Lorraine Sanders

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.

Fashion Capital: Three New Ventures Aiming to Put SF on the Map

admin — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 20:57:13 +0000

I wrote a feature for the March issue of 7×7 magazine called Fashion Capital: Three New Ventures Aiming to Put SF on the Fashion Map. Hope you’ll check it out.

Photo: Angie Silvy for 7×7

SF Writers’ Grotto: March Workshop Blogs

admin — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 21:26:21 +0000

Attendees from my recent Journalism Basics for Bloggers workshop at the SF Writers’ Grotto are developing a diverse group of exciting, fun and thought-provoking blogs. There are more to come, as several participants are working to launch new ones as we speak. I’ll post those here when they’re ready. In the meantime, check out these blogs:

Letter from SF

I’m Just Sayin

Barnard Class of 2005

Reading, Watching, Looking and Stuff

Tamara Greenberg

Boomers on the Rise: Aging Well

The Fashionista Lab

The Hunt SF

Srsly.

More classes and workshops I’m involved in…

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…

Fashion Writing À La Mode: An Adult Writers’ Seminar

admin — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 18:20:43 +0000

Some newsy-news: I’ll be participating in the Fashion Writing a la Mode: An Adult Writers’ Seminar event later this month at fabulous nonprofit 826 Valencia in San Francisco. Other panelists include ModCloth and Gina Pell.

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.