Fashion

Retail Therapy

How One Mall Is Cultivating Joy and Inclusion

Seattle Fat Mall centers its shoppers in every way.

08/26/2025 By Haley Shapley

Microsoft 50

How Microsoft Engineered Tech’s Anti-Fashion Workforce

Bill Gates and the rise of the no-style style icon.

05/07/2025 By Zoe Sayler

More Is More

Seattle Designer Janelle Abbott Goes Big on Everything

Her zero-waste JRAT label uses upcycled materials to create ebullient handmade garments.

02/05/2025 By Karly Quadros

Well Well Well

When Will Women Finally Get the Pockets They Deserve?

The answer—at least for one local startup—is now.

08/27/2024 By Haley Shapley

The Shape of You

The Average Woman Looks Amazing

Shelby Scott has become a social media superstar sharing fashion tips for women size 10–16.

01/22/2024 By Zoe Sayler Photography by Carlton Canary

Uniformity

The Unlikely Rise and Even Unlikelier Durability of Ebbets Field Flannels

How a mom-and-pop company devoted to retro athletic apparel turned into a fashion staple and local fixture.

07/06/2023 By Eric Nusbaum

OPENING DAY

Seattle Brand Brings Super Soft, Sustainable Basics to Bellevue Square

Consider Proto101 your intro to a better wardrobe.

05/26/2023 By Zoe Sayler

Frost Yourself

Seattle's Best Jewelry Stores for Unique Looks

From statement necklaces to shoulder-grazing earrings, these independent boutiques specialize in one-of-a-kind accessories.

03/01/2023 By Chelsea Lin and Seattle Met Staff

Rack It Up

How Nordstrom Rack Elevated Discount Shopping

Celebrating 50 years of tell-your-friends discounts.

01/18/2023 By Zoe Sayler

RUN THE WORLD

Women-Run Activewear Brands in the Seattle Area

If your New Year's resolution involves supporting local businesses and being more active, we've got the list for you.

12/27/2022 By Zoe Sayler

YEAR IN REVIEW

Our Year in Seattle Style

Some of the biggest Seattle fashion moments of 2022, from the shirt that fought Roe's repeal to the shoe that rallied the Mariners.

12/26/2022 By Zoe Sayler

GIFT GUIDE

7 Classic Seattle Gifts

Give them something that says Seattle (without screaming it).

12/06/2022 By Zoe Sayler

FOREFRONT

Meet the PNW Women Making Golf Look Better

Kinona founders Dianne Celuch and Tami Fujii are sick of oversized polos.

11/29/2022 By Zoe Sayler

WARM AND FUZZY

We Needed This: Sskein Makes Luxury Knitwear Worth the Investment

Sustainable knits meet serious fashion design credentials.

11/23/2022 By Zoe Sayler

RETAIL NEWS

Uniqlo Opens in Downtown Seattle's Former Macy's Building

300 Pine is a shopping mecca once more.

11/18/2022 By Zoe Sayler

TASSEL TOWN

We Needed This: Devon in Space Makes Fashion on the Fringe

Fashion designer Devon Urquhart elevates thrift store finds.

10/28/2022 By Zoe Sayler

Buy the Book

A Guide to Seattle’s Independent Bookstores

Where to buy literature in a City of Literature.

10/19/2022 By Stefan Milne With Sophie Grossman

NOW TRENDING

Our Favorite Looks from Bellevue Fashion Week’s Trendiest Evening

The already-posh Eastside has never looked posher.

10/17/2022 By Spencer Brown and Sophia Struna

STALK UP

10 Seattle Shops for Your Halloween Needs

These local costume dens and taxidermy havens prepare you for fright-night festivities.

10/05/2022 By Zoe Sayler, Marisa Comeau-Kerege, and Courtney Cummings

SKI PATROL

We Needed This: TaraShakti Revives Vintage Ski Suits

Seattle-based, women-founded skiwear company TaraShakti makes retro one-pieces look—and do—good.

09/30/2022 By Zoe Sayler