Portland Swimwear Boutique Popina now has Jantzen! Once upon a time Swimsuits Portland Oregon went hand in hand with Jantzen the great innovator of women’s swimsuits and the original Portland Swimsuit source. A few years ago Perry Ellis bought Jantzen and moved a majority of Jantzen’s bathing suit operations to Miami, Florida. So we are thrilled to reintroduce this important swim suit brand back to Portland as it has such a rich history in the northwest.
Jantzen created the now “retro” style, at the time it was just the fashionable thing to wear. Going back to its roots, Jantzen has re-introduced retro swimwear styles and prints and we can not wait to roll it back out in Portland. For our first batch of bathing suit styles we purchased a number of one piece with great vintage swimwear styling.
Vinideus Wine Bar in NE Portland will be hosting Popina to preview our 2009 swimwear line on Thursday, 10/09/08 at 7pm. This will kick off a three four day celebration to welcome the start to Cruise Season!
Day One Thursday, 10/09/08 at 7pm will feature a bathing suit fashion show at Vinideaus Wine Bar. Vinideus is one of the best kept secrets in Portland, nestled in the Beaumont Village of Northeast Portland next door to the Alameda Brew Pub. There will be five professional models from Murphy Talent Group who will be doing two “looks” a piece. Vinideus is owned by Dominique, a native of the South of France (Aix-en-Provence). Dominique has done amazing job of creating the casual, warm and quaint of the South of France. Below are some preview pictures of designer Pamela Levenson’s 2009 Popina Line.
The address of Vinideus is 4759 NE Fremont, web address is www.vinideus.net.
Day Two, Friday, 10/10/08, kicks off the Huge Cruise Season Kickoff Sale at Popina. All swimwear will be 15-75% off. Purchases over $125 will receive a free pair of A.J. Morgan Sunglasses. Saturday night will be open late, from 5-7pm come in to meet designer Pamela Levenson who will be offering Tropical drinks to get you in the mood!
Portland Fashion Week has been steadily gaining popularity and has helped the Portland Fashion scene develop. Popina participated in the first two years of Portland Fashion Week, this year we will not be showing our Bathing Suit line at Portland Fashion Week but we will be having a huge Cruise Season Kick Off Sale October 10th - 12th to celebrate the return of Portland Fashion Week! All merchandise in the store will be 15%-75% off.
We will also be having our own 2009 Spring Preview event at Vinideus Wine Bar on October 9th at 7:00pm. We will be featuring our new styles and fabrics for the 2009 Swimwear Season with models from Murphy Management. Vinideus is a great place to take in this Fashion event, it is a neighborhood wine shop in the Beumont Wilshire Neighborhood that transports you to the South of France. Owner Dominique is a native to the South of France and has managed to capture the intimate, warm and casual feel of the South of France.
So join Popina Swim for a celebration of Portland Fashion Week with a sale and a Fashion Show!
Pin Up Swimwear? Popina Specializes in Bathing Suit styles with retro flair, our Rockabilly Swimwear styles appeal to women who want to have classic style and believe you don’t have to show it off to be sexy. All of Popina’s swim suits are made in the U.S.A. Below are a few of the Retro Halter styles with Pin Up, Rockabilly styling.
Dosha Salon Spa will be hosting Popina Swimwear for a Summer Fashion Show on Thursday, July 24th from 6-8pm at their location on NW 23rd- 2281 NW Glisan. Popina will be bringing a wide selection of inventory and all suits will be 20% off!!!
This is the perfect excuse to get your girl friends together for a night out! You can start at Dosha Salon Spa on NW 23rd for some complementary drinks and hors d’oeuvres, check out the great swimwear fashions of Popina Swimwear, Portland’s Bathing Suit Boutique for savings of 20% off (the most fun way to shop for swimwear is with your friends!). The fashion show will feature models from Murphy Management and a presentation from Pamela Levenson, designer of Popina Swimwear on a range of dishy topics including how to find the perfect swimsuit.
Popina Swimwear will be having a Retro Swimwear fashion show at Thatch Tiki Bar Wednesday, June 11 at 7:30 pm.
Thatch Tiki Bar is a one of a kind, world class Tiki Bar. Walking through it’s unassuming entrance you are transported to a hut in the South Pacific. Can you think of a more perfect place for a Retro Swimwear Fashion Show?
In celebration of this fun event, Thatch Tiki Bar will be offering happy hour drink specials all night long! So come early, we are expecting a crowd!
Popina Swimwear’s, Portland Swimsuit Shop is proud to carry Sunsets Swimwear. Sunsets is owned by the Stager family and is based in Torrance, California. Designer Kathy Stager has grown her company over the last 10 years and is routinelly featured in National magazines.
At our shop, if you care to do so you can mix and match Sunsets tops or bottoms with Popina, Swim Swim Systems, Le Tarte, L*Space or any of our other many brands. Sunsets greatest strength is their underwire tops, they do a great job of providing support and looking great.
Below is a clip from the Sunset’s Swimwear 2008 line, most of these styles are available in our shop.
At Popina we have three principal business lines of distribution of our eponymous retro swimwear line. These include a brick and mortar swimsuit store in Northeast Portland, on line swim suit sales and wholesale swimwear sales. As a small business owner, everytime you look to spend money and effort with a new business partner it can be a little nerve wracking whether it is a lawyer, accountant, graphic designer or photographer. At Popina we take photos of 90% of our swimwear line which we use to sell our product on line, for our wholesale catalogue, for in store merchandising and marketing and advertising. With the cost of models and photographers, plus the coordination time to set everything up you want to be sure that everything works out right.
Fashion Photographer, Pete Springer was great to work with. If you are a local designer, boutique owner or someone who needs product shots in Portland, Oregon look no further than Pete. Small Business owners are the hardest working people you will meet, time is precious. Pete has a mobile photo studio he can bring to you. For oru shoot after hours Pete was able to bring a large white screen and lighting to our store, it took Pete about an hour to set up and we got all the shots we needed in two hours. He has very good instincts as a photographer and was consultative as we worked through our shots to make sure they turned out the way we wanted them. Because we have not had a lot of experience with live model photo shoots this was particularly appreciated.
It is always fun to discover a fun, well formatted web site with great content. For those of you out there who love retro fashion like I do have some fun exploring ReTRo HouSeWiFe. Self described as “a site for the modern day housewife with household tips, recipes, fashion and a look at the historical housewife”, Retro Housewife offers an extensive chronicle of Retro Fashion and Advice & Tips for domestic goddesses. Explore articles on personal finance, traveling with husbands and a great travel section.
