SPECIAL EXHIBIT

A Spectacular Italian Fashion Exhibit Hits Portland

This week, the long-awaited Italian Style exhibit makes Portland Art Museum the only West Coast stop for its vintage Valentino, Prada, Missoni, and more. Not to mention a special additional exhibit devoted to our local fashion designers.

02/03/2015 By Eden Dawn

SPREZZATURA!

The Portland Art Museum's Extravaganza of Italian Fashion

With an imported look at Italian style, Portland Art Museum reveals how a scruffy upstart country captured the world’s aesthetic imagination. Sound familiar? (We can dream!)

02/02/2015 By Eden Dawn and Shawn Levy

WOOL FUTURES

A Historic Oregon Ranch is Crusading to Revive the American Clothing Industry

How Imperial Stock Ranch is partnering with national designers and high-end boutiques to save American wool.

01/05/2015 By Karen Karbo

STORE OPENINGS

Win a Winter "Cozy Kit" from Soft Surroundings

The snuggly brand's new Bridgeport Village store is a comfort-lover's dream of bedding, robes, socks, beauty products, and apparel.

12/17/2014 By Allison Jones

FASHION EVENTS

Eat, Drink, and Be Judgy: A Red Carpet Viewing Extravaganza

Join Portland Monthly on Sunday, January 11 at Rontoms for a free viewing party of the Golden Globes—Hollywood's most outrageous awards show.

12/16/2014 By Eden Dawn

STYLE SPOTLIGHT

An Entire Store Devoted to Locally Made Goods

A new Pearl District shop boasts nothing but Portland-made goods.

12/16/2014 By Eden Dawn

SHOPPING

Why Cargo Moved its Hoard of Global Designs Across the River

Patty Merrill and Bridgid Blackburn explain their migration from the Pearl to the Central Eastside.

12/01/2014 By Zach Dundas

FIT CITY

How Nike Elites Changed the Athletic Sock Game

Tracking the rise of Nike's share of national sock stock

12/01/2014 By Sarah Ostaszewski

Abiding in Style

Happy Birthday to Jeff Bridges, ‘Big Lebowski’ Star and Ultimate Pendleton Sweater Model!

We pitted the Dude against Bridges’s role in ‘The Last Unicorn.’

10/28/2014 By Margaret Seiler

HAPPENINGS

Content Unleashes Five Hours of Design Magic at the Ace Hotel

Once a year makers take over the second floor of the Ace Hotel for the best design event of the year.

10/14/2014 By Eden Dawn

HAPPENINGS

Stylish Events for October 14–28

Fashion weeks one and two may be over, but there's still plenty of things to keep the end of October in full swing.

10/13/2014 By Eden Dawn

STYLE

Capture the Kinfolk Look with the Mag's Minimalist Clothing Line

One tiny Portland-based magazine conquered the world—and now it wants to transform your closet.

10/10/2014

FASHION INSPIRATION

Textile Hive's Fabric Fantasia

A vast textile archive exposes local designers to the world’s patterns.

09/26/2014 By Nicole Cordier

FASHION IN FILM

Like Almost Famous? Come Watch It With the REAL Pennie Lane!

Director's Cut screening! Seventies fashion! An American Idol contestant singing live! A special rock photography short film! This is the event for you.

09/19/2014 By Eden Dawn

HAPPENINGS

Stylish Events: September 16–30

From collaborative sales to perfume launches, we know how you should fill up that date book.

09/16/2014 By Eden Dawn

NEWS

Can Portland's Fashion Scene Go From Indie to Industry?

Two Portland companies launch intensive programs this fall with the goal of taking our fashion scene from cottage industry to just plain industry.

09/10/2014 By Eden Dawn

DELIVERED

Instacart Brings Uwajimaya, Whole Foods, and Costco to Your Door

The popular online shopping and one-hour delivery service just launched in Portland, so we tried it out to stock up on staples from Beaverton's Asian supermarket.

09/03/2014 By Allison Jones