On a recent window shopping trip to Hayes Valley, I happened upon relatively new store. Fiddlesticks (508 Hayes Street, San Francisco). Lovely, lovely kids shop...with what must have been the entire Glug Baby line. My absolute favorite was a chocolate brown shirt dress with modern embroidered rainbow. If it had been in my size, I would have been seriously … [Read more...]
collar + cuffs
Okay boys, I admit, I get a little bit carried away looking at things that I want to buy for me. So, here's something to inject a little independent spirit into (or out of) your closet. (Warning: contains some mild patterns and explicit color. Discretion is advised.) CLOCKWISE (from top left) : "21" screenprinted vintage tie, $24, Tymbal : beetle cufflinks, $42, … [Read more...]
ring me
I am such a lucky girl! My husband recently returned from a conference in Vegas with a superb Teno ring. Now if I wasn't such a darn romantic, I might be asking myself "did something happen in Vegas that stayed in Vegas". Besides it was shiny and I didn't go beyond "it's shiny and it's mine!" But sometimes the best gift can be loving yourself....and what better way to say "I … [Read more...]
color TEAL WE MEET AGAIN
Teal is such a fun little color - somewhere between the navy of mid winter and the light aqua of early summer. I would go so far to say that teal is the color that says "you know, I think the economy will turn around soon...I'm going to buy something I don't need". Whatever your opinion of the economy or the my anthropomorphous obsession with color, I'm sure you'll agree … [Read more...]
to a tee
T-shirts are ubiqitous, and here in the Bay Area you can get away with wearing one to any occasion...probably/possibly/maybe. Whatever your style, there are millions of designs from independent designers to cheap-chic chains like Target. Still despite it's humble roots as *gasp* undies, the t-shirt seems to be stirring up a bit of a class war between indie designers and … [Read more...]