You could say that jewelry designer Jessica Winzelberg made just the right trade at just the right time. When the Lower Haight resident left her 100-hour-a-week job at a Bay Area investment banking firm last August to pursue goldsmithing at San Francisco’s Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts, little did she know the company would end up declaring bankruptcy within weeks of her departure. “It made me realize that I am on the right path,” muses the designer, whose collection debuted in October and ... Read Full Story

New from the in-house jeweler at HomeRoom Clothing: two-finger rings in silver or gold tone. More jewelry by Bay Area designers…. Read Full Story

If you find yourself in constant need of a reminder to keep on hammering away at whatever challenges confront you in your daily quests, may we suggest sending yourself a motivating message with undies from Bay Area-based t-shirt designer Work Clothes. Through Thanksgiving, everything in the online shop is 50 percent off with the discount code THANKSWORK. Now back to work. More recent deals… Read Full Story

If you find yourself in constant need of a reminder to keep on hammering away at whatever challenges confront you in your daily quests, may we suggest sending yourself a motivating message with undies from Bay Area-based t-shirt designer Work Clothes. Through Thanksgiving, everything in the online shop is 50 percent off with the discount code THANKSWORK. Now back to work. More recent deals… Read Full Story

Normally, we don’t condone fighting or scrapping or feuds of any kind (except very occasionally at really good sample sales). We’re much more of the life, liberty and the pursuit of hot shoes school of thought. But we’re certainly willing to make an exception for local designers brave and ballsy enough to battle it out on the runway with garments designed and constructed in a mere 60 minutes. That’s exactly what you’ll find during the third Fashion Feud event, t... Read Full Story

Normally, we don’t condone fighting or scrapping or feuds of any kind (except very occasionally at really good sample sales). We’re much more of the life, liberty and the pursuit of hot shoes school of thought. But we’re certainly willing to make an exception for local designers brave and ballsy enough to battle it out on the runway with garments designed and constructed in a mere 60 minutes. That’s exactly what you’ll find during the third Fashion Feud event, t... Read Full Story

With the wide-reaching appeal of her silver and gold jewelry’s textured organic forms and careful craftsmanship, it’s no surprise to us that San Francisco designer Colleen Mauer has amassed quite the local fan base since launching her company in 2005. A commitment to staying small and locally-made means you won’t find Mauer’s work in more than a handful of Bay Area boutiques, but that hasn’t stopped the 30-year-old designer from garnering attention. Voted best local designer of 2009 during th... Read Full Story

With the wide-reaching appeal of her silver and gold jewelry’s textured organic forms and careful craftsmanship, it’s no surprise to us that San Francisco designer Colleen Mauer has amassed quite the local fan base since launching her company in 2005. A commitment to staying small and locally-made means you won’t find Mauer’s work in more than a handful of Bay Area boutiques, but that hasn’t stopped the 30-year-old designer from garnering attention. Voted best local designer of 2009 during th... Read Full Story

We’re taken with the you-won’t-see-it-everywhere-else glamour of bridal gowns by Russian Hill designer and Atelier Des Modistes boutique owner Suzanne Hanley, whose one-of-a-kind gowns are constructed of Italian silk satins and shantungs and embellished with vintage French trims and bead work featuring precious and semi-precious stones. If you’re headed down the aisle and Hanley’s style appeals, make haste: this weekend is the Hyde Street bridal shop’s annual sa... Read Full Story

We’re taken with the you-won’t-see-it-everywhere-else glamour of bridal gowns by Russian Hill designer and Atelier Des Modistes boutique owner Suzanne Hanley, whose one-of-a-kind gowns are constructed of Italian silk satins and shantungs and embellished with vintage French trims and bead work featuring precious and semi-precious stones. If you’re headed down the aisle and Hanley’s style appeals, make haste: this weekend is the Hyde Street bridal shop’s annual sa... Read Full Story