Located in the heart of Northwest in the basement of the Irving Tower Condominiums is one of Portland’s vintage gems. This is Portland Modern, and it is easy to spot from the street due to the vintage chairs parked along the sidewalk or rack of dresses blowing in the breeze. Just below street level on 21st Avenue NW, Portland Modern is chock full of mid-century designs for your living room and your closet.
And recently, the store’s done an interior design job on itself that matches the savvy of the Eames chairs on display. Instead of a jumble of clothes packed between rows of furniture, the store is logically split in two, with décor on the left and fashion on the right.
The recent face-lift happened roughly three months ago and has made the space simple to navigate. Portland Modern is the kind of vintage shop where you don’t feel as though you are going to be eaten alive by pleats, plaids, polyesters and paisleys. And with the expansion of the apparel selection it is easy to spend a decent portion of an afternoon sorting though each and every well-preserved relic. The store has been expanding and rearranging and is worth checking out. On a recent excursion I found a mod leather handbag for under $10 and a perfect pin-stripe blazer for less than $20. A walk through is recommended, especially if you are in the market for heels, they have an array hung along two walls over the women’s sweaters and blouses. Totally out of sight.
Portland Modern
2109 Northwest Irving Street
Portland, OR 97201 
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