Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Blake Grand Opening! These jeans are worth a party

October 30, 2010 by karenvitt  
Filed under Neat EVENT

By Monique Balas, NEAT contributor
Portland women have an innate sense of style, but these days many of us are accessorizing with limited funds.  This is why we shop carefully, investing in pieces we’ll wear again and again. We know a sweet pair of designer jeans will buy more bang for our butt than a fancy-schmancy [...]

Donate your denim + save 20 percent at Meringue

October 18, 2010 by karenvitt  
Filed under Neat SALE, Neat STUFF

By Karen Vitt, NEAT editor in chief
We’re heading into party season, people, but in Portland that still means jeans. Sure, we’ll want some sexy little cocktail dresses for super special nights, but more often than not our holiday attire simply will consist of flattering designer denim and flirty tops. To that end, it’s time to [...]

Portland’s in-jean-ious denim shop Blake relocates

August 20, 2010 by karenvitt  
Filed under Neat STUFF

By Monique Balas, NEAT contributor

Blake Nieman-Davis, our favorite denim dude, has new digs. Nieman-Davis relocated his eponymous store, Blake , from its old location at 2285 N.W. Johnson St. to a snazzy new spot now open at 26 N.W. 23rd Place (alongside Twist in the old Smith & Hawken building).
Blake has dominated the local denim [...]

New Marni + Current/Elliot designer denim at Nordstrom

July 30, 2010 by karenvitt  
Filed under Neat STUFF

By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
European designer line Marni has teamed up with newly minted L.A. scenster denim brand Current/Elliot for a co-branded autumn/winter jeans collection. The resulting products have just recently made it all the way to the breezy Northwest, by way of Nordstrom, and we are (maybe not surprisingly) really excited about it.
Apparently [...]