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, [...]

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.  [...]

Sorokko among Best Dressed of All Time

It was such a pleasant surprise to open up this month’s Harper’s BAZAAR (the 140th Anniversary Issue, with Jennifer Aniston on the cover) and see our city’s own Tatiana Sorokko named as one of the “Best Dressed of All Time.” They’ve put her on the same page as Diana Ross, Anjelica Huston, Paloma Picasso, [...]

An Evening of Sparkling Conversations

Geoff Callan and Jan Landis. Photo by David Snow.
As you can see, dashing Geoff Callan swept at least one lady off her feet at the Hotel Vitale’s Americano one recent evening (no gossip here folks, wife Hillary Newsom Callan was just a few feet away!) But it was that kind of night, bubbling [...]

Bianchi and Burberry in SFis

Christopher Bailey of Burberry. Photo by Drew Altizer.
Christopher Bailey was in town last month to show his new collection for Burberry at Nordstrom, and can you believe it, but SFluxe wasn’t there! But no worries, because Anastasia Hendrix of the Chronicle did make it, and has written all about the event for SFis.  While reading [...]

Celebs of September

A few celebrities made appearances in San Francisco this month — as you can see from these photos by Drew Altizer — including Paris Hilton, Joss Stone, Minnie Driver, Tippi Hedren and Molly Sims.

Joss Stone with Ed Fox and Kelly Gillooley at Kiehl’s.

Molly Sims and Jennifer Siebel at Cartier.

Minnie Driver at Barneys

Tippi Hedren with Kim [...]

Taste, Luxury, Humor

It’s hardly possible for the opening party of Barneys in San Francisco to have been more glamorous. The excitement of seeing the store for the first time. The glamour of all the guests. The fun disco-themed after party. It was a spectacular start to whole new chapter in the life of fashionable people [...]

Amber Marie and Tippi in Union Square

I finally have a moment to share with you some of Drew Altizer’s photos from Amber Marie Bently’s fabulous jewelry launch party that I told you about earlier. It was such a wonderful evening.

Amber Marie Bently and Christopher Bently
If people weren’t buzzing about the jewelry (I spoke to one woman who looked almost in tears [...]

15 Minutes With… Amber Marie Bently

Amber Marie Bently at the Opera opening last week. Photo by Drew Altizer.
In the last installment of “15 Minutes With…” SFluxe spoke with Peter Dundas, designer for Emanuel Ungaro (just a few months before he departed from the company.) Today I catch up with jeweler Amber Marie Bently, who is launching her new one-of-a-kind [...]

Cartier’s Dazzling Evening

Molly Sims and Jennifer Siebel (wearing Ralph Lauren.) Photo: Drew Altizer.
The photos of the Cartier opening on Thursday evening have reached the SFluxe desk, and everyone looks just as fabulous as I remember them. But here’s the thing — I had no idea that Molly Sims was there! (She’s a good friend of Jennifer [...]