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My addendum to the last post? That I went to the Apple store a couple of weeks ago and told them my sad tale … no expecting anything mind you. After hearing my story, they decided to replace my ipad with a new one!!! I was stunned. I hadn’t expected anything much less a new [...]
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Do you have the app called “Where is my iPad?” If not, go download it asap. That is of course if you have an iPad. I recently had one rather unfortunate (my bad) incident in the midst of a move across town from an apartment in Spokane to a house on the South Hill. I [...]
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Don’t we just love to love hats? Almost as much as we adore bags and worship fabulous shoes. But no, hats are in a category all of their own. Love them or hate them they are an essential accessory for some occasions. One such occasion being … baby it’s cold outside. That reason aside, I [...]
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Fashion for Both Ends of the Leash Boutiques Unleashed, by far one of my most favorite events to benefit DoveLewis’ (that is not a typo btw it’s one word) Pet Loss Support Group, is coming up on Friday, April 9, 2010. You will see the hippest animals and humans around on the runway at Portland’s [...]
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I am facing finals week .. aargh income taxes, trying to sell my house and a multitude of other ugly things but I must pause – HEAVY SIGH – and tell you about the new leggings from Hue. They are marhvelous dahling. They are the answer to finding the best of the best skinny jeans [...]
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Since I’ve been going to school I’ve been scouring the web when I need to buy something. So I noticed when Frock Boutique on NE Alberta recently got their web page up and running. Check it out! The two women who own the place — Alison and Angie are a hoot! They met back in [...]
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I should not go to Eileen Fisher’s pages. I cannot abide not having the lovely, lovely clothes and shoes I find there. This could make a wonderful Christmas gift for someone. If someone is listening. The best thing? Look through her web site in the evening after a long, hard day at the office. Heavenly. [...]
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I have to get out of the house and start shopping. I’m nearly ready for the holidays … I desperately need to do some retail therapy for myself. Did I mention Nordstrom’s is having their half-yearly clearance sale? Bonus – Clinique is having their gift with purchase sale! You know you love all those mini [...]
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Want to get ahead of all your friends and acquaintances with the newest and best ever holiday décor? Want to make your good sister (the one who watches HGTV 24/7) green with jealousy? Get up right now and put Saturday, Nov. 7 on your calendar. Then prepare to get your butt (and your wallet) to [...]
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So many fashion shows so little time. And brain cells. Portland Fashion Week 2009 wrapped up, tied pretty and put away for another season. Oh the names I dropped. Some I didn’t pick back up! Ahem… It’s not going away this week you fashionista you. It’s the 4th week of Fashion by Flashlight on Thursday [...]
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Portland. Fashion. Week. It’s the hot spot to be in Portland during the week of Oct. 7-11, 2009. Be there. Need a reason to believe … Two of P-town’s extraordinary designers – Anna Cohen and Michelle Decourcy are launching new lines. Reason to believe No. 2 … Jantzen is launching its 100-year anniversary swimwear collection. [...]
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Oy vey. It’s 5 a.m. on Sunday morning and I’m looking at my emails … one “Chad White (Porland) will bring a model’s unique perspective to our Videofashion Daily …” Actually the site is frillr ??? Oh no. Here comes the Michael Jackson earwig in my head. Get it FRILLR |>?>THRILLER >> He is very, [...]
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I was out and about today … shopping of course. And I had to check out what Nordstrom’s is doing. Have you ever been to Nordstrom’s on a Saturday evening? No? Let me tell you it is dead dead dead. Worse than dead, the clerks are all talking to each other since there are no [...]
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poppy-02, originally uploaded by masonmasteka. Love this photo my masonmasteka on Flickr!
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If you live in Irvington like I do you may have heard about the “saving” of Broadway Books in December of last year. As owner Roberta Dyer likes to say the “snow and the economy were both in freefall when Broadway Books had our 15 minutes of fame.” What she is referring to is a [...]
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Happy Anniversary Baby! We ♥ Frock! Thursday next you are cordially invited to celebrate with Ali Wykthuis and Angie Coffin Heiney at Frock Boutique on NE Alberta. Celebrate? Yahoo … yeah … woot woot … Celebrate what you query? Well six years of being the best, most fabulous, stylish, happening boutique on NE Alberta is [...]
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OK transparency wise I must tell you these ceramics were made by my sister Mara who recently showed at The Academy in Vancouver and also attended the Lower Fremont art show on Friday evening in Portland. Check out her work. She also recently had her senior show in La Grande where she got her B.A. [...]
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Did I mention the NE Alberta Sidewalk sale? I have been remiss if I have not. Because I will be there my pretty. I was at the Frock Boutique last week and took some cool photos. I’m taking my 15 year old niece there to shop this week. She lives in La Grande (hates it, [...]
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News you can use … Thursday is yes, yes, that’s right — First Thursday in the Pearl. But you knew that of course because you are sooooo up on the hip and the happening yes? Mabel & Zora, one of my favorites in the Pearl, is celebrating with a big dress sale. They’re offering 15% [...]
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Frock on NE Alberta is one of those tiny boutiques where you could spend three hours and still not see everything. OK maybe two hours. Which I did the other day. The store, owned by Angie Coffin and Ali Wythuis, is a hoot… ah as are the owners. The other day when I was there [...]
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Urgent! This just in – Kate Spade sample sale is over today! Can’t help myself … may have to sit down until it passes. Crying out loud! Check out the site and here are some of the bags etc: When did I start putting exclamation points at the end of every sentence. I hate that! [...]
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There are so many talented women in PDX it’s just amazing! Just go into one of the neighborhoods here and you’ll find incredible women doing what we love to do whether it’s creating inimitable, one-of-a-kind fashion, running chic, world class boutiques, authoring distinctive books or organizing fabulous events and trade shows – the women of [...]
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I wasn’t shopping today until I came across (while cleaning out my email I’m innocent here I tell you) a blurb from Garnish (one of the best NE Alberta has to offer) about their 50% off silk sale. How can you not answer a 50% off silk sale? Excluding wedding dresses and slips of course. [...]
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