Fresh Style
Bruno Mars headlines Macy’s Passport Gala in San Francisco
Glitzy fashion, great cocktails and Grammy-winner Bruno Mars are slated for Glamorama 2011, the theme for Macy’s Passport Gala this year. The venerable benefit event, an annual fashion and entertainment extravaganza held in select cities, comes to San Francisco’s Orpheum Theatre on Sept. 30 with an after-party at the Asian Art Museum. The annual show [...]
Wildlife Works: a cause and comfort clothes we can embrace
In a world of finite resources, an increasing number of us are considering terms like “socially responsible” and “sustainable consumption” when it comes to our material purchases. Practicing responsible consumerism is hard to ignore these days and companies like Wildlife Works puts the power to do the right thing directly in our hands. The company, [...]
Go ahead, give me the evil eye
I’ve always believed in talismans and in particular, jewelry as a pretty protector from bad luck, harm and evil. It started in college when a boyfriend gave me a silver disc charm etched with a butterfly just before we parted for the summer. I attached way too much significance to the necklace, sure that if [...]
Summer’s sartorial doldrums
The concept of season-less dressing has always been a part of every California woman’s style sensibility. It’s especially true in the Bay Area where 72 degrees could be a cool spell in July or a warm day in February. We love our weather as much as we love having a wardrobe we can wear year-round [...]
Own a piece of Karl that won’t warp your wallet
A sketch by Karl Lagerfeld of a Peter Pan collar top, one of the pieces in his upcoming collection for Macy’s. Karl Lagerfeld, the man behind the Chanel and Fendi labels, has designed a capsule collection for Macy’s that captures some of the essence of his iconic collections. On Aug. 31, Macy’s launches the collaboration [...]
“What should I wear to the wedding?”
This was the most frequently asked question during my time as a fashion columnist for the Mercury News. Now, I’m asking the same as I scan my closet for something to wear to an outdoor, late afternoon, semi-formal wedding in Sonoma Wine Country this weekend. It’s a question I posed to San Mateo native Barbra [...]
Nigel who? San Jose designer Ronnie Bogle returns
with fall collection
It was an appropriate name for a label I was unfamiliar with. After a five-year hiatus, Nigel Who? designer Ronnie Bogle unveiled his fall collection Saturday night to several hundred enthusiastic invitees at an outdoor show at the Children’s Discovery Museum. Without much to go on except a few images on his website, www.nigelwho.com, I [...]
