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 [...]
Portland Project Runway 8, Ep. 4 recap: “Hats off to you”
August 20, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STUFF
By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
This week’s Project Runway 8, Episode 4 recap might be a bit shorter than most, and here’s why: In our humble opinion, it was one of the most unwatchable episodes in recent memory and a travesty given the potential for awesomeness of the “Hats Off To You” challenge. It might also [...]
FREE hat + haircut at Bonnet “Great Lengths” benefit
August 10, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat EVENT
By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
Bonnet is a sweet little hat shop in Portland’s Pearl District, and it’s having a sweet little event that we are very excited to share with you guys (well, gals actually, or males with some seriously luscious locks). From 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, August 15, Bonnet and Au [...]
Win a pretty, custom hat by local designer ElizaBeth Rohloff
May 3, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STUFF, Neat WIN
Portland designer ElizaBeth Rohloff is best known for creating artful, handmade clothing and hats that have what she calls an “archival” quality. In other words, her beautiful things are built to last, and we gotta love that. Even more so, we gotta have that.
“There is a movement afoot called Archival Clothing,” Rohloff said. “I prefer to [...]
Physical Element “Catwalk” Fall Fashion Show photo recap
April 26, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STUFF
By Karen Vitt, NEAT editor in chief
Physical Element proprietress Jo Carter staged a sleek international “Catwalk” Fall Fashion Show Thursday night, packing the Pearl District’s sunlit Pinnacle Pavilion with sophisticated shoppers, local fashion media, producers, models, stylists, designers and one very conspicuous TV and stage starlet seated in the front row.
We were excited to see [...]
Portland milliners tip their hats to the Kentucky Derby
April 23, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Erin Flesch, NEAT Contributor
Few things excite us more at The Neat Sheet than mint juleps and gigantic hats, so you can probably guess what is our favorite sporting event of the season. Each year Portlanders make the voyage south to the ever-fashionable Kentucky Derby, but they get their stylish and over-the-top hats in town first, [...]
ElizaBeth Rohloff Spring Show + Sale tonight!
April 22, 2010 by karenvitt
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Portland designer ElizaBeth Rohloff has been joking around with The Neat Sheet about needing a clone (don’t we all?), as she’s busy preparing for two upcoming fashion shows being held the same night (Dress For Success and Power of the Purse will each be held on Friday, April 30).
As a remedy for fashion folks without clones [...]
Designer “Artwear” show Thursday at Anka Gallery
March 30, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat EVENT
Anka Gallery’s new exhibit is tailor made for those of us who have always deemed fashion an art. “The Interior’s New Clothes,” a showing of wearable art from local designers, opens with a reception from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. this Thursday, April 1.
Curated by Anka Gallery’s Anna Solcaniova King and Jason Ball of Jason [...]
Physical Element’s smashing Fall Preview Fashion Show
March 29, 2010 by karenvitt
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Step away from your flouncy floral skirts for just a moment – it’s time to take a peek at Fall 2010. Physical Element, Portland’s best indie source for inventive modern clothing from local and international designers, will present a showstopping Fall Preview Fashion Show at Pinnacle Pavilion, 7 p.m. Thursday, April 22.
Jo Carter, owner and buyer [...]
Pinkham Millinery party, spring launch + sample sale
March 18, 2010 by karenvitt
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Exquisite Portland milliner Dayna Pinkham has been turning out haute headwear at her downtown shop, Pinkham Millinery, for 10 years this month. Tonight she’ll celebrate with a 10th anniversary party, spring collection launch and the start of her annual sample sale, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday, March 18.
Stop by the shop tonight to congratulate [...]
