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Tender Loving Empire
Portland’s blossoming DIY movement is on full display at this locavore shop featuring music by Oregon bands Typhoon and Radiation City, Betsy & Iya chandelier earrings and Livable Style mini moss terrariums. 412 SW 10th Ave., 503-243-5859, tenderlovingempire.com
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Stand Up Comedy
The wearable (Henrik Vibskov shirtdresses), the readable (Japanese periodicals) and the wacky (extension cords that look like prayer beads) converge at this small, minimalist boutique for all things cutting edge. 811 E. Burnside St., 503-233-3382, shopstandingup.us
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Solestruck
With its jet black walls and trippy light-table display shelves, this shoe shop could double as a disco. To Be Announced glitter booties and Jeffrey Campbell velvet platforms enhance the nightclubby tone. 417 SW 13th Ave., 503-224-3591, solestruck.com
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Odessa
Portlanders who skew more Charlotte Gainsbourg than Carrie Brownstein love this airy boutique’s Parisian-accented designer staples, including Saint James striped tees, Isabel Marant chambray overalls and Repetto ballet flats. 410 SW 13th Ave., 503-223-1998, odessaportland.com
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Animal Traffic
The best of the West is packed into this Mississippi Avenue vintage spot, a converted dance hall featuring a blend of old (’60s Pendleton blankets, ’70s fringe vests) and new (chunky wool socks, Minnetonka moccasins). 4000 N. Mississippi Ave., 503-249-4000
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The Best Eco Shops in America
In celebration of Earth Month, we round up the best eco-friendly stores in the country.
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Bows & Arrows/Spartan
These independently owned South Lamar shops share a space but offer two very distinctive aesthetics. Spartan features handmade giftables, like feathered dream catchers and delicate heart pendant necklaces; its sister stocks utilitarian-cool Relwen jackets and Chimala overalls. 215 Lamar Blvd. S., Ste. C, 512-579-0301, shopbowsplusarrows.com; 215 Lamar Blvd. S., Ste. C/D, 512-579-0303, spartan-shop.com
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JM Dry Goods
Stepping into this Marfa, Texas, transplant is like taking a mini coastal-Mexican vacation—the airy 19th-century cottage stocked with Oaxacan embroidered tunics and dazzlingly colorful Peruvian blankets feels that beachy. 607 Nueces St., 917-548-7606, jmdrygoods.com
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Kick Pleat
This eight-year-old contemporary clothing boutique covers both ends of the investment-worthy spectrum: Acne jeans and Rachel Comey booties to have forever, and Jesse Kamm triangle-print dresses and locally designed salt stone Growing necklaces to have before anyone else. 918 12th St. W., 512-445-4500, kickpleat.com
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Maison D'etoile
The fun of a slumber party is packed into this tiny East Austin house turned co-op. Sample false eyelashes and Reba McEntire wigs at Coco Coquette cosmetics, play dress-up with shimmery ’70s disco dresses at Charm School Vintage, and have your hair styled at the unpretentious Salon d’Etoile. 2109 Cesar Chavez St. E., 512-344-9173
