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03/03/104:05 pm

Convert Grand Opening

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Free

Get yourself over to the East Bay for the grand opening of Convert, a new men’s and women’s clothing and accessories boutique dedicated to style, sustainability and local designers. The store is the brainchild of Randy Brewer, a 23-year veteran of the apparel industry and the former creative force behind Villains in San Francisco. Tell your friends, toast the opening and prepare to shop your hearts out.

an artistic shot of Tedda's storefront
Julie Michelle

If you haven't paid a visit to Tedda Hughes' eponymous shop on Polk Street, you're missing out. The boutique, gallery and artist space is truly one-of-a-kind.

With avant-garde and designer clothing filling the racks, original local artists' work donning the walls, seamstresses helming the sewing machines in the front of the store, and occasionally buskers like firespinners performing out front, this whimsical shop of curiosities is never devoid of creativity.

The model is wearing a She-Bible dress and a Miss KK feather necklace.
Photography courtesy of Tedda Hughes

The latest reason to head to Polk Street? Tedda Hughes Gallery Boutique opened its doors over the weekend. In the eponymous shop from local artist and designer Tedda Hughes, clothing and accessories from such independent designers as Richard Ruiz, She-Bible and Helena de Natalio accompany new work from local artists such as Hilary Williams, dk haas and Trish Tunney.

11/17/081:10 pm
It's all about supporting local here in SF, and in keeping with this philosophy, Chrissy Bee Boutique is hosting a jewelry trunk show for SF-based designers Vanessa Gade and Colleen Mauer. Come and meet them while previewing their collections and sipping on champagne cocktails. Special pricing will be available during the show as well as a 20 percent discount on all in-store (non-sale) merchandise to kick off the holiday shopping season.
05/21/083:59 pm

The Curio Curator

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What can you do with an antique birdcage? Sasha Wingate, owner of the Mission boutique BellJar, has an idea.

What can you do with an antique birdcage? Sasha Wingate, owner of the Mission boutique BellJar, has an idea. Sasha Wingate, 35, owner of the BellJar (3187 16th St., 415-626-1749) in the Mission District, stocks her new, Victorian-inspired boutique with a carefully edited blend of what the Marin native calls “gorgeous little things”: hand-selected vintage furniture and new clothing (both obsessions of hers—the aspiring interior designer’s own Excelsior home contains midcentury pieces by Eames and Paul McCobb, and her spare bedroom functions as an overflowing second
10/01/073:25 pm

MNG by Mango

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You don't have to jet to Ibiza for a peek at Spain's hottest fashions—just walk a couple of blocks east from Union Square. At the new two-story MNG by Mango, the Spanish retailer's largest location in North America, you'l find the limited-edition fall collection of plaid minidresses, lacy bustiers and faux-fur coats created by Penélope Cruz and her sister, Mónica—the latest Hollywood tag team to jump on the celebrity-designer bandwagon.
10/01/073:25 pm

MNG by Mango

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You don't have to jet to Ibiza for a peek at Spain's hottest fashions—just walk a couple of blocks east from Union Square. At the new two-story MNG by Mango, the Spanish retailer's largest location in North America, you'l find the limited-edition fall collection of plaid minidresses, lacy bustiers and faux-fur coats created by Penélope Cruz and her sister, Mónica—the latest Hollywood tag team to jump on the celebrity-designer bandwagon.
08/30/072:35 pm

Romi Boutique

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This shop for fashion-centric urban gals is all about casual chic. You’ll find Foley, Cris, Language, Alvin Valley, Joie, Adam + Eve, Commando and other sophisticated labels.
08/22/075:49 pm

Hush

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You'll want to keep this boutique under wraps once you discover that it carries hard-to-find women's-wear labels Jenni Kayne, Jovovich-Hawk and A.P.C., as well as accessories from favorites like Melissa Joy Manning. The sister store to Walnut Creek's original, Hush also caters to the guys with casual offerings by Rogues Gallery, Band of Outsiders and Nom de Guerre.
05/25/0710:24 am

Coolest Couple

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A year and a half ago, the stylish Danette and Eric Scheib opened Lemon Twist in Hayes Valley, a tiny shop with bolts of fabric in the back.

A year and a half ago, the stylish Danette and Eric Scheib opened Lemon Twist in Hayes Valley, a tiny shop with bolts of fabric in the back.In a city where independent fashion designers are few and far between, there’s something extra-special about a husband-and-wife team. A year and a half ago, the stylish Danette and Eric Scheib opened Lemon Twist in Hayes Valley, a tiny shop with bolts of fabric in the back. Eric, a designer with a degree in fine arts, does all of the graphics, including hand-spray-painted T-shirts for men and women.