Portland Fashion Week recap + Friday preview
October 8, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat EVENT, Neat STUFF
By Marianne Schnell, NEAT contributor
What did Portland’s finest fashionistas wear out to Day 2 of Portland Fashion Week at the Vigor Industrial Shipyards on Swan Island Thursday night? An inspired early fall array of patchwork ponchos, feathered minis and ombre frocks. And in addition to watching each other, what did all these stylish folks watch [...]
Portland Fashion Week recap + Thursday preview
October 7, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat EVENT, Neat STUFF
By Karen Vitt, NEAT editor in chief
Portland Mayor Sam Adams was just one of the stylish local faces gracing the opening night of Portland Fashion Week at the Vigor Industrial Shipyards last night. What’s that, did we just say the Mayor is stylish? We did! He was looking’ good, even if he claims lookin’ good [...]
Portland Fashion Week 2010 Designer Preview + Deals
October 4, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat EVENT, Neat STUFF
By Karen Vitt, NEAT editor in chief
Local shops are getting just as excited for Portland Fashion Week as the designers showing in the upcoming annual event, which is set to be the biggest and brightest Solar-powered PFW yet. Portland Fashion Week will run Wednesday, October 6 through Sunday, October 10, featuring five days of runway [...]
Shop Fashion’s Night Out in downtown Portland
August 30, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat EVENT
By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
Just as fashion magazines double in size this time of year, fall fashion events tend to be pretty heavy as well. In early October, we’ve got our very own Portland Fashion Week to look forward to (and believe us, we are), but before that there’s Vogue editor Anna Wintour’s ode to [...]
Find moody + lush for Fall 2010 on sale at Narcisse
By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
If you want to get yourself excited for Fall 2010, all you have to do is head over to Narcisse boutique or go to its online shop to find some serious autum-spiration. One look at the gypsy-chic collection of pieces in lush fabrics and moody purple and blue hues and you’ll [...]
Neat TREND: Chic crochet fashion in the crafty city
June 16, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STUFF, Neat TREND
By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
Spring 2010 runway collections by fashion powerhouses Chanel and Dolce & Gabbana took the humble art of crochet and elevated it to new levels of chic, as both designers simultaneously spun out high-fashion, craft-based looks. In Portland (a.k.a. craft capitol U.S.A.), this was hardly anything new. We’ve always been ahead of [...]
Your NEAT Portland Memorial Day Weekend sales guide!
By Karen Vitt, NEAT editor in chief
Barbecue schmarbeque, let’s go shopping! Who cares if there’s a dreary Portland forecast this Memorial Day Weekend. Tons of our favorite local shops are offering sales on designer clothing, fancy footwear, accessories and home decor now through Monday, May 31. We even tracked down a few freebies and a [...]
Tackle these neat local Super Bowl Weekend Sales
Here’s the score: You can either watch grown men tackle one another on the tube this weekend, or you can tackle some amazing deals of your own at Portland’s many local super sales taking place this Super Bowl Sunday Weekend. Here’s a look at the lineup:
Adorn – Portland’s hidden gem for stylish streetwear will mark [...]
Save 40% on Noa Noa + more at Narcisse
Narcisse boutique, Portland’s exclusive retailer of ultra-feminine Danish line Noa Noa, will mark down everything in store by 40 percent (excluding handmade items) now through Tuesday, Feb. 9.
Narcisse owners Heidi Bush and Dawn Goldsmith are heading off to Denmark on a buying trip, so they’re marking down everything to sell fast and clear room for [...]
Neat DEAL
Check into The Westin, check out the deals
November 7, 2009 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat TRAVEL
Holiday travel and shopping season is here, and there’s almost nothing better than combining the two. If you have peeps visiting Portland, or if you want to make a sweet shopping mini-getaway yourself, check out these designer deals when you check in to The Westin Portland hotel between Monday, Nov. 23 and Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010.
Situated smack-dab [...]
