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 [...]
Neat PEOPLE: Project Runway 8 designer Gretchen Jones
July 28, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Karen Vitt, NEAT editor in chief
Here we go… again! Project Runway 8 premieres on Lifetime TV this Thursday, July 29 at 9 p.m., with yet another talented Portland area designer set to compete in a scissors showdown against 16 other fashionable folks from around the country. Last season, Vancouver, Wash.’s Seth Aaron Henderson brought [...]
Frances May Summer Sale! Save 30-50%!
By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
Not to sound like weirdly obsessed or anything, but if we ever had a kid, we would have to seriously consider naming her (or him) Frances May in homage to one of our favorite Portland boutiques. If only in the hope that the shop’s purveyors would catch wind our deed and [...]
Neat TREND! Portland fashion heeds the call of the wild
June 9, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
It’s like a jungle sometimes, it makes ya wonder… why not dress the part? This summer Portland fashion is going back to its roots, ditching the urban landscape for the hot, African safari. Unleash your inner animal and look hot (or cool, depending) with this season’s latest haul of wild prints [...]
AK Vintage Jewelry Goodness Studio Sale
Sweeeeeeeeeeeeet last-minute sale alert! Portland jewelry designer Anna Korte will host a huge studio sale from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. tonight (Wednesday, June 9), offering amazing deals on her locally loved line of AK Vintage Jewelry.
Since starting her Portland jewelry line in 2002, Korte has expanded her work from limited runs of deconstructed vintage [...]
Frances May two-year anniversary party + sale
May 19, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
Here at The Neat Sheet, we write about Frances May, shall we say…frequently. It’s not that we’re playing faves or anything, it’s just nearly impossible not to due to the shop’s ridiculously stylish, constantly new and exciting stock of merchandise. The stuff we get at Frances May makes us feel [...]
Neat TREND! Portland fashion is a sheer delight
May 18, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Erin Flesch, NEAT Contributor
If ever there was a good time to revamp the oft-neglected undergarment aspect of your wardrobe, now might be it. Thanks to this season’s sheer abundance of gorgeous see-through tops, tanks and dresses, you may feel the need to dump that old stretched out Victoria’s Secret number in favor of some pretty [...]
Neat TREND: Portland fashion makes the cold shoulder hot
May 5, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Erin Flesch + Karen Vitt, NEAT Portland trend watchers
Giving someone the cold shoulder just got hot. Dresses, tops and even swimsuits are getting the asymmetrical treatment for Spring 2010 in Portland. More modern than strapless and sexier than a traditional neckline, the one-shoulder silhouette is having a serious fashion moment and local shops are [...]
Neat TREND: Nude fashion streaks through Portland
April 20, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Erin Flesch, NEAT Contributor
With Earth Day upon us Thursday, we ask ourselves… is there anything more natural than nude? Now, we’re not advocating (necessarily) public nudity, but with the arrival of spring we see nothing wrong with going a little au naturale here and there. Prudish individuals will want to shield their eyes, ’cause Portland [...]
Neat fashion TREND: Go west… on your motorcycle!
March 30, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
Geographically speaking, Portlanders have gone about as westward as we can go. On the fashion frontier, however, we still have some trail blazin’ to do. Sure, cowboy-friendly Frye boots are a staple of practically every fashionable PDX gal’s wardrobe, but come summer we’ll want to kick our western ways into high [...]
