Retro style + prices at Xtabay Vintage Sidewalk Sale
By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
Whether we are getting our weekly fix of “Mad Men” or swooning over Grace Kelly’s flawless style in Alfred Hitchcock’s “Rear Window” (a summer movie staple, by the way), we can’t help but be in awe of the beauty and care that went into clothing in the 1940s-1960s. Utterly gorgeous is [...]
Portland fashion suits up for a retro swimwear summer
June 24, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STUFF, Neat TREND
By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
Swimsuit shopping is the bane of existence for most people out there (not just the ladies mind you, we know many a guy whose pasty, un-toned skin shudders at the thought). It’s almost enough to make us dread the summer months, if we weren’t so desperate for them after all the [...]
Aveda “Catwalk for Water” Earth Month fashion show
April 19, 2010 by karenvitt
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Earth Week is officially in full gear, and The Aveda Institute of Portland has come up with a stylish and sustainable way for Portland to celebrate. “Catwalk for Water,” an evening of style segments (a.k.a. mini fashion shows) to benefit Columbia Riverkeeper, will be held 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. this Wednesday, April 21. (Earth [...]
Save 20% on Christa Taylor dresses all week!
The ‘Couv is turning out some dynamic fashion talent these days. We’ve been talking a lot lately about Vancouver, Wash. designer Seth Aaron Henderson because of his current star turn on Project Runway Season 7, but there’s another talented Vancouver designer we also have been getting to know and love.
Meet Christa Taylor, designer of modest, vintage-inspired [...]
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Charles Phoenix’s Retro Holiday Slideshow
December 27, 2009 by karenvitt
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Need an excellent excuse to drag out this Christmas thing just a little bit longer? King of kitsch Charles Phoenix, a pop-culture humorist and author of numerous neat, Americana-themed coffee table books, will present his hilarious Charles Phoenix Retro Holiday Slide Show at Portland’s Hollywood Theatre, 7 p.m. this Tuesday, Dec. 29.
Phoenix, a regular correspondent [...]
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Cuddle up in Flutter’s pretty new clutter
November 9, 2009 by karenvitt
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Mississippi Street’s cheerfully cluttered boutique, Flutter, is celebrating cuddle-up-indoors weather with pretty fall arrivals of unique home décor, jewelry, bath products, fragrance and artful books.
Shop for new sepia print bird pillows (left), Tokyo Milk perfumes and soaps, Skeem Vintage Peony candles, postcard albums, antique lamps and whimsical white stag wall decor. You’ll also find vintage [...]
