Archive for November, 2007
Luxury Home Prices Still Rising
Photo via theFrontSteps.com
Going up!
Because I sell real estate, I get asked every day how the market is doing, and when I respond that the luxury market in San Francisco is still very active, people are often surprised — especially in the last few months. Everything you see on TV or in the [...]
Celebrating 18th Century Style
The art, culture and history of 18th century France has been a constant source of study and inspiration for some of my favorite taste-makers, especially Karl Lagerfeld, who has said “I shall always remain affected by the ambience and youth of France in the 18th century.”
The last really big revival of the 18th century was [...]
Cecil Beaton Fabric and Wallpaper
When it comes to great design, we can’t be limited just to items produced in San Francisco, as you well know. Here is one example: the “new” Cecil Beaton fabrics and wallpapers produced by Beaudesert in England. All of the designs in the collection are reproductions of Cecil Beaton’s original work from 1948. Absolutely [...]
The Most Beautiful Block
I was amused to see this comment by Samantha Traina in the current issue of “C” (she’s the magazine’s associate fashion editor). Asked to describe her favorite places in California, she names one as “Octavia Street in San Francisco — it has one of the most beautiful blocks in all of California.”
Convenient, isn’t it, [...]
Cake and Madonna, with Marissa Mayer
Marissa Mayer’s 32nd birthday cake, made by”I Dream of Cake.”
I find Marissa Mayer one of San Francisco’s most intriguing women. The two times I’ve met her have been just brief, silly exchanges — a few words about cake at a party for a side venture of hers, and a little chat about fashion and [...]
Amber Marie Bently’s Busy Month
Amber Marie Bently and Christopher Bently at CARROT last week. Photo by Gene Hwang.
It looks like one of SFluxe’s favorite people, jewelry designer Amber Marie Bently, is taking the city by storm this week, in a flurry of showings just in time for the holidays.
On Sunday she showcased at “Artwear in the Galleries” located [...]
Carrots Opening
Melissa, Barbara and Cate Grimm. Photo by Vasna Wilson for Drew Altizer.
On November 1, Melissa & Catie Grimm hosted a private reception for CARROTS, a grand 4,000 square foot boutique in San Francisco’s historic Jackson Square Neighborhood. The store’s name “CARROTS” is a wink and a nod to Grimmway Farms, Melissa & Catie Grimm’s [...]
Sea Cliff Beauty
“Tear down that bitch of a bearing wall, and put a window where it ought to be!” — from “Mommie Dearest.”
Joan Crawford may not have won any awards for mothering, but wow, did she ever speak the truth when it came to windows. Here is a prime example of a window where a [...]
Peter Thiel and Max Levchin in Fortune
Peter Thiel and Max Levchin. Photo: Robyn Twomey, Fortune Magazine.
SFluxe’s favorite Masters of the Universe, Peter Thiel and Max Levchin (aren’t they handsome when they dress up?) are profiled today by Fortune magazine. It’s an amusing piece. I love their description of Thiel, a man who doesn’t mind spending his money on [...]
Where Will You Be December 8th?
Photo: Thomas J. Gibbons for sfgate.com
The San Francisco Chronicle has confirmed what Valleywag has been reporting for a few weeks — that Larry Page and Lucy Southworth are getting married on the weekend of December 8th. Valleywag says it will be held at Richard Branson’s Necker Island, although the Chronicle wasn’t able to verify that. [...]
Entries (RSS)