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clever nettle
www.clevernettle.com/blog
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Vintage-inspired fashion & lifestyle blog based in Portland, Oregon.
#1113 in All , #335 in General Fashion

SPONSOR INTERVIEW / CHIC ORIGINS

1 day ago 1 person likes this

CATURDAY

It’s 10 am on a Caturday. Do you know where your cats are?

2 days ago 3 people like this

FASHION FRIDAY

5PREVIEW MICHELLE LANE COLLINA STRADA SPANISH V

3 days ago 2 people like this

VINTAGE SHOP UPDATE

80′s floral & dot contrast blouse / 80′s dream trees blazer / 80′s cat face t-shirt / 90′s calvin klein overalls / 80′s tie-dye peach denim jacket / 90′s lila...

4 days ago 1 person likes this

KRYSTYNA

Double exposure of Krystyna from the Hopeless shoot at the beginning of the year.

6 days ago

FASHION FRIDAY

A beautiful line of luxury accessories made here in Portland. The above pieces are from their second collection and I love the illustrated details and the colors. Simple, clever, clean looks. You can...

18 may 12 1 person likes this

VINTAGE SHOP UPDATE

60′s marimekko top / 90′s summer bloom dress / 1950′s pink petals skirt / 1950′s rose garden dress 80′s does 30′s rosebud dress / 80′s silk lilac dress / 70&...

17 may 12 2 people like this

BEAUTY / METALLIC NAILS

Let it be known that my summer fashion concepts are as follows: a) FUTURISTIC FLAPPER b) FRACTAL CAMOUFLAGE In keeping with this, I finally used my metallic nail foils and was so stoked with the resu...

17 may 12 2 people like this

OPEN SEASON / FASHION SHOW

As I mentioned in my last post, I made some clothing that appeared in this year’s Open Season fashion show. I made some simple silk and satin dresses to accompany Jesseca Anne‘s jewelry. ...

15 may 12 2 people like this

ANN-YA / OPEN SEASON FASHION SHOW

This weekend there will be some ANN-YA dresses walking the runway at the Portland Mercury’s Open Season fashion show, my pieces will be accompanying Jesseca Anne (spell it right, people!) jewel...

10 may 12 1 person likes this

VINTAGE SHOP UPDATE

goldenrod layered silk top / 90′s rayon tap shorts / leather western ankle booties / chestnut leather doc martens / button fly high-waist shorts / 70′s crochet chocolate top / denim crop-...

09 may 12 2 people like this

BEAUTY / ALIMA PURE

Alima Pure is a locally-owned natural cosmetics company, run by a team of ladies who specialize in mineral makeups. They got in touch with me to work on a little partnership, sent me some products to...

08 may 12

DARLING BUDS OF MAY PARTY

Thank you so much to everyone who came out to the Darling Buds of May pop-up shop opening party on Thursday night! It was a total success and it made me so happy to see our space filled with friends ...

07 may 12

DARLING BUDS OF MAY POP-UP SHOP

Hey friends! For the entire month of May I’ll be hosting a pop-up shop called Darling Buds of May with my buddies Summerland and Yo Vintage! We are setting up shop at the 220 studio and filling...

30 apr 12 3 people like this

VINTAGE SHOP UPDATE

90′s abstract flower blouse / 90′s neon cotton sweater dress / 80′s rayon all-over print tee / 80′s red leather shoes / 90′s neon rose dress / 80′s jantzen canvas ...

30 apr 12 1 person likes this

BLONDE FOR A MINUTE

Yesterday I got to be blonde for a few hours. There was a time in my life when I was very, very blonde (as a toddler, even though I was born with dark hair) and I’ve spent a lot of years wonder...

30 apr 12

FASHION FRIDAY

BY CECY YOUNG I’m getting my hair done today, committing myself for the first time ever to actual upkeep. I’m usually so bad about that sort of thing, but the thought of going back to reg...

27 apr 12 5 people like this

ON FILM / THE WEAVER WOMEN

My favorite thing about the internet is that it helps me meet really awesome people in real life, away from this glowing screen. Most recently, I spent some time with Hannah and Kelty, multi-talented...

26 apr 12

VINTAGE SHOP UPDATE

90′s floral maxi dress / 80′s tropic mini dress / 80′s floral bow romper / 90′s sheer sleeve floral blazer / 90′s tie dye top / wooden cat clogs cat tapestry purse / gol...

26 apr 12 1 person likes this

LATELY

I – Tea pieces belonging to Carlie‘s grandmother. Carlie has work published in the new issue of Apartamento! To celebrate there was a small gathering of buddies in from of Nationale the o...

25 apr 12 2 people like this

TOUR OF PORTLAND / EDEN

Today’s Tour of Portland post features a boutique that is the very definition of eye candy: EDEN, located at 221 NW 11th Ave in downtown Portland. Appropriately described as “a garden of ...

23 apr 12 2 people like this

FASHION FRIDAY

LU FLUX THISTLE & LACE STINE GOYA

20 apr 12 2 people like this

VINTAGE SHOP UPDATE

1930′s sheer floral crochet wedding dress I have to post this amazing piece first, because it’s a serious stunner and I hope it finds a good home. This is basically the shining star of th...

18 apr 12 2 people like this

THREE-HEADED SERPENT

There are a few things that come to mind when talking about snakes- the metallic silver snakeskin that I always eye in the cabinet at Little Edie’s, the time I saw a blue snake at Rowena Head, ...

17 apr 12

YO VINTAGE AT FIELDWORK

I recently shot these images for Yo Vintage, showcasing some of their spring arrivals. We had a lot of fun in the Fieldwork Flowers studio, throwing petals around and posing Sydney in every corner, b...

16 apr 12 3 people like this

INTRODUCING TOUR OF PORTLAND / HOLIDAY HAIR STUDIO

Consider this my first official TOUR OF PORTLAND post- I’ve decided to be a little more organized about featuring local businesses and favorite places on this blog and am making this a regular ...

15 apr 12 2 people like this

FASHION FRIDAY

MILLENEUFCENTQUATREVINGTQUATRE FRANCES BAKER SAMMA DON’T LOOK BACK JOY AHOULOU

13 apr 12 5 people like this

VINTAGE SHOP UPDATE

80′s silk bauble cut-out sweater / 90′s giraffe print silk slip dress / pink leaf top (not listed) / 70′s mountain girl crop top / 90′s scallop diamond top / 70′s brass ...

12 apr 12 2 people like this

FIELDWORK FLORAL OPERATION

I met Megan of Fieldwork a while ago on the spring Yo Vintage shoot, and I ran into her and her sister yesterday while crossing the Burnside bridge. Even when she’s out of the studio, you can p...

11 apr 12 1 person likes this

LIGHT AS A FEATHER

There’s a decent chance that you’ve seen this elsewhere already, I am sometimes slow to posting my own work! I shot this series of photos for Fieldguided silk scarf collection, Light as a...

10 apr 12

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