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
Filed under Neat EVENT, Neat TREND
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 [...]
Donate gently used winter wear at Souchi + Save 10%
November 14, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
For those of you who like to give as well as get during the holiday season, we want to make sure to let you know that Souchi, one of our fave Northwest 23rd Avenue shops, will be accepting donations of gently worn winter wear all throughout the month of November — with [...]
Save 15% at Mabel + Zora Holiday Preview Party
November 5, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat EVENT
By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
Wee ooh, can you even believe it’s already November, folks? The weather outside would suggest otherwise, but dang if we don’t feel the sparkly call of holiday dressing in our bones. It’s not here yet, but before you know it you’ll be RSVP’ing to Christmas and New Year’s Eve parties, family [...]
Charles & Victoria trunk show + sale at Xtabay Vintage
By Karen Vitt, NEAT editor in chief
Southeast Portland’s premiere vintage boutique Xtabay Vintage will host a trunk show and sale featuring Charles & Victoria by local designer Rachel Ancliffe, noon to 6 p.m. this Saturday, Nov. 6.
The shop will present Charles & Victoria’s latest collection for fall and winter (top and right), featuring high-waisted wool [...]
Portland designer Gretchen Jones wins Project Runway 8
October 29, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STUFF
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 [...]
Architecture Design Festival Form+Function Fashion Show
October 26, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat EVENT
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 [...]
Project Runway 8, Episode 13 recap: “Finale Part one”
October 22, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Erin Flesch, NEAT Contributor
It’s the Project Runway 8 Season Finale (but not for real — it’s actually only Part 1), which means it’s time to get a glimpse of the last contestants final runway collections before they make it to Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Week. We could hardly wait to see what Portland’s [...]
Project Runway 8, Episode 12 recap + photos:
Gretchen Jones is in a “New York State of Mind”
October 15, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Erin Flesch, NEAT Contributor
Last night’s Project Runway 8, Episode 12 put the “big” back in Big Apple. It was the last challenge before heading to New York Fashion Week, so fittingly “New York State of Mind” was all about that big delicious apple. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg even showed up to announce [...]
