Style & Shopping

SHOPPING

We've Got All the Seasonal Artisanal/Local Holiday Bazaars, Pop-Ups, and Markets You Can Handle, Portland

The city's de facto festival of awesome short-run indie shopping has begun! Crafty Wonderland, Pop-Up Shop PDX, and more!

12/01/2015 By Alex Madison

FILM

The True Cost of Fashion Will Change How You Shop

A documentary and a discussion that aim to change your shopping habits and the fashion industry.

11/30/2015 By Eden Dawn

POP UP

LA Continues the California Invasion of Portland—With a Stylish Pop-Up?!

Adding to the Golden State craze, an LA-focused makers event sets up camp for two weeks. Goodwill or imperialism? Read on!

11/25/2015 By Eden Dawn

STEALS & DEALS

The Local Guide to Black Friday, Small Biz Saturday, and Cyber Monday

It's the biggest shopping weekend of the year and we have all the info on how to keep those dollars local.

11/24/2015 By Eden Dawn

VENTURES

What the Sale of Stumptown Coffee and Big Pink Mean for Portland Business

In 2015, five huge deals vaulted the Portland economy into a new era.

11/23/2015 By Brandon Staley

THE WISH LIST

Portland Monthly's 2015 Gift Guide

13 local gifts for the discerning giver, from local vinyl to the perfect leather watch

11/23/2015 By Eden Dawn

PLAYBACK

The Highlights From Content

This year's maker wonderland brought neon rooms, trance bands, and chakra sprays. See it all here.

11/18/2015 By Eden Dawn

HAPPENINGS

Fashion and Design Events You Should Go To This Month

Rock bottom samples sales, fancy visiting designers, and a metal holiday pop up shop. Here's what to do this month.

11/11/2015 By Eden Dawn

STYLE SPOTLIGHT

Content Returns to Ace Hotel This Weekend With Fresh Faces

Ace Hotel's beloved immersive design event returns this weekend with familiar folks and wonderfully weird new ones.

11/09/2015 By Eden Dawn

BEHIND THE SCENES

The Shining Fashion Tribute: How We Did It

Relive the horror of The Shining this Halloween with a look back at our very DIY October fashion feature.

10/30/2015 By Eden Dawn

FASHION

Teen Fashionista and Rookie Queen Tavi Gevinson in PDX

She made her name at the age of twelve when her fashion blog hit the public radar. Seven years, one wildly successful online magazine for teenage girls, and four yearbooks later, the Rookie editor dishes on style, feminism and Voodoo Doughnuts.

10/26/2015 By Eden Dawn

IN PICTURES

Internet Sensation Girls and Their Cats Comes to Portland

Fashion photographer BriAnne Wills comes home from NYC to add Portlanders to her beloved photography series.

10/21/2015 By Eden Dawn

CANNABIS

Six Expert Tips for Shopping for Weed in Portland

Weed is legal but you don't know what you're doing. We asked a Portland quality-control expert for guidance.

10/19/2015 By Portland Monthly Staff

STYLE PROFILE

Bobby Bonaparte on Gender-Neutral Clothing and Keeping Fashion Local

The Portland designer on the Asian aesthetic and why gender-specific clothing is on its way out.

10/19/2015 By Eden Dawn

BIG IDEAS

Portland-Based Vacasa Is Shaking Up the Vacation Rental Game

How the local start-up grew from managing one beach property to making nearly $100 million annually.

10/19/2015 By Zach Dundas

WINNING FINDS

Trophy Case: The Best Local Stuff of November 2015

This month’s hottest locally made goods, from a blanket homage to the Pacific Crest Trail to leather iPhone wallets.

10/19/2015 By Marty Patail

RUNWAY RUNDOWN

The Highlights Reel From Four Days of FashioNXT's Runway Shows

All the ups and downs of FashioNXT's four-day extravaganza in one handy slide show.

10/13/2015 By Eden Dawn

BEST IN SHOW

Portland Fashion's Newest Emerging Designer Is....

Last night's Emerging Designer competition turned into a judges debate before ultimately crowning a new winner.

10/09/2015 By Eden Dawn

STYLE FEATURE

Portland’s Newest Bridge Meets the City’s Sharp Architectural Fashion

Tilikum Crossing serves as a fitting stage for local designers' structured and trussed dresses, suits, and separates.

10/05/2015 By Eden Dawn

TROPHY CASE

8 Winning Tech, Home, and Gadget Finds in Local Design

From the coolest cooler to eco-friendly toothbrushes, these Portland-designed goods will elevate your surroundings.

10/05/2015 By Marty Patail

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