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Best of 2011: Gear
It was a very good year... for looking good as hell.
Pendleton Portland Collection: Oregon brand Pendleton drew on the vintage-hip skills of three young local designers/ friends, one of whom once worked as a stylist for the Decemberists...more
Moonwoods: Moonwoods crafts custom daily-use spectacles to your specific facial structure from unique, sustainable hardwood...more
Million Dollar Ballers: Million Dollar Ballers honors sports stars of days past with colorful, cleverly designed wearables drawing on a distinct '80s sports nostalgia...more
Danner's New Stumptown Boots: From the legendary local boot-builder, Stump's a just-released run that, for the first time ever, tweaks the classic Vibram-soled, hand-stitched leather crap-kickers into lightweight urban jams...more
MXO:raw: Mannishly branching out from colorfully striated, ex-skateboard-deck chick-kitsch, the folks behind MapleXO have just teamed with a PDX hide-hacker to create a fine selection of man goods for their Raw line...more
Best of 2011: Gear (Emailed on December 28, 2011)
Animal Traffic
Hard-to-find gear downtown...An offshoot of the North Mississippi go-to for vintage rough ‘n tumble apparel, Animal Traffic's new West End digs are delivering tons of rugged,... more
