Fashion
Modern edge
Spring style goes retro, with a big wink ~ By Donna Kato; photography by Chad Riley. Hot colors and warm weather. We’re counting on both. • One of the prominent style trends to emerge this season is the revival of the Modernist, giving clothes an edge and irreverence not seen since the ’60s. It’s cheeky [...]
Get a clue
Key trends for fall ~ By Donna Kato. The fashion cycle continues, with fall trends already on the radar of the style savvy. • A few key pieces made multiple appearances on fashion week runways in New York, London, Milan and Paris. Influential designers, too, had their say. Credit Marc Jacobs if we insist on [...]
Warming report
Spring 2013 fashion loosens up ~ By Donna Kato. Those who loved orange as the “it” shade last summer can rejoice: It’s making a curtain call in the months ahead. This time, it’s slightly more fiery, in a shade closer to tangelo than tangerine. Seasonal trends are contradictory, and spring/summer 2013 is no different. Designers [...]
Hearts afire
Romantic jewels heat up the holidays A writer once said, “Romance is the glamour which turns the dust of everyday life into a golden haze.” We’d like to think that she was thinking of the gorgeous gems and jewels that often are bestowed on one’s beloved, symbolizing the glittering, richly felt emotions stirred up by [...]
Love, lust & lit
Romance writing is hot, in more ways than one. And the Bay Area is a steamy hub. ~ By Crystal Chow. When it comes to romance fiction, there’s no such thing as unrequited love. The bride doesn’t get stood up, and Mr. Right doesn’t turn out to be an ax murderer. Instead, no matter the [...]
A splendid affair
Winter style is all about rich and romantic detail ~ By Donna Kato; photos by Joanne Ho-Young Lee. Step into the past; just don’t linger too long. This season’s lavish looks have a timelessness that evoke the sensual luxury of a bygone grand era but without the staid feel of vintage. Fresh and modern interpretations [...]
Fair gems
Conflict-free diamonds can be a good girl’s best friend ~ By Leslie Harlib. Conflict-free diamonds are hot. “People ask for them,” says Lori Brooke, manager of Alix & Company Fine Jewelry in Mill Valley. “It’s definitely a trend.” Books and movies — Leonardo DiCaprio’s “Blood Diamond,” for example — have fueled global concern over where [...]
Shape shifters
Fall’s twists and turns meld classics with futurist details ~ By Donna Kato; photos by Chad Riley. Rare is the moment when fashion comes to a fork in the road, pauses for a season and decides to take the unpaved path. We’re about to take that decidedly critical turn for fall 2012. The new direction [...]
In the swim
Cut a fab figure – in the water or poolside – in one of these eye-catching suits ~ By Donna Kato; photos by Paul Ferradas. See yourself emerging from a poolside cabana, carefree and confident in one of summer’s sun-loving suits. There will be no sullen, slimming black by the water’s edge this season. Fashion [...]
