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Convert Hosts ‘Back To Cool’ Trunk Show!

Weekend Agenda: The 10th Annual S.F. Zine Fest

Best Of The Week: Our Top 10 Stories — Sep 02 2011

Sweet Charity: Confederacy and PennyRoyal Studios Team Up For A C...

Local boutique Confederacy is known for their rad collaborations, and their latest venture doesn’t disappoint. Ilaria Urbinati, Confederacy’s c

by Kate Mulling

Here’s How To Make The 178 Calorie “Don’t Feed ...

Fashion Week isn't exactly sobriety central. Come September 16, we'll be ready to never drink again, but until then again, booze-hounds and occas

by Kristian Laliberte

Bare Escentuals Gets Real With A Blind Casting Call For Their Fal...

Apparently, the big news-making move for beauty brands is to layoff the Photoshop and retouching and use accessible women instead of highly paid models. Ca

by Betsey McLain

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Street Style: Tuck Us In

Who he is: AndyWhere we spotted him: On Oak Street. Why we we love him: It's easy to love a guy who rolls in something casual that doesn't also m

by Shani Silver

First Look: Peep Lauren Conrad’s New Pre-Spring Lookbook

by Kate Mulling

Speakeasy Sundays Come to Tony’s Pizza Napoletana

When it comes to serving up mouth-watering pizza pies, we can always trust North Beach resto Tony’s Pizza Napoletana to get the job done right. And s

by Jessica Velez

Beer For Girls Comes In A Purse, Wearing A Dress

Chick Beer is the first booze that might make your head spin before you even ingest anything. The beverage's founder, Shazz Lewis, realized one day th

Rad Or Bad: Madonna’s Venice Film Fest Frock

While the votes are in on her directorial debut film, W.E.—the reviews for the film she directed about Wallis Simpson and Prince Edward are mostly on

by Kate Mulling

Caption This: Crystal Renn, Lydia Hearst, And Catherine McNeil Fo...

Winning caption: “The Matrix welcomes Minnie Mouse.” —Tracie Chan Runners up: “the glass ceiling? we walk on it.you can see up our

Seedstore Celebrates Labor Day With A Last-Chance Summer Sale

On paper the summer months may be officially behind us (cue the violin), but with S.F.'s weather just starting to heat up, and we're extra-hyped

by Jessica Velez

The Best Kept (And Booziest) Brunch Secret In Chicago

While we don't live in a mythical land that offers hungry hungover folk free-booze-with-brunch temptations. (Does such a thing really exist or is it o

by Shani Silver

Guys, Guard Your Stuff! Girl Trends Borrow From The Boys.

Gentlemen, we need to watch our stuff; those broken-in canvas backpacks, military-inspired jackets, wrist watches and now, our dress shoes. The latest tren

by Jeff Kieslich

All The Fashion Twitterers You’ll Ever Need To Follow (At L...

John Januzzi over at Lucky Magazine put together the most complete directory of fashion Twitterers we've ever seen. If you're looking to refresh

This Soap Will Make You Smell Like A (Bi-Coastal) Surfer

If looking at Morgan Collett wasn't enough for you (fair enough), now you can smell like him. Hypebeast brings word that high-end men's grooming

by Kristian Laliberte

Petiole’s Fall 2011 Lookbook is Oh-So Smooth

by Willow Lindley

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The New Workout That’s Also A Call Out: Lazy Asses Need Not...

Flywheel Sports, Chicago’s newest spinning studio, will kick your spin class into high gear for one reason—accountability. If you’ve ever

by Kaitlin Madden

Yoko Ono’s Mother Was A Mega-Babe With “No Life”

For the newest Heroes issue of V , celebrities were asked to talk about their personal heroes, and they got a mouthful out of Yoko Ono, who chose her mothe

Video: Scott Campbell Gives Someone A Prison Tattoo

Being a Youtube sensation must be addictive. Casey Neistat, whose crazy bike video, showing him purposely crashing into taxis, we reported on in June, is t

by Kristian Laliberte

4 New Restos On Our Must-Try List

We try our best to keep track of all the new restaurants on the foodie scene. But no matter how hard we Chicagoans try, the delicious list gets so long tha

by Shani Silver

Your Guide To What And Where To Eat This Weekend!

Street markets, festivals, and special culinary events—here's our 101 on how to fill up over Labor Day weekend.

by Kristian Laliberte

Velvet: Fall’s Hottest Luxe Trend You Can Pull Off

The season’s hottest pants, jackets, dresses, and shoes in fall’s must-have material, velvet.

by Kate Mulling

What To Wear For S.F.’s Indian Summer!

by Katie Hintz-Zambrano

3 Clever Ways To Use Your Bobby-Pins

by Betsey McLain

5 Things To Know This AM — Sep 02 2011

Who you need to know before raging and raving at this weekend's Electric Zoo! (Spin) 1,500-square-feet of Nicolas Kirkwood shoe designs are coming to

by Laura Jean Story

5 Things To Know This AM — Sep 02 2011

San Jose police are searching for passerby who stole bags of pot that spilled out of a crashed truck. (HuffPo SF) Speaking of being under the influence, Be

by Katie Hintz-Zambrano

5 Things To Know This AM — Sep 02 2011

Somebody put Rosie Huntington-Whitely and Ryan Reynolds in a movie together! After starring in a Mario Testino-shot Burberry Body campaign, we're read

5 Things to Know This AM — Sep 02 2011

Barbie and Ken's dream wedding album has us all misty eyed. Honestly. (Jezebel) Lindsay Lohan had a line from a song by fellow substance-abusing Long

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5 Things To Know This AM — Sep 02 2011

The Style Tribe proves fashion heals all wounds. Have a speedy recovery, Corri! (The Style Tribe) Would you try this orange-on-orange look that one local b

by Shani Silver