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Lille Boutique: The Best Lingerie in Portland
Even if you can't stop by the gorgeous shop, the online offerings are just as good.
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Where to Shop and Stay in Portland
Whatever your style, we've got a suggestion for you.
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Portland
Grab an organic latte, hop a streetcar and shop this famously alternative—and beautiful—city's surprisingly worldly boutique scene. (Bonus: There's absolutely zero sales tax.)
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Blake
When Blake Nieman-Davis moved his denim shop to a former Smith & Hawken, he kept the greenhouse and doubled his stock of Joe’s, RRL and Mother jeans. The shop is an enduring favorite, as is its owner, who’s now running for mayor. 26 NW 23rd Pl., 503-222-4848, loveblake.com
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House of Lolo
At her sunny new Pearl District shop, ex–finance exec Laurie Moulton gives working girls what they want: polished, feminine Greylin beaded blazers and BB Dakota tweed skirts that transition from the office to happy hour at local breweries. 1037 NW Couch St., 503-224-5240, houseoflolo.com
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Frances May
Named for the owners’ family matriarch, a former schoolteacher, this downtown indie-designer boutique offers uniform-hip wearables (Wood Wood smock dresses, A.P.C. slickers, Dieppa Restrepo oxfords) dangling price tags that look like grade-school flash cards. 1013 SW Washington St., 503-227-3402, francesmay.com
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Canoe
Imagine the MoMA design store, only more meticulous. Innovative globally sourced home goods, like Swedish spice grinders and Danish carafes, are displayed gallery-style, complete with wonky exhibit labels. 1136 SW Alder St., 503-889-8545, canoeonline.net
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Lizard Lounge
This 4,100-square- foot factory turned jeans-and-tee retailer stocks Horny Toad flannels, Levi’s Vintage Clothing denim and Costalots sunglasses—basically your perfect weekend wardrobe. 1323 NW Irving St., 503-416-7476, lizardloungepdx.com
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Magpie
Petticoats and top hats from the ’30s abound at this packed vintage destination. But amongst the costumey bits, we found well-priced treasures, like a ’70s buffalo plaid jacket ($36) and a ’50s tamale red slipdress ($26). 520 SW Ninth Ave., 503-220-0920
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Machus
Some thought Justin Machus was crazy to close his popular men’s shop Local35, but his edgy, coed follow-up—with its androgynous-cool assortment of Black Crane tees and Nudie skinny jeans—is fast becoming an east side hot spot. 542 E. Burnside St., 503-206-8626, machusonline.com
