Men's Shop

Duchess Clothier

One peep inside this shoebox-size suit store affirms that behind every good man—or at least every well-dressed one—is a good woman. Specifically, Duchess owner Seyta Selter. Since 2005, Selter’s carefully tailored suits, shirts, and ties featuring Gatsby-era details like hand-stitched lapels, silhouette-svelting vests, and flamboyant fabric linings have earned raves from everyone from Portland Monthly editors to Australian singer-songwriter Nick Cave (he has six Duchess suits)—not to mention the women standing beside them. 2505 SE 11th Ave, Suite 102

High-End Home Shop

Hunt & Gather

Whether you’re on the prowl for a midcentury-mod couch or a fanciful, overstuffed sofa to anchor your country-cottage-chic sitting room, Hunt & Gather will have it. An early Pearl District resident, the 14-year-old store’s large showroom lets designers Lisa D. Breslau and Cameron Baker-Sharp showcase an eclectic range of tastes, reaching far beyond the modern and craft-centric themes seen in most home stores. To ensure personal looks Breslau and Baker-Sharp also offer one-on-one design services. 1302 NW Hoyt St

Gift Shop

Red Sail

Happy birthday, congratulations, happy anniversary, I’m so sorry I forgot our anniversary … whatever you want to say, Red Sail makes it easier. Owner Stacy Maiano has curated a collection of wallet-friendly gifts (almost everything is under $100) from independent and local designers: leather clutches and wallets from Portland’s Nicole Cipriano, mixed metal jewelry, wall-mounted bottle openers, even a smart, compact bento lunchbox. Plus, gift-wrapping is free, leaving, for the forgetful among us, enough cash for flowers, too. 1723 NE Alberta St

Hat Shop

John Helmer Haberdasher

There’s a good reason John Helmer’s hat section (half the store) feels as if it were beamed in from the 1920s: the downtown store has been selling high-end caps, since, well, the 1920s. Tweed caps, felt bowlers, and berets, just to name a few—Helmer’s shelves bulge with sophisticated chapeaux, including an entire section devoted to ladies’ hats jockeying to be worn at your next Kentucky Derby party. 969 SW Broadway

Shop for Modern Makers

Hand-Eye Supply

Part tool shop, part art store, Hand-Eye Supply is the Renaissance man of craft stores. Modern-day blacksmith-types are drawn to the aviator-style safety goggles, Stanley thermoses, and compact handsaws, while design geeks are mesmerized by oodles of drawing pads, drafting tools, and high-tech writing utensils. And the displays of coveralls and hefty leather shop aprons could make anyone hanker for a project or two around the house. 23 NW Fourth Ave

Design Shop

Woonwinkel

An ode to modern design, Woonwinkel (“home shop” in Dutch) is a repository for the kind of beautiful objects that induce mental math frenzies: just how many lattes will I have to nix each week to afford that Pigeon Toe ceramic vase? Or in the case of the gorgeous selection of the Last Attempt at Greatness lamps, how many Caribbean cruises one might have to forgo. Still, with nearly 10 local artists represented in-house, your purchase comes with a warm and fuzzy community feeling. 935 SW Washington St

Hardware Store

W. C. Winks Hardware

Power tools hadn’t even been invented when Winks first started helping Portlanders with their DIY projects. But that hasn’t stopped the 102-year-old landmark from stocking its shelves with drills, saws, and a few other charge-dependent gizmos. Meanwhile, the shop’s exhaustive assortment of fasteners, knobs, and builders’ hardware is so massive it requires a guide (seriously) to find what you need. And trust us, Winks has what you need. 200 SE Stark St

Up-and-Coming Local Designer

Bryce Black

One of two Art Institute of Portland graduates selected for Project Runway Season Nine, 27-year-old Bryce Black survived Klum and Co’s critiques until week eight, and was then asked to come back and show his avant-garde garments (think black leather and feathers and one-legged denim jumpsuits) at New York Fashion Week. Today the edgy young Black, whose designs also starred in Portland Monthly’s fall 2010 fashion spread, puts his talents to use designing women’s wear for Portland-based Studio SKB (available only wholesale for now). But we wouldn’t be surprised to see a separate Bryce Black line popping up around town in the coming year.

Bryce’s Picks:

Favorite Consignment/Secondhand Shop

Buffalo Exchange–Hawthorne
I love cowboy boots, so I always go there because they have so many shoes. 1420 SE 37th Ave; buffaloexchange.com

Favorite Fabric Store

Josephine’s Dry Goods
The selection is small, but what they do have is really specific: they get a lot of leftover designer fabrics, nicer-brand fabrics like Ralph Lauren denim. 521 SW 11th Ave; josephinesdrygoods.com

Favorite DIY Sewing Shop

Portland Sewing
This is the only place you should be going. Sharon Blair has taught everyone. Project Runway winner] Gretchen Jones took classes there. Anybody that’s come from Project Runway has interacted with Sharon. 2111 NE 43rd Ave; portlandsewing.com

Readers’ Picks

Shop for Locally Designed Women's Brands

Union Rose

Point out any dress or piece of jewelry, and owner Nicole Prevost can tell you everything about it, from how many the designer made to why he or she chose a certain fabric. 7909 SE Stark St; unionrosepdx.com

Ladies' Shoe Shop 

Imelda’s and Louie’s

There are no secrets at this 18-year-old shoe shop, where the inventory is laid out warehouse-style in boxes on the floor, and noncommissioned staff help you find what you want without being pushy. 3426 SE Hawthorne blvd and 935 NW Everett St; imeldasandlouies.com

Outdoor Gear Shop

REI

Two words: member dividends. And returns are as hassle-free as ever.
Multiple locations; rei.com

Garden Shop

Portland Nursery

With more than 100,000 plants, this is Portland’s gardening epicenter. 5050 SE Stark St and 9000 SE Division St; portlandnursery.com

Place to Shop for Bike Gear

River City Bicycles

Solid customer service, a vast selection, and an indoor test track. You don’t need to say anything more. 706 SE MLK jr. Blvd; rivercitybicycles.com

Place to Buy Jeans

Blake

The volume of denim here boggles the mind, and so does owner Blake Nieman-Davis’s prophetic ability to pick the perfect-fitting pair for bods of all shapes and sizes. 26 NW 23rd Pl; loveblake.tumblr.com

Antique Store

Stars

The crown jewel of the vaunted Sellwood antiquing scene features two giant showrooms and an ever-changing selection. 7030 SE Milwaukie Ave; starsantiques.com