Neat TREND: Portland’s got oceans of love for the Octopus
April 13, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STUFF, Neat TREND
By Erin Flesh and Karen Vitt, NEAT shopping conspirators
What has eight arms, three hearts and no bones? Why, the latest trend in fashion, of course. No, it’s not some freak “living coat” hybrid, specially engineered to keep Anna Wintour warm at night. The trend we’re referring to is… the OCTOPUS! We’ve recently been spotting this [...]
Neat street style: Denim-hating on Lower East Burn
February 14, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STREET
When we spotted Alison Hawley wearing “jeggings” on Lower East Burnside Saturday afternoon, we pulled right over to ask her what she thinks of the denim-meets-leggings trend we covered just last week. Turns out Hawley, who owns Frank James boutique and was hanging out in front of her shop on a coffee break, much prefers jeggings [...]
Neat street style: Seeking adventure in Southeast Portland
February 7, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STREET
Portland State University student Beryl Bessemer and her boyfriend went out looking for adventure in Southeast Portland this week, and they found it when Neat Street nabbed Bessemer to ask about her casually chic (and very Portland) Bohemian style.
Bessemer, who is enrolled in Middle Eastern Studies and Spanish at PSU, says her layered look is [...]
