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The Ultimate Portland (OR) Shopping Thread

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Any good stores in Salem? For that matter, anyone know of anything worth doing around Salem? I'm heading down there for school. Last semester I don't think I found a single person who could tell me something fun/interesting to do around town. Hopefully I'll have time to catch a bus into Portland one weekend and visit Blackbird etc.
 

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Thanks, I'll have to check that out. I haven't heard about it which is surprising since its only a few blocks away from the school. Only bar I've been to is The Ram.
 

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Oh hey, it's Portland in here.

I liked the cut I got at Rooks, $25.
 

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Art n Sole (1412 NE Alberta) is going out of business. These are the Red Wings they had in stock as of last night:

2406 - Steel toe - reddish color sizes: 10E2 (wide), 10.5E2 (wide), 11D (D=regular width) - $102.00
8111 Iron Ranger - amber 12E2 - $135.00
9011 Beckman - black cherry - (all D or reg. width) 7, 8, 10, 11.5 - $160.00
9014 Beckman - black - D widths 7.5, 8, 9.5, 10.5, 11.5, 12 - $$160.00
6681 Steel-toe hiker sizes: 14, 15 - $50.00
8681 Soft-toe hiker size: 11.5- $50.00
 

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Did anybody else go to Content tonight? If you don't know, Content is an event in which designers have free reign over their installation in a room of the Ace Hotel.

I thought it was interesting---not a very "Portland-y" event, in the way that I tend to think of it, but maybe I just don't travel in the right circles. I personally enjoyed the rooms that focused more on displaying their items than on being installation art. Some of them were inaccessible because they seemed like a designer just hanging out with their friends.


I don't know what the point of the room with the mime was... I can't remember what designer they were representing. (http://yfrog.com/h6y4hqqj)

On that note, I think Tanner Goods had my favorite installation. The goods were well-presented, there were some interesting leatherworking tools around, I got a free pencil, and they were just very open and inviting. I also liked the Draught Dry Goods merchandise---some quality bags and leather goods that are lighter than those from Tanner. Of the more conceptual spaces, I did like the one from Pattern People, which was a peephole into a room covered with bright and interesting patterns.


The Draught Dry Goods display---nice leather-wrapped handlebars! (http://instagr.am/p/Ozu2J/)

I didn't make it to any of the after party events because I have a cold...
 
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I was there too! My buddy from Blackbird got us in fo free haha. It was a pretty bizarre event, but very cool nonetheless. Sort of funny, it was the first Portland event I've been to where I actually saw people wearing designer or high end labels.
 

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