Neat SALE
Save on winter shoes + boots at Johnny Sole
We’re so excited about having some snow to mush around in! But we know it won’t last long – and neither will the current deals on wintry shoes and boots at downtown Portland’s streetwise shoe source, Johnny Sole.
Slush over now to snatch up the last few pair of silvery Skerry boots from Tretorn for just [...]
Neat EVENT
Sorel apres-ski theme party + trunk show
November 29, 2009 by karenvitt
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Joan of Arctic, meet Nanook of the Northwest.
Could you hear the collective laughter among stylish Oregon women when Vogue magazine went ape-nuts recently over Sorel’s furry winter Joan of Arctic boots?!
C’mon fashion pokies, we discovered Sorel ice ages ago. Northwest girls are born with a natural instinct for styling cute outfits around warm, waterproof boots, [...]
Neat SALES
Save 50% on BCBG boots + Black Friday sales
Here’s another bootylicious Black Friday weekend sale for you: BCBG Max Azria (at Bridgeport Village and Pioneer Place) is marking down all boots and Cashmere Gold by 50 percent, now through Monday, Nov. 30.
Shop for hot, stacked-heel ankle booties, motorcyle boots and tall, over-the-knee styles. Plus, save on tons of cool cashmere, including V-neck sweaters, [...]
Neat STUFF
New L’Autre Chose shoes + boots at Zelda’s
November 11, 2009 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STUFF
Snazzy Northwest 23rd Avenue shoe bar, Zelda’s, just received a highly anticipated shipment from French shoemaker L’Autre Chose.
Shop for the black suede platform Mary Jane (left), a romantic heel with a retro touch of flair on the toes; tall, sleek black leather Riding Boots with a detachable buckle you can wear at the top or [...]
Neat SHOP
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 [...]
Neat DEAL
Pour la Victoire rocker booties at Zelda’s
October 17, 2009 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat TREND
This is a favorite game: Find something you want bad, but can’t afford. Then find something similar – better, even – that costs about a bazillion percent less. In this case, we want badass rocker booties like the Giuseppe Zanotti for Balmain zipper booties (left) pimped on all the runways and in fashion magazines this fall. [...]
Neat EVENT
Timberland trunk show & party Saturday
October 16, 2009 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat EVENT
Timberland Boot Company is celebrating the fall launch of its relatively new urban fashion line, and you can join the party at a fall trunk show at Lizard Lounge, noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17. Save 20 percent on Timberland purchases all day, then enjoy snacks, mimosas, raffles and music by DJ Keys [...]
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 [...]
Neat STUFF
Built by Wendy fall arrivals @ Le Train Bleu
October 5, 2009 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STUFF
Portland-based online retailer Le Train Blue may have closed its local bricks-and-mortar store, but Portlanders still have plenty of reasons to shop. Here are two: 1) Tons of tempting new stuff from Built by Wendy just arrived; and 2) Portlanders can receive free shipping when they use the code “Portland” at checkout.
Independent New York City [...]
Neat DEAL
Donate and save now at Cole Haan
Wanna save 15 percent on these deliciously smoooooooooooth calfskin leather buckle boots?! Don’t we all just feel the need for tall, pale Bohemian boots right now? Sophisticated fashion retailer Cole Haan (owned by Portland’s own Nike) is teaming up with Soles4Souls, a charity working to provide footwear for folks in need, and holding a stellar [...]
