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Android, a
boutique in
downtown
Eugene, carries
used clothes and
accessories.
Lauren Wimer
Senior photographer
Local boutiques
a fresh alternative
to chain stores
From home decorations and jewelry to birthday cards
and incense, stores cater to a variety of shopping moods
BY DAHVI FISCHER
PULSE REPORTER
With Meier & Frank and the Bon
Marche as some of the only depart
ment stores in the area, there seem
to be few interesting shopping op
tions for women. Luckily, there are
some options, and none of them re
quire stepping foot in the Valley Riv
er Center.
For those hip, young ladies who
don’t feel like spending extra mon
ey for shipping costs, there are sev
eral places just minutes from cam
pus likely to carry many of the items
one may find at her favorite depart
ment store.
New Twist, located in the
Fifth Street Public Market, carries
a plethora of fine jewelry, dishes
and home decorations. With cute
and funky colors and designs, the
store is aimed at a hip, modern
clientele. The majority of what is
found at New Twist is made up of
wood, glass, pottery, gold, plat
inum, silver or acrylic. Everything
in the store is hand-crafted. Nothing
is mass produced.
Jodi Auxier, the store manager for
the past five years, said the same
artists have been designing for the
store for five to ten years. She said
the store’s buyer purchases most of
the items from the New York
Gift Show.
“The great thing about being a
buyer is you get to meet each indi
vidual artist, and you get to hear
each of their unique stories on how
they began designing their work,”
Auxier said.
Directly across from New
Twist, and owned by the same
people, is Toko Asia. The store
specializes in carrying fine jewelry,
glassware and home decorations.
Everything in the store is directly
from Bali, and the most common
material used for items is bamboo.
According to sales associates,
the most popular item in the store is
the John Hardy bracelet. It is ster
ling silver with diamonds and 18
karat gold.
Also in the Market is Miss
Meers, a shoe boutique. With so
many different colors, patterns, ma
terials and designers, it is highly
doubtful that a person looking for a
specific type of shoe for any given
occasion will leave the store empty
handed. Miss Meers features a plen
tiful selection of shoes by Diesel,
Steve Madden, XOXO, Kenneth
Cole, BCBGirls and UGG, just to
name a few.
“We have a great selection of
shoes for younger, hipper girls. We
try to get some of the brands that
no one else in Eugene has,” 20
year-old sales associate and
University English major Courtney
Roby-Sage said.
Miss Meers also carries a selection
of handbags.
At 10th Avenue and Willamette
Street is Ipnosi. With cute and
funky clothing, hair accessories and
knickknacks, Ipnosi offers style at
an affordable price.
Also located at 10th & Willamette
Street is Android, a store with
an eclectic variety, ranging from
1970s and 80s vintage-wear to
original designs created by owner
Peter Lin.
“Basically, we sell anything that is
fashionable,” Lin said.
Lin is especially enthusiastic
about the attire sold in his store be
cause it fits any occasion and any
style or trend of dress. Lin encour
ages people to dress however they
want, whenever they want.
“You can dress however the hell
you want to every day. Every day is
Halloween,” he said.
For those who don’t like to
travel, the West Moon TYading
Company is located on 13th
Avenue, between Kincaid and Alder
Streets. Whether in the mood
for cute jewelry, a gag gift for a
friend, candles, incense, birthday
cards, a new outfit, room decora
tions or a hat for a rainy day, West
Moon has it.
dahvifischer@ daily emerald, com