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November 29, 2024
Embracing non-digital giving
Everything in the universe is becoming high-tech “smart.” When refrigerators, clothing, shoes and vehicles talk to people more than people talk to each other, the craving for low-tech, no-tech escape is no surprise. Especially when it comes...
November 29, 2024
Body love leads to thoughtful giving
The premise was simple: Search out local artisans and makers to best complete the ellipsis-ended phrase, “When you love your body, you…..” Here is what we’re calling “starter suggestions” for loving one’s—or a beloved’s—body.
When you love your...
October 29, 2024
East Bay stylistas extra: Most Stylish Teacher
Andie Patterson, a drama teacher and theater costume designer at Head-Royce School in Oakland, is someone who can always be counted on to light up a room with her cheerful personality and colorful attire. A style as...
.Art
October 29, 2024
East Bay stylistas show where there’s style there’s fashion
Coco Chanel’s famous aphorism, “Fashion changes, style remains,” is as true as ever. Images from bygone eras often include one person clad in an outfit that stands the test of time.
Here are three very different East Bay...
October 29, 2024
Vintage, tried and true
Oakland’s vintage shops may be one-of-a-kind, yet many have similar beginnings. Karen Fort, owner of Mercy Vintage in Rockridge, attests: “There’s a lot of origin stories that start like mine.”
Her mom was an antiquer, she says, and...
October 29, 2024
Lesley Evers’ style lifts spirits
Colors can lift people’s spirits,” says designer Lesley Evers. “I have a customer who said she started wearing our clothes and it changed her mindset. She ate better, started moving more and felt better about herself. I...
September 27, 2024
Tracking the scent in Berkeley
After reading about Berkeley’s Aftel Archive of Curious Scents in T: The New York Times Style Magazine, Vogue and Smithsonian magazine—to name a few—I thought I knew what to expect when I got there.
Indeed, my visit to...
