The Best Bay Area Avant-Garde Fashion and Accessories
I can’t believe that it was September the last time I posted! Well, actually I can. I’ve been toiling away since September on the Swankety Swank Holiday Inspiration Guide, a guide to all the artists of our SF based artists co-op. I was running around the city photographing fashion stories with artists, planning and styling [...]
Adventures in Sustainable Sustanence and Super Style: Beirut, San Francisco, & Sydney
Through my travels and reading lists, I came across 3 interesting stories about how entrepreneurial, creative thinkers are bringing food sustainability, fair-trade ethics, and exciting, stylish dining options to their communities. Each entrepreneur and establishment have embraced their own unique mission, menus, public outreach and personal goals; what brings them together is: A common ethos [...]
A Little Piece of Paris, a Touch of Paradise at Floréal
Floréal 533 Taylor street, SF CA 94102 M-Th 9 to 5, Fri 9 to 12 , Sat 11 to 4 , Sun closed www.florealsf.com Floréal is the perfect place for those who seek items of high quality and good taste. Walking in is like being transported to an airy, Parisian shop due to the creativity, attention to detail, and quality [...]
The World of Nature in the Palm of Your Hand at Utsuwa
Utsuwa Floral Design 1339 polk street San Francisco, CA 94109, (415)447-8476, 10AM~7PM 7days a week www.utsuwafd.com Growing up in the urban jungle of Tokyo, Hiro Hayama longed for nature. Knowing there are others like him all over the world with the same longing, he became a flower and plant designer specializing in Japanese design. Now [...]
Gettin Local: Capsule Design Fest
This weekend I had the pleasure of attending Capsule Design Fest, featuring some of the best local artisans and independent design. I love it when our local artisans get together to give us more opportunities to shop locally made, unique goods. Sunday was an absolutely gorgeous day; that rare combination of just enough breeze and [...]
Breaking the Mindset of Cheap
Thoughts for Creative Entrepreneurs A recent article in Marie Claire magazine called The Fashionista’s Dilemma was a pleasant surprise. The author shares the dissolution she felt from “binging” on cheap fashion, and what she did about it. In a very non-preachy way, she shared how all her “bargains” were anything but. Cheap clothes look really [...]
Seize the Day: Blog Analytics Can Lead to More Sales
We’ve had some exciting developments recently at Swankety Swank.com, one of my clients. When I logged in on Monday morning, I noticed a very high number of visitors for what is usually a slow time for our site, so I decided to take a look at the full report of our stats. (Site Stats on [...]
14 Reasons Why This is the Year to Launch Your Blog
If you’ve ever considered starting a blog/website for your business, or to open up new career options, there’s no better time than the present. A great blog/website can be a powerful tool to advance your career or business in so many ways. In terms of cost versus benefit, a website/blog is one of the best [...]
Website Transformation: Swankety Swank
I’m proud to say that I just finished up the Swanketyswank.com website and I’m feeling great about it! Swankety Swank is a bricks and mortars store located in San Francisco’s NOPA district that connects conscious consumers with talented local artisans. When I started working with Swankety Swank in December 2010, the website looked like [...]