Fashion

Style

Why Aren’t We Wearing Motorcycle Sweaters?

Dehen 1920 knits the coolest piece of biker gear no one seems to know about for Harley-Davidson and Langlitz Leathers.

10/21/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

In Search Of

The Dress that Found Me

Seventeen years ago, I fell for a photo of a dress. I didn’t know I was searching for a piece of Portland fashion history.

06/23/2025 By Carmel Breathnach

Style & Shopping

The Secondhand Store That Feels like a High-End Boutique

Thanks to a community of consignors, thrift shop comforts mix with designer glitter at Deep Lake.

06/04/2025 By Matthew Trueherz Photography by Aaron Lee

Style & Shopping

The Best Thrifting in Portland

You’re not finding your wedding dress or that one Gucci bag at Goodwill, but you might at these local secondhand boutiques.

05/20/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

Style & Shopping

A Former Art Museum Curator’s Gallery of Designer Clothes

At Diana Kim’s boutique Stand Up Comedy, garments are a vehicle for ideas.

05/12/2025 By Matthew Trueherz Photography by Aaron Lee

Style & Shopping

The Best Fashion Boutiques in Portland

Local stores that will make you never want to shop online again.

05/06/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

Style & Shopping

Local Stars on Over- and Underdressing in Portland

Does the city have a style? Artists and designers talk navigating our confusing relationship to fashion.

04/30/2025 By Matthew Trueherz Photography by Aaron Lee

Style & Shopping

What Does Sustainable Fashion Mean to Portland in 2025?

DIY runway shows devoted to upcycling set a tone in the aughts that today’s students and designers are bringing back around.

04/22/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

Q&A

'Wardrobe Theory Project' Wants You to Rethink Your Closet

Can your clothes tell a story? Colin Behr thinks so.

02/05/2025 By Dalila Brent

Made to Measure

Making a Bespoke Trucker Jacket with Graziano & Gutiérrez

With heirloom Mexican textiles, the local designer makes workwear-inspired clothes for Joe Jonas, the Blazers, and our own humble editor.

03/25/2024 By Matthew Trueherz

Fashion Museum

Thrilling Africa Fashion at PAM Models Styles Past and Present, and a Very Queer Future

In the gorgeous, traveling exhibit on at the Portland Art Museum, clothes both reflect and drive culture.

11/22/2023 By Matthew Trueherz

Shoe Review

We Try Dansko's New Translucent Clogs

Choose your socks carefully for these clear clogs—a Scandinavian-inspired cross between ’80s jellies and ’90s iMacs.

03/17/2023 By Margaret Seiler

Store Watch

3 Essential Downtown Stores for Japanese-Made Wares

Flights from PDX to Japan aren’t back anytime soon. So maybe go shopping instead?

09/15/2022 By Nic Brent

Sustainable Style

Portland-Based Streetwear Brand Unless Collective Sets Up Shop in Union Way

We’ve found your next fit, and it’s compostable.

09/13/2022 By Isabel Lemus Kristensen

Footwear

The Best Photos from Sneaker Week PDX 2022

The annual event, taking place August 4–10, brings out the city’s most cultured and creative enthusiasts in the footwear industry.

08/09/2022 By Dalila Brent

Sustainable Shopping

6 New Vintage Stores Make Old School Cool

These new-to-Portland shops give us the lowdown on how they do vintage—the old-fashioned way.

07/28/2022 By Shannon Daehnke

Style

Craft Work: Portland Clothing Line Maya Meyer

Designer Maya Dahlgreen dropped her day job for a flowy new fashion line with vintage fabrics including bedsheets and shower curtains.

03/23/2022 By Shannon Daehnke

Q&A

How Will Portland's Fashion Scene Rebound Post-COVID?

After a treacherous year for the fashion community, we asked major players what the city and state could do to help get them back on track.

06/08/2021 By Eden Dawn

Fashion History

A Stitch in Time

A look at three centuries of Portland's fashion scene and its impact on the world.

03/22/2021 By Eden Dawn Illustrations by Sarah Donofrio

Lookbook

This Dreamy New Lingerie Lookbook Looks Like Pre-Raphaelite Paintings

Local lingerie company Jane's Vanity teamed up with photographer and collage artist, Mindy Byrd, for stunning new editorial photos.

12/12/2020 By Eden Dawn

Portland Monthly

Fashion

Why Aren’t We Wearing Motorcycle Sweaters?

The Dress that Found Me

The Secondhand Store That Feels like a High-End Boutique

The Best Thrifting in Portland

A Former Art Museum Curator’s Gallery of Designer Clothes

The Best Fashion Boutiques in Portland

Local Stars on Over- and Underdressing in Portland

What Does Sustainable Fashion Mean to Portland in 2025?

'Wardrobe Theory Project' Wants You to Rethink Your Closet

Making a Bespoke Trucker Jacket with Graziano & Gutiérrez

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