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13th & Kincaid
‘Stylish ’ clothing adorns
walls of bizarre boutique
By SHEILA SCHMITZ
01 the Emerald
"Sorry, We’re Open,” admits
a sign outside the yellowish
house behind Poppi’s in the
13th Avenue Courtyard.
A mannequin on the porch
displays a feather hat and in
vites a quick peek inside. The
peek becomes a gape.
Mirrors, lights, signs and cos
tumes line the narrow stairway.
A Judy Garland tune filters
down and lures the tentative
explorer upstairs to discover the
cartoon-like world of the Street
Merchant.
Day Rogers owns and runs
this second-hand clothing
carnival and variety store.
Rogers can provide an altar
boy’s shirt from Holland or the
metal shawl Rosalind Russell
once wore.
And that's just for starters.
Interested in a black, pink and
turquoise leotard-shoe?
Or how about the mermaid
on-crutches suit? Filling the
sequined tail requires both the
wearer’s legs, so Rogers
graciously provides crutches
for easier locomotion.
Practical things for both men
and women from many fashion
eras add to the inventory, but
Rogers prefers specializing in
various forms of the ugly.
Uglies are ranked into five
categories:
• Dawn of Ugly. The polka
dot gloves epitomize this group.
• Pre-Ugly. The aqua dress
with sequins and the purple
pants are good examples.
• Ugly In its Purist State. A
member of this class is the
collar made of two minks biting
each other’s faces.
• Son-ot-Ugly. The plaid
peddle-pushers have a subtle
flair but still rank in this fourth
category.
• Beyond Ugly. Only a select
few are worthy of this distinc
tion. The monkey-fur-trimmed
evening gown sets a good
example.
The trend toward bizarre and
older fashions began in the
1960s with the beatniks and
bohemians, Rogers says. The
sub-cultures wore wild,
second-hand clothes to estab
lish group identity.
Only in the last four or five
years has the trend become
fashionable for anyone with the
nerve. Today, Rogers says,
"Sorry, We're Open," reads the sign outside Day Rogers’ second
hand and ugly clothing store.
people wear older clothes bec
ause of a desire to go back to a
"cleaner” day.
The quality of the clothing
produced in the 1930s and
1940s is appreciated by today’s
buyer, Rogers says. Ingenious
color and style combinations
result from thinning wardrobes
bolstered with prize finds from
agents like Goodwill. The com
binations become hip, and the
designers capitalize on them,
she says.
Street Merchant stays with
the originals, however — Rogers
collects her inventory mostly
from trade with customers and
other individuals.
“I buy anything I like,” she
says. “I especially go for loud
colors.” I
Rogers sits behind her toy
cash register in the middle of it
all: the Bogie hats, satin
dresses, parasols and tap
shoes.
Each month a new local artist
is featured. This month, hand
made masks by Carrington are
displayed among the other cur
iosities.
But ideas don’t stop at the
walls of the store. The outdoor
courtyard also lends itself to
displaying Rogers’ wares. She
hopes to prove it by putting
together a fashion show to be
presented in the courtyard this
spring.
The Street Merchant also
runs contests when the mood
arises. Currently, the first per
son who tells Rogers what a
Cotton-Eye Joe is will get a $5
discount on anything in the
store.
“If you can show me what it is,
you get a $10 discount.’’
Leaving the store, don’t forget
to check out the brown,
armadillo-skin purse complete
with claws, tail and head. The
football-shaped purse has
sequin eyes and a shoulder
strap. Though it has gotten a lot
of attention, it has yet to find a
home.
Says Rogers, “I will sell no
armadillo purse before its time."
Human Sexuality Symposium
May 15-17
Specialists in sex therapy, gender identity and family life
will be featured at the
6th Annual Pathfinder’s Symposium.
Speakers
Robert Stoller, Psychiatry professor - University of Washington
Lonnie Barbach, Clinical professor of Medical Psychology - University of
California Medical School
Richard Green, Psychiatry professor - State University of New York at
Stony brook.
UO Students $25/General Public $65
Daily fees: UO Students $10, Friday Night/UO Students $5
General Public $30
UO credit available. For registration and more information
contact the Continuation Center, 1479 Moss, 686-4231.
Co-sponsored by the Department of Counseling and
Educational Psychology and the Continuation Center.
Tuesday. Anril 21. 1981