Style & Shopping

BREAKING NEWS

Wildfang to Open Second Location in Former Martinottis' Space

Local shop Wildfang will expand to the West End this fall, adding to the local, women-owned business row taking place at SW Tenth and Stark.

06/11/2015 By Eden Dawn

FASHION NEWS

Portland's Fashion Community Rallies to Catch a Shoplifter

Sarah Bibb of Folly reached out to the community to help her catch a shoplifter—and the viral efforts worked.

06/09/2015 By Eden Dawn

ARCHITECTURE

Tour the Iconic Watzek House for Father's Day

The Northwest modernist gem tucked in the West Hills welcomes design fans.

06/09/2015 By Zach Dundas

STYLE SPOTLIGHT

Local Design Students to Create Innovative Footwear Line

Old Town shoe academy Pensole employs the "Learn by Doing" model, giving their students just three weeks to design the next Asics line.

06/08/2015 By Eden Dawn

BRAND DESIGN

The Crazy-Tight Deadline that Helped Simple Create a Beautiful Logo

How one Java script, a retro-future concept, and a few hours worked brand magic for the Portland banking startup.

06/08/2015 By Zach Dundas

HAPPENINGS

Your Guide to this Week's Design, Style, and Shopping Events

The first week of June is here and ready to razzle dazzle with First Friday, grand openings, and fancy second-hand sales.

06/03/2015 By Eden Dawn

REPORT

The Portland Company That Thinks It Knows the Secret to Social Change

How do you build a modern movement? According to one Portland company, it takes a little chaos.

05/26/2015 By Zach Dundas

STYLE

Swim Local! A Guide to Portland-Made Swimwear

Our slide show of locally designed suits will surely inspire your summer sunning.

05/26/2015 By Eden Dawn

Style

Dive Into Portland's Swimsuit History

Portland's Jantzen pioneered the swimsuit. A century later, we're still making a splash.

05/26/2015 By Eden Dawn

START-UP

Upgrade Your Crowdfunding Rewards, Young Capitalist!

A new kind of crowdfunding site swaps swag for cold hard cash.

05/26/2015 By Marty Patail

WINNING FINDS

Trophy Case: Best Local Stuff of June 2015

This month's hottest locally made goods, from sunglasses made with compressed newsprint to designer bike commuter helmets

05/26/2015

ALPHA BUTTERFLY

How to Get Ahead in Sustainable Advertising

Stick to your guns and make a difference—while making plenty of $$$ while you're at it.

05/26/2015 By Mary Stutzman

COFFEE BREAK

Peek Inside the Secret Facility at the Heart of Portland’s Coffee Scene

Coffee Bean International can roast over 2 million pounds of coffee at any given time—and they probably had a hand in what's in your mug.

05/26/2015 By Larisa Owechko

FASHION SHOWS

Open Season Announces Four Nights of Indie Fashion Shows

Back for its eleventh year, beloved fashion show Open Season gives four worthy local designers each a night to show off.

05/22/2015 By Eden Dawn

VIDEO

Holy Cow! Portland Bridges by Drone!

FlyWorx, a Georgia-based imaging company, just released a jaw-dropping video of Portland's bridges by air.

05/21/2015 By Marty Patail

LOOKBOOK

Frances May Gives Shoppers a Peek Into Summer

West End shop Frances May teases us with promises of summer in their new "Aloha" lookbook.

05/19/2015 By Eden Dawn

DESIGN NEWS

Local 'Makers' Decline to Meet Obama at Nike, and Take A Shot at the Swoosh

The Portland Made Community has the President's attention for contributions to the economy, but won't do a face-to-face in Beaverton.

05/07/2015 By Eden Dawn

ARCHITECTURE

Why Are Portlanders Obsessed With Tiny Houses?

A new documentary examines four local endeavors in super-small living.

05/05/2015 By Zach Dundas

NORTHWEST EVENTS

Could You Live in a 125-Square-Foot House?

The 2nd-annual Tiny House Conference brought the small-living movement to Portland.

04/29/2015 By Rachel Davidson

STYLE SPOTLIGHT

Local Fashion Stylist Lands Vera Wang Lookbook

Portland wardrobe stylist Victoria Mesenbrink capped off a busy year by working with bridal icon Vera Wang on her new lookbook. We asked her all about it.

04/29/2015 By Eden Dawn

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