Popina Swimwear is going to select five lucky ladies who want to both be on TV and get a free swimsuit.

The idea is pretty simple we are going to select five ladies who submit photos of themselves in a swimsuit that they do not like very much for whatever reason.

We are thinking we will do the segment at Wilson Pool in Southwest Portland, these lucky (and brave) ladies will walk around a little and show off the suit they currently have that they are not thrilled about.  Next we will take these ladies to our Pearl District | Downtown Portland Swimwear Shop for some personal bathing suit style consultation from Popina Owner and Designer Pamela Levenson, and then we are going to show the after with the big reveal back at Wilson Pool of how fabulous Pamela’s choices worked out for them.

Are you interested in being on TV and receiving a free suit?

Please submit a photo of yourself in your not so favorite suit with contact information to info@popinaswim.com it is going to be a lot of fun!

Motivasi Coffee is a great new Coffee Shop in NE Portland.  Motivasi is located on the corner of NE Prescott and NE 42nd Avenue and is located only five blocks away from the Beaumont Wilshire shopping area on NE Fremont and approximately 12 blocks from the Alberta Arts District.

At Popina we love to have our weekly staff meetings at the shop.  The owner Josh makes a great latte and always has a great selection of music playing.  Plus the shop has nice big windows so it is a very comfortable to hang and do work.  Oh yeah, this NE Coffee Shop has Free Wifi I am working on this blog at the shop right now!

Jantzen Swimwear is a classic swimwear brand that originated in Portland, Oregon.  Now based in Miami and owned by Perry Ellis, Jantzen Swimsuits still maintain their classic Retro Swimwear style.

Below is a photo of the One Piece Jantzen Vamp Bathing Suit in Black.

Popina Swimwear will ship the Jantzen Vamp or any other styles offered on the Popina website virtually anywhere in the world.  Order one today for that great classic look.

BootsnAll Travel and Popina Swimwear — the largest women’s swimwear store in the Pacific Northwest featuring the Retro Swimwear inspired Popina brand, are teaming up to host a monthly event for Portland’s First Thursday!

Come out to Popina’s new location in the Pearl on Thursday, May 5, 2011 to celebrate Cinco de Mayo in Portland and chat travel with the BootsnAll Travel crew, plan your next getaway with Popina’s retro-inspired swimwear, and grab some “liquid Aloha” courtesy of Kona Brewing or some refreshing Vitamin Water!  RSVP on Facebook

This month to celebrate Cinco de Mayo we are going to lead a discussion about visiting the Mexican Rivera.  The talk will be lead by Popina owners Will and Pamela Levenson and Bootsnall staff.  So come to chat travel, learn something new about the Mexican Rivera enjoy a free Kona Brewing beer, and enter to win great prizes:
*2 First Class upgrades on Alaska Airlines
*$75 travel voucher from Alaska Airlines
*An Ellington travel bag

Be the first to try Kona Brewing’s new seasonal Koko Brown.  Dave Knows PDX reviewed the beer saying “Koko Brown is made with toasted coconut, which was smooth and roasty. A little sweet, it finishes relatively dry, and the toasted coconut is pleasant, not overbearing.”  Sounds tasty, can’t wait to try one myself.

So come out to Popina’s new location for First Thursday in the Pearl on Thursday, May 5, 2011 to chat travel with the BootsnAll Travel crew, plan your next getaway with Popina’s retro-inspired swimwear, and grab some “liquid Aloha” courtesy of Kona Brewing Co. Aloha!

More information available here:
http://www.bootsnall.com/blog
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=203265923026975
First Thursday: 6:30-8:30pm, Thursday, May 5, 2011

Popina Swimwear Downtown Portland | Pearl District