coming back from new york, i was super stoked about getting dressed, the new season, new clothes, new outfits. so when i got the invite for the mira mira fall fashion show i was ready for that kick again- the buzz of excitement for FASHION!!! it’s so refreshing to see the new shops popping...
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going to see jens lekman at the academy of sciences tonight! part of the awesome nightlife series, this one’s the treasure island festival pre-party celebration. kind of random, but excited to see this silly swedish pop man in…errrr…a semi-natural habitat? his music is so much fun, so is his blog! see you there! Jens...
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i first met amy vázquez at the bow tie making workshop at the museum of craft and folk art back in april, where she kindly shared her scissors and tips on bow tie execution with me and a friend. about a month later, she was working next door to us in the park life...
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nick from press: works on paper wrote the other day to remind me of some exciting events happening this week at the shop. tomorrow, tuesday, september 20th, they are hosting a longstitch bookbinding class taught by book, paper, and letter expert, jennie hinchcliff! and thursday, september 22nd will also be busy, with “monstrous readings” by...
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for some bizarre reason our calendar always fills up in solid blocks, giving us social famines one week and in the case of this weekend, a total social feast overload. we were invited over for dinner at various friends’ homes on thursday, friday, saturday, AND sunday! just wanted to offer a big thanks to...
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leah is seriously my hero- she’s traveled the world scouring fleamarkets for the ultimate colorful, handmade, and antique treasures and recently opened her new hayes valley boutique, reliquary, stocked with all of her best finds. the result is a lovingly selected and arranged space made up mostly of vintage finds and a few contemporary collections- epice scarves,...
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hello, huge art party! tonight is the opening celebration for the yerba buena center for the arts’ 6th BAY AREA NOW show, featuring the best of up-and-coming and innovative bay area artists. excited to support our friends kirby & sam of rio babe international and to see what everyone’s wearing…i mean working on. artists include…....
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For those of you in town this 4th of July… Come to the People’s Gallery for the opening of the exhibition US and a 4th of July BBQ. We will have meats and non-meats, drinks, and snacks. US is an exhibition using the 4th of July as context to examine and reflect upon American...
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i’m really excited for the opening of “blonde on blonde” tonight (thurs june 23) at the dipietro todd salon in the fillmore! brittany mccall, the resident dpt graphic designer and sweetheart, has created a “multimedia collaboration combines brittany’s signature style with dipietro todd’s creative vision.” her work is very fashion-forward, and in an...
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i got really obsessed with bojagi recently and was thrilled to read that the museum of craft and folk art was having an entire show of contemporary bojagi!  just to recap, bojagi is a traditional wrapping cloth from korea, originally made from scraps of old fabric pieced together to create a sort of quilt-like...
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