San Francisco Independent Fashion
Eco-friendly San Francisco fashion source Piece X Piece is offering a special holiday shopping deal: 50 percent off anything from the online shop through Dec. 20, 2011, when you use the discount code pxp4me at checkout.
They’re known for dresses and tops of repurposed, recycled textiles and have added vests to the shop most recently.
More San Francisco shopping deals…
Photo: The Crosswalk Catwalk Jacket, $79.99 (reg. $114.99), available at ModCloth
Prediction: I will be sucked in by the sale happening at ModCloth right now. If only I had seven hours to go through every page. These days, my lack of time is actually kind of helping my financial situation – no time to shop!!
If you’re looking for San Francisco shopping deals for this weekend and the week ahead, check out the weekly feature I write for 7×7.com:
What’s the Deal: ModCloth, Wilkes Bashford, Eyelash Extensions + More
Sarah Shaw on Sacramento Street
It’s the first week of 2011, and the SF Indie Fashion Calendar is noticeably quiet as local designers, retailers and fashion fans are recovering from the onslaught of the holiday season. While organized events are scarce this week, New Years sales are popping up all over the place. If deals are on your personal do list, here are a few shops to try:
Looking for more? We’ll be updating this list as we discover new sales, so keep checking back. You can find details on upcoming San Francisco fashion events and more on the SF Indie Fashion Calendar.
Photography courtesy of Sarah Shaw
Covet Bamboo Viscose Top with Snood, $70
Biker-inspired Highgate boots by J Shoes, $195
Graffeo White Handbag, $60
For holiday shopping with a socially-responsible twist, try Bay Area-based online retailer Bobbepin, which donates 5 percent of every purchase to a charity you choose at checkout. A 20 percent off sale this weekend makes this a great time to peruse the newly-launched site.
You’ll find private label apparel, shoes and accessories for men and women, including the oh-so-of-the-moment biker-inspired boots shown above, as well as everyday separates with easygoing style.
To score the discount, use the code “weekend” at checkout. The offer is good through midnight on Sunday.
Another little gift from Bobbepin? Shipping is free on all orders placed during the holidays.
Want more Bobbepin? You can always connect with the company on Facebook and Twitter.
This post sponsored by Bobbepin
Sun+late August+Friday=we don’t wanna work no more. In other news….
Streetsblog San Francisco alerts us to local bike bag maker Hambone Designs, and we like what we see (and not just because they named one of the stylish bike utility bags The Balzac, pictured).
The Renegade Craft Fair is now taking applications from designers for its San Francisco holiday event.
Marie Denee of The Curvy Fashionista fame will launch an online boutique for plus-size style-seekers this fall. We applaud this. There is a serious drought of great plus size fashion in this world and what is out there is often hard for shoppers to find. And besides, style has nothing to do with size. Like you needed us to tell you that. The launch is currently slated for Sept. 9.
New York, we hate you. Sniff.*
Dude, it’s time you learned how to blow yourself.** For that, go to Oxenrose in Hayes Valley on Sept. 24 for the salon’s first blow-dry class. It’s $75, but you can use half of that towards the purchase of products to help you keep you reproduce the ‘do at home. Email ashley (at) oxenrose (dot) come to sign up.
Local jewelry designer John S. Brana gets a show at Bloomies.
Crafty people, hear this: You can now obtain the entire box set of Craft Magazine for $75 (reg. $150) when you use the coupon code CRAFTSUB at checkout.
Project TransAction has launched a line of handmade leather dog collars (available at Jeffrey’s Natural Pet Foods) and is currently have a 20 percent off online sale on all leather goods.
Crossroads Trading Company got in touch to remind us that a back-to-school wardrobe doesn’t have to cost your schoolbooks’ weight in gold. Buy, sell, trade. You know the deal.
We are quite intrigued by the Noe Valley blog’s news that Green 11 may be opening up another shop in San Francisco. We love the idea behind the company, which allows you to bring your own containers to fill up on eco-friendly cleaning supplies and beauty products.
If you love Moxsie as much as we do, you’ll want to sign up for the site’s newsletter. It means an additional 10 percent off your next purchase of $50 or more.
Acrimony has a new look.
*Really, we are just sickened with jealousy. Someone please record this and send us a vid. We’ll do something nice for you.
**Typically on Fridays, we momentarily regress into 12-year-olds.
