Shuffling awkwardly past your local mall’s Victoria’s Secret is an adolescent rite of passage.
Do you avert your gaze immediately? Or is it possible to catch a peek without anyone noticing your bumbling charade? The dog and pony show is worth it, though, for that first triumphant trip inside — a journey rewarded with the status symbol of a black-and-pink striped bag.
Soon, a whole new generation of Portland-area kids and preteens will be lucky enough to endure that same clumsy coming of age…