Eden Dawn
This week has been full of ups and downs for us here at the magazine. On Wednesday,
Portland Monthly took home four City and Regional Magazine Awards. But itâs also been a very stressful close week, and weâre currently putting our upcoming summer issue to bed. And on top of all of that has been the lingering knowledge that by the end of the week, weâd have to say goodbye to
Portland Monthlyâs own senior editor Eden Dawn.
Eden has been with the magazine since 2010 as our veteran style editor. Sheâs produced thousands of articles, pulled together elaborate (and award-winning) fashion shoots, and championed the small businesses, creators, and makers that have helped put Portland on the map.
Today is my last day as style editor of
Portland Monthly after 11 years. Let s walk down memory lane together and check out the hits.
By
Eden Dawn
5/7/2021 at 2:16pm
I ve kept every issue over the last decade and here is just a handful from the early 2010s.
In my
Portland Monthly tenure, I have held many titles internally: 1990s editor, shenanigans editor, born-and-raised Oregonian editor, oh-god-she-has-a-microphone-again editor.
But above all of those, Iâve proudly been our style editor, covering Portland s fashion scene. And today is my last day.
Over the last 11 years (which has covered 130+ print issues and literally thousands of digital stories), Iâve had the wonderful job of writing about our cityâs fashion designers, makers, and small businesses. It has been such a gift. I will scream from the rooftops forever about the massive talent in this city, and the dedication folks have to their craft kept me going and excited for what is a lifetime in th