[EDITOR’S NOTE! Each year since forever, I’ve polled an annual selection of Portland’s fashion-related industry insiders to get their takes on the best and worst of the past year, from trends to cultural moments, local and well beyond. I’ll be spotlighting some of those responses on the blog, and in an upcoming issue of the Merc. Next up: Apparel designer Sara Bergman!]

BEST:

A lot of designers were referencing abstract paintings this year, which I loved! My favorite brand to watch was LF Markey. I also loved all the thoughtful handmade ceramics, and following the artist Hilda Hellström.

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  • LF Markey via Instagram
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  • Hilda Hellström

WORST:

My least favorite trend in 2015 was the overwhelming gentrification of Portland—making it so much harder for artists, musicians, makers and low-income communities to stay and thrive here.

Marjorie Skinner is the Portland Mercury's Managing Editor, author of the weekly Sold Out column chronicling the area's independent fashion and retail industry, and a frequent contributor to the film and...

One reply on “The Best and Worst of 2015 Style with Designer Sara Bergman!”

  1. “My least favorite trend in 2015 was the overwhelming gentrification of Portland—making it so much harder for artists, musicians, makers and low-income communities to stay and thrive here.”

    Moron. Think of all the elderly people and single parents with kids who can’t simply move back to their rich parents’ home in Cherry Creek, Lake Forest, etc. Anyone serious about making art would move to Detroit where you can have a house for free, won’t need to work and won’t have any incentive to leave your house. “Creatives” in this town are just here to join a club, a fraction are actually talented.

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