San Francisco Independent Fashion
Wool tunic dress from Kathleen van der Spek does cozy with a touch of gothic formality, thanks to lace detail that allows the nude modal jersey lining to peek through.
Our very-visual, (almost) chatter-free snap judgment of the day: the delicately feminine and surprisingly cozy black and charcoal sweater dress,$149, hand sewn with lace detail in a wool blend by San Francisco designer Kathleen van der Spek.
Photography courtesy of Kathleen van der Spek
More San Francisco designers…
Scene, Not Herd's Oh Snap Necklace
Our very-visual, (almost) chatter-free snap judgment of the day: the shutterfly-friendly hand-stamped charm and antique brass chain of the Oh Snap Camera Necklace, $27, from San Francisco designer Holly Doden’s Scene, Not Herd line. She’ll even personalize a charm just for you.
The charm's flip side calls out a familiar phrase.
Photography courtesy of Scene, Not Herd
Our very-visual, (almost) chatter-free snap judgment of the day: channel your inner vixen with the intricately constructed Lulu ribbon corset, $130, from San Francisco-based Honey Cooler Handmade. Designer Stephanie Bodnar handcrafts her corsets using Victorian and Edwardian era inspired designs and materials such as woven brocade ribbon, satin, lace and silver busk closures.
Photography courtesy of Honey Cooler Handmade
We love a scouring session on etsy shop local for finding unique, affordable clothing and accessories from San Francisco designers and vintage dealers. Here are three picks from a recent etsy adventure that made us stop, stare and start saying gimme gimme.
Dungaroo Boots from dirtybirdvintage. At $36, these rust leather vintage boots in size 6.5 are a steal. Love the gold detail on the toe – just the tiniest hint of glam.
Periodic Flesh Cuff by transaction. The word on the street is that nude is in for spring (the color palette, folks). This vegetable-tanned leather cuff screen printed with water-based ink embraces the pale, but does it on its own terms. If it could speak, we think it would say, I’ll gladly kick some ass just as soon as I polish off that bio-chem PHD.
Bone Loop Hoops by Ach Ach Liebling. We dig the primitive simplicity of tea-stained bone hoops hanging from hammered silver circles. It’s a natural look we could quickly see being out on constant repeat in our wardrobe mix.
