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Project Runway’s Mondo creates tees for a good cause
Every woman watching the season finale of Project Runway drooled a little when Mondo Guerra’s sequined sugar skull tunic hit the runway. Inspired by his Mexican heritage, Guerra, better known as Mondo on the show, created a memorable piece that was at once, whimsical and sophisticated. Now he’s created two T-shirts, one inspired by the [...]
Black Friday hideout
Happy Thanksgiving, Scene readers! Now our thoughts turn from stuffing to shopping. The day after Thanksgiving starts the traditional gift-buying season for the holidays and today’s paper is full of enticing deals. Some starting at midnight. But years of covering retail has conditioned me to stay clear of the browsing mob on Black Friday. Windup [...]
Fashion fixation: Lanvin for H&M available Saturday in SF
H&M was one of the first fast fashion retailers to collaborate on a line with a high end designer back in 2004 when the store teamed with Chanel’s Karl Lagerfeld. Back then, there were few H&Ms in the U.S., it had no e-shopping site and those of us on the West Coast had only eBay [...]
Feel-good holiday shopping
Before you hit the mall with your holiday shopping list, consider the offerings at a one-day boutique set up to benefit a new, local museum. When I moved to San Jose more than 20 years ago, I felt an immediate kinship to the Japanese-American community in Silicon Valley. I’m thankful to have met and interviewed [...]
Fashion fixation: star beauty secrets revealed!
Kate Somerville, the Hollywood skin expert whose clients include such luminously-skinned celebrities as Jessica Alba and Lea Michele, will be in the East Bay on Saturday and you, too, can hear some of the same advice she gives her starlet clients. The Beverly Hills esthetician, beauty expert and author brings her expertise to Nordstrom at [...]
Fashion fixation: Pierre Hardy at the Gap
Pierre Hardy brings his special touch with footwear to Gap with a pair of limited edition boots. The peep toe suede wedge, pictured here, make putting away our sandals just a little easier. The French shoe designer’s shorty booties will be in four select stores in the U.S., but lucky for us, that includes the [...]
Fashion fixation: mirror, mirror on the wall
They gave us nightmares when we were kids but now the most famous Disney villains are taking over our vanities with a little help from MAC Cosmetics. Cruella de Vil who tormented 101 Dalmatians, Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty, Snow White’s Evil Queen and new bad guy Dr. Facilier from The Princess and the Frog, are [...]
