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02/16/109:12 am

Thrice as Nice: What’s New from 3 Local Designers

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Vest and shirt by Bush + Leavenworth
Photography courtesy of Bush + Leavenworth

Last week was all about pairing up (and we’re frankly kinda over it). We like to think good things come in threes. Add that to the fact that we’re always on the hunt for notable finds from San Francisco designers, and you’ve got the inspiration for our latest post detailing what’s new from a trio of local labels:

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08/12/096:32 am

Gap's Patrick Robinson Dishes on New Premium Denim Under $70

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Gap's Patrick Robinson
Photography courtesy of Andrew Zuckerman

When we caught up with Head of Design for Gap Patrick Robinson during his whirlwind visit to San Francisco last week, the Giorgio Armani and Paco Rabanne alum tapped to revive his current company’s style cred from the only-for-prepsters pigeon hole it had arguably been living in for well over a decade was juggling journalists on the bustling floor of the Gap at Market and Powell in between efforts to shop Gap’s latest offerings for fall.

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09/14/063:45 pm

Lofty Ideals

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The live/work concept has gone the way of Y2K, but a few lucky SoMa residents still enjoy a dual existence.

by Rachel Swaby
posted September 14, 2006 3:45PM
The live/work concept has gone the way of Y2K, but a few lucky SoMa residents still enjoy a dual existence.At the start,” says David Baker of David Baker + Partners Architects, “live/work lofts were the building type people loved to hate.” Residents feared that San Francisco’s Victorian charm would be ruined by boxy, industrial, possibly high-rise developments. Nevertheless, in 1988, Holliday Development—inspired by the loft trend in Manhattan—converted the Heublein Building at 601 Fourth Street into 88 live/work lofts, creating San Francisco’s first commercial-turned-residential development.
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