fashion -

A Rose by Any Other Name

You’re addicted to Le Pigeon. Obsessed with Le Train Bleu. Despise pumping your gas. And there’s no place like home, except the Ace Hotel.

We sense a severe case of Portland envy.

So take two spring styles from Church & State and call us in the morning. The obscure PDX-based label is now outsourcing production (the designers used to hand-sew everything) — making its witty, vintage-inspired aesthetic a little less impossible to find.

Old faves like Heaven and Earth (a dramatically draped jersey dress) mix with new styles like Shorthand (a Secretary-esque blouse). We love the wallpapery slip dress and shift with regal ruffles.

Preorder from Sotto, a new Oregon-based e-boutique, or roadtrip to Portland’s Seaplane in April for more. The longer you dawdle, the quicker they’ll disappear.

Just do it.


Available at Seaplane, 827 Northwest 23rd Avenue, Portland (503-234-2409); online at sottoboutique.com. To see styles, go to lovechurchandstate.com.