Chic boutiques
Goodwill hunting….
Reconstructed vintage isn’t the newest thing in the world, but it’s certainly revolutionary, and there’s a lot of room for growth, that’s for certain. At least it’s starting to go mainstream. San Franciscan , Nick Graham founder of Joe Boxer and teamed up with Goodwill to make a new line of clothing William Good (I [...]
Great Expectations
Yesterday, beloved blogger Jessica of Shiny Squirrel launched her online boutique. Shiny Squirrel has a variety of cool bits and pieces of fashion, art, and home decor… I must say that it’s really cool to see one of us bring our dreams to fruition.
I particularly like the printed matter she has on her site, for [...]
Tiery eyed question…
Yesterday Aidan (who brought us the The Frock) and I went vintage shopping, at Mixed Use in North Beach, I found this pink & white tiered number. I’m telling you, it is love. So much so, that I need to have more tiered attire in my wardrobe! The black mini, I got at thrifting [...]
House of Hengst
In the spirit of warming up to San Francisco style… House of Hengst, is one of designer I really enjoy keeping tabs on. Bi-coastal with a warm spirit, Susan Hengst has a studio/shoppe on Valencia Street. She started her career in fashion as a vintage buyer, and learned to sew from her grandmother, you get [...]
Chic Boutiques : Elizabeth Charles
As soon as Elizabeth Charles opened on Fillmore Street, I’ve been coveting the window displays… Beautiful clothing that isn’t really what you would call your regular San Francisco flavor. One Saturday, after chasing a woman in a cafe down to find out where she got her dress (the above mentioned shoppe), I finally decided to [...]
Thumbelina
Truly, I do love the playful use of head wear on the runways and on the streets these days. Whether or not I like the turban doesn’t seem to matter because there are so many other options to be inspired by. Sometimes when two things arrive into consciousness simultaneously, things seemingly unrelated, it inspires a [...]
Streets of SF: Ringo Superstar
Friday, I was out and about going to meet my friend at a cafe, and noticed on Sutter Street, Venus Superstar was open. I’ve seen it lots of times, but I’ve always passed by when it was closed. Working there was Ringo, a very sweet and cool woman. She rides around San Francisco on a [...]
Aussie Mega Sale
Since Elizabeth Charles opened on Filmore Street, I’ve been oooing and awing at the clothes in the window display, beautiful dresses, but I’ve always been to focused on other things to stop in. Finally last Saturday, I saw a woman in a cafe wearing the most beautiful long black jersey dress. It was just [...]
Chic Boutiques: Cris
Cris is a consignment boutique on Polk Street in San Francisco. They don’t do any advertising, and they’ve been in business, well, for years… if you mention Cris to any stylish woman living in Nob Hill or Russian Hill, you’ll get some story about a great find, a Longchamp bag, or how that’s where they [...]
Decades
A couple of months ago, I was in the doctor’s office reading the New Yorker. It’s pretty much the only time I read the more classier magazines. You know how it is. One article I read was about how Hollywood went secondhand. I instantly remembered Julia Robert’s vintage Valentino dress she wore to the 2001 [...]
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