Superstar spawn, Frances Bean Cobain, was at Red Light yesterday! The daughter of Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love stocked up on over-sized vintage men’s sweaters.
She probably didn’t realize she was walking in her father’s footsteps – back in the early ’90s Kurt Cobain shopped at one of Red Light’s predecessors, The New Store in Seattle! (Same owner, different shop, different Northwest city.)
The dream of the ’90s really is alive in Portland!
Thanks for stopping by, FBC!
Yes, it took us awhile but The Red Light is now open online 24/7! You can shop Portland’s biggest vintage store from anywhere in the world!
We’re keeping Red Light’s online shop small for now…It’s not designed to replicate the experience of shopping in our physical store, but rather to give you a taste of what Red Light’s all about. So, of course, you’ll still find men’s and women’s vintage threads and accessories from a host of eras and at a range of prices.
New items go into the store every week and – as with all things vintage – when they’re gone, they’re gone! Right now we’re listing a bunch of vintage Betsey Johnson dresses as well as several really fabulous men’s polyester shirts…All signs point to the ’70s making a huge comeback this summer so snag some of these great period pieces while you can!
(photo via www.dlisted.com)
It’s quite possibly our favorite time of the year at The Red Light: Halloween! This is when creativity runs wild and all sorts of amazing gems come out of our vault!
The Red Light is Portland’s largest independent costume store for the month of October, filled with incredible clothes from all decades as well as vintage theatrical costumes, contemporary costumes, hats, wigs, wings, jewelry and anything else you need to create an outrageous Halloween costume.
Right now we have more than 50 wig styles, 10 colors of boas, and 10 types of crinolines, as well as a bunch of false eyelashes, fake mustaches, toy weapons, face paint, hair dye…
And all those accessories are just the tip of the iceberg! We have racks of clothing from ’20s-’90s along with a huge selection of sequined garments, dress suits, overalls, circus apparel, and more. No store in Portland has a bigger selection of flapper dresses, polyester shirts, ’80s jams (surf pants), or western attire. Oh – we also have an entire rack of Lady Gaga gear!
Check us out on Facebook (Red Light PDX) for daily costume pics or, better yet, drop in the store and start getting inspired. Halloween will be here before you know it!
Get your Kurt Cobain on for cheap! Today, Wednesday, Feb. 10, all flannel shirts at The Red Light are 50% off!
We have a huge selection of flannels – all sizes, many colors, many plaids and buffalo checks. All you need to do to grab today’s special discount is mention “Flash Sale” at the registers. (If you don’t mention the sale, you don’t get the discount.)
And while you’re in here stocking up on flannel shirts, why not try to figure out which black velvet painting hanging in The Red Light Courtney Love tried to buy? We wouldn’t sell it, but she didn’t take “no” lightly…
These two are so rad – we love the knee socks over tights combo!
How great do these guys look?!?! We wish more men would wear pink!