The Neat Sheet launch party + fashion show photos!
July 13, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STUFF
By Karen Vitt, NEAT editor in chief
We’re back, baby! We here at The Neat Sheet took a few days off to recover from our super-successful “Up in the Air” Summer Affair Neat Sheet Launch Party + Fashion Show on the rooftop of Hotel Deluxe last Friday, July 9, a local fashion and shopping extravaganza made possible [...]
All aboard! Portland shopping adventure for suburban gals
June 10, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STUFF
By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
Whether you live in the city or out in the ‘burbs, it’s easy to agree both scenarios have pros and cons. Suburbia offers more space and less noise, while inner Portland has fabulous shopping and great restaurants up the wazoo. Living in either often means getting used to some not-entirely-great things.
We [...]
Up in the Air Summer Affair: Rooftop party + fashion show
June 8, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat EVENT, Neat STUFF
Calling all fans of The Neat Sheet and Portland fashion lovers, it’s time to save the date to celebrate two of our favorite things: summer and shopping. The Neat Sheet and CRAVE Portland will present “Up in the Air” Summer Affair: The Neat Sheet Launch Party + Local Boutique Showcase to benefit Willamette Riverkeeper, from 6 p.m. to [...]
Neat STREET style: A nod to ’90s neon in the Pearl
May 9, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STREET, Neat STUFF
Sculptor Jessie Weitzel, a student at Pacific Northwest College of Art and part-time animator, is having a ’90s neon moment. “It’s a weird, premature nostalgia,” she laughed when we asked about her choice of neon orange toenails, which lit up Northwest Lovejoy Street as she shopped for Mother’s Day gifts on this sunny Saturday.
Weitzel, staying [...]
See Portland designer Kate Troyer’s Fall 2010 Collection
May 6, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STUFF
By Karen Vitt, NEAT editor in chief
We had the pleasure of a sneak peek at Portland designer Kate Troyer’s Fall 2010 Collection on the runway of the recent Physical Element “Catwalk” fashion show, and the oohing and aweing by spectators over Troyer’s latest designs was so great we had to investigate what more this neat [...]
Physical Element “Catwalk” Fall Fashion Show photo recap
April 26, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STUFF
By Karen Vitt, NEAT editor in chief
Physical Element proprietress Jo Carter staged a sleek international “Catwalk” Fall Fashion Show Thursday night, packing the Pearl District’s sunlit Pinnacle Pavilion with sophisticated shoppers, local fashion media, producers, models, stylists, designers and one very conspicuous TV and stage starlet seated in the front row.
We were excited to see [...]
Neat PEOPLE: Physical Element’s Jo Carter talks shop
April 22, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat PEOPLE, Neat STUFF
By Karen Vitt, NEAT editor in chief
Jo Carter is no stranger to fashion shows. She’s put on a number of fun fashion spectacles since opening her Pearl District boutique, Physical Element, in 2003. That said, tonight’s Physical Element Fall Fashion Preview is set to be her most smashing production so far, featuring international designs, fanciful [...]
Physical Element’s smashing Fall Preview Fashion Show
March 29, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat EVENT
Step away from your flouncy floral skirts for just a moment – it’s time to take a peek at Fall 2010. Physical Element, Portland’s best indie source for inventive modern clothing from local and international designers, will present a showstopping Fall Preview Fashion Show at Pinnacle Pavilion, 7 p.m. Thursday, April 22.
Jo Carter, owner and buyer [...]
WeMa Designs recycled raincoat from plastic water bottles
March 10, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STUFF
WeMa Designs fashion designer Wendi Martin is taking out Portland’s recycling just in time for spring showers: The inventive local designer has created a stylish, modern raincoat made from recycled plastic water and beverage bottles.
Available exclusively at Physical Element boutique in Portland and through local online retailer pdxboutique.com, the coat’s outer shell is made from waterproof [...]
Save on European designs at Physical Element
Here’s some news to match this punky little newspaper-print tee by 2026 Paris: It’s on sale! Physical Element has marked down select items by 30 to 50 percent, including the grahic Arobaz tee (left) and a slew of other cool and cozy fall merchandise from urban and international designers.
Save on pinstriped trousers from IKKS, feminine [...]
