Some people have kids named after them but I had a bathing suit bottom by a local designer named after me!  Pam Levenson of Popina Swim & Sport (formally Poppi Swim) made the skirted boy-short with my bootie in mind and I am very flattered.  She has a wide variety of colorful suits in her North Portland shop [...]

The former Poppi Swim has undergone an expansion and revamp, and it's reopening under a new name: Popina Swim. To celebrate, they're having an upcoming sale: 15% off everything from 2/22-29. Check out the new (retro, super-flattering) styles, including my favorite, the Retro Sadie:

Boutiques - Portland, Oregon Swimwear Boutique featuring one piece and bikini bathing suit styles for women (formally called Poppi Swim & Sport). A wide select

Pamela Levenson celebrates the first birthday of her swimwear label, Poppi Swimwear, and shop, Poppi Swim & Sport (831 NE 48th) with a super sale on her one-piece and two-piece suits, many in retro cuts with exuberant prints.  Beginning tomorrow and rolling through March 17, she'll mark down last season's ...

Flash is the latest photoshoot in ultra's Point-of-View section featuring swimwear by Portland-based designers Adam Arnold, Sofada by Alice Dobson and Pamela Levenson's Poppi Swim with coverups and accessories from Pin Me Apparel shot by Jaycob DesRosiers. Go see Flash.

Ladies, (still) looking for a bathing suit that won't call attention to the fact that you will not be appearing poolside in a rap video? Or simply want a retro cut bathing suit that doesn't have the ick factor of a previously worn vintage crotch? You're just a keystroke away from local swimwear line Poppi Swim (4831 NE 42nd), now available for shopping online too.

Or, an open letter to Night 6 Designers. By Laura Shinn. Photos by Amaren Colosi. Do you know what kind of sound Weeeee-Waaaaaugh is? It's SNL's Debbie Downer sound, and that's the sound that PFW made Wednesday night. With such a great couple of days, why end with a whimper? Why not end with a bang? The night commenced with Habitude, which wasn't bad, but not outrageously fantastic either. Dear Habitude: We were drawn toward a silk mini with a square neckline and a flowy black beflowered top but other than that, your collection was unremarkable. Habitude Poppi Swim has changed its brand name to Popina, which is cute. So was the collection, but I'm sick of cute. Note to Popina: We are so proud of you, we love the swimwear, but let's branch out a little more. More sex and less kitsch. Your fabric? It's cute, but so thin that if we were wearing it (which we couldn't actually, cause we need some boob support) we'd live in fear of a pube popping out. Yikes. Popina Garnish: We will forgive you, since you actually just launched in 2005, but it's time for your designs to grow up. We can't wait to see what you'll be doing in the future–the potential is all there and we can tell. Right now, the designs are in their tween years. Show us the money. garnish Lucia: Would it have killed you to use a few accessories? Because on their own, those flowered shirt and skirt combos are a little on the blah side. We'd love to see you experiment with embellishment. Lucia And finally, Souchi. This designer who operates mostly in cashmere clos...