Published: January 2012
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Portlandia Abroad
Ambassadors Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein bring Rose City fashion and culture to the world.
On Carrie: Kate Towers Dipped Tulip dress, $350 at katetowers@gmail.com
On Fred: Calvin Klein two-button black blazer, similar available at Macy’s; Found Item Clothing Classic Tuxedo T-shirt, $22 at founditemclothing.com
On Carrie: Columbia Central Point Earflap ($40), Women’s Down Home Diva long jacket ($170), Women’s Mountain Monster mittens ($155), and Women’s Bugaboo pants ($80) at columbia.com
On Fred: Columbia Men’s Portage Glacier down jacket ($200) and Men’s Hail Tech pants ($50) at columbia.com
On Fred: Calvin Klein two-button corduroy blazer, $275 at Macy’s; Found Item Clothing “Don’t Hassle Me I’m Local” T-shirt, $22 at founditemclothing.com
On Carrie: Holly Stalder Fall Roses tunic dress ($90) and Demimonde vintage carnelian necklace, similar available at Haunt
On Jesse: American Apparel unisex wool beret, $24 at American Apparel stores; scarf (stylist’s own); Ring of Fire striped T-shirt, similar available at Macy’s; Club Room suspenders ($20) and Kenneth Cole Reaction flat-front slacks ($75) at Macy’s
On Jesse: Robe and turbans, $65 (rental) at Hollywood Costumers
On Carrie: Splendid scoop neck T-shirt, $46 at Macy’s; Pendleton Chisholm vest, $138 at pendleton-usa.com
On Fred: Columbia Men’s Bora Bora Cachalot hat, $25 at columbia.com; Alfani crew neck men’s T-shirt; $8 at Macy’s; button-up shirt (model’s own) Pendleton products: Available at pendleton-usa.com (prices vary)
On Fred & Carrie: Veronica Chenvert turtlenecks, price upon request at vchenvert@gmail.com; jeans, models’ own
On Sophie: Baby sling, stylist’s own
On Carrie: Pendleton washable wool snap shirt, $128 at pendleton-usa.com; jeans, model’s own
On Fred: Ralph Lauren plaid shirt, similar available at Macy’s; jeans, model’s own
On Jesse: Body Glove Kirra boardshorts in cyan, $36 at Popina Swimwear Boutique
On Carrie: Bontrager Solstice helmet ($45), Sugoi Zap helmet cover ($30), Jogalite high-visibility reflective vest ($20), Endura Luminite jacket ($140), Endura Gridlock Overtrousers ($90) at Bike Gallery
On Fred: Bontrager Solstice helmet ($45), Bontrager helmet cover ($20), Jogalite high-visibility reflective vest ($20), Showers Pass Touring jacket ($150), Gore Bike Wear Ultra Rain Paclite pants ($190) at Bike Gallery
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I think they did a good job of getting the Portland look, a near impossible feat considering the dwindling ratio of natives to imports, combined with the fact that we pride ourselves on being a collective of individual, unique little snowflakes. I’m not sure I’d want to see the outfit that perfectly encompasses Portlanders in every way – even if it were possible, no one would want to wear it.
as a portlander and hater of all things mall like, having the models, carrie and fred wear items from macy’s is the antithesis of portlandia. there are a number of local designers that could/should have been utilized instead. Columbia, Nike, Adidas, Norm Thompson, are all local as well as internationally recognized. Once again the Portland Monthly has shown me that their staff is out of touch with the real portland.
Local item checklist:
Found Item Clothing Shirts
Holly Stalder dress
Veronica Chenvert custom shirts
Demimonde necklace
Locket 2 You necklace
Kate Towers dress
Swim trunks from Popina
Pendleton – multiple items
Columbia – multiple items
And a few items from Macy’s!
-The out of touch stylist who also happens to be a fashion editor that cheerleads her city (aka Eden Dawn)
Do you both know you click on the passport to see more? Even so that was right, actually several of those aren’t very Portlandy. That’s a good new Portland word, Portlandy. Most of those clothes look like 50’s clothes or Alaskan clothes, not much imagination in those like Portland clothes at all. For instance even a Portlander goes to a thrift store, most Portlanders will pick the ones that are pretty hip. Those clothes you can’t say were hip at all, so agree with them you did miss the mark on the Portland clothes thing that time Portlandia.
How can I get me hams on one of them? And the book.
I am not very hip and too old to be pretentious AND I live in Portlands way less glamorous suburb Beaverton…..I thought it was hilarious. And local and relevant if you know Portlandia…..thanks for my daily smile
This show epitomizes to me the junior-high cafeteria maturity level of my formerly fair city’s faddish self-obsession. I miss the old unpretentious blue-collar town, much as I miss the Seattle of my childhood. I would actually consider moving to Colorado or Minnesota to leave this farcical tourist trap for dilettante real estate tycoons, wanna-be musicians, and unupwardly-interested hobos.
Thank you for capturing “my” Portland here. Portland lights it’s own energy blip on the fashion, food, urban planning, arts…and heart, radar. I liken it to being in a crowded room listening to former President Clinton speak and feeling convinced he is speaking just to me. However controversial on the outside, there is a uniquely charming, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm “pass” , granted to humanity here. Maybe it is all the oxygen from the tree lined streets, the intelligent transportation, the priority of the pedestrian, the ratio of person to space or just the abundance of quality wine, brew and ______?!
In all the criticism about Portland by Portlanders or for that matter, America by Americans;cherish the fact that we CAN! We are in the place that we individually shape it to be. And in Oregon, we generally do this with politeness, a sense of
humor, in quality footwear.