Style & Shopping

Pack Mentality

10 Everyday Backpacks That Are Too Cool for School

For work, play, and every other day.

08/17/2021 By Jenni Moore

HIP HIP GLOSSIER

Glossier Opened Its Seattle Location in Capitol Hill

10th Ave just got a whole lot prettier.

08/16/2021 By Zoe Sayler

Sick Shades

10 Essential Sunglasses to Add to Your Collection

It's always sunny in Seattle.

08/09/2021 By Jenni Moore

GOOD JEANS

Everlane Opens Seattle Store at University Village

These basics are far from it.

08/04/2021 By Zoe Sayler

Swim Swag

10 Stylish Swimsuits for Seattle Sunseekers

Yes, there's still time to go swimsuit shopping.

08/04/2021 By Jenni Moore

Skorting the Issue

We Needed This: Girlfriend Collective’s Skort Fits Just Right

Somewhere between hard pants and soft pants lies the perfect summer wardrobe staple.

07/26/2021 By Zoe Sayler

IN WITH THE OLD

Seattle’s Best Vintage Furniture Shops

Vintage is the sustainable way to furnish a home. It’s also an old-fashioned good time.

07/13/2021 By Zoe Sayler Photography by Ellie Arciaga Lillstrom

OPEN SEASON

How the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale Made Retail History

The annual event's local roots are kind of a big deal.

06/28/2021 By Zoe Sayler

THE BRIGHT SIDE

Your Seattle Summer Guide to Outdoor Entertaining Anywhere

From colorful carafes to designer pools to a fancy cooler fit for park cocktails, here’s how to outfit a summer outside.

06/18/2021 By Zoe Sayler Photography by Jane Sherman

Collective Enterprise

Pacific Galleries Antique Mall Will Close This Summer

Seattle says farewell to its oldest antique mall after nearly 50 years.

06/08/2021 By Allecia Vermillion

Best in the biz

Mud Bay Founder Lars Wulff Has a Pet Theory

His pet supply empire taught Seattle how to treat our four-legged friends right. 

06/04/2021 By Allison Williams Photography by Kyle Johnson

Best in the biz

Tiffany Gwin Lights Up Wallingford at Harold's Lighting

She has bright new ideas for the business her family's been in since the Great Depression.

06/04/2021 By Zoe Sayler Photography by Kyle Johnson

TAKE OUR MONEY

Everlane Will Open in University Village This Summer

It's the latest in a string of big-name openings at Seattle's outdoor shopping center.

06/01/2021 By Zoe Sayler

OLD SCHOOL COOL

Cool House Brings Vintage Furniture to Fremont's Pipe and Row Boutique

The Seattle-based Instagram furniture shop is bringing its A game for the weeklong popup.

05/19/2021 By Zoe Sayler

BACK, BABY

Baby & Company Returns to Seattle for a Monthlong Capitol Hill Popup

The 10th Ave Collective Popup features local businesses like Easy Street—and is just the first in a series of Seattle events the boutique has planned.

05/07/2021 By Zoe Sayler

Mall Right

12 Best Local(ish) Shops at U Village

Where to go when you need shopping to feel fun again.

05/06/2021 By Chelsea Lin

Show some respect

6 Local Mother’s Day Gifts from Seattle Boutiques

Mom deserves more than brunch. Here are some ideas from the folks behind our favorite shops.

04/26/2021 By Chelsea Lin

DOLL HOUSE

Doll Parts Moves Its Vintage Collective Up the Street to West Seattle Junction

Expect home goods and a whole lot of local partnerships when the new space opens May 1.

04/23/2021 By Zoe Sayler

Buy the Book

Seattle Independent Bookstore Day Is Back for 2021

The local seller celebration retains its book passport but is now both virtual and IRL, and runs for 10 days.

04/23/2021 By Stefan Milne

RETAIL FOUNDATIONS

Sephora to Open Another Seattle Store at the Ballard Blocks

It's an exciting addition to the south Ballard shopping center.

04/08/2021 By Zoe Sayler