
Although trimmed trees and eggnog are nice…my favorite holiday tradition involves tutus and a Sugar Plum Fairy. I just received my tickets for The San Francisco Ballet’s Nutcracker performance in the mail, which means the holiday season is right around the corner!
{Image from carljohnson’s Flickr site}

I have always been a fan of Sprinkles Cupcakes in Los Angeles, and now that they’ve opened their first location in Northern California- in Palo Alto!- I’m super excited! When you go, promise me you’ll try their red velvet cupcakes. The cream cheese frosting is perfection.

{image courtesy of Mary Tsao’s Flickr site}
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on November 12, 2008
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Tags: sprinkles
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If you live in the San Francisco Bay Area, you’re in for a treat! Peek…Aren’t You Curious is having a sample sale today and tomorrow- just in time for stocking up on holiday gifts!




The wonderful Joanna Goddard of A Cup of Jo and Glamour Magazine’s Smitten, asked me to create the first in her City Guide for Glamour Girls series (stylish guides to top US cities on a budget). I have to say, I love playing tour guide for San Francisco, so I was thrilled! See the feature on Smitten right here.



Is it just me or does John Galliano’s spring collection seem to be inspired by Crown & Crumpet?
Some shots from the runway & some shots from our Crown & Crumpet {an interior shot and one from the opening party}…




{P.S. Check out the full collection on Style.com- it’s insane! I am in love with this collection.}

A vintage white blouse covered in ruffles is one of the most coveted items in my wardrobe and with its worn-out label, is the only link I have to the late Yves Saint Laurent. With a lust for all things French, I not only look forward to Paris fashion week, but dream of the masculine chic looks that come down the runway every season at YSL. Last week’s runway show and the upcoming exhibition at the deYoung have kept me in anticipation for weeks. I am counting down the days until November 1st!

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on October 7, 2008
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Tags: deYoung, YSL
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Amy and Christopher Dean have just opened the doors to Crown & Crumpet, A Room with Tea and Wit. This is no granny-style tea room, though- it’s offically a “doily-free zone”! They’re located in the newly redone Ghirardelli Square (if you haven’t been by in the past few months, you wouldn’t believe it!), it is the perfect spot for afternoon tea with a friend, or a bridal shower, or a little girl’s tea party. I met some girlfriends at Crown & Crumpet (who is, by the way, a Ruby Press client!) for tea on Saturday, and it was pure heaven!!
P.S. Oh, and they have the sweetest retail section as well, where you can buy everything from British candies to a hot pink cuckoo clock! (I picked up a Tiffany-blue enameled ring with a vintagey gold crown for myself!) You can even buy their charming tea cups and teapots…




{all images by Sheri Giblin}

I never miss this one- unless I’m out of town. If you live in the San Francisco Bay Area, and go bananas over vintage clothing and accessories, this is the place for you. The Vintage Fashion Expo takes place this weekend-September 20th and 21st-at the Nob Hill Masonic Center and boasts over 75 dealers. I’ll be searching for statement jewelry and vintage blazers…

{photo by Serge Balkin, available for purchase at Conde Nast Store}