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Posted in Fashion on Apr 27th, 2010
Make sure your Thursday is clear, because the NYC store known as OAK is gonna push their hipster goods via their private label, A.OK at a pop up shop.
I’ve been there a couple of times on my trips to New York, but never bought anything — mainly because the timing wasn’t right. Payday never landed [...]
Posted in Fashion on Apr 21st, 2010
Today at work, I stepped out for a little ciggy break and saw this near New Montgomery and Howard. No, it’s not the car passing by — it’s the window further in the distance. Apparently there is a James Perse sample sale starting April 23 continuing through the 25.
I scoured the net to find more [...]
Posted in Designers, Fashion, Pop Culture, San Francisco, Technology on Apr 6th, 2010
A guy raises his newly purchased iPad as if it were a 10 Commandments tablet. (Photo credit: Josh Lowensohn/CNET)
On April 3, gaggles of people flocked to Apple stores all over the world for the new iPad. It was as if Apple was selling locks of Justin Bieber hair.
I, on the other hand, opted against the [...]
Posted in Celebrities, Fashion, Pop Culture, Sports on Mar 11th, 2010
Now that John Park got the boot on American Idol, Manny Pacquiao is driving the Asian American pop culture train. He is our only hope. All of our eyes are on him. He is our God. He is watching over San Francisco in the form of a billboard perched atop Nike Town in San Francisco’s [...]
Posted in Ad Campaigns, Fashion, Video on Jan 27th, 2010
It’s about damn time something like this happened.
Man Up is a pop up store started by the Durable Goods Concern to make all the folks in San Francisco aware that there are some menswear designers that can make it hot.
The three-day event will include designers such as Taylor Stitch, AB Fits, Pierrepont, Union Made GoodsPaul’s [...]
The other day, my friend/colleague Cheryl told me that MAC (Modern Appealing Clothing, not the makeup store) in Hayes Valley was having an uber-sale. Seeing as though I easily succumb to peer pressure, we went after work.
Now MAC isn’t your normal San Francisco store. It is the ultimate destination for label whores like myself. It’s [...]
I need a pair of leather gloves. And I need them now.
I have been on this search for a while and I still haven’t found a pair that fits me like – well – a glove. Either they are too loose, too tight or are just plain ugly. I want a pair of sleek gloves [...]
I wasn’t going to blog about those new Rodarte sweaters for men, but after being really irritated by their $2,760 price tag and the fact that I need some blog filler, I reconsidered.
Nice neck tattoo.
Why couldn’t they release a version for their cheaper Target line?
If you must get your hands on these cobwebbed wonders, they [...]
Posted in Fashion on Dec 19th, 2009
Apparently, Tommy John has found the perfect undershirt for us guys. It contours to your body and stays put the whole entire day. No bunching, untucking, or riding up. It is possibly the best undershirt ever made.
Don’t believe me? Then ask founder Tom Patterson at the Neiman Marcus in Union Square at 10 a.m. to [...]
Posted in Fashion, San Francisco on Dec 3rd, 2009
It’s not often that we get sample sales here in San Francisco. And that is really unfortunate. Very unfortunate. Very, very, very unfortunate. Unfair even.
My bitterness aside, you better hop on this Rebecca Minkoff sample sale. The handbag designer will have items on sale at 111 Minna Gallery, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday [...]