Neat STREET! On the fashion fringe at Subject to Season
October 24, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Sora Yi, NEAT contributor
Last night we flagged a cab and rushed to Southeast Portland’s Ford Building to seek out what street stylin’ Portland fashionistas were wearing to the second edition of the Dark Wave: Subject to Season studio fashion event. The curated collective featured designers and stylists for everything from clothing to hair to [...]
Neat STREET! Whatcha wear to PFW closing night?
October 17, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Sora Yi, NEAT contributor
We headed to the shipyards last Sunday night to scope out the crowd at Portland Fashion Week’s closing night, and we quickly spotted Nicole Boyer, who made us wish we hadn’t forgotten to give our own legs a warmer outfit. “I’m wearing silk stockings from Lille boutique,” she said of her [...]
Neat TREND! How wood you like some cute clog boots?
August 31, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Marianne Schnell, NEAT contributor
Chances are if you’re a Portland gal you own more than your fair share of cold weather boots. But living in the Northwest, where cool temps and rain rule, there’s always a good reason for yet another booty call. Meet your new BFF: The clog boot. It’s a hybrid of sorts [...]
Shop Fashion’s Night Out in downtown Portland
August 30, 2010 by karenvitt
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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 [...]
Nordstrom Portland Fall 2010 designer fashion show
July 1, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
A big part of loving (and living) fashion is getting excited for next season’s clothes, even if you’re months away from being able to wear them. When it’s the dead of winter, you’ll start catching glimpses of pretty spring dresses you can’t wait to wear. When summer (finally!) gets started, prepare [...]
“Twilight: Eclipse” + Meet Cameron Bright at Nordstrom
June 17, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
Regardless of your opinion on the worldwide tween phenom known as “Twilight” (personally, we’re on team “True Blood”), chances are you or someone you know will want to sink your teeth into the “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” events taking place at Nordstrom in Downtown Portland. Even better, you might get [...]
Neat PEOPLE: Princess Victoria Dinu of Grant High
May 28, 2010 by karenvitt
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A Princess a Day in May: Victoria Dinu of Grant High School
Portland Rose Festival 2010 opens today! To celebrate, we’ve spent the past two weeks bringing you A Princess a Day in May, a fun Q&A series with each of the 2010 Portland Rose Festival Princesses. We’ve given you a glimpse into the lives and styles of [...]
Neat STREET style: Mixing it up on Northeast Glisan Street
April 18, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Karen Vitt, NEAT editor in chief
When Michelle Gerlach strolled past our sunny table on the patio of Northeast Glisan Street’s new Migration Brewing pub, we were so captivated by her grass green espadrilles we slammed down our happy hour glass to chase her down and ask where she got ‘em.
“I have a passion for shoes,” she said. [...]
The Teaches of Peaches: Spring beauty tips for 2010
March 23, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Karen Vitt, NEAT editor in chief
Peaches ’n cream skin. Cherry red lips. Plum eye shadow. Candy-colored nails. Portland women are biting into all these juicy beauty trends for Spring 2010, and as usual we are not following any rules.
“I love the diversity of Portland women’s style,” said Deborah Haynes, owner of Blush Beauty Bar [...]
Portland fashion stylist Kevin Lennox launches The Studio
March 18, 2010 by karenvitt
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Calling the concierge is something most of us do on vacation when we want dinner reservations or a taxi. But what if you could call the concierge right from your own Portland home, and order up an image consultation or some help getting dressed for dinner?
Introducing “style concierge” Kevin Lennox, who’s just opened a posh [...]
