Next Great Thing

In this week’s Influencer Series, brought to us by Hartley Riedner from FH Portland, teens and twenty-somethings living in Oregon tell us what’s hot in the Pacific Northwest. Facebook dominates, but they still manage to get out for some rock climbing, bar-hopping, and bouldering (yes, bouldering).

Name: Karyn
Age: 19
Location: Portland
Occupation: Student at University of Oregon
Place to Shop: Urban Outfitters
Reading Material: Books
Social network: Facebook
Website: Google
Band/Artist: Griffin House
Spare Time Activity: Going to concerts
TV Show: Gossip Girl
Actor/Actress: Jessica Alba
Technology: Cell phone
Trend: Vintage oversize cardigans

Name: Evyan
Age: 22
Location: Portland
Occupation: Retail
Place to Shop: Anthropologie
Reading Material: Magazines (Vogue)
Social network: Facebook
Website: none
Band/Artist: Death Cab for Cutie, Rufus Wainwright
Spare Time Activity: Hanging out with friends
TV Show: Friends, Sex and the City
Actor/Actress: Johnny Depp
Technology: Cell phone
Trend: Flat boots

Name: Laura
Age: 20
Location: Portland
Occupation: Student, Portland State University
Place to Shop: Nordstrom
Reading Material: Textbooks and magazines (Nylon)
Social network: Facebook
Website: none
Band/Artist: The Shins, The White Stripes
Spare Time Activity: Eating lots of different foods
TV Show: don’t have a TV
Actor/Actress: Kate Hudson
Technology: Cell phone
Trend: The mod minidress

Name: Mark
Age: 24
Location: Portland
Occupation: Mechanical Engineer
Place to Shop: Home Depot
Reading Material: Wikipedia
Social network: Facebook
Website: www.google.com/maps
Band/Artist: U2
Spare Time Activity: Rock climbing, bouldering
TV Show: The Office
Actor/Actress: Tom Hanks
Technology: Wireless internet
Trend: Borat

Name: Sarah
Age: 24
Location: Portland
Occupation: Nanny
Place to Shop: Nordstrom Rack
Reading Material: Books
Social network: Facebook
Website: CNN
Band/Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Spare Time Activity: Rock climbing, snowboarding
TV Show: Private Practice
Actor/Actress: Julia Roberts
Technology: Cell phone
Trend: Skinny jeans

Name: Chris
Age: 26
Location: Portland
Occupation: OHSU Researcher
Place to Shop: Skate stores, CES catalog
Reading Material: Books
Social network: Facebook
Website: ESPN
Band/Artist: The Vandals, MxPx, Social Distortion
Spare Time Activity: Going to bars
TV Show: Chuck
Actor/Actress: Natalie Portman
Technology: mp3 player
Trend: Shorts with black socks

Name: Dan
Age: 26
Location: Portland
Occupation: Dental Student
Place to Shop: REI
Reading Material: Textbooks
Social network: Myspace
Website: Wikipedia
Band/Artist: The Clintons
Spare Time Activity: Rock climbing
TV Show: The Office
Actor/Actress: Natalie Portman
Technology: MacBook
Trend: Hoodies

Name: Lauren
Age: 24
Location: Portland
Occupation: Student
Place to Shop: J.Crew
Reading Material: Books
Social network: Myspace
Website: ESPN
Band/Artist: Amy Winehouse
Spare Time Activity: Rock climbing
TV Show: Grey’s Anatomy
Actor/Actress: Charlize Theron
Technology: Cell phone
Trend: Peep-toe heels