Pinkham Millinery party, spring launch + sample sale
March 18, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat EVENT, Neat STUFF
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 [...]
Don’t get pinched – get the look of the Irish
March 17, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STUFF
By Karen Vitt + Erin Flesch, NEAT green shoppers
Ah, St. Patrick. Patron saint of PBR and pinching. Just kidding, he’s not. He’s the patron saint of leprechauns and rainbows. Just kidding, he’s not. Just kidding, he is. Just kidding, we don’t know what he’s the patron saint of. Just kidding, we do. He’s the patron [...]
Spring Bra Fit event + Win luxe lingerie from Oh Baby!
March 11, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat EVENT, Neat WIN
Lovely lingerie boutique Oh Baby has brought in pretty new pieces for spring, and we’re as eager to see them as we are to see the sun again. (At least we can count on Oh Baby.)
Stop by the shop during its upcoming Thursday Nightie Party, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Thursday, March 25, and [...]
It’s the Fashion: To Love Your Kidneys spring fashion show
March 11, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat EVENT
California Closets owner Judy Romano and several independent local fashion designers will join forces this weekend to present a spring fashion show that benefits kidney health, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. this Saturday, March 13.
“It’s the Fashion: To Love Your Kidneys” will benefit the MIKE Program (Multicultural Integrated Kidney Education), a cause close to Romano’s [...]
“Portraits + Fashion” event Thursday at Parallel boutique
March 8, 2010 by karenvitt
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Pearl District boutique Parallel invites spring shoppers to stop by for an art reception and first look at new spring fashion arrivals, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. this Thursday, March 11.
Local artist Ariana Harley will show a collection of mixed-media and oil portraits, featuring characters as disparate as Barack Obama and Maria de Madeiros (the actress [...]
Neat street: Pedaling into spring, North Portland style
March 7, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STREET
A cold, grey front may be moving back in, but spring sprang in Portland for one glorious Saturday, when gals about town tucked flowers behind their ears, hopped on their bikes and pedaled fast to catch the sun.
Anya Hankin was one such pretty pedaler, who we found moving at fast clip in a blur of [...]
First Friday with Nationale, Tolivar + East End shops
March 4, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat EVENT
How about following up your busy First Thursday with a neat First Friday?
Nationale has relocated its boutique-slash-gallery to Lower East Burnside, opening yesterday in the same building as Sword + Fern. Also, Tolivar, a new retail shop for handmade clothing, art and jewelry, just opened in the building’s breezeway. These inventive shops, along with others on Burnside’s Lower [...]
Beauty Bar Portland opens downtown Saturday
March 2, 2010 by karenvitt
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Portland already is home to a beauty bar of the cosmetic variety, and now come Saturday we’ll also have a beauty bar of the cocktail kind.
The Beauty Bar, which first opened in New York City in 1995, now operates eight fashionable cocktail lounges across the country, all with the same cheeky vintage beauty parlor theme. [...]
Erin Go Bragh! Vintage fashion show + sale tonight
March 2, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat EVENT
What’s this? The world’s first and only vintage musical comedy fashion show and sale? And it’s right in our own back yard!
Tonight, AlexSandra’s Vintage Emporium will present the Erin Go Bragh! Vintage Fashion Show + Sale at Tony’s Starlight Supper Club Lounge, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, March 2.
One night each month, a parade [...]
