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A working garden in the sky
- San Francisco’s St. Regis Hotel has a garden in the sky.
- San Francisco’s St. Regis Hotel has a garden in the sky.
A benefit sneak peek at fall designs
- So many fashions, so little time. But on Wednesday, style-savvy San Franciscans can flock to Fort Mason for a first look at fall fashions at Designer Preview 2008, benefiting Raphael House, established in 1971 as The City’s first shelter for homeless families.
- So many fashions, so little time. But on Wednesday, style-savvy San Franciscans can flock to Fort Mason for a first look at fall fashions at Designer Preview 2008, benefiting Raphael House, established in 1971 as The City’s first shelter for homeless families.
Black & White and fun all over
- Break out your formal wear — The City’s party of parties, the San Francisco Symphony’s Black & White Ball, takes over the Civic Center on Saturday.
- Break out your formal wear — The City’s party of parties, the San Francisco Symphony’s Black & White Ball, takes over the Civic Center on Saturday.
Ball gowns made to order
- It’s time, Cinderella — take out your glass slippers.
- It’s time, Cinderella — take out your glass slippers.
Old clothes make new fashion
- What do you get when you mix one part creativity, one part sustainability, one part philanthropy and one part “Project Runway”? A San Francisco fashion event like no other.
- What do you get when you mix one part creativity, one part sustainability, one part philanthropy and one part “Project Runway”? A San Francisco fashion event like no other.
Review: Willie’s life lessons for getting, keeping power
- How do you write about an icon — when you’re the icon in question?
- How do you write about an icon — when you’re the icon in question?
S.F. Opera, Ballet seasonal delights
- San Francisco Ballet and Opera patrons are enjoying some holiday magic this month — all for a good cause.
- San Francisco Ballet and Opera patrons are enjoying some holiday magic this month — all for a good cause.
Fine art isn’t just for viewing
- Don’t know what to buy for the holidays?Here’s a tip: 24 of the Bay Area’s most gifted artisans are showing and selling one-of-a-kind wearable art from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday at six San Francisco galleries at 49 Geary St. and 77 Geary St. in an event called “ARTWEAR in the Galleries.”
- Don’t know what to buy for the holidays?Here’s a tip: 24 of the Bay Area’s most gifted artisans are showing and selling one-of-a-kind wearable art from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday at six San Francisco galleries at 49 Geary St. and 77 Geary St. in an event called “ARTWEAR in the Galleries.”
Lives of Style: Cheri Spolin
- Cheri Spolin is one of those natural blondes who give blondes a good name. Brainy (tech and finance), well-raised (her parents, Don and Cherie Murray, emphasized philanthropy at an early age) and beautiful, Cheri was born in New York to a large family — she has two brothers and two sisters — and moved to the Bay Area at age 5. The family settled in the Almaden Valley.
- Cheri Spolin is one of those natural blondes who give blondes a good name. Brainy (tech and finance), well-raised (her parents, Don and Cherie Murray, emphasized philanthropy at an early age) and beautiful, Cheri was born in New York to a large family — she has two brothers and two sisters — and moved to the Bay Area at age 5. The family settled in the Almaden Valley.
History’s famed teen queen comes to S.F.
- There are three things one should know about Marie-Antoinette. First, she never said: “Let them eat cake.”
- There are three things one should know about Marie-Antoinette. First, she never said: “Let them eat cake.”
S.F. Fall Antiques Show serves up fine art
- The San Francisco Fall Antiques show, a grand and glorious tradition, is the oldest, continuously operating antiques show and sale on the West Coast.
- The San Francisco Fall Antiques show, a grand and glorious tradition, is the oldest, continuously operating antiques show and sale on the West Coast.
Your Passport to high glamour
- Macy’s Passport, one of San Francisco’s most popular fashion-charity events, has — not surprisingly — reached a milestone.
- Macy’s Passport, one of San Francisco’s most popular fashion-charity events, has — not surprisingly — reached a milestone.
LeRoy Neiman’s drawings are in town
- “You know what I like about San Francisco?” LeRoy Neiman asks. “The women are beautiful, fashionable and smart. San Francisco is one of the only cities I like to visit. I love New York and Chicago — I studied there, and L.A. has the same people as New York.”