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Lauren DiCioccio's Residency at the San Francisco Workshop Residence Not a bad trick to have up your sleeve when you're part of San Francisco's innovative Workshop Residence program, a recently-opened incubator for artists and designers that's looking to readdress ideas of what a luxury product can be, and transform local patterns of manufacturing. Working...

Carrots - a San Francisco BoutiqueFour years in San Francisco and I'm still discovering local treasures. Case in point: Carrots in the Financial District. It's a lovely boutique with clothing, accessories and housewares carrying lines like Proenza Schouler, Alexander Wang, Yigal Azrouel, ACNE and more. Jessica M. introduced me...

Fashion Incubator San Francisco introduces new Designers in Residence for 2013 Inspired by San Francisco's health-conscious lifestyle, Diana seeks to bring versatility to today's busy woman – whether she is exercising or going out with friends. Dianna uses her late grandfather's architectural drafting table to create all her patterns. Bree Hylkema Bree Hylkema...

The Huntington, San Francisco While every hotel is chasing its tail to adopt the latest booking and in-room technologies, the Huntington keeps it refreshingly old school. From arrival — where a friendly doorman in traditional uniform made conversation about the weather as he welcomed me to the hotel — to the copy of the...

First Look | Gangs of San Franciscohistory of their city whereas here (San Francisco) people don't seem to care as much." The brand name and the designs pay tribute to the works of Herbert Asbury author of the book, "The Barbary Coast." All shirts are printed with water based inks which give each garment a rustic feel. Each...

7 Awesome Thrift Stores in San Francisco 1605 Haight St: Haight Ashbury Painted Bird Quirky treasures are to be found in this gem of a store in San Francisco's Mission district. Featuring a great selection of late vintage from the 80s and 90s, the buyers have a great eye for upcoming trends and the helpful sales staff have...

The Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco Next year it's high tea at the Palace Hotel, which is my hands down favorite hotel in all of San Francisco (it was featured in the movie The Game with Michael Douglas. When he fell through the glass ceiling in the end, that was the Garden Court, which is where I shall be dining) Happy...

What to Wear on Your Winter Trip to San Francisco Now I live about 40 miles north of San Francisco, and when I visit the city in winter I'll wear a trench coat atop a button-down cashmere sweater, a short sleeve shirt and maybe skinny jeans, a scarf and boots. Oh, and people tend to dress casually when they're cruising San Francisco, so...

san francisco magazineSan Francisco Magazine March 2011 Photographer: Tim Petersen Photo Assistant: Philip Nguyen Makeup: Tamara Brown Clothes: Urban 1972 shirt, American Apparel skirt , Nixon watch, Chloe boots These are the outtakes from my shoot for San Francisco Magazine. The issue is out now. It was an amazing...

'Bill Cunningham New York' opening in Bay Area – San Francisco ChronicleKansas City Star 'Bill Cunningham New York' opening in Bay Area San Francisco Chronicle The title photographer shoots street fashion in "Bill Cunningham New York," left, a documentary by Richard Press, above. Once he puts on his trademark blue smock for work, New York Times photographer Bill...

Fashion recap: Style.com in print, Olsens online + Carine's Chanel shoot – San Francisco Chronicle (blog)San Francisco Chronicle (blog) Fashion recap: Style.com in print, Olsens online + Carine's Chanel shoot San Francisco Chronicle (blog) In an odd media twist, fashion portal Style.com announced it will launch a print version of the site.(Mediabistro) Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are moving into...

Made in San Francisco Guy bags unisex black canvas messenger bag made in San Franciscomessenger bags produced in San Francisco Goyard Handbags: The Tale messenger bags created in San Francisco Goyard is a lesser acknowledged brand that its French brethren, Hermes and Louis Vuitton, but his identify seems amongst the most unique manufacturers in the entire world. Here you can...

Project Ethos Brings Together The Best of Fashion, Music, & Art in San Francisco! Project Ethos makes its much-anticipated San Francisco debut this Thursday, April 14th to showcase local designers and new collections, and bring the arts, the consumers, and the industry under one roof for one fabulous event! Sponsored by 944 Magazine, this Ruby Skye red carpet event fuses...

Desigual reaches San Francisco The brand new shop in San Francisco, which opened on 10 February is at 101 Powell Street, on the city's famous tram route. The shop covers a total 679 square metres over two storeys. Desigual was founded in 1984. It has a total of 200 standalones and franchise stores, and is sold at 7,000...

Ultimate Fitness Magazine Proudly Signs WBFF World Champion and Muscle-Pharm ... – San Francisco Chronicle (press release) San Francisco Chronicle (press release) UFM plans on using his likeness and brand on multiple covers, features, fitness articles every year and promotional marketing posters promoting the magazine in all gyms all over West Africa. Part of this sponsorship agreement with Mr Obadike is ......

A Slice of San Francisco on 01-01-11We went to San Francisco (the city) today for a business meeting, but afterwards, we literally ran to the stores to check out what they had before they closed for the day. I'm actually surprised that stores are open today, January 1! :) *Oh, Happy New Year to you all by the way :)* Wet day...

Travelog: Holiday 2010 in San Francisco! Sorry for the lack of blog posts-- as some of you may already know, I am living in the boonies here in San Francisco and have yet to get internet access via my computer. In the meantime though, I've been tweeting regularly through my phone-- so if you have twitter, do follow me at...

Lingerie in San Francisco: Vintage Fashion Expo & Dollhouse BettieAbout a week ago, I flew to San Francisco to attend my very first Vintage Fashion Expo and to pay a visit to Dollhouse Bettie. I heard about the Expo several years ago when Dita von Teese mentioned it as one of her favorite places to shop, and ever since then, I've been determined see for...

Video | Timbuk2 Custom Manufacturing in San Francisco They are an incredibly dedicated and skilled team that enable Timbuk2 to run on-demand manufacturing in San Francisco. We're really proud of what our team makes here in San Francisco and we're constantly surprised and inspired by the custom bags our customers create.

San Francisco and Oakland Rent 2012's '12 Rent Hike Makes Nation's Top 10 List There's no way around it, San Francisco is becoming an increasingly costly city to live in. While it's long been word on the street or known through personal experience, now there's some actual reported data to back up the claim that settling...

San Francisco's Imperial Tea Court Roy Fong is the founder and proprietor of San Francisco's Imperial Tea Court, the first traditional Chinese teahouse in America. A native of Hong Kong, Mr. Fong was introduced to tea early in life, and has spent many years developing close relations with tea growers and producers in...

ModCloth Hosts Fashion Writing Workshop for San Francisco TeensThis month, stylish students from San Francisco area schools are filing into 826 Valencia for ModCloth's first-ever fashion writing workshop. Yes, you heard us! For four weeks, we're running an after-school class called and are excited to share a peek at what we've been up to. We kicked off...

Chinese New Year at San Francisco Centre Storytelling with the Asian Art Museum at Westfield San Francisco Centre The Asian Art Museum's mesmerizing storytellers enliven Westfield San Francisco Centre with enchanting, family-friendly myths and folktales about gods, demons, ghosts, and animals, sparking the imaginations of both...

New Cetana Salon Spa in San FranciscoCetana Salon Spa 155 Brannan Street San Francisco, CA (415) 371-1335 Facebook page and List of Services Yelp Cetana Salon Spa in San Francisco's South Beach neighborhood brings the modern sustainable lifestyle to the world of beauty. The word cetana means "acute awareness, concern and...

Fashion Incubator San Francisco unveiled Sabah Mansoor Husain: working together on Bohemian-Luxe women's wear with artisan handicrafts and global influences Tony Sananikone: "women's wear reflecting empowerment and beauty Paloma Von Broadley: embracing "slow fashion" through hand-made, sustainable patterning, sewing and...

MEGGS "Truth in Myth" Exhibition @ White Walls San Francisco Recap | Hypebeast12 11 / 12 12 / 12 MEGGS "Truth in Myth" Exhibition @ White Walls San Francisco Recap Australian street artist MEGGS, famed for his multi-layer street stencils and posters, has commenced his first large scale solo show at the White Walls Gallery in San Francisco, California. Drawing...

Make Up For Ever Makeup Up Bag Remix Tour in San Francisco! They will be at Stonestown Galleria in San Francisco on Saturday, February 9th from 12:00-8:00pm, and Sunday, February 10th from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm. Let me know if you go, I would love to hear about it! -Kelly

Chronicle Books Warehouse Sale in San FranciscoChronicle Books will be having a huge Back To School Warehouse Sale next week. Save 65% on select titles!The sale will be at Chronicle Books Corporate Headquarters ONLY. Location: Chronicle Books 680 Second Street San Francisco, CA 94107 Dates: Wednesday, August 22, 9:00 am - 7:00...

Zooming to San Francisco and Los Angeles in our "Holiday Shopping Around the World" Gift Guide ———- ———- ———- Several years ago, as San Francisco-based laboratory Solazyme researched micro-algae in hopes of developing an environmentally safe, renewable energy source, it discovered alguronic acid, the substance responsible for these marine plants' ability to survive in even the...

17M Dream Home on San Francisco'sApple's Senior Vice President of Design, Sir Jonathan Ive, has just purchased a 7,274-square-foot dream home on San Francisco's "Gold Coast". He paid $17 million for the home on 2808 Broadway Street that is said to be located on "one of the city's most exclusive blocks." The house, which was...