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Fashion fantasy weekend at the McMinnville UFO Festival

May 12, 2010 by karenvitt  
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Feel like spacing out in style this weekend? Fashion is all about fantasy, of course, and that makes the McMinnville 11th Annual UFO Festival a perfect weekend getaway or day trip for stylish Portlanders who want to keep it weird while still looking good.
The mothership lands in McMinnville, Ore., this weekend, taking over this picturesque [...]

Don’t you forget about the Kennedy School ’80s Prom

April 16, 2010 by karenvitt  
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By Erin Flesch, NEAT Contributor
Does seeing all those fresh, young teens in search of the perfect prom gown make you nostalgic for the days of torn fishnets, poufy sleeves and massive amounts of toxic hairspray? As style-questionable as the decade was, there is no denying the ’80s were a blast. And whether you were born in [...]

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Junk to Funk turns trash into cash

November 10, 2009 by karenvitt  
Filed under Neat EVENT

Let’s talk trash! Portland Mayor Sam Adams and The Mercury’s Marjorie Skinner will co-host the annual Junk to Funk recycled fashion show, 7 p.m. this Saturday, Nov. 14 at McMenamins Crystal Ballroom.
The trashy couture fashion show will feature about 25 to 30 original style statements created from garbage, presented on a runway and voted on by [...]