Beggars to Exiles

On July 10th SFLuxe attended a private preview at the Clift’s Spanish Suite of rare Rolling Stones photographs that had been shot between 1966 and 1971. The images now have their world debut at the San Francisco Art Exchange in the exhibit “Beggars to Exiles: The Photography of Michael Cooper & Dominique Tarlé.“

Keith Richards [...]

Nordstrom Fall Fashion Show

Charisse Nash arrives in style at the Nordstrom Designer Preview
We recently had the pleasure of attending the annual Nordstrom Designer Preview fashion show which raises funds for Raphael House, the city’s oldest shelter for families in need.
SFLuxe’s Selena-Renee Russ remarked afterwards that “It seemed like all of fashionable San Francisco was at the event! [...]

Summer, Sonoma Style

As we all bundle up for Summer in San Francisco, it’s nice to know that at least some of the locals are enjoying the sun… and they didn’t have to travel too far!

Elyssa Thorp of Delysium (they do a lot of A-list event marketing) sent along these photos from a private party at Verotto Vineyard [...]

DriverSide To Pay Parking Tickets

“Forget about Cable Cars and Sourdough. San Francisco is becoming known for one thing — parking tickets. Almost two million were issued last year and it feels like half of them ended up on our windshields at DriverSide,” says Trevor Traina, co-founder and chairman of the newly launched company. “We hate parking tickets”
So, [...]

Sting Sighting in San Francisco

Having lunch at The Four Seasons in San Francisco at around 2:30 on Wednesday (July 16) , I spotted superstar Sting across the room. Of course I’m not some tacky fan who would ask for a photo from the poor guy while he was in a restaurant. I waited until he got to the [...]

Kimberly Bakker’s Popov Portrait

Valentin Popov signing copies of his book.
Last week I quickly dropped by the Modernism Gallery in San Francisco to see the exhibit of Valentin Popov’s work, which is absolutely wonderful.

The most exciting moment was to see the stunning portrait he did of Kimberly Bakker.
She graciously took a moment to pose for me in front of [...]

Northern California’s Most Prestigious Properties

This September some of the world’s wealthiest individuals are expected to arrive in San Francisco for an unprecedented event that will expose them to the finest luxuries the area provides.
They will be coming to take part in an exclusive six-day event, hosted by Olivia Hsu Decker, one of the leading luxury Realtors in the area.

As [...]

Sotheby’s Breaks Art Records

SFLuxe would like to know if any San Francisco collectors bought at last week’s important Contemporary Art sale at Sotheby’s London, which raised $188.8 million, with over $27 million going for a Bacon, and over $10 million for a Basquiat that had been owned by U2. Email sfluxe@gmail.com if you know!
Here are some [...]

Chihuly at the de Young

As you undoubtedly know by now, I’m nothing if not an admirer of empty virtuosity. The sensory disco of blazing colors and blinking lights, of leaping, vibrating, ever-changing hues and forms, of pure sensory attractions experienced apart from external ideals, are to me the pure expression of delight in art and life itself.

I love [...]

Inside the Men’s Vogue Party

Charleston Pierce, Clae Herring, Lorence Manansala and Rachele Gitz
Last week, Men’s Vogue and Hennessy hosted a party to celebrate the launch of Dean Wareham’s new book “Black Postcards: A Rock & Roll Romance,” with a live performance by Dean & Britta at Harlot. It drew a very youthful, fashionable crowd, as one would expect [...]