Portlandia’s Costume Designer Takes Us Around Her City
A lot of Amanda Needham’s job involves running around town. She’ll shop for polar fleeces, cowboy hats and clown props. She schleps armloads of clothes to the dry cleaners. She visits shoot locations....
View ArticleThe Woman Who Makes Spring Flowers with Paper
Have you ever had a bouquet so pretty that you hated to see it go? We all have. One of the seductions of fresh flowers is that their presence is fleeting. Fresh-cut blooms are to be momentarily...
View ArticleAt Practice with Our Shoe Designer’s “Pointy Shoegaze” Band, Fotoform
As Nordstrom’s footwear design director, Kim House oversees the styles that brands like Halogen®, Caslon®, Treasure & Bond and BP. put forward for feet. In her off-time, Kim is a singer and...
View ArticleScene Snaps: Coachella 2017
Our global fashion reporter Kristin Yamada once again braved the heat, the fringe (it can hurt a person) and the bedazzled crowds to bring you shots of sunny fun on the festival scene.
View ArticleAsking for a Friend: Can You Mix Golf Clothes Into Your Regular Wardrobe?
We get this question all the time: Can I wear my golf clothes after I’m done golfing? The answer is yes. Golf apparel can indeed be liberated from the course. All it takes is a little mixing and...
View ArticleMaaji Swimwear Has Planted a Forest in Colombia
For Earth Day, we reached out to Maaji Swimwear CEO Miguel Piedrahita. The executive was keen to talk about his company’s greening efforts in Colombia, where they’re located in Medellin, Antioquia....
View ArticleGiving Back with STATE Bags at Dunlap Elementary School
By now, we’re all pretty familiar with the one-for-one giveback retail model. Shoppers purchase a certain brand of shoes or glasses for themselves, and then the company donates a like product to a...
View ArticleFrom Our Friends at Who What Wear: What the Stars Will Wear to the 2017 Tony...
Lauren Eggertsen is an associate editor at Who What Wear. As a huge fan of trending items, under-the-radar brands and timeless basics, trying to predict what her favorite celebrities will wear to...
View ArticleAnd the 2017 Tony Nominees Are …
Once again Nordstrom is a proud sponsor of the year’s celebration of the theatre. And we can’t wait to mingle on the red carpet with the biggest names on Broadway. Jalene Goodwin and Daveed Diggs at...
View ArticleListening to A$AP Rocky and Frank Ocean While Shopping for Raf Simons, A.P.C....
Rappers joining forces with fashion brands: a tale as old as time? Well, it’s definitely a going concern. The fusion between the two is in full effect at the moment. Perhaps you’ve heard: A$AP Rocky’s...
View ArticlePoet Tyler Knott Gregson Discusses Poetry & Baseball with His Dad
The poet and photographer Tyler Knott Gregson publishes a snapshot of his mind on his Instagram account daily—actually, he publishes two. One features a haiku exploring love, usually written in ink on...
View ArticleActor Taye Diggs Shows Off His Acting Chops in Our Promos & Talks About His...
Just ahead of the 2017 Tony Awards, we chatted with star of stage and screen, possessor of an infectious grin and undeniable charm, Taye Diggs to discuss the year in theater, his own past performances...
View ArticleOn the Red Carpet at the 2017 Tony Awards with Nordstrom
Radio City Music Hall reverberated with the talent, energy and humor of Broadway last night, during the 71st Annual Tony Awards®. Not only did the stars turn up to fete their peers, but they showed up...
View ArticleHana Mae Lee Talks About Hilarious Horror, Her Recluse Ambitions and Rad Style
You definitely know her as Lilly from Pitch Perfect (1, 2 and now 3), but Hana Mae Lee is branching out into more (and more vocal) roles. The star on the rise with ingenue eyes brings her distinctly...
View ArticleUncompromising Style with Actor and Singer Taye Diggs
He’s known as an incredibly versatile actor, but Taye Diggs can also sing with the best of the stars on Broadway, which is probably why he’s so busy—he’s just too dang talented. He told us when you’re...
View ArticleTalking About Great Danes and Good Man Brand with Pro Football Star Russell...
Quarterbacks aren’t supposed to seem oddly clear-headed during what is technically called a “scramble.” But with Russell Wilson, what is really a run for his life often ends up looking like a jog...
View ArticleArtist Kindah Khalidy Takes Her Color Palettes from Old Ladies’ Outfits and...
Vibrant, abstract symbols cover the surfaces on which San Franciscan artist Kindah Khalidy works. Although their meaning isn’t objectively discernible, they are undeniably cheery and upbeat. Khalidy...
View ArticleSummer Into Fall: Style Talk with Chyno Miranda
During New York Fashion Week: Men’s, we teamed up with the CFDA for portraits and quick interviews with notable men of style. Here’s Chyno Miranda, the Venezuelan singer riding high on his solo hit...
View ArticleSeason/Shift: Inside Our Fall Designer Showcase in Seattle
Hosted inside a renovated 1927 ice warehouse in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood, Season/Shift juxtaposed fashion’s forefronts in three immersive environments: the modern, romantic and avant-garde....
View ArticleRebel Wilson on Launching a Clothing Line, Challenging Beauty Standards and...
Rebel Wilson x Angels, a debut collection of cool clothes for curvy women, just landed, and Rebel herself took a break from playing Liam Hemsworth’s love interest in a new rom-com to fly in for some...
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