Neat STREET! Warming up Portland Navajo style
November 11, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STREET, Neat STUFF
By Sora Yi, NEAT contributor
As fall starts to close its fabulous curtains on Portland, we went out searching for the perfect winter coat (following these local coat shopping suggestions from our neat Portland style guru, of course), and we spotted social work student Nicole Cook in the perfect winter warmer of her own — this [...]
Portland’s best Halloween costumes + thrift shopping
October 25, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STUFF
By Karen Vitt, NEAT editor in chief
Fashion is all about fun. And it never gets more fun than on Halloween, when we can dress up sexy or scary or silly and forget our cares for a night of thrills and chills. In fact, the Halloween fun factor is such an appealing escape during this tough [...]
Hawthorne Street Fair sidewalk sales + specials
August 11, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat EVENT
By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
On any given day Hawthorne Boulevard is packed with shop-hungry pedestrians, but come this Sunday it will be pure Portland pandemonium. Grab your sunscreen, comfy walking shoes and a wad of cash because it’s time for the annual summer Hawthorne Street Fair, taking place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on [...]
Neat STUFF
Hottest Halloween costumes for ‘09
October 6, 2009 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STUFF
Fashionable folks never outgrow Halloween. We love the mystery, the daring and the drama of the evening itself, and we love the month-long planning, gossiping and shopping that inspires each costume. Do you want to be creepy or sexy? Do you want to represent modern popular culture or a historical figure? Or maybe you just [...]
