Ugly Christmas Sweaters Are Here!
It’s not even Thanksgiving yet, but we listen to our customers and so…we’ve begun to put out our stash of ugly Christmas sweaters!
Red Light has hundreds of fantastically horrid holiday sweaters saved up for you, each one hand-picked for extreme tackiness. No store in Portland has a bigger or better selection of ugly Christmas sweaters.
Some of the graphic themes you’ll find in our holiday sweater selection: teddy bears, sequins, dancing reindeer, leopard print santas, kittens in gift boxes.
And we also have ugly sweaters in a complete spectrum of sizes…from petite to XXL, as well as turtlenecks, cardigans and sweater vests.
Plus, later this week we’ll share our thoughts on what makes an ugly Christmas sweater truly party worthy and DIY tips to take your hideous holiday sweater over the top!
Tags: Christmas, cocktail conversation, Customer Style, eco-friendly fashion, inspiration, New Arrivals, party clothes, Portland, seasonal, shop local, sweaters, ugly Christmas sweaters, ugly holiday sweaters, vintage, winter fashion
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Frances Bean Cobain Shops at Red Light!
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!
Tags: celebrity customers, cocktail conversation, Customer Style, Frances Bean Cobain, grunge, Hawthorne, Portland, Seattle, shop local, sweaters, The New Store, vintage, We Love...
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Vintage Doctor’s Bag Love
From the vintage uniform to the black vintage heels to the amazing vintage leather doctor’s bag, we LOVE this customer’s totally contemporary take on vintage style!
Tags: Customer Style, eco-friendly fashion, Hawthorne, Portland, shop local, vintage, We Love...
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$1 Sale for Caldera Was MAJOR Success!
WOW – last Sunday’s $1 Sale was crazy! Thank you to everyone who came out and shopped for a cause!
Not only was it our most successful $1 Sale yet this summer, the event also featured our youngest-ever $1 Sale shopper (the cutie pictured above took home a vintage beaded purse).
And, as if that weren’t enough, this $1 Sale also had the biggest single customer purchase ever: 70 items! Yep, one of your fellow Portlanders found 70 great garments…and their purchase translated into $70 cash to Caldera.
As with all of our summer $1 Sales, 100% of proceeds from the event are going to a local non-profit. Sunday’s $1 Sale benefited Caldera – an exceptional organization that supports the arts on many levels, including artist-in-residence programs and extensive outreach to struggling schools and students.
We have one $1 Sale left on the 2011 Summer calendar: Sunday, August 24 from 10 am – noon. The last $1 Sale of the summer will benefit Dove Lewis, an amazing emergency veterinary center, so get ready to shop!
Tags: $1, caldera, Dove Lewis, eco-friendly fashion, Hawthorne, New Arrivals, Portland, shop local, special events, vintage, vintage reuse, We Love...
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$1 Sale to Benefit Caldera This Sunday!
Image courtesy of www.calderaarts.org
This Sunday, August 14, we’ll be hosting another awesome $1 Sale from 10 am – noon! 100% of the proceeds from this Sale will go to Caldera, a local non-profit that promotes the importance of arts in education. In their own words:
Today, we work year-round with thousands of students, and we invite artists from all over the world for month long residencies at our arts center near Sisters.
Caldera’s mission is to be a catalyst for transformation through innovative art and environmental programs.
Sunday’s $1 Sale will feature hundreds of vintage and name brand items for men and women…There’s lots of good stuff and it’s all just a buck a piece! (CASH ONLY.)
Past $1 Sales have benefited Basic Rights Oregon, Cat Adoption Team, Northwest Down Syndrome Association and St. Francis Dining Hall. All Red Light $1 Sales help keep clothes out of landfills and money in the coffers of great non-profits that directly aid and enrich Portland residents – by shopping local you are supporting your community in so many ways!
Tags: $1, Basic Rights Oregon, caldera, Cat Adoption Team, costumes, eco-friendly fashion, giving back, Hawthorne, NWDSA, Portland, shop local, special events, St. Francis Dining Hall, vintage, vintage reuse
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“Wear Some Art!”
Look at the rad sidewalk chalk message someone left in front of Red Light today!
This totally made us smile – it’s exactly what Red Light Clothing Exchange is all about: Wear some art and have fun with your clothes!
Tags: Hawthorne, hippie, inspiration, Portland, shop local, vintage, We Love...
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Red Light Voted Best Vintage Store in PDX!
In a town known for its incredible vintage shopping, with quite a few stellar vintage stores, it really means something to be chosen as the best…Red Light is tremendously flattered to be voted Portland’s Best Vintage Store in the Portland Mercury’s Readers Choice awards. THANK YOU PORTLAND!
(Also, a special thank you to Portland Mercury for putting together the awesome Readers Choice awards and supplement, as well as to Cecilia D’Anastasio for the excellent profile of our shop!)
Tags: Customer Style, eco-friendly fashion, Portland, Portland Mercury, press, shop local, vintage, We Love...
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$1 Sale This Sunday, 7/24 Benefits St. Francis Dining Hall
It’s that time again…This Sunday, July 24, from 10 am – noon we’ll be having a $1 Sale, with 100% of the proceeds going to St. Francis Dining Hall!
St. Francis Dining Hall operates here in SE Portland, providing 300+ meals daily to those in need. The Dining Hall is run by a staff of three people assisted by numerous volunteers and operates year round.
We’ve got tons of great stuff ready for this weekend’s $1 Sale so be sure to hit Hawthorne early with some cash in hand (sale is CASH ONLY) to get the best stuff!
Forecast for Sunday is beautiful and sunny – summer’s finally here!
Tags: $1, costumes, eco-friendly fashion, Hawthorne, New Arrivals, shop local, special events, St. Francis Dining Hall, vintage, We Love...
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Bye Bye Maytags
It’s the end of an era – today we retired the circa 1960 Maytag washer and dryer that have been a part of Red Light for over a decade. We’ve used these appliances everyday for ten years, thousands of loads of laundry…make that tens of thousands!
They worked great and looked even better…Heck, this aqua dryer looks better than 99% of cars these days:
But, unfortunately, our trusty vintage dryer finally conked out on us a few months ago.
We spent hours online looking for the replacement part to repair it with no luck. So, we finally decided it was time to replace our beloved Maytags…And now we have a lovely, modern, Eco-star approved washer/dryer set. The new machines use a lot less water and energy than our vintage set, and that’s a good thing. But they just aren’t as pretty! Doing the laundry just won’t be as much fun as it used to be.
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Raising Money and Awareness With Used Clothes
Today we hosted our third Shop Local, Support Local $1 Sale; the event benefited Northwest Down Syndrome Association (www.nwdsa.org).
From 10 am – noon, hundreds of items were just a buck and 100% of the Sale’s proceeds are going to NWDSA.
Tons of people stopped by, several shoppers found 20+ items they couldn’t live without…And all those purchases added up to our most successful $1 Sale yet! Thank you to everyone who shopped and supported!
This little girl was adorable, trying on a bunch of different dresses and spinning around on the sidewalk to see which had the best swirl:
We have three more Shop Local, Support Local $1 Sales planned for the summer. The next Sale takes place on Sunday, July 24!
Tags: $1, Basic Rights Oregon, Cat Adoption Team, costumes, eco-friendly fashion, Hawthorne, New Arrivals, Northwest Down Syndrome Association, NWDSA, Portland, shop local, special events, vintage, vintage reuse, We Love...
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