Portlandia

Fashioning Cascadia Spotlights Seattle Designers

Forget everything you thought you knew about fast fashion; Portland's Museum of Contemporary Craft and PNCA explore the lifecycle of locally designed garments and our region's attitude towards fashion.

05/12/2014 By Emma Ranniger

Layer by Layer

The One Seattle-Designed Wardrobe Item That Every Seattle Woman Truly Needs

It's not a rain boot or a rain jacket, and no high tech fabrics are involved—unless you consider cashmere high tech. (And after you read this in-depth primer, you might.)

05/08/2014 By Laura Cassidy

Open Up the Trunk

Boho Republic Spring Trunk Show

Join Independent Runway Show contestant Tina Witherspoon as she premieres the spring selections from her new line, Boho Republic.

05/08/2014 By Amanda Zurita

Local Color

Michael Cepress Dresses the Seattle Symphony

When they perform the newly Pulitizer Prized John Luther Adams piece with Ludovic Morlot at Carnegie Hall in New York City, 100 musicians will be wearing Seattle blue.

05/06/2014 By Laura Cassidy

Up Close and Personal

Behind the Scenes: Meghann Sommer of Etcetera Jewelry

From the best local independents to that joint known as Anthro, her gem-strung necklaces are modern essentials.

05/05/2014 By Laura Cassidy Photography by Kirby Calvin

Retail News

Moorea Seal's Boutique Opens Soon in Belltown

She's the Ellen-slash-Oprah of downtown Seattle.

05/02/2014 By Laura Cassidy

Fierce Competition

The Who's Who of the Independent Designer Runway Show 2014

Allow us to introduce you to the ten Seattle fashion designers selected to show their work in this year's Bellevue Fashion Week showcase at the Bellevue Collection.

04/29/2014 By Laura Cassidy

Slide Show

Mother's Day Ideas from 11 Cool Seattle Moms

We get inside the minds—and the homes—of some of Seattle's smartest, chicest, funniest moms to bring you a boatload of gift-giving and shopping ideas for Mother's Day and more.

04/25/2014 By Laura Cassidy Photography by Kelsey Kaufman

Studio Visit

Behind the Scenes: Masha Osoianu

Local designer Masha Osoianu gives us an inside look into her gorgeous knitwear.

04/24/2014 By Amanda Zurita

Style Downpour

Item of the Moment: Clear Coated Rainwear

A chic way to take on this ever-present drizzle from local designer Miriam Reynolds.

04/17/2014 By Amanda Zurita

Wedding Wednesday

Seattle's Butter London Reveals New Collection at Monique Lhuillier

A new four-shade set of lacquers from the Seattle-based nail empire premiered recently at New York Bridal week and just launched on Butter London's website.

04/16/2014 By Laura Cassidy

Go See

Art Walk/Fashion Party at Glasswing

Check out Seattle designers Wyatt Orr, local painter Michael Ottersen, and photographers Charlie Schuck and Patrick Wright while you're art walking on Capitol Hill this week.

04/08/2014 By Laura Cassidy

Designer Spotlight

Behind the Scenes: Temper Jewelry

Seattle-based jewelry designer Jesse Morrow joins forces with Cambodian social enterprises to create fair trade accessories forged from the bullet casings and bombshells of a troubled history.

04/07/2014 By Emma Ranniger

Post

Seattle Artist Collaborates with Converse for Nordstrom

04/04/2014

What to Buy Now

Seattle Artist Collaborates with Converse for Nordstrom

What do iconic Chuck Taylor high-tops have in common with some of the world's great art works? They both started as white canvas.

04/04/2014

Eat, Stay, Love

Raw Natural from Totokaelo, Grain, and Jonathan Adler

On-trend home and lifestyle specimens from two Seattle purveyors and a mega-maker of cool home design.

03/24/2014 By Angela Cabotaje

Fashion Weekend

Party People: Schai Private Industry Presentation at Roche-Bobois

Seattle-based designer Suk Chai gave the first-ever Seattle presentation of her premiere line, Schai, at Roche Bobois on Friday, March 14. Check out our images and find out where and when Chai will present the line to the whole city.

03/17/2014 By Laura Cassidy

Retail News

Local Lacquer Pro Nonie Creme Launches Beauty Line

The Seattle-based fashion insider tells us about her new company, Colour Prevails, and also calls for a break from all the "nail art noise." (Here, here!)

03/06/2014 By Laura Cassidy

Fit and Tied

April Pride at the Four Seasons

The innovative fashion biz behind the Dress sets up digs in some of downtown's coolest rooms to create a new world temporary boutique that's a lot like an old world atelier.

03/03/2014 By Laura Cassidy

Shopportunity

Hangout Shop at Love City Love

Join Blackbird, Neon Zinn, Glasswing, Semi Good Design, Chloe Touran, Crisp Creperie, Percy's and Co. and more for a new kind of shopportunity. The popup is dead. Long live the popup!

02/28/2014 By Laura Cassidy