. But we also demand comfort and affordability along with the latest this or the most current that. So what’s a [...]
