La Merde for the Ladies

new winter coats in stock from la merde. nice and warm, fully lined, just what you need....

cadence $250

majorette $220

limited stock, come and get one before they are gone and you are stuck out in the cold....alone...crying...no cell reception...

the shit

the wait for fall 09 la merde is finally over! 

meet the half nelson

limited stock

$225.00

BOOM

fall goods stumbling in...

are you cold on the inside and HOT on the outside?

do you hate the summer weather and long for those cold winter months?

are you on any sort of medication? 

if you answered yes to any of the above questions come in a check out some of our new fall goods in frank james! 

brixton 'sham' jacket

brixton 'debaser' coat

 with all our new fall goods to make room for we are marking all spring jackets from la merde, grn apple tree, insight and industry 40% off. 

OH SNAP!

frank james does NOT sell graphic tees. 

frank james does, however, sell photo tees.

introducing...oh snap! 

oh snap! is a new photo tee "project" from the "masterminds" that brought you la merde and no star clothing.  

find these in portland, bellingham or online..

nyc vendor $30

socks $30

colors $30

ouch $30

sheep $30

SPRING LA MERDE

dear la merde, 

please stop stocking us with the most amazing jackets in the world. 

just kidding.....don't stop.

xoxo, 

frank james

la merde 'albatross'

$200

also....you can follow la merde and frank james on twitter now!

not warm. but not cold.

the weather is improving. but lets not get ahead of ourselves, its still chilllaaaaay! here are a couple of our new fav coats in the james these days. 

kensie plaid trench. $172

its light weight, PLAID, crazy yet muted.

we like. 

and of course... another la merde. 

introducing the sea breeze.

a lovely seer sucker jacket with lime gingham lining. $230

why have you not bought this? take two

we hate la merde. that was acting. we actually really enjoy la merde.

but why have you not bought this coat?
its the new spring major major.
it cost 250.00
but remember....we have a sale going on right now.
so quit ignoring us and come in a buy this coat damn it!

the sale continues.....

when we decided to put everything in the store on sale we didn't really know when we wanted it to end. people ask.."so when does the sale end?" and we'd just look at them with a sad look behind our eyes......"as soon as we make rent, pay off our baby daddies and dealers?"

well...we made rent. but its february now and the sale continues. after much thought and consideration we've decided to extend the sale through valentines day (ick).

15% off entire store (including shoes and accessories)

25% off all denim...there's a lot of it! 

30% off select items

...and we're still open to bartering...

bonus feature: we just got a HUGE shipment of kensie, new la merde jackets and brown sound is arriving this week. hooot!

Obama is our President!!!

Just a few of many great markdowns! Come in 15% off Storewide. Denim 25% off and select items 30% off....

Voom Preppy Dress Reg $230 SALE $184

La Merde Albatross Jacket in Grey/Blue Reg $200 SALE $170

Jeffrey Campbell Caress Boots in Grey Reg. $220 SALE $176

Hype Dress Reg. $187 SALE $130.9

LA MERDE...LA FRIDAY...LA FRANK JAMES...LA TRUNK SHOW....

PORTLAND FAVORITES, LA MERDE, HOST

FIRST TRUNK SHOW THIS FRIDAY...

AND DISCUSS LAUREN Vs. LAURENT,

PORTLAND,

AND FASHION

La Merde, local Portland favorites, will team up with Frank James for their first ever trunk sale event this Friday night. Swing by Frank James and enjoy the First Friday works of Jess Wamre (details in blog below) and get a sneak peak at everything the masterminds behind La Merde have been working on. In the theme of this weeks bloggings we again phoned Ty McBride, our NYC "A" Gay and ask him to conduct an interview with the LA MERDE design team.

Frank James is proud to carry the La Merde collection in Portland and has been very happy with the success of the selling. We look forward to spring....and to this juicy interview.

+Below Q&A Between between Ty McBride for Frank James and Erik Powell of La merde

+All images submitted by La Merde.

TMC: Hello, Erik, it's nice to speak with you...I was trying to remember the first time we met. It's hard to forget--because you are in fact an actual giant. It seems like its been nearly 7 years ago now. I met you at the POOL show at the LA Standard? Right?

EP/LM: Yes I am very tall.

(phone line goes silent for a little too long.)

TMC: Well, let's get right to it then. Who is the brains and brawn behind La Merde?

EP/LM: Erik Prowell and Josh Hindson are both the B&B behind the collection.

TMC: With years of success under your belts as screen-T jokesters how has the foray into cut and sew treated you. (www.nostarclothing.com)

EP/LM: It has definitely been a challenge entering into a new market. At the same time, we've been able to apply many of the lessons we learned when we started the te company. The best part isthe reaction we've gotten from some of the buyers and even some friends when they first saw the line. They were surprised we had any fashion design skills. To be honest....we were a little surprised too. We've also learned to never take ourselves too seriously, hence the moniker La Merde.

TMC: I am dying to know...who is La Merde dying to fuck?

EP/LM: We'll pretty much sleep with anyone. Well, josh won't. He's married and just had a kid. It would have to be someone really special.

TMC: How does one become La Merde/The Shit?

EP/LM: There is no "one way" to do it. We recommend people look with to find that way.

TMC: Who does La Merde think is hotter Lauren Conrad or Yves St. Laurent?

EP/LM: ....come on...(then submitted above picture)

TMC: What is La Merde's secret favorite jem about PDX?

EP/LM: After hour parties at Frank James and Lo Mein at the karaoke place down the street.

TMC: Does La Merde go all the way on the first date?

EP/LM: We never settle for second base.

TMC: Will La Merde ever do a line for women...La Merdette? La Petite Merde?

EP/LM: Expect something for women Fall 2010.

TMC: I then asked Erik to send us out with his favorite quote and favorite image from google image.

"I love deadlines. I like thw whooshing sound they make as they fly by." Douglas Adams