Caesy Oney Wants Portland to Dress More Like Portland

With Last Heavy, the new line he created with Los Angeles designer Thed Jewel and creative agency Kamp Grizzly, the 33-year-old designer rejects the sparkling Space Age textiles of the big athletic brands, aiming for an aesthetic more closely related to the city’s long-standing vintage scene.

Portland’s Fade to Light Fashion Show Features Emerging Designers

Taking place at Crystal Ballroom, the show is often so highly anticipated it sells out, and producer Elizabeth Mollo finds herself having to put designers on a wait list.

Robert “Buck” Froman Supplies Some of Portland’s Most Iconic Vintage Stoves

“I’m the stove guy!”

Montavilla’s Favorite Cocktail Bar Transplants an Eastside Aesthetic to the Pearl

At Vintage Cocktail Lounge, the Bartenders Are True Spirit Geeks

Vintage Cocktail Lounge thrives where other “craft cocktail” bars struggle.

With Hidden Opulence, Drea Johnson Wants to Help Everyone Realize Their Fashion Dreams

For anyone looking to outsource clothing production in Portland, options are limited. Designers who have an idea for their first apparel collection, or just want to salvage their grandfather’s Army pants, often approach Drea Johnson, owner of Hidden Opulence Design House.

Irreverent Portland Designer Laurs Kemp Readies Her New Storefront

In the past two years, the name Laurs Kemp has become synonymous with the sustainable fashion scene in Portland.

In January, Rodellee Bas Closed Her Vintage Clothing Shop. She’s Never Been Happier.

If you ever spot a woman in a white-lace vintage dress and wide-brimmed hat sipping a latte at a breakfast spot, or maybe having a picnic and reading a novel by the river, it might be Rodellee Bas, owner of Adored Vintage.