Portland’s best Halloween costumes + thrift shopping
October 25, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Karen Vitt, NEAT editor in chief
Fashion is all about fun. And it never gets more fun than on Halloween, when we can dress up sexy or scary or silly and forget our cares for a night of thrills and chills. In fact, the Halloween fun factor is such an appealing escape during this tough [...]
Help a critter out! It’s Buffalo Exchange Coats for Cubs
October 19, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat EVENT, Neat STUFF
By Karen Vitt, NEAT editor in chief
Baby animals do it for us every time. We want to help. And if we can help out by, um, shopping… well then, OK! Let us wipe away a tear and head to Buffalo Exchange for its annual Coats for Cubs campaign starting Saturday, November 13 through Earth Day on Friday, [...]
Neat STREET! Amazing accessories in the Pearl
August 22, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Sora Yi + Karen Vitt, Neat STREET style stalkers
We love it when accidentally amazing Neat STREET style stories happen. Intrepid Neat Sheet fashion intern Sora Yi was out shopping when her arrow-sharp fashion sense honed in on Anna Branch, a designer relations assistant for Portland Fashion Week. Do we know how to spot ‘em or [...]
Your neat Portland Earth Day sales + events guide
April 22, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Karen Vitt and Erin Flesch, NEAT Earth Day rounder uppers
Turn off a light, take out the recycling and… go shopping? It’s Earth Day, and Earthlings don’t come any more green than right here Portland, where we pretty much rule the planet in terms of sustainable fashion and design. In celebration of Portland Earth Day [...]
Neat street: Pedaling into spring, North Portland style
March 7, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STREET
A cold, grey front may be moving back in, but spring sprang in Portland for one glorious Saturday, when gals about town tucked flowers behind their ears, hopped on their bikes and pedaled fast to catch the sun.
Anya Hankin was one such pretty pedaler, who we found moving at fast clip in a blur of [...]
Earth Day deal: Coats for Cubs gives back to the critters
Buffalo Exchange, the popular chain of shops offering trendy new and used clothing and accessories, kicks kicked off its annual Coats for Cubs campaign on Sunday, Nov. 15.
Come to any Buffalo Exchange between Saturday and Earth Day (Thursday, April 22), and bring any real or faux fur clothing or accessories to benefit The Humane Society of the [...]
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Hottest Halloween costumes for ‘09
October 6, 2009 by karenvitt
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Fashionable folks never outgrow Halloween. We love the mystery, the daring and the drama of the evening itself, and we love the month-long planning, gossiping and shopping that inspires each costume. Do you want to be creepy or sexy? Do you want to represent modern popular culture or a historical figure? Or maybe you just [...]
