Just a reminder to everyone that tomorrow, Thursday October 2, is the night of the fashion show at The Galleria, sponsored by Saks Fifth Avenue and The Guardsmen: Giving In Style

Selections from some of your favorite menswear designers will be shown: Dolce & Gabbana, Gucci, Dries Van Noten, Prada, Armani, among others.
Almost everyone we know is going to be there. The Guardsmen events are always lively and well planned. VIP access begins at 7:00, general admission at 8:00, the fashion show is at 9:00, and dancing will then go on …

Jonathan Adler and Simon Doonan in City Hall. Photo by Thor Swift, sfgate.com
Barney’s Simon Doonan and Jonathan Adler (interior designer and Top Design judge) got married in San Francisco earlier this month! Isn’t that great news?
Sylvia Rubin reports on what they wore. They were both in Barney’s Co-op jeans. Doonan wore his with a new Liberty shirt, Prada V-neck, Hogan shoes and a Thom Browne velvet jacket; and Adler with a Fred Perry Co-op sweater and Adidas sneakers.

According to our count, there are 44 northern California residents who appear on the “Forbes 400 Richest People in America” list for 2008.  Here they are, listed by Forbes ranking, with a net worth between $1.3 billion and $27 billion:

Rank: 3
Name: Lawrence Ellison
Net Worth: $27.0 billion
Age: 64
Marital Status: Married, 2 children, 3 divorces
Residence: Redwood City, San Francisco
Source of Wealth: Oracle
Rank: 13
Name: Sergey Brin
Net Worth: $15.9
Age: 35
Marital Status: Married
Residence: Palo Alto
Source of Wealth: Google
Rank: 14
Name: Larry Page
Net Worth: $15.8
Age: 35
Residence: San Francisco
Source of Wealth: Google

Rank: 55
Name: Charles Schwab
Net Worth: $6.2
Age: 71
Residence: …

Peter Thiel (photo via VentureBeat.)
He’s number 377 today. Next year, we’re betting at least 250.  We’re referring to Peter Thiel’s ranking on the Forbes 400 Richest People in America list.  You have to be worth at least $1.3 billion to make it, and 40-year old, part-time San Franciscan Peter Thiel just squeezed by with that number. It’s Thiel’s first time on the list, and we’re sure it won’t be his last!

It was the book party to end all book parties.  Last week Melanie and Larry Ellison opened up their Pacific Heights home to celebrate the publication of “Green Goes With Everything,” by Sloan Barnett, bringing out some of the most impressive names in technology, philanthropy, business and entertainment.

Sloan Barnett, Melanie Ellison, Allison Speer
Sloan has spent the last year-and-half researching and writing the book — her first (and surely not her last!) — and was clearly excited to be able to share it with her closest friends and other well wishers.
Among …

On Friday, Sergey Brin released the following statement at the Official Google Blog regarding the company’s position on California’s Proposition 8, which it opposes:

Our position on California’s No on 8 campaign
9/26/2008 03:23:00 PM
As an Internet company, Google is an active participant in policy debates surrounding information access, technology and energy. Because our company has a great diversity of people and opinions — Democrats and Republicans, conservatives and liberals, all religions and no religion, straight and gay — we do not generally take a position on issues outside of our field, …

“A studly, Bunyanesque figure who showed too much chest and wore an expensive watch on each wrist, Taylor denied himself nothing and thought his clients should do the same.”
The New York Times “T” Magazine ran a wonderful profile of the late great Michael Taylor this weekend, and reminded us of how much more exciting the world of interior design used to be in San Francisco.  While we do have some wonderful designers (David Kensington, Orlando Diaz-Azcuy, Ann Getty, Ken Fulk, etc..) we do have to ask where is the pizazz?

“THE …

Because of the positive response we received to our item about the Porzincola Nuova, we’ve decided to follow up with some information on how artists from the Academy of Art University have contributed to the very special project.

Thanks to Larissa Dozier, from the AAU, we have all the details (see below).

San Francisco will soon become an international site for peace pilgrimage, by housing the sole scale replica in the world of Saint Francis of Assisi’s famed Porziuncola, his beloved stone chapel in Italy.
On September 27, 2008 the National Shrine of …

Joel Goodrich (right) with Maria Ehmer, chatting with Manolo Blahnik at Neiman Marcus this week.
Today we are pleased to see that Miss Olive, of Olive and Friends, has published Joel Goodrich’s unique recipe for his daily morning shake.  One of San Francisco’s leading realtors (TRI Coldwell Banker), and our favorite man about town, he is known for his unflagging energy and optimism. We’re not saying he owes it all to his magic SuperShake… but if this drink is responsible for a tenth of his energy and health, it’s something you …

Tommy Hilfiger was accompanied in San Francisco last week by Dee Ocleppo, showing that they are still very much together, despite a recent change in marriage plans (the couple had made it into the gossip columns a few weeks ago after calling off their August wedding in Mustique. While one internet gossip page says Tommy has reunited with his ex-wife, Susie, we tend to think its mistaken.)

Tommy Hilfiger and Dee Ocleppo
They were in San Francisco for the big Macy’s extravaganza, Passport.  And as you can see in Drew Altizer’s photos, …