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 [...]
Customize your own morse code necklace at Covet
November 17, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
Morse code may be a thing of the past, but this dot-dash-dot system of communication is having a serious resurgence in an unlikely form: customized jewelry! We mentioned our affinity for local line Besty & Iya’s morse code necklace not too long ago, and now we’ve got a new lady in [...]
Neat PEOPLE! betsy + iya jewelry designer Betsy Cross
November 17, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Anna Reed, NEAT contributor
Whether or not the moniker ‘betsy & iya’ rings a bell in print, you’ll recognize the bold and beautiful pieces from jewelry designer Betsy Cross as ones you’ve seen dangling from the necks, wrists and ears of Portland’s best accessorized ladies — her wares know no bounds when it comes to [...]
Neat STREET! Warming up Portland Navajo style
November 11, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Sora Yi, NEAT contributor
As fall starts to close its fabulous curtains on Portland, we went out searching for the perfect winter coat (following these local coat shopping suggestions from our neat Portland style guru, of course), and we spotted social work student Nicole Cook in the perfect winter warmer of her own — this [...]
Shop local designers at Flurry Pop-Up Shop 2010
November 2, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Karen Vitt, NEAT editor in chief
‘Tis the season. Not just the holiday season per se, but the beginning of Portland’s seasonal pop-up shopping. The Flurry Pop-Up Shop, home to a host of local designers offering clothing, accessories, jewelry and gift items, will open its temporary holiday home in downtown Portland this Thursday, Nov. 4.
Back [...]
Portland designer Gretchen Jones wins Project Runway 8
October 29, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
Well guys, it happened. The Project Runway 8 season finale went down in all of its fashion-y glory. So, which tattered, beaten down Phoenix rose up victorious from the ashes of the runway? Why, that would be Portland designer Gretchen Jones! Yes, for the second season in a row, the Rose City [...]
Go Hollywood for the Fluxus trunk show at Shop Adorn
October 28, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Erin Flesch, NEAT Contributor
Who’s ready to get their Hollywood on? Portland’s tiny but packed-to-the-brim Shop Adorn is hosting a designer trunk show and sale featuring neat Los Angeles label Fluxus from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, November 12th.
Browse and shop tons of new styles from the cutting-edge L.A. line, best known for [...]
Neat TREND! Portland winter coats + outerwear wrap-up
October 26, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Marianne Schnell, NEAT contributor
So yeah, we’re all pining over the $34.95 H&M trench coat that’s taken over every other commercial on TV. In case that coveted coat is sold out before the highly anticipated H&M grand opening in Portland on Thursday, Nov. 11, we must have a back up plan. Besides, we’re still devoted [...]
Architecture Design Festival Form+Function Fashion Show
October 26, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
To some, fashion may seem a frivolous endeavor, but clothing (and therefore, style) is an undeniably fundamental example of the basic principal of form meeting function. For people who appreciate the more architectural side of style, there is an upcoming fashion-themed event we think you’ll enjoy. For people who just like [...]
Neat STREET! On the fashion fringe at Subject to Season
October 24, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Sora Yi, NEAT contributor
Last night we flagged a cab and rushed to Southeast Portland’s Ford Building to seek out what street stylin’ Portland fashionistas were wearing to the second edition of the Dark Wave: Subject to Season studio fashion event. The curated collective featured designers and stylists for everything from clothing to hair to [...]
