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Yay or Nay: Shy'm's Hairy Translucent Corset
Behold Shy'm, French R&B singer, at the NRJ Music Awards in what can only be described as a hairy, translucent corset:Getty Images / Pascal Le SegretainVia.On the one hand, she is lovely in that...
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Magical Beasties
An offbeat First Friday submission from the up-cycling accessory innovators at Redux: Proprietress Tamara Goldsmith has teamed up with painter and jewelry designer Zachary Pryor for a series of animal...
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The Specialty Store
The Sticks & Stones-led The Specialty Store is finally poised for its big official debut. This Saturday (6:-10 pm) at the shop (524 NW 23rd), peruse lines like New York's Pvblic, Chicago's...
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Latin Fashion PDX
Portland fashion now has its own organization dedicated to Latino "Event Coordinators, Fashion Designers, Models, Photographers, Stylists, Make-Up Artists, Musicians, Dancers and more," called Latin...
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The Portland Collection End of Season Sale
Hold on to your hats and remember to play nice, because this one's going to be damn popular: The much-discussed and ballyhooed first collection of Pendleton's The Portland Collection is having a big...
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Prints Charming
If you pay attention to vintage this town, you know that Yo Vintage! is one of the most prolific sources in town not only for secondhand duds of international provenance, but also for frequently...
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The One End-of-Season Sale You Don't Want to Miss
I know I keep mentioning all the big post-holiday, end-of-winter sales going on (don't forget that this, these, that, and this are all coming up real quick), but if you only have the bandwidth for one...
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Mario's Gets in On the Super Bowl Sale Action
Again, I'm increasingly irked at the still-persistent concept that women need an escape from their homes while the menfolk get their Superbowl on. Yeah, maybe I do have little to no interest in the...
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Co-Ed Naked Shopping
Another good reason not to completely let your ass fall apart during winter's dreary latter half: The Red Light's Co-Ed Naked Shopping Spree is right around the corner on Sunday, Feb 19. Four...
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"Get Sexy, Sing Karaoke"
I had occasion over the weekend to drop into a party thrown by the Solestruck staff, where the booze flowed and the karaoke performances were met with appreciative enthusiasm by its platform-heeled...
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Mr. Goodbody Called, And He Wants His Pants Back
"This is an idea that we have been thinking about for a while," say the makers of these terrifying, biologically accurate leggings...Black Milk ClothingTo which I say, "Oh, Jesus Christ, why??!!!"...
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Spooltown
In the wake of the success enjoyed by Portland Garment Factory, another local production facility is coming to the fore: Spooltown spun off from Queen Bee Creations during a restructuring that freed...
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Gretchen Jones F/W '12
New York Fashion Week is just kicking off, and our pal Gretchen Jones (who I'm sure you'll recall left Portland for the Big Apple after winning Project Runway not so long ago) was one of the first out...
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Weekend Shopper
Thanks to good old Cupid/Hallmark and the fact that spring is around the corner (maybe that should be "spring" in the Portland context), this weekend is especially brimming with sale events on the...
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Announcing: Communion
Just got a message from Mary Luczycki, the longtime manager at the recently closed Hawthorne shop Local35, and more recently its spinoff/replacement Machus. Spying an opportunity to fill the more...
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The Decemberists' Jenny Conlee's Grammy Dress in Progress
If you watched last night's Grammys, you may have caught a glimpse of the Decemberists' Jenny Conlee. Fittingly, the dress she wore was made here in Portland, by Erica Lurie at Garnish, who also...
View ArticleLille Boutique's Stella McCartney Lingerie Spring 2012 Lookbook
Christ it's ugly outside. Quick, look away, and instead check out the new Lille Boutique lookbook, brought to you in easily digestible music video form by Justin Koleszar: There, that's better. [...
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A Fire Sale. Literally.
2012 started off rough for Shop Adorn. Like really rough. On the morning of January 2, there was an electrical fire that badly damaged the shop. Since then, they've been busy getting back on their...
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Give and Take
A promising-looking new shop is on the horizon for the Kenton neighborhood: Give and Take Resale is opening up at 8128 N Denver on March 31st. All on consignment, owner Chelsea Llewellyn plans to...
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Radish Underground 101
Portland Sewing has only been around for a couple of years, but it's distinguished itself by going above and beyond the basics of sewing and pattern making to guide aspiring Portland designers toward...
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