Portland’s best Halloween costumes + thrift shopping
October 25, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STUFF
By Karen Vitt, NEAT editor in chief
Fashion is all about fun. And it never gets more fun than on Halloween, when we can dress up sexy or scary or silly and forget our cares for a night of thrills and chills. In fact, the Halloween fun factor is such an appealing escape during this tough [...]
Neat TREND! Bottoms up to soft, baggy pants
August 23, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Marianne Schnell, NEAT contributor
Do you ever look forward to pulling out your “fat pants?” Didn’t think so. Thankfully the time has come to ditch these depressing duds in favor of the recent reinvention of loose fitting pants. Let us not revert to the days of the running man, because, yes, we are indeed too [...]
Neat STREET! Amazing accessories in the Pearl
August 22, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Sora Yi + Karen Vitt, Neat STREET style stalkers
We love it when accidentally amazing Neat STREET style stories happen. Intrepid Neat Sheet fashion intern Sora Yi was out shopping when her arrow-sharp fashion sense honed in on Anna Branch, a designer relations assistant for Portland Fashion Week. Do we know how to spot ‘em or [...]
GQ mag names Red Light in Top 25 Best Vintage Stores
April 20, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STUFF
Hawthorne Boulevard’s Red Light Clothing Exchange is celebrating big shopping news today! GQ magazine has just awarded Portland’s vintage clothing mecca a place on its list of the Top 25 Best Vintage Stores in America.
Red Light, which has been Portland’s most reliable source for affordable and unique apparel and accessories from every decade since opening in [...]
Don’t you forget about the Kennedy School ’80s Prom
April 16, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat EVENT
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 [...]
Portland Prom Planner 2010 + Win a Benefit beauty package
April 14, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Karen Vitt, NEAT editor in chief
Brittnee Rosenblum has been prom shopping for weeks, and she still hasn’t found what she’s looking for. “It has to be perfect,” she said. “After all, it’s something you look forward to all year.” Totally! The day we met the Central Catholic High School junior shopping for prom dresses at [...]
High on life? Check out Rock Socks new WEED design
March 16, 2010 by karenvitt
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While you’re out sock shopping for Portland designer Adam Arnold’s sock party Friday, take a gander at the latest killer green WEED socks from local label Rock Socks.
Founded about two years ago by Erica Easley, the oft hilarious and irreverent line of unisex ’70s inspired tube socks can be purchased online at rocksocks.net or at [...]
Portland Oscars guide! Parties, fashion + events
March 6, 2010 by karenvitt
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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 [...]
Neat CONTEST
Win these hot stocking stuffers (literally!)
Can you think of a better holiday stocking stuffer than… actual stockings?! Sock star Erica Easley of local label Rock Socks is generously gifting one lucky Neat Sheet reader three free pairs of these rockin’ socks, and we’ll get them to you in time for Christmas!
Take your pick from Rock Socks’ line of kickin’ [...]
Neat TREND! Bring home the Bacon while it’s sizzling hot
November 27, 2009 by karenvitt
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By Karen Vitt, NEAT editor in chief
Whatever negative things we may be hearing about swine, there’s still plenty to love about ever-popular pork. Namely, bacon – the latest sizzling hot trend to captivate Portlanders who can’t get enough salty, fatty, crispy deliciousness.
This meaty trend has been building bit by bacon bit over the past [...]
