Adam Arnold’s festive Fall Fashion Show 2010
October 16, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Samantha Lockwood, NEAT contributor
While the usual crowd stomped their heels around Swan Island at Portland Fashion Week last Friday night, one of Portland’s most talented designers, Adam Arnold, had us remove ours. Arnold, who chose to show his new fall line independently on Friday, Oct. 8, asked guests to remove their fancy footwear to [...]
Shop 40+ crafty local vendors at the Show of Awesome
June 17, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
As the weather continues to disappoint here in Portland, it’s important to focus on other, non-meteorological benefits to living here. Like the fact that this year’s second annual craft-tatular Summit of Awesome is being held right here in our fair (if sun-adverse) city, offering crafters and handmade enthusiasts some awesome [...]
Neat PEOPLE: Meet Oregon’s own Sara Jackson-Holman
June 3, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Karen Vitt, NEAT editor in chief
It’s our job here at The Neat Sheet to pounce on fashionable Portlanders and dig into their style secrets, but today we’re taking a Neat PEOPLE day trip to Bend, Ore., home of 21-year-old college student-slash-chanteuse Sara Jackson-Holman. Tonight, Jackson-Holman will celebrate the launch of her first full-length CD, [...]
Neat PEOPLE: Meet Syesha Mercado, Portland’s Dreamgirl
April 15, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Karen Vitt, NEAT editor in chief
Syesha Mercado commands the Portland spotlight this week, passing through town with the stylish cast of “Dreamgirls,” in the midst of a long Broadway Across America tour. Mercado co-headlines the flashy, soulful stage show as Deena Jones, performing alongside vocal powerhouse Moya Angela as Effie and Adrienne Warren as [...]
Win two tickets to Broadway musical “Dreamgirls” in Portland!
April 10, 2010 by karenvitt
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Direct from the Apollo Theater, “Dreamgirls” takes the Portland spotlight Tuesday, April 13 through Sunday, April 18, and two lucky Neat Sheet readers will win tickets to opening night of the Broadway Across America production.
Dreamgirls is right up The Neat Sheet’s alley – a fashionable story about strong women and challenging situations, in this case [...]
Neat PEOPLE: Portland Opera stitcher Jenny McGibbon
March 25, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Karen Vitt, NEAT editor in chief
Portland Opera’s stylish new production of Leonard Bernstein’s “Trouble in Tahiti” opens tomorrow night, and local fashion circles have been buzzing with excitement about the ’50s-meets-Baroque costumes. The all-new production cleverly combines Bernstein’s mid-century light opera with two short Monteverdi works from the early 1600s, so the wardrobe department [...]
Adam Arnold sock party + studio warming Friday
March 16, 2010 by karenvitt
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Yes, that’s correct, we said “sock party.” Adam Arnold, one of Portland’s most talented independent fashion designers, invites y’all over to for a sock party and studio warming, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m this Friday, March 19.
Arnold recently relocated from his tiny space on Southeast Morrison Street to a more spacious studio on Southeast Martin Luther King [...]
Mattel unveils new collection of “Mad Men” Barbie dolls
March 10, 2010 by karenvitt
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Some news is just too good to not rehash: The New York times reported today that Mattel will soon roll out a new collection of Mad Men Barbie Dolls!
Four dolls retailing for about $75 will be based on the lead characters from AMC’s hit “Mad Men” TV show – Don and Betty Draper, of course, [...]
Erin Go Bragh! Vintage fashion show + sale tonight
March 2, 2010 by karenvitt
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What’s this? The world’s first and only vintage musical comedy fashion show and sale? And it’s right in our own back yard!
Tonight, AlexSandra’s Vintage Emporium will present the Erin Go Bragh! Vintage Fashion Show + Sale at Tony’s Starlight Supper Club Lounge, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, March 2.
One night each month, a parade [...]
Doom Town Sweet F.A. Fashion Show recap + photos
February 22, 2010 by karenvitt
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Fashion fans and music lovers packed into Fez Ballroom Saturday night for Doom Town Productions’ annual Sweet F.A. Rock ‘n Roll Fashion Show, a madcap celebration of killer music, offbeat fashion and some of Portland’s most rockin’ people.
The event was staged to look like the chaotic aftermath of a turn-of-the-century celebration, and the energetic fashion [...]
