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This Week's Style Events
Hot weather sometimes makes it hard to shop for—and wear—clothes, but you will thank yourself later if you take advantage of the end of season sales that are cropping up all over. Me, I like to spend...
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Ray's Ragtime and the Downtown Vintage Corridor
Over the past decade, a great deal of effort has been successfully invested in downtown's shopping corridor. There were dark days of the recession when too many retail spaces sat sad and empty, until a...
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This Week's Style Events: Evo, Halo, Timbuk2 and More
• If you’re gearing up for an activity-heavy summer, take a gander at the dizzying array of price slashing happening during Evo’s Fourth of July sale (happening now). Whether you’re looking for a...
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New In: Fashion/Retail/Design News with the Full Moon Gathering, Pinkham...
—The last year has seen a couple editions of the Full Moon Gathering workshop—a female-focused happening originally held at the Sou'wester that combines a little bit of local vending with career advice...
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This Week's Style Events: Hot Mass, Kate Towers, Timbuk2, and More!
—General summer sale update: Check out fresh markdowns at Stand Up Comedy, Roche Bobois, Una, and Sara Barner! —Another one of these (kinda sketchy) RAW events is up again this week. Their events mash...
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New Store(s) Alert!
Further proof that the independently owned retail world in Portland is doing just fine:Exhibit A.Tender Loving Empire has announced the opening of a third location, in addition to the original in the...
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Clogs: Yes Or No? And Other Essential Summer Things
It looks like we're taking a break from setting new records with summer temps for the moment. Don't get me wrong, I dig it, but it can be hard to care about clothes when all you're wearing around the...
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New In: Fashion/Retail/Design News with Fade to Light, MASI, and More
—The summertime (August 26) edition of Fade to Light will be here before we know it, and most of the lineup has been released. Look for new apparel work accompanied by mood-setting film projects by...
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This Week's Style Events: Dapper D, Woonwinkel, Palace, & More!
—Add these to your rounds of not-to-miss summer sales: Woonwinkel, Shop Adorn, Machus, Union Rose, Lille Boutique, and Grayling.—Mink is having a sale on dresses just cuz. Take 20 percent off all...
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New In: Fashion/Retail/Design News with Bridge & Burn, One Eye Girl & More
—For ther Spring/Summer lookbook, Bridge & Burn headed out to Hug Point with photographer Ryan Plett, who visited the area from New York for the first time on this shoot. See what his virgin eyes...
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Scoping Highlights from the Renegade Craft Fair
Yes, yes—craft fairs and other vendor-oriented events are legion in this city. But the touring Renegade Craft Fair (which comes to Portland July 25 & 26 at Rejuvenation) isn't just a rehash of the...
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The Weekend Shopper: Sneaker Cart, The Portland Flea, & More Price Slashing!
Add these to the week's earlier crib sheet:—Woonwinkel and Frances May have announced further markdowns on summer sale merch, but discounts up to 60 and 70 percent. It doesn't get too much steeper than...
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—Things have entered summer clearance mode at Grayling. Look for select styles at up to 60 percent off! Grayling, 3115 NE Sandy, thru Sat July 25—The week's featured clothing line over at Mercantile is...
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New In: Fashion/Retail/Design News with Urban Air Market, Up/NXT, & More
—I didn't go to the first Portland edition of the Urban Air Market last summer because Pickathon, and from what I heard, you probably didn't go either—blame a saturated market, an out of the way...
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This Week's Style Events: Edward Jeffrey Kriksciun at Nationale, Summer...
—Summer markdowns everywhere, including updated further deals at Woonwinkel and Machus, just for starters.—Here's one way to announce an artist residency. Nationale has this to say about Edward Jeffry...
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Behold! Enter the Mercury's "Most Glamorous Pet" Photo Contest!
Because we are dorks, the Portland Mercury is holding a photo contest for our annual Pet Issue (publishing mid-August!) to celebrate the beauty and taste of Portland's fur-bearing, scaly, shell-having,...
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This Week's Style Events: Windowwall x Church + State, Alley 33, One Eye...
• The city’s foremost supplier of your favorite doin’ stuff-stuff, Hand-Eye Supply celebrates five years this week, with a First Thursday celebration featuring a set from garage rockers the...
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New In: Fashion/Retail/Design News with Fade to Light, Blendily, and Frances May
—Fade to Light's August 26 late-summer edition will be here before you know it, and the final lineup has been announced, with Louisville designer and former Project Runway contestant/All-Star Gunnar...
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New In: Fashion/Retail/Design News with Carson Footwear, The PFSAs, Prospect...
—Runners! If you've been wondering if there's a way to support your hobby (and your ankles) without a pair of shoes that was assembled in a foreign factory, know that Carson Footwear is operational....
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Content at the Ace Hotel: Now Accepting Proposals
The annual Content showcase hosted at Portland's Ace Hotel has been scheduled for Saturday, Nov 14! For the uninitiated, Content was originated by a team led by a pre-Project Runway Gretchen Jones, who...
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