Pulse Editor
Jacquelyn Lewis
jacquelynlewis@dailyemerald.com
Tuesday, November 5,2002
Oregon Daily Emerald
On Thursday
Behind the scenes
with University
Theatre's upcom
ing production,
"Chicago."
Cheap garb
worth plenty
with a little
extra effort
I admit it. I like clothes. 1 like shopping
and outfits and pretty things. Even worse,
1 like fashion. 1 read 10-pound fashion
magazines half-full of ads. I know the
names of designers who make dresses
that cost as much as my college tuition.
It’s frivolous and shallow, hut I love it —
and I feel rather embarrassed saying so.
Unfortunately, I can’t afford to support
my habit. Even if I could, I’m not sure I’d
want to. Do I really want to promise Pra
da my first-born
child just so I can
wear a trendy pair
of pants? I think
not. I can’t afford it,
so 1 have to, well ...
do it myself. My
wardrobe is one
part Nordstrom —
if that — and five
parts worked-over
Goodwill.
So on Saturday
afternoon in a fit of
“I have nothing to wear,” overreaction, I
got in my car and headed out West 11th
Avenue to the Goodwill by Fred Meyer.
What better way to rid myself of post
IIalloween hangover echoes than the
sweet, sweet, mothbally smell of other
people’s unwanted clothes? Apparently I
wasn’t the only one with that brilliant
idea, because the parking lot was packed.
Thrift store shopping is hit-or-miss. It
involves patience, luck and looking at a
lot of hot pink blazers and pleated, acid
washed jeans with bows on the ankles
before you find what you want. More of
ten than not, you walk out with nothing.
That afternoon, however, I hit the
thrifting jackpot. Granted, I spent several
hours searching, but in the end, I filled a
grocery cart and walked out with the
biggest bag Goodwill has. In it were 13
items and a bill for #32.87. In used-cloth
ing land, where shirts can cost as little as
49 cents, a bill like that is unheard of.
The trick is to look beyond first im
pressions. I had to spend several hours
with a needle and thread — and the sin
gle of Michael Jackson’s “Bad” on vinyl,
which I found nestled between Lawrence
Welk’s “Champagne Polka” and Eddie
Murphy’s unfortunate foray into music,
“Party All the Time” — in order to make
my clothes wearable.
When I go thrift store shopping, I don’t
look for finished items. I look for ideas. I
look for quality fabric or a print that
catches my eye, like the shapeless red
and-black striped shirt I bought. It was a
size 2X and now fits like a glove. I look for
an unusual design, like my new tailored
Marc Jacobs-esque button-down that
needs the puffy sleeves de-puffed.
1 look for something with a good fit, as
long as the hideous color can be changed
with fabric dye. And 1 look for that rare
thing, something ready to wear, like the
perfectly wom-in Levi’s that Diesel would
kill to copy.
Altering clothing can be intimidating,
but it’s much easier than you might
think. If you don’t live in a freaky house
hold with three sewing machines, some
are available at the Craft Center.
A lot can be accomplished in a few
Nika
Carlson
D.I.Y. living
Turn to Carlson, page 7
In addition to
featuring 60
varieties of tea,
Savourealso
serves "savories"
like tarts, scones
and muffins. The
pasty selection
changes from
month to month.
Wendy Kieffer
for the Emerald
Tea time
Tea haven Savoure allows customers to
relax in Paris - at least for an hour or two
Jacquelyn Lewis
Pulse Editor
The entire world revolves around tea — at
least, it does at Savoure. Located at 201 W.
Broadway, the shop is an aromatic haven. Ac
cording to the store’s employees, customers
can duck in from the traffic and stress of
everyday life to enjoy an hour or two of tea, tea
and more tea.
The shop sells tea by the pot — to be con
sumed at Savoure’s fancy tables or comfort
able couches. Teapots and every tea accouter
ment imaginable, including tea magazines,
also line the shelves for purchase.
The sign outside reads, “Tea As It Should
Be,” and manager Deonna DeBusman said
customers would agree.
“We probably have about 75 percent regu
lars,” she said. “You recognize almost every
one that walks through the door.” DeBusman
said she sees 10 to 15 percent of these cus
tomers on a daily basis.
According to DeBusman, owner Cindy Pot
ter opened the store in November 2000 after
she traveled to Paris with family members. In
France, she encountered the tea shop Mariage
Freres, which inspired her to create Savoure.
This French theme is evident in Savoure’s
decorations — deep red walls and fine furnish
ings — and its tea. The shop serves 60 vari
eties — from Choco Menthe to Earl Grey.
Eleven of these are imported from Mariage
Freres, including Savoure’s most popular, Mar
co Polo tea.
Despite the elegant setting, the atmosphere
inside the shop is not staunch; leisure also
happens to be one of Savoure’s themes.
“(Potter) wanted a place where people could
come and have tea in a relaxing environment,”
DeBusman said.
On this Friday afternoon, customers lounge
around tables and couches, knitting, reading,
writing and, of course, sipping their favorite
teas. Along with their drinks, they eat “sa
vories” and “sweets,” which the shop offers as
part of its “Salon Tea” selection.
Artichoke and spinach tartlets, orange
muffins with turkey and cranberry spread,
scones with clotted cream and jam and petit
fours are just a few examples of Savoure’s tea
complementing fare. The selections change
from month to month.
“You need at least an hour to really enjoy it
all,” DeBusman said.
Tea-maker Jessica Yarris agreed.
“The act of taking tea is not something you
rush into,” she said. “You don’t ever take a
shot of espresso for a break. Tea is very unique
in that area.”
Yarris, a University junior and self-described
“tea nerd,” said Savoure also hosts wedding
showers, baby showers and other parties. The
store’s customer base has expanded substan
tially since its opening.
“Business has more than doubled,” Yarris
said. “It’s rolling.”
Yarris added that the shop is building up a
student customer base.
Customer Karrin Dailey said she has been
Turn to Tea, page 7
Snowboarders see white this autumn
Snowboarders have an array
of excellent slopes nearby
to choose from this winter
Ryan Bornheimer
Senior Pulse Reporter
Some adrenaline junkies see
more in the falling leaves of autumn
than beautiful colors. Each passing
moment means they’re closer to
the juice that gets them through the
winter: The incomparable rush of a
day strapped into a snowboard.
The powder season is quickly ap
proaching and, as always, snow
boarders will come from all over to
experience Oregon’s amazing slopes.
Eugene is nestled in the middle of
numerous runs, and students can
plan a trip or join the University
Snowboarding Club on various trips
throughout the season.
Still considered a cutting-edge
sport, snowboarding can actually
be traced back to the 1920s, when
children created makeshift boards
out of barrel staves, riding them
sideways down snow hills.
But the modern snowboard
emerged in Vermont in the 1970s.
Jake Burton has been credited with
shaping the board out of wood and
using rubber straps for bindings. To
this day, his company, Burton Snow
"We started selling
snowboards in 1987.
But it really exploded
about 10years ago"
Mike Hayden
snowboarding
department head
at Berg's Ski Shop
boards, remains one of the most pop
ular brands in the industry.
In 1994, snowboarding was ac
cepted as an Olympic sport, solid
proof it was more than just a rebel
cousin to skiing.
Though the age-old recreation of
skiing is here to stay, snowboarding
continues to climb in popularity.
University Snowboard Club Coor
dinator Derek Shirk said snow
boarding is one of the fastest grow
ing sports in the world.
“There’s something more grace
ful about taking powder on a snow
board,” Shirk said. Snowboarding
offers more than simple thrills, ac
cording to Snowboarding Team
coach Nate Price.
“For me, snowboarding is a way
to express myself,” Price said.
Mike Hayden, head of the snow
boarding department at Berg’s Ski
Shop, says the 47-year-old store
has seen a huge leap in snowboard
sales in recent years.
“We started selling snowboards
in 1987. But it really exploded
about 10 years ago,” Hayden said.
“Now, snowboard-related prod
ucts account for about 30 percent
of our sales.”
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As snowboarding became more
common, an apparent rivalry grew
between skiers and boarders. But
Price said the days of rivalry may
be ending.
“I think as snowboarding has be
come more mainstream, skiers are
becoming a lot more accepting,”
Price said. “I think everyone recog
nizes that we’re all out there doing
the same thing.”
The Snowboarding Club is open
to all full-time students and in
cludes everyone from novices to ex
perienced riders. Those riders with
the most skill can compete as part
of the Snowboarding Team
throughout the season. The team
trains locally at Mount Hoodoo.
Iloodoo, located 83 miles north
east of Eugene, is just one of several
popular ski runs near Eugene that
offer terrain that is perfect for
snowboarders.
Mount Bachelor is located 22
miles southwest of Bend on the
Turn to Snowboarding, page 7