Free People shopping party + sale on N.W. 23rd Ave.
June 16, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat EVENT
By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
It may not be a locally owned store, but Free People’s relaxed, modern hippie vibe has always felt very naturally Portland. This worldwide style giant seems to have spies all around that stalk the most effortlessly stylish girls out there and then rob them of their signature looks. Kind of like [...]
Neat TREND! Portland fashion heeds the call of the wild
June 9, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STUFF, Neat TREND
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 [...]
Birthday party! Alberta’s Tumbleweed Boutique is 10!
April 17, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat EVENT, Neat STUFF
By Erin Flesch, NEAT Contributor
Turning ten-years-old as a human is, in itself, not a huge accomplishment (sorry kiddos). However, when a local PDX boutique hits the ten year mark amidst a rough economic environment, there is definitely reason to party. Alberta Arts District mainstay Tumbleweed Boutique is doing just that, commemorating ten years in the [...]
Jump into spring fashion’s romper room – again
March 13, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STUFF, Neat TREND
By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
Just when you thought rompers had died and gone to hipster heaven, the fashion trend is back for spring – and this time it’s hit the mainstream. Far from being a one-season wonder, the grown-up onesies we’ve watched come back into fashion over the past few years continue to grow in sophistication [...]
Neat Tuesday TREND: Perfectly Portland oxford shoes
February 23, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STUFF
By Erin Flesch, NEAT Contributor
Every now and then a trend comes along that just feels distinctly Portland. Right now, oxford shoes are that trend. A little bit vintage, appropriately kooky and a whole lot of cool (in that I’m-not-trying way), oxfords are the perfect mascot for our city’s collective style aesthetic.
Take Sarah Fennell, for instance. [...]
Denim + leggings = Neat “Jeggings” trend to watch
February 9, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STUFF, Neat TREND
By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
And on the eighth day, the fashion gods created jeggings, the stylish hybrid that gives you the look of denim with the comfort of leggings. These babies may have been popular across the pond for a while now, but they have officially hit it big here in Portland. It seems like [...]

