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Portland Fashion Institute’s runway was buzzing Sunday with models sashaying before a sold-out audience applauding original ...

Like many young girls, I attended the same Girl Scout Camp for 10 years — first as a camper and now as a counselor — and the ...

Small businesses, events and communities are popping up in the growing realm of clothing upcycling and sustainable fashion.

The treasurer has a wonderful story to tell about free trade that might help save US exceptionalism from Fortress America.

The word “notion” is an odd one. We’ve all had a notion — a conception or a belief about something. Those are pretty common. You know what is uncommon these days? The other kind of notion. As in ...

Although Eagle Rock is considered to be “ethnically diverse” with sizable Asian (23.9%), white (29.8%) and Latino (40.3%) ...

More than 3,000 people walked through the Kauai Quilt Show and Boutique over the 12 days the exhibit and sale was open at the ...

Many Hatters use the great outdoors as one big trashcan. It’s – pick a word – annoying, depressing, sad, disappointing, ugly, to see a variety of garbage simply tossed on the ground, where it exists ...

Origami Customs is shifting the landscape of gender-affirming underwear through the vision and dedication of its founder, Rae ...