Style & Shopping

FASHION PROJECT

Seattle’s Best Clothing Boutiques

Seattle’s a fashionable city. You just have to know where to look.

09/10/2020 By Nicole Martinson and Zoe Sayler

West Seattle Neighborhood Guide

Where to Shop in West Seattle

Brush off the sand and browse these stores stocked with tie-dye, plants, and handmade accessories.

07/27/2020 By Nicole Martinson

RETAIL'S RETURN

These Locally Owned Seattle Shops Are Back

Ready to shop? Here are a few local businesses, from Capitol Hill to West Seattle, that are open for Phase 2.

07/02/2020 By Annette Maxon

CORONAVIRUS CHRONICLES

Downtown Nordstrom Reopens, Joining Other Seattle Retailers in Phase 2

Anthropologie, REI, and others have also opened for in-store shopping.

06/23/2020 By Zoe Sayler

QUARANTINE COUTURE

Can Masks Be Fashionable?

Seattle designers craft pandemic gear worthy of becoming a wardrobe staple—after all, we might be wearing it for a while.

04/14/2020 By Zoe Sayler

BETWEEN TWO EQUINOXES

Seattle Spring Fashion Is Anything but Binary

Fashion is fluid in a season that refuses to be defined.

04/08/2020 Styled by Annaliz Salvador Edited by Zoe Sayler Photography by AJ Ragasa

INSIDE EDITION

Actually, You Don't Have to Dress Up to Work from Home

Seattle fashion blogger Sahily McMillan drops advice for loving your quarantine look (even if your cat is the only one who sees it).

04/07/2020 By Zoe Sayler

Shear Madness

What the Hell Should You Do About Your Quarantine Hair?

With barbershops and salons closed, many of us are now facing quite the conundrum.

04/03/2020 By Benjamin Cassidy

GIRL POWER

Shop Local—Online—At These Women-Owned Consignment Stores

You can online shop and support your community. Dangerous, we know.

03/27/2020 By Nicole Martinson

Fashion, Meet Function

Billy Price's Quest to Make Mainstream Shoes Adaptive

A three-story fall during college left the Billy Footwear co-founder unable to tie his shoes. Now he can put on his own.

03/27/2020 By Benjamin Cassidy

BORN-AGAIN BOOTS

Montana’s Canty Boots Updates the Classic Cowboy Style

These boots were made for reworking.

02/26/2020 By Allison Williams

TASTEFULLY TORRENTIAL

The Seattle Guide to Dressing for Spring Rain

Seattle’s style conundrum: Dressing for post-winter rains without resorting to a hardshell.

02/25/2020 By Kelly Skahan

WAX POETIC

Elm Candle Bar Debuts DIY Candles in Capitol Hill

Your next afternoon activity is scent from heaven.

02/25/2020 By Nicole Martinson

NORDIC NEWS

Scandinavian Furniture Gallery Sparklebarn Is Opening in Ballard

After eight years in Fremont, the furniture shop's moving in right next door to the Nordic museum.

02/21/2020 By Nicole Martinson

WE'RE WORN OUT

7 Seattle Brands Slinging Merch with Attitude

These local businesses aren't afraid to show a little sass.

01/24/2020 By Nicole Martinson

COME AS YOU ARE

7 Seattle Fashion Moments We’ll Remember from the 2010s

Seattle’s never been known for its fashion sense. But after the last decade...uh, we’re getting there.

01/07/2020 By Zoe Sayler

Hue News

Pantone's 2020 Color of the Year Is...Calmer Than 2019

Pantone kicks off a new decade with a timeless pick: “Classic Blue.”

12/26/2019 By Nicole Pasia

Flowing Solo

A New Seattle Yoga Studio for Solitude

Lower Queen Anne's Sanctuary reimagines group exercise classes for a party of one.

12/23/2019 By Kelly Skahan and Rosin Saez

TOTES DISMAYED

We'll Miss First and Pike News. But At Least We Have a Tote.

It figures: Seattle's iconic First and Pike newsstand shutters Dec 31, and its totes are hotter than ever.

12/19/2019 By Zoe Sayler

Nostalgia Is the New Black

How 2 Seattle-Set Films Inspire Style Today

Say Anything and 10 Things I Hate About You hit milestone anniversaries this year, but the style therein remains as fashionable as ever.

11/26/2019 By Kelly Skahan

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