20080817

ACRIMONY (boutique)

Location: 515 Gough Street (between Fulton & Grove), San Francisco, CA 94102 Neighborhood:Hayes Valley
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Phone/Fax:
415-861-1025
Email:info@shopacrimony.com
Hours: Monday, Wednesday-Saturday 11am-7pm, Sunday 12pm-6pm, Closed on Tuesday
Website:
www.shopacrimony.com
Blog:
http://shopacrimony.com/blog/
E-Commerce: NO(coming soon!)
Womens:
YES Mens:YES
Profile:

Designers: womens:
April77, United Bamboo, Heimstone, Fremont, IRO, Mini Market, Quail, Chalayan by Hussein Chalayan, Sretsis, YMC, Crispin & Basilio, Nuj Novakhett, Married to the Mob, Hellz Bellz, Sophomore, VPL mens:Rittenhouse, United Bamboo, Public School, Cassette, Wood Wood, Staple Design, MHI, Endovanera, YMC, Hyden Yoo, Red Clay - Black Label accessories: Bijules, Tommassini, Spear, Michele Vale, Made Jewelry, A Peace Treaty, Linda Farrow Luxe, Raf Simons, Sophia Kokosalaki, Matthew Williamson, Veronique Branquinho, Fallon, Eley Kishimoto

METIER (boutique)

metierLocation: 355 Sutter Street(@Stockton Street), San Francisco, CA
Neighborhood: Union Square
Hours:Monday-Saturday 10am-6pm, Closed on Sundays
Website:www.metiersf.com
E-Commerce:NO
Womens: YES Mens: NO
Profile:
Designers: APC, Zero Maria Cornejo, Gary Graham, Neal Sperling, Lutz and Patmos, Clu, Rag & Bone, Daryl K, Minden Chan, Acne Jeans, Alexander Wang, Golden Goose, Velvet, C & C California, Habitual, Hanii Y, 3.1 by Philip Lim, Inhabit, Mayle, Vena Cava, Rogue's Gallery, Souchi, Cathy Waterman, Ten Thousand Things, Jeanine Payer, Arman, Renee Garvey, Phillip Crangi, Mizuki, Chan Luu, Annette Ferdinandsen, Estate Jewelry, Agas and Tamar, Conroy & Wilcox, Loeffler Randall shoes and bags, Lola Hats, Cosabella, Vintage Finds,

20080816

MOCIUN (designer)

mociunName: Mociun
Designer: Caitlin Mociun
Website: www.mociun.com
E-Commerce: NO
Contact: info@mociun.com
Location: New York
Press Contact: info@mociun.com
Sales Contact: Caitlin Mociun
Profile: Mociun is the New York based eponymous collection of Caitlin Mociun. Mociun designs her own textiles and, as stated in her bio she "continues to explore and integrate the ever-emerging technologies and critical conceptions of sustainability; environmentally healthy production; and, as a type of de facto jouissance, the role of, and the products available to, the individual consumer in society at large. Her designs are whimsical with a hint of the un-conventional. Her prints are amazing!
Stocklist(stores that carry Mociun): Nouvelle Nouvelle, Victoire, Anica Boutique, Rare Device, Vagabond Boutique, Pivot, Jumelle, Bird, Honey in the Rough, Steven Alan, Albertine, Helianthus, Worthwhile, Kick Pleat, Raye, Una, Hanna, Impluse, Last Waltz, Totokaelo, Beklina, Devidoll, Sotto Boutique


ALOHA RAG (boutique)

Location:
Honolulu
1221 Kapiolani Boulevard, Suite 115
Honolulu, Hawaii 96814
USA
New York
505 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10013
USA
Neighborhood: New York: Soho
Phone/Fax: Honolulu: 808.589.2050 Fax: 808.589.2051
New York: 212.925.0882 Fax: 212.925.0883
Email: Honolulu: love@aloharag.com New York: 505@aloharag.com
Hours: Open 7 days a week Mon - Sat / 11:00am - 8:00pm Sun / 11:00am - 6:00pm
Website: www.aloharag.com
E-Commerce: YES
Womens: YES Mens: YES
Profile:
Designers:2K, 3.1 Phillip Lim:, 5+1_Annapurna, Alexander McQueen, Ann Demeulemeester, Balenciaga, Chloe, Comme Des Garcons, Common Projects, Commuun, Corto Moltedo, Diane Von Furstenberg, D&G Dolce & Gabbana, Elizabeth and James, Florian, Garment House Mania, Giuseppe Zanotti Design, Golden Goose, Henrik Vibskov, HTC, Hunting Season, Hysteric Glamour, Insideout, Iosselliani, Jejia, John Galliano, Kenjiikeda, Kitsuné, Kosmetic Label, Ksubi, Lanvin, Lanvin Homme, Lena Wald, Levi's, Linda Farrow, Lucien Pellat-Finet, Luis Morais, Lyle & Scott, Marc Jacobs, Marc Marmel, Martin Margiela, Mended Veil, Moea, Obedient Sons, Passarella Death Squad, Pierre Hardy, Rivy Ng, Rogan, Ronald Pineau, Saskia Diez, Sixe, Sydney Evan, Thomas Wylde, Tim Hamilton, Tom Ford, Wouters and Hendrix, Yoshinori Kotake Design

20080515

MAC (MODERN APPEALING CLOTHING)

Location: 387 Grove St.(btwn. Franklin St. and Gough), San Francisco, CA 94102
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Neighborhood: Hayes Valley
Phone/Fax: 415-863-3011
Email:
Hours: Monday-Saturday: 11am-7pm; Sunday 12-6pm
Website: NO
E-Commerce: NO
Mens: YES Womens: YES
Profile: Dubbed by many as "San Francisco's finest fashion forward boutique", deservingly. Ran by brother and sister duo Ben and Chris Ospital, MAC has been a go to for high-end fashion for over 20 years. The staff is very friendly, knowledgeable and helpful. Designer list ranges from well known names like Tsumari Chiatsu, Dries Van Noten and Maison Martin Margiela, all the way to lessor known local talents like Podell and Dema.
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20080506

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20080419

ANICA (boutique)

Location: 2418 Polk St., San Francisco, CA 94109
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Neighborhood:
Russian Hill
Phone/Fax: 415-447-2878/415-447-4255
Email:info@anicaboutique.com
Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 11am-7pm, Sun-Mon 12pm-6pm
Website: www.anicaboutique.com
E-commerce: YES
Mens: NO Womens: YES


Profile:
Walking into Anica is like walking into your dream closet. The best part is, while many of the designers merely serve as eye candy, many of the pieces are attainable for the every day fashionista, or walker by.Walk towards the back of the boutique and you'll find a rack full of great vintage finds-from Oscar de La Renta skorts to no-named oversidezed shades.
Designers: 18th Amendment, A Small Collection, Alice McCall, Bing Bang, Cheap Monday, Clu, Dessous, Eskell, Falls, Flippa K, Grey Ant, Gold Sign, Grace Sun, Habitual, Heimstone, Hengst, Hortense, Humanoid, Jerome Dreyfuss, Karen Walker, Les Prairies de Paris, Leyendecker, Lover, Lyell, Mike and Chris, Mociun, Nicholas K, Opening Ceremony, Rachel Comey, RosenMunns, RD, She Bible, Society for Rational Dress, Sunshine and Shadow, Ulla Johnson, United Bamboo, Valentine, Vena Cava, VPL, Zoe Chicco

20071113

IN LIEU

Location: 2420 Polk St. San Francisco, CA 94109
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Neighborhood: Russian Hill
Phone/Fax: 415-441-5081/415-443-8527
Email: info@shopinlieu.com
Hours: tuesday-saturday 11am-7pm, sunday 12-6pm
website: www.shopinlieu.com
Online shopping: YES
Mens: YES Womens: YES
Profile: In Lieu indeed. This newly relocated Russian Hill gem is a boutique you'll find yourself at over and over again. The bright, smallish interior invites the local neighborhood resident as well as the fashion obsessed looking for the newest and greatest in independent fashion. The vibe is casual - from cozy Prairie Underground hoodies to super cool Built by Wendy rompers - this boutique provides the best of both worlds: casual and fashionable. Visit their e-commerce boutique as well, it's somewhere to visit In Lieu of anywhere else.
Designers: F-Troupe, Melissa, Dolce Vita, Marcello Toshi, Built by Wendy, Geren Ford, Spring and Clifton, Borne, Corey Lynn Calter, Deanna Bratt, Conspiracy 8,Crispin and Basilio, Dace, Alula Clothing, Denim of Virtue, Siwy Denim, April 77 Earnest Sewn, Prairie Underground, Mannisse, Franny, Wayf, Webster, Julianna Jabour, Dutchy, Deere Colhoun, Give, Viv and Ingrid, Maren and Ruby, 2Sister Designs, Joy O, Molly M, We Dream in Colour, Erica Weiner, Round Designs, Denise Heffernan