Fall Fashion

True West: Fall Fashion Harks Back to Oregon's Early Days

Stately hats, full skirts, and tailored layers for all.

09/13/2017 Styled by Eden Dawn Photography by Christopher Dibble

Style

Celebrating 30 Years of Spartacus, Portland's Beloved Adult Store

It's dirty 30 for the West Burnside institution.

08/14/2017 By Eden Dawn

Visual Art

Longtime Graphic Designer Ellen McFadden Goes Big on Canvas

The Portland artist, born in 1928, follows a pioneering graphic design career with a new one in painting.

07/10/2017 By Emma Mannheimer

Beer Guide 2017

Summer of Beer: Portland’s Best Pints and Breweries Right Now

At last, the sun is shining and the taps are flowing. Here’s our guide to the best of 2017, because there’s never been a better time to grab a pint.

06/12/2017 Edited by Marty Patail

Beer Guide 2017: Fresh Pints

Portland's 8 Best New Spots to Drink Beer

From experimental one-offs to dreamy patios, here are our favorite places for a pint right now.

06/12/2017 By Marty Patail, Rebecca Jacobson, Ramona DeNies, Zach Dundas, Meagan Nolan, Margaret Seiler, and Kelly Clarke

Profile

Male? Female? Jamie Shupe Battles for a Third Option.

Portlander Jamie Shupe is the first person in the US to be legally recognized as nonbinary.

02/20/2017 By Molly Woodstock

Style

Can This Portlander Help Fashion Businesses Get Off the Ground?

With Laptops & Smalltalk, Brittany Sierra becomes a coach for local fashion entrepreneurs.

10/10/2016 By Eden Dawn

Profile

Interior Designer Andee Hess Puts the Portland Aesthetic on the National Map

Wiz Bang Bar to House Spirits, Hess and her company are behind some of this city’s sharpest spaces.

09/21/2016 By Fiona McCann Photography by Christopher Dibble

HABITAT

How Two Portlanders Turn Interior Design into Mind-Bending Art Projects

Artists Trish Grantham and Michael Paulus create striking, one-of-a-kind painted interiors across the city.

07/12/2016 By Heather V. Keeling

STYLE

Meet Four Portland Designers Blazing the Trail of Plus Size Fashion

Our city’s plus size fashion scene comes into its own.

07/12/2016 By Eden Dawn Photography by Christopher Dibble Styled by Abibat Durosimi

EDITOR'S NOTE

How Portlanders Are Reinventing Health and Exercise

Our city is far ahead of the pack.

06/24/2016 By Zach Dundas

OM BASE

Aerial Yoga Will Turn You Upside Down

Fear of heights? Fear not.

06/24/2016 By Molly Woodstock

SPRING FASHION

Garment District

From glitzy gowns to tailored suits, Portland’s designers can do it all. See for yourself in our biggest all-local fashion feature ever.

03/25/2016 By Eden Dawn Photography by Christopher Dibble

SHOP LOCAL

Meet the Man Selling Portland’s Most Luxurious Suits

In a plush, century-old parlor, Joseph Mueller outfits customers in the finest silk and wool.

03/01/2016 By Eden Dawn

DISPATCH

This Portland Fabric Lab is Testing the Fashion of the Future

Whether you’re making a waterproof jacket or high-tech sports bra, Elizabeth LeMay has got it dialed.

03/01/2016 By Megan Haverman

STYLE

Finger Bang’s Wild Nail Art

A new salon revives the art of weird and wonderful manicures.

01/25/2016 By Eden Dawn

AVANT GUARD

Meet the Bosnian Artist Who Watches Over Portland’s Most Valuable Art Trove

By day, Miroslav Lovric is a security guard at the Portland Art Museum; by night, he’s a painter inspired by the masters he guards.

12/10/2015 By Jonathan Frochtzwajg