Neat feet! Solestruck shoes anniversary party + sale
By Karen Vitt, NEAT editor in chief
Sometimes things just don’t turn out as you’d expect. And sometimes that’s fantastic! Case in point, Solestruck, the stellar local shoe shop that began as an online retailer, then opened a “temporary” pop-up shop in October 2009 and became so popular they stayed open for good — and for [...]
Soho Back To school Sale + N.E. Broadway Wine Walk
By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
School is officially back in session, but luckily for us grownups that doesn’t mean the myriad of back-to-school shopping sales around Portland have stopped. A new one has just popped up on our shopping schedule and it’s happening right now at Irvington’s Soho Boutique.
The Soho Boutique Back To School Sale includes markdowns [...]
Get wild at the Sweet F.A. Rock & Roll Fashion Show
September 2, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat EVENT
By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
After its hit show last February, Doomtown Productions has decided to release an encore performance of its successful annual Sweet F.A Rock & Roll Fashion Show. The sex-drugs-rock-n-roll fantasy fueled runway show is happening once again, this time in downtown Portland from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. this Saturday, September 4.
Sweet F.A. [...]
Squeeze your mind grapes for “Design on the Vine”
April 19, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STUFF
By Erin Flesch, NEAT Contributor
Inspiration often strikes us the hardest after we’ve had a glass or two (or three) of quality vino, which makes the “Design on the Vine” design contest right up our wine-lovin’ alley. Local Portland apparel company I Walk the Vine wants your help designing its next wine themed T-shirt to be sold [...]
Neat TREND: Jewelry classic still key for Spring 2010
April 6, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STUFF, Neat TREND
By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
If trends were a disease (and basically they are, although we like to think of them in a more positive sense), then this week’s Neat TREND has officially become a full blown epidemic. Key necklaces, while classic, have suddenly staged a coup on the jewelry scene. We can’t turn our heads [...]
Pedal Nation Urban Riders Bicycle Fashion Shows
March 31, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat EVENT
Pedal Nation is gearing up for The Bicycle Show, a weekend’s worth of bike-related exhibitors, speakers and workshops cruising into Oregon Convention Center on Saturday, April 10 and Sunday, April 11.
Chic cyclists will want to roll in for the most fashionable part of the weekend’s events, two Urban Riders Bicycle Fashion Shows to be held at 3 [...]
Mountain Hardwear party + Win an Urban Travel Jacket!
March 29, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat EVENT, Neat WIN
Sure, Mountain Hardwear makes cutting-edge mountaineering and outdoor gear for extreme conditions. But in case you forgot, they also make pretty pieces for gals who simply like to bike and hike. Whichever you prefer (and who says you can’t prefer both!), stop by the downtown Portland store for a big anniversary party and spring collection launch, [...]
FREE lunch + spring shoe sale at Solestruck
We’ll keep this short because you really need just two little words: SHOE SALE! Or wait, maybe two more: FREE FOOD!
Solestruck shoes, formerly an online-only footwear retailer based in Portland, opened a sweet Pearl District pop-up shoe shop last fall, and it’s been so successful they’ve decided to keep it open permanently.
Stop by Solestruck from [...]
Neat PEOPLE: Portland Opera stitcher Jenny McGibbon
March 25, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat PEOPLE, Neat STUFF
By Karen Vitt, NEAT editor in chief
Portland Opera’s stylish new production of Leonard Bernstein’s “Trouble in Tahiti” opens tomorrow night, and local fashion circles have been buzzing with excitement about the ’50s-meets-Baroque costumes. The all-new production cleverly combines Bernstein’s mid-century light opera with two short Monteverdi works from the early 1600s, so the wardrobe department [...]
OfficePDX Portland “Women In Design” panel + party
March 25, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat EVENT
Hey laydeeeeez! Office PDX (our best local source for outfitting the stylish modern worker) is prepping for its favorite annual event, the Women In Design party-slash-panel, to be held at NORTH advertising agency from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. next Wednesday, March 31.
Office PDX has put together a small panel of standout local women design [...]
