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    Vintalier: Vintage for the Office

    Wednesday, May 22, 2013

    Lady-like blouses are a specialty at Vintalier, a carefully curated shop that recently opened in the Pearl District. The shop’s racks of office-ready vintage finds reflect the sensible taste of owner Ellen Hsu’s personal wardrobe. “Honestly, I’m practical, a little bit fun, a little bit sophisticated,” Hsu said, laughing. “When I first came here [to [...]

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    The Man Behind Bridge & Burn

    Wednesday, May 22, 2013

    One of Erik Prowell’s first T-shirt designs showed a man holding a match to a bridge, with the words, “Don’t look back.” Those words resonated with Prowell, founder of the Portland brand, Bridge & Burn. They reminded him of the risk he took when he switched from a career in software programming to apparel design, [...]

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    BUCKET’S – THE PORTLAND PRESS

    Wednesday, May 15, 2013

    We introduced you guys to Crowd Supply last week, Portland’s next generation crowdfunded e-commerce that picks up where Kickstarter and other platforms leave off but today they launched something that we thought you might like as well. As of today you can help support Bucket’s, The Portland Press, a french press for your Mason jar, manufactured [...]

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    TRIIBE MOVEMENT

    Wednesday, May 8, 2013

    Triibe Movement: A creative entity. Mission: Freeing Minds. Fear = Control. No fear. No control. Know fear. Know control. Best friends from birth, and with the same creative mission in mind, Miá Charnelle and Diamond Jeanise Ferguson started a movement. During the day, they’re filming, shooting photographs, graphic designing, editing and designing clothing, and at [...]

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Feb
19

RITUALS – AN OCCULT INSPIRED ART SHOW

Feeling like you’re lacking some tats, art and music in your life? We all do at times, right? Well here’s your official invite to the event that will satisfy all of those yearnings. Grizzly Tattoo wants to see you at Rituals – An Occult Inspired Art Show featuring the work of over 15 artists accompanied [...]

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Feb
19

“I HEART OREGON” SUGAR COOKIES

Anyone recognize the Oregon love? Chances are, if you’re reading this blog, you probably love Oregon (namely Portland) also. And chances are, if you live in Portland, you’ve probably seen the love trying to be spread at the checkout stands in Powell’s Bookstore. Or, you’ve seen them stuck on the bumpers or windows of cars [...]

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18

SWOONING ON…FEB 18

1.  These cute poems and artwork by a local gal. 2.  This Quentin Jones: Naked with Paint video. 3.  This home South of here. We want everything. Especially the pillows. 4.  The ridiculousness of this argument happening via @twitter. 5.  This tune. 6.  A Novel Romance fashion show that took place yesterday at The Cleaners. [...]

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Feb
18

RECAP: A NOVEL ROMANCE

Yesterday we were lucky enough to attend (and one of us walk in) the bridal fashion show, “A Novel Romance” by Portland’s very own, The English Dept. The gorgeous event was hosted at The Cleaners in The Ace Hotel and produced by Jillian Rabe, LLC. We were awestruck as we watched the gowns float down the runway and totally [...]

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Feb
15

ZZ WARD AT STAR THEATER

If you’ve never heard the fierce, smoky vocals of ZZ Ward, you’re in for a major treat. We can’t get enough of her and her uncanny ability to effortlessly blend dirty hip-hop, high-energy pop and soulful blues. Seriously, try listening to a song without tapping your feet or grooving along—we’re pretty sure it’s impossible. Her [...]

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Feb
14

V-DAY AT ITS BEST

Want to get in the mood? Take a listen, it’s a full range of emotions in music form. Depends on your mood, really. For the Happy Singles via The Bold Italic For the couples looking to make love last via Refinery29 For the people looking for perks of being single on this day, or just [...]

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Feb
12

THE COLONY

You may know about Dayna McErlean from her impressive lineup of NE restaurants (including Yakuza and DOC), or maybe from her new commissary kitchen, Dash, but it’s her most recent business venture that most intrigued us. This busy Portlander (originally from New York) is about to make big waves in St. Johns with her newly-purchased [...]

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Feb
11

SWOONING ON…FEB 11

1. The sense of humor coming out of this news room. 2. This local company and the exciting meeting we just had with the founder, Matt. Updates soon to come. 3. This little getaway set-up. Anyone in? 4. This shirt. Wish we had a kid to give it to. 5. Will.i.am’s latest project. All the cool [...]

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Feb
11

WILDFANG BLENDS FASHION + TECH W/ TOMBOY ATTITUDE

Three years ago, Emma McIlroy and Julia Parsley were wandering around men’s clothing in a department store when they fell in love with a blazer and graphic tee. “Why don’t they make this stuff for us?” Parsley wondered. If men’s styles for women ever popped up in the ladies’ section of a shop, they only [...]

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Feb
7

VALENTINE’S DAY ROUNDUP

Valentine’s Day is one week from today! We know people either love it or hate it (or choose to ignore its very existence), but regardless, we appreciate having a day dedicated to celebrating our loved ones (family, friends and pets included). For those of you looking for plans to get you in the spirit this week, [...]