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Style Bytes: First-Rate Seconds

admin — Sun, 06 May 2012 00:50:42 +0000

This Style Bytes column – on the rise of fashion startups making secondhand stylish again – appeared in the April 29 issue of the San Francisco Chronicle. Click the pic to read the article online.

San Francisco Chronicle Style Bytes: Mobile Shopping

admin — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 02:44:04 +0000

My March Style Bytes column: Stores Buy In to Mobile Shopping. This story ran on March 25, 2012 in the San Francisco Chronicle.

Discarded to Divine Preview Opens

admin — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 22:37:30 +0000

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Profile: Eric Rutberg TRANSPARENT Shoes

admin — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 21:53:36 +0000

A collage of my profile on San Francisco designer Eric Rutberg that appeared as the cover of the SFIS Style section on the Chronicle on March 11. Click the pic to read in full…

Style Bytes: A New Shopping ‘Fix’

admin — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 22:59:04 +0000

My latest Style Bytes column exploring the intersection of fashion and technology for the Chronicle ran on Feb. 18 in the Sunday Style section. A collage below, or you can read the full article here.

San Mateo’s BlacMéra impresses angel investors

admin — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 21:35:55 +0000

A local designer that impressed an audience of Silicon Valley angel investors is the focus of my latest post on the San Francisco Chronicle‘s SF Unzipped blog.

Style Bytes: Fitiquette’s no-sweat avatar suits online shoppers

admin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:46:42 +0000

Here’s a link to my latest Style Bytes column for the San Francisco Chronicle. My take: the company that figures out the virtual fitting room conundrum is going to win big. This is a story that looks at several approaches, including two from Bay Area startups.

Four new online stores to check out in the New Year

admin — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 21:39:44 +0000

A look at four new online stores that I recently rounded up for the San Francisco Chronicle‘s SF Unzipped blog. Read the full post here.

Polyvore year-end trends

admin — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 22:54:00 +0000

Polyvore’s year-end trends are out, and they’re fascinating. The company’s core is its online community (and set-making tools), but the stats generated by these things are what are drawing eyeballs from many in the fashion space today. Here’s the full post I wrote recently about the Bay Area company’s 11-month report for the San Francisco Chronicle‘s SF Unzipped blog: Polyvore shares year’s top style trends.

Style Bytes: Mobile Shopping Makes Gifting Easier

admin — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 23:14:34 +0000

I write a fashion-meets-tech column called Style Bytes for the San Francisco Chronicle. The latest one came out last weekend. Here is a link to the full article.