Archive for April, 2007
Among the most coveted items at Relish (433 NW 10th) are these vessels by California ceramic artist Sara Paloma. These serene groupings of wheelthrown vases are both lyrical in their curving shapes and ironic in the way that the voluminous vase that will likely never hold a stem narrows to its tiny, restrictive opening. The work references some of the more streamlined pieces designed by Swedish art ceramicist Carl-Harry Stalhane in its simplified, elegant forms, but the massing of forms makes them something else altogether: crowd or city or cloud, tooth, or stone. Love.
Posted on April 16, 2007 | Filed under designer, shop | Permalink
One more reason to get up to Alberta to Mabel & Zora (1468 NE Alberta): a Spring Party on April 20, from 6-9 PM at which all dresses are 15% off, the champagne flows, and they’ll have a drawing for a briefcase and portfolio from Catherine Manuell Designs. This is the Aussie luggage designer who’s doing eye-popping colors (and cool textures…no more black fabric bags!) that will make you look 40% more fantastic (please pronounce “fantastic” with your best Audrey Hepburn accent just this once) on your march through the airport. Mabel & Zora has goods from French Connection, Hazel, Sweet Pea, and locally, jewelry by Amy Olson and Kiersten Crowley. Plus they now have in lots of great new lines including Mixie, Veronica M, and Hype. Bonus info: April 20 is the birthday of the charming owner Tiffanee Bean. Celebrate with her at the sunniest shop on NE Alberta.
Posted on April 16, 2007 | Filed under event, shop | Permalink
Dear Spring,
We know you’re out there. We got your message via the dogwoods. And we’re trying to be patient, but sometimes it’s hard. Looking at dresses at Una (2802 SE Ankeny) is helping to pass the time. (Coven is especially good.) When you really and truly get here for good, we’re going to be ready for you.
Posted on April 13, 2007 | Filed under shop | Permalink
Switch Shoes (7871 SW Capitol Highway) celebrates its anniversary with three days of 20% off sales: Friday is jewelry, Saturday features handbags, and on Sunday hats are on sale.
Posted on April 13, 2007 | Filed under sale, shop | Permalink
New in for spring at saysay boutique (1010 SW Morrison), goods from Queen Bee, Filly, Heavy Rotation and this fab little dress from OK47. Our spring is a story of dresses: one-stop dressing, yes.
Posted on April 12, 2007 | Filed under shop | Permalink
New vintage (oxymoronically) to keep Hattie’s and the backroom weekend shop at Burnside Proper company, rock n’ rose is open for business at 616 E Burnside. A big airy space with “vintage casual, used designer, and select new lines,” it looks like reliably now-looking late vintage.Â
Posted on April 12, 2007 | Filed under shop | Permalink
New arrivals in from Los Angeles at The Bargain Bee (2330 NW Westover) include day dresses and smock tops, printed tees and tanks, cropped hoodies.
You’ll recall this is also an outlet store of sorts for both Sole (from which you’ll see new discounted goods arriving on the 1st and 15th of every month) and The Bee and Thistle, from which new markdowns come every Monday.
Through the end of the month, all clearance merchandise is an additional 30% off!
Posted on April 11, 2007 | Filed under shop | Permalink
For spring, Moxie (2400 E Burnside) has new dresses from Max & Cleo by BCBG, House of Spy, and a new line: Vintage Creations plus shipments of jeans from wide leg to skinny. They’re welcoming a new jewelry designer, Pistachio by Marisa Danielle, who mixes vintage jewelry and fabrics. But we’re really excited about these royal blue shoes! Royal’s not the new black (nor is cobalt), but bouncing this blue off black and charcoal now and white or heathered grey in a month or so sounds really good to us.
Posted on April 11, 2007 | Filed under shop | Permalink
That Portland and Brooklyn share certain aesthetic tendancies is not news. But it is news that you can now find pieces of Brooklyn-based Anna Sheffield’s Bing Bang jewelry collection at Local35 (3556 SE Hawthorne). Many metals (incl. copper, yes!), a slightly tarnished shine if at all, messy chains, there’s a toughness to Sheffield’s pretty that appeals.
Posted on April 10, 2007 | Filed under shop | Permalink
Looking for something for a member of the toddler set? Perhaps your young one is 45% hipper than your average tike? Then of course you’ll go to N. Mississippi’s Black Wagon (3964 N Mississippi) for smartly designed (and witty) goods. And if you go in between now and Monday, April 16th, you’ll find everything from C&C California at 50% off.
Posted on April 4, 2007 | Filed under shop | Permalink
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