Save 20% + Hats off to Bonnet’s anniversary!
By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
A tip of the hat goes out to Bonnet Boutique for making it two years in the haute hat business and brightening the crowns of countless Portlanders + beyond!
Let’s face it, headwear is practically mandatory in this rain-soaked town of ours, and we’re happy to have such a friendly shop dedicated [...]
Pearl District Sidewalk Sale starts Friday
By Karen Vitt, NEAT editor in chief
Sorry, people, there’s no slacking off this holiday weekend. It’s our duty to put the “labor” back in Labor Day! We know there’s nothing more strenuous than serious shopping, so a weekend’s worth of sidewalk sales in the Pearl District oughta honor the holiday nice enough. More than 50 [...]
FREE hat + haircut at Bonnet “Great Lengths” benefit
August 10, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat EVENT
By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
Bonnet is a sweet little hat shop in Portland’s Pearl District, and it’s having a sweet little event that we are very excited to share with you guys (well, gals actually, or males with some seriously luscious locks). From 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, August 15, Bonnet and Au [...]
Neat SHEET: What’s blooming in Portland shops this May
May 3, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STUFF
By Karen Vitt and Erin Flesch, NEAT shopping conspirators
Portland shops are blooming with floral things to fawn over this month, and The Neat Sheet has rounded up a few of our favorites for your purchasing pleasure. Going back to our roots as a literal neat sheet of pretty things to buy around town each month, [...]
Win a pretty, custom hat by local designer ElizaBeth Rohloff
May 3, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STUFF, Neat WIN
Portland designer ElizaBeth Rohloff is best known for creating artful, handmade clothing and hats that have what she calls an “archival” quality. In other words, her beautiful things are built to last, and we gotta love that. Even more so, we gotta have that.
“There is a movement afoot called Archival Clothing,” Rohloff said. “I prefer to [...]
Haute Mama! Stylish Mother’s Day gifts, sales + events!
April 30, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STUFF
By Erin Flesch and Karen Vitt, whose moms are NEAT
Even though we may be guilty of hitting “ignore” on the weekly calls every now and then (or, um, daily, depending on the mom), or rolling our eyes every time we’re told to stand up straight and brush our hair, we deeply, truly love our mothers. [...]
Portland milliners tip their hats to the Kentucky Derby
April 23, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STUFF
By Erin Flesch, NEAT Contributor
Few things excite us more at The Neat Sheet than mint juleps and gigantic hats, so you can probably guess what is our favorite sporting event of the season. Each year Portlanders make the voyage south to the ever-fashionable Kentucky Derby, but they get their stylish and over-the-top hats in town first, [...]
Alice in Portland (er, Wonderland) fantastical spring fashion
March 3, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Karen Vitt, NEAT editor in chief
We’re mad as a hatter over “Alice in Wonderland” buzz, and we’re not alone.
As Tim Burton’s take on the classic Lewis Carroll fantasy adventure tale tumbles into theaters Friday, it’s evident that fashion designers, jewelry makers and artists on a local and national level have been whipped into a [...]
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Straw hats are delish, at every price
Menswear-inspired straw fedoras are the most stylish way to beat the heat this summer, and we’ve found a few for every fashionista – whether you’re funemployed or living high off the hog. Speaking of hog, another name for this hat style is “porkpie.” Doesn’t that sound like a delicious way to top off your summer [...]
