Going Gaga for Portland’s BENT Halloween Ball
October 25, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat EVENT
By Karen Vitt, NEAT editor in chief
Fashion’s favorite holiday is right around the creepy corner, and this year many of Portland’s most stylish citizens will be taking their elaborate, sexy and crazy costumes to BENT: A Hallow’s Eve Ball, a badass benefit for the Equity Foundation of Oregon at the Left Bank Annex at 8:37 p.m. [...]
Big savings are in the bag at Paper Zone this weekend
By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
“If it fits, you will save”… while this is not quite the same as the oft-quoted (well, 10 years ago) Kevin Costner line “if you build it they will come,” it’s still in the same ballpark (yes! Nailed it.). This Saturday, May 1, our go-to paper and craft shop Paper Zone [...]
Portland Oscars guide! Parties, fashion + events
March 6, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat EVENT, Neat STUFF
With plucky Sandra Bullock up against the legendary Meryl Streep for Best Actress, James Cameron competing against his ex-wife Kathryn Bigelow for Best Directing, and our dashing hero George Clooney challenging beloved Jeff Bridges for Best Actor, tomorrow night’s 82nd Annual Academy Awards is setting up for a smashing show, likely filled with lots of surprises. And [...]
Two neat Project Runway 7 viewing parties Thursday
January 10, 2010 by karenvitt
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We don’t need to pick sides between the two Portland-area competitors on Project Runway Season 7. But we do need to pick from which side of the river to watch fashion’s most exciting season premiere, airing on Livetime TV at 10 p.m. this Thursday, Jan. 14.
The Neat Sheet and friends will be taking over Tanker [...]
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Holiday sweaters + cheeky Christmas costumes
December 9, 2009 by karenvitt
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We’re pretty sure you’ve been invited to some sort of holiday party, whether it’s an ugly sweater shindig or a Christmas costume theme party, and you’re too busy shopping to shop for attire. We can help.
There’s a rise in holiday hilarity this year, perhaps in an effort to take the focus off gift giving in [...]
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Portland Fashion Week kicks off tonight
October 7, 2009 by karenvitt
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Fashion is where you find it, and tonight you’ll find it at the shipyards. Portland Fashion Week kicks off this evening at the Vigor Industrial Shipyard on Swan Island, and will continue for five days worth of glamorous pre-parties, fashion shows, after-parties and events, Wednesday, Oct. 7 through Sunday, Oct. 11.
On the runway, designers from [...]

