Style & Shopping

BEST OF THE CITY 2016

Best of the City 2016: What Defines Portland?

As Portland Monthly gets ready to celebrate the city’s finest people, places, and traits, have your say on 10 crucial questions.

04/20/2016 By Portland Monthly Staff

WEED

It's 4/20—So Here Are Smoking Deals at 10 Portland Dispensaries

Dave's not here, man, but cheap bud is.

04/20/2016 By Claire Colby

EVENTS

April Is Almost Over: Top Style & Design Things to Do

From fashion shows to warehouse sales to basket weaving, there are lots of ways to finish April strong.

04/18/2016 By Claire Colby

DESIGN WEEK 2016

Will Portland Be Underwater in 2100?

In Futurelandia, 20 local artists imagine Portland a century from now.

04/15/2016 By Claire Colby

HAPPENINGS

How We Fell for Dita Von Teese

We talked with the enchanting burlesque queen about self-invention, her upcoming Portland shows, and that giant martini glass. Plus, take it from Dita: beauty comes in all sizes.

04/14/2016 By Eden Dawn

FASHION IN FILM

Winona Ryder, the Gap, and '90s Chokers on the Big Screen

The Hollywood Theatre's Fashion in Film series goes full Gen X with a one-time showing of Reality Bites.

04/07/2016 By Eden Dawn

DESIGN WEEK 2016

Norwegian Design Firm Snøhetta Shows Us How the Sausage Is Made

The firm behind the upcoming James Beard Public Market kicks off Design Week 2016.

04/07/2016 By Marty Patail

ARCHITECTURE

Travel Back to the 1950s and Step Inside 'The Houses of Tomorrow'

Restore Oregon will walk you through seven Portland-area midcentury-modern homes.

04/06/2016 By Marty Patail

STYLE SPOTLIGHT

How a Portland Stylist Helped Bring Kanye West's Fashion Visions to Life

Willyum Beck's crash course in styling included not sleeping for three days, putting together outfits for 200 models in minutes, and appeasing new boss Kanye West in front of 20,000 people.

04/05/2016 By Eden Dawn

PRIDE 2016

Grab Your Sequins and Get Your Tickets to the Ultimate Pride Week Kickoff Party!

Portland’s vibrant LGBTQ community will take over Zidell Yards on Thursday, June 16 for PDX’s official Pride kickoff party!

04/01/2016

HAPPENINGS

April Is Here: Top Style and Design Things to Do

From springtime sales to screen-printing to some of Portland’s most fashionable ladies riffing on Warhol, consider this your guide to stylish entertainment for the next two weeks.

03/31/2016 By Claire Colby

HOME DÉCOR

You Need One of These Free Refurbished MAX Signs

Don't fight it.

03/30/2016 By Marty Patail

SHOPPING

New Market "Flea + Food" Merges Vintage Finds and Local Eats

A craft market, now with 100 percent more food pod.

03/29/2016 By Claire Colby

ARCHITECTURE

How a Portland Firm Reinvented the Call Center

Bora Architects designed Airbnb's CX Hub to feel like home.

03/25/2016 By Marty Patail

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

WINNING FINDS

Trophy Case: Best Local Stuff of April 2016

This month’s hottest locally made goods, from precision-cut fire pits to oversize backyard games.

03/25/2016 By Sylvia Randall-Muñoz

LOOKBOOK

Portland Jewelry Line Polaris Shines Bright

The small line has released a spring lookbook brimming with geometric wonders.

03/22/2016 By Eden Dawn

EVENTS

Wildfang Reinterprets the "F" Word for Women's History Month

On March 16, six Portland women tell stories about the "F" word—from fallopian tubes and feminism to fear.

03/15/2016 By Eden Dawn

BEST IN SHOW

Fade to Light Ups Its Game

Eight designers gave it their all on the runway—to pretty fantastic effect.

03/08/2016 By Eden Dawn