Wendy Ohlendorf has been making a big push. Originally from neighboring Vancouver but with time spent in Chicago, Florida, and Los Angeles, the designer of Magenta has been a newly regular and unforgettable presence on Portland runways this past year. But her roots in the city are deep: She had a shop, Shine, in Portland in the ’90s, and did repairs for the legendary downtown luxury vintage shop Torso during the same era. These days, she’s settling into her studio/shop downtown, Boulevard de Magenta, which celebrates its grand opening as a showroom space this week.
- Jeff Wong