Oustide the amazing Sizzle Pie one evening, I spotted this patch on the back of a gentleman's jacket. I cannot get enough of In Living Color's "Hated It" skit, so I was amazing at this find of his!!

Walking through the shops and restaraunts of Alberta St, it's hard to miss the Funk Parlor and Julian's creations he has outside of his shop. I stopped for the studded jackets and stayed for his picture. So Prince, right? I asked him where he got everything, he said it's all from The Funk Parlor

I attended the Adidas Do Over party last Sunday, a big dance party out in the open during the day at Produce Row. A lot of people came out dressed adorably for the warm weather and packed the dancefloor. More photos of the event are over here.

This little lady's white and black cowboy boots immediately caught my attention. Basically I have been on a search for white boots for years and these are up there on my 'i wish i came across these' list. She got everything at Ray's Ragtime in Portland and completed the two tone outfit with a pop of color on top!

Liz managed to travel from Pittsburgh to Portland with only one small suitcase (wow!) She realized an outdoor dance party might not work with the 2 pairs of shoes she brought along, so she got these Timberlands in PDX. I never thought of pairing masculine on the bottom with feminine on top, but clearly it works effortlessly. Her socks match the dress perfectly and the side braid pulls the look together as "totally adorable!" Dress and sunnies from Francesca's.

Here's another shot from the Project Runway premier night in Portland.

She's wearing a blouse from the Nordstrom Anniversary sale over a simple cotton tank and skirt. Her necklace is made by a local designer and I'm really digging the necklace pouch so she can avoid carrying a purse.

PDX Pop Now is an all ages 3 day festival of local Portland bands. It's been interesting getting used to summer starting mid-late July here, so this was the first weekend the weather finally broke and sundresses and shorts came out of the closet.

These girls were enjoying the music and donning vintage threads. There's so much good thrifting in this town, it's hard to keep track of where everyone goes and why! Plus, these girls borrowed half their outfit from their friends. Can I get some more girlfriends my size?? I'd like to be walking around in sweet threads with a closet 2-3 times my size.

Likewise, this young lady got her vintage dress from a friend. She said these boots are her 'fake' Jeffrey Campbells. She should have splurged for the real things, I love my Xanadus.

I attended Portland Monthly's Project Runway premier last night at Brix Tavern. 2 local Portland designers are contestants this season and were grazing around the party.

I first spotted Kate, looking lovely in a green top. She let me know that it is a Bryce Black original, Bryce being one of the Portland designers on this season's PR. Kate's shoes are from Ether here in Portland, shorts are from American Apparel, and she designed her own jewelry.

Jay and Jackie slowly became my new bffs of the night. Unfortunately they wore size 8 shoes so I couldn't enjoy the Chanel and Miu Miu swapping. Jay has on Chanel flats, a Marc Jacobs bag, and a Forever 21 jumper. What a perfect Portland necklace to match - a vintage bicycle penant! Jackie is wearing an All Saints dress, a Chanel blazer, Wolford Tights, vintage jewelry, and Miu Miu sequined heels.

Miss "Shop Talk" Eden Dawn called this her "Mrs. Roper." She could have called it Dorothy Zbornak for all I care, I love sheer dresses!! They look elegant and classic, but can be very edgy with the right accessories and with a very short slip underneath. She accessorized with vintage jewelry.

This is why I love her: THEME TIME! We all know I love a reason to dress in theme. As an editor at Portland Monthly, her firiend insisted she wear this newpaper print dress which had interesting pull details at the arm and back. She paired it with Kenneth Cole Reaction heels.

I have been taking full advantage of the Portland summer, and East End's Block Party was no exception to beautiful weather, beautiful people, and a good time. I came across this lovely lady, who can be spotted working at Sizzle Pie, in a vibrant summer dress. She purchased it at Rock N Rose Vintage (where I also came across an amazing black flag cat shirt). She paired the dress with a denim button down, chunky jewelry, and surprinsingly high platform heels. Portland has of the largest amount of strip clubs per capita than any other city, so I imagine shoe shopping at the exotic clothing stores can be inspirational. Somehow it's really working here.

Samantha is an aspiring stylist (obvs) and looks adorable in this yoke, black tank, and flowy skirt. I'm completely jealous of this belt because I had a similar one that lost all ability to work. Minimal jewelry works well to show off the sunglasses and adorable shoes.

I forgot about this little gem of a lady I photographed at the Tim Gunn runway event at Ross Park Mall. Normally this would make me sweat just looking at her in July, but Portland has been a cool degree, I need to wear a sweater at night, type of place. Plus, I'm digging the brown and black together.