San Francisco Independent Fashion
Nails were the name of the game at Mira Mira’s recent D.I.Y. Nail Ladies Night, hosted by fashion blogger Santina of StylebySantina and Parris and Kiri of local nail line Pams and Kim. Check out the all the fun that went down at Mira Mira.
Photography by Jennymay Villarete
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Earth Day may be officially in the rear view, but don’t expect the San Francisco love for eco-friendly fashion to fade. In fact, this week puts the spotlight on earth-conscious apparel, thanks to the return of the annual Discarded to Divine gala and fashion show, where apparel and accessories made from cast-off clothing and textiles will be auctioned off to benefit the St. Vincent de Paul Society of San Francisco’s many life-altering programs for those in need. Along with D2D, Wells Fargo hosts Transformations: A Fashion Showcase, featuring evening wear designs made using Goodwill donations by City College designers in collaboration with Turning Heads at-risk youth. There’s also a grand re-opening for eco-friendly Noe Valley shop Loft 1513, a D.I.Y. nail night at Mira Mira, the latest Raw SF and many others.
We’re adding new fashion happenings all the time. Find details on these and other upcoming San Francisco fashion events waiting on the SF Indie Fashion Calendar.
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Friday and Saturday only, a Mira Mira New Year’s Sale is the Mission boutique’s biggest-ever. Stop in for 50 percent off everything in the shop.
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We may not have falling snow, but San Francisco will see flurries of fashionable events this week, the last truly action-packed one on the calendar before folks quiet down to enjoy the holidays. Trunk shows, a boutique crawl, fashion photo fun and plenty of chances to shop local await. As always, you’ll find the details on many great upcoming San Francisco fashion and style events on the SF Indie Fashion Calendar. We’ve called out a few of our favorites below.
You can find details on all of these events and more happening this week on the SF Indie Fashion Calendar.
We visited a long list of great San Francisco shops with unique items, including Ruby, Stone Pony, Mira Mira and Gravel and Gold in the Mission, Noe Valley's Shoe Biz, Ambiance and Isso, as well as Pearl in the Inner Sunset.
Earlier this month, the folks at PAPER magazine and American Express asked us to head out on a shopping mission to local, independent boutiques we love in honor of Small Business Saturday. We were only too happy to oblige. After all, small businesses are a seriously big deal to us. Read on for the details on our adventure, get inspired to visit small bizzies on Saturday and enter our $100 giveaway from American Express.
As you know, and we know you know (and we know you know we know), small businesses make our city what it is and keep our lives full of new, unique things to do, see, eat, drink, buy and give as gifts. In that spirit, we dove into a few of our favorite shops in the Mission, Noe Valley and a few other hoods to uncover cool finds from the kinds of shops that lend San Francisco its local flavor.
If you shop on Small Business Saturday, register your American Express card online in advance, then use it on a purchase of $25 or more at a business that accepts American Express, and you’ll receive a $25 statement credit on your account.
These boots from Gravel and Gold are cooler looking than UGGS and made by an artisan in Bodega Bay. And would you believe it: they're machine washable.
How's this for stylish and local: these platform wedges are by Seal of the Sutro, the brand from the owners of the local Shoe Biz shops.
The polka dot shirt dress hanging on the racks is a best-seller at Mira Mira on 22nd.
Lots of local jewelry on display at Ruby, located in the Mission.
Vintage finds at relatively reasonable prices stood out at Stone Pony in the Mission.
Accessories and jewelry were on display in the window of Inner Sunset shop Pearl.
If you’re looking for places to visit on Small Business Saturday, check out PAPER‘s San Francisco City Guide. It’s packed with cool places to visit and additional deals you’ll score only on Saturday.
Need some extra cash to shop? Don’t we all…We’re giving away $100 in American Express gift cards in honor of Small Business Saturday. To enter: do one or more of the following (each counts as one entry):
- Sign up for our newsletter (box on right)
- Tweet us @sfindiefashion with the name of your favorite San Francisco small business
- Post on our Facebook wall with the name of your favorite San Francisco small business
- Comment on this post with the name of your favorite San Francisco small business
(Notice a theme? Smart people will employ the power of copy and paste). The winner will be chosen at random this week and notified via email, Facebook or Twitter, depending on how you enter.
