Save 25% at Banana Republic “After 5″ shop party
What better way to commemorate the day Mt. Saint Helens blew than by blowing some extra cash?
Banana Republic, the on-trend retail giant we frequent for fashion emergencies, stylish work wear and killer sale racks, invites shoppers to its After 5 Style Event (a.k.a. shopping party) from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. this Tuesday, May 18 [...]
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 [...]
Doppelganger dresses? Shop local WeMa vs. Banana Republic
February 9, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STUFF
We won’t go so far as to knock Banana Republic – they’re reliable for on-trend basics and a pretty sweet sale section. However, as advocates of shopping local, we must point out the similarities between BR’s brand new black knit faux wrap dress and this doppelganger dress from local label WeMa Designs. Guess which one [...]
Neat SALE
Moonlight shopping madness in Woodburn
“Moonlight Madness” pretty much sums it up. Wouldn’t you have to be a total nutjob in order to plan a trip to Woodburn Company Stores at 10 p.m. on Thanksgiving night? That’s total turkey tryptophan (TTT) coma time, isn’t it?? Then again, maybe you’d be crazy to miss it.
Getting a jump on Black Friday for the [...]

