At the Hilltop Mall in the city of Richmond, shots rang out at around 6 a.m. An estimated three thousand were in line waiting for the new Nike's new Air Jordan 11 Retro Concords. (The shoes, it seems, appreciate in value.) That's when someone fired a gun into the air. According to KRON 4 Morning News, no one was hurt and a suspect is in custody. more ›

Halloween approaches. Scratch that. Halloween weekend approaches. So that could mean you require more than one costume over the next three days. But what to wear, you locally-minded folks ask? SFist can help. more ›

During a Fleet Week fete on Saturday, Giants star Brian Wilson made an appearance at a party while sporting a bizarre outfit. While the pic's photog (from Portal A Interactive) didn't grant SFist permission to publish the image of Wilson and his unusual attire—which, among a bevy of sartorial accents, featured pleather MC Hammerian balloon pants, a large gold belt, and two gold chains extending down his legs—we can tell you that the noted pitcher wore an orange t-shirt that read, "Fear the mustache," complete with a cartoon mustache and rectangular eyeglasses. more ›

In recent style and design rumblings, the launch of the new lookbook for local woman-owned Mission boutique and style house, Mira Mira, happened over the weekend. Owner Mira Pickett teamed up with friend and neighbor, Georgia Rew, of Pretty Pretty Collective to throw down a runway party in celebration of their new fall looks - and their impending style takeover of 22nd Street. more ›

A group of men attacked a fellow bar patron at a bar on the 5700 block of Mission Street for apparently sporting the wrong kind of fashion. "The 31-year-old victim was pulled outside of the bar by five suspects who apparently did not like his shirt," reports SF Appeal. "The suspects beat the man and also took his cellphone and cash before fleeing." more ›

Dolores Park's Truffle Guy has delivered his special brand of magic to jonesing park denizens for quite some time. Now you can get a t-shirt featuring the noted drug dealer, making you the envy of your stoner pals. Made out of 50% cotton and 50% recycled polyester, you can score this gem for a mere $35 over at Turk + Taylor. more ›

Skullcap-shatteringly brilliant blogger Diane Dorrans Saeks just posted what could possibly be the most important lifestyle piece you will ever read. Why? Because it's about Denise Hale, that's why. And yet? It's also about so much more. Or not. more ›

Billed as the key reason why romance novelist Danielle Steel skipped town, the city has no sense of high style. In fact, GQ just declared San Francisco the 20th Worst-Dressed U.S. city. Which...fine. We get it. We do. We're a bit lackadaisical when it comes to attire. Or are we? By and large, the city's key demographic goes to great lengths to dress with the right amount of affected insouciance or brightly-colored wan. Nowhere is that more apparent than in the Mission arrondissement where men look like bike-riding sheep (black pants, black shirt, hoodie, Giants cap) while the ladies tend to fashion themselves as third graders (rompers, Etsy jewelry, hairdos riddled with flyaways, cupcakes) so as to appear nonthreatening to men. more ›

SFist was the first to bring you the now-famous spandex suit Giants closer Brian Wilson wore at Wednesday's ESPY Awards, and it was glorious. We don't know about you, but our appreciation for Wilson as a San Francisco delegate jumped tenfold. However, not everybody was happy about it. Broadcaster and KCBS commentator John Madden slammed Wilson this morning for his revealing attire at last night's awards show. more ›

Bambi Lake and her "hot fashion boy" by Christopher Carroll of Christopher Carroll Photography. Happy Pride, everybody! more ›

Tomorrow night, Samantha Baker (AKA Molly Ringwald) will make a guest appearance in the city's Marina district. Why? Well, according to SFGate, "Molly Ringwald has partnered with San Francisco's Benefit Cosmetics to promote last year's 'Getting the Pretty Back,' her ode to growing old gracefully." Cool. Also, kinda sad. Ringwald, if we may, never lost her pretty. And she's, what, 41? 42? Practically still a fetus. more ›

You like? Of course you do. Well, now you can own this resplendent Buster Posey dreamcatcher (heh) t-shirt for a mere $20. True. The fine folks over at Mission Mission bring your attention to this shirt, created before our noted Rookie of the Year injured his leg on Wednesday, which you can purchase from someone named Nick at creamydesignsllc@gmail.com. Wear it to honor our (temporarily!) fallen soldier. Wear it to show your hippie/Giants pride. Wear it because it's rad.
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Danielle Steel, former San Francisco resident and vocal critic of Teva sandals, was back in town this weekend for the San Francisco Art Fair at Fort Mason. The Chronicle's Leah Garchik reports Mrs. Steel was spotted when she "swooped in" to the festival sporting an "orange chubby", which is apparently some kind of furry or feathery shoulder covering...and not what you were thinking it was. If Garchik's description makes Mrs. Steel sound like she is getting ready for another How Weird Street Faire, you'll have to forgive the prolific author - she did admit she looks like a mess when she's in town. The author later purchased an oil painting of worn out sneakers by artist Gordon Smedt. [Chron] more ›

The depressing story of 34-year-old San Francisco pageant mom Kerry Campbell, who gives her 8-year-old daughter Botox injections, made readers foam at the mouth after The Mommy Files brought the all-too-true tale to the public's attention. Kerry, looking to make her young daughter both famous and sexually alluring, "purchases Botox online and injects her 8-year-old daughter Britney with it." She also waxes her daughter's legs and bikini line in a chilling effort "to get rid of peach fuzz and to make sure she doesn't develop pubic hair later in life." Mom and daughter, named Britney (of course), appeared on Inside Edition today to explain. more ›

"San Francisco is a great city to raise children, but I was very happy to leave it. There's no style, nobody dresses up—you can't be chic there. It's all shorts and hiking books [sic?] and Tevas—it's as if everyone is dressed to go on a camping trip. I don't think people really care how they look there; and I look like a mess when I'm there, too." - Former Pac Heights resident and prolific romance novelist Danielle Steel. In a recent Wall Street Journal profile. [Hat tip: Refinery29] more ›

Kate Middleton and Prince William got hitched today. Did you watch? Did you cry? Did you even care? Anyway, the most important part of this wedding (nay, any wedding) is the gown. The Duchess of Cambridge wore a dress by Sarah Burton, artistic director of Alexander McQueen, with a v-neck and lace long sleeves. (Hopefully, this will put a dent in the overplayed strapless gown market.) SFist asked StyleBistro Managing Editor Chloe Harris for her thoughts on Middleton's frock. Harris tells us: "Alexander McQueen was the rare genius who could make a gown both majestic and cutting-edge, so I was secretly hoping for a McQueen design. For me, Kate Middeton's gown lacked a bit of that raw but intricate drama that I love so much from McQueen, but I think Sarah Burton did a wonderful job of toeing the line between Kate's brand of simple chic and the majesty required of a royal wedding. It was a gown fit for a modern Grace Kelly." more ›

Vegansaurus founder and SFist contributor Laura Beck and Heather from SF Bar Experiment will host a clothing swap for plus-size ladies on April 10. It's called Fatshion and it's for folks who identify as female and are sizes 12 and up. So, please, don't bring your boyfriend. And chubby chasers? Please stay at home. This is a day for large-ish ladies coming together to swap fresh looks, eat Fat Bottom Bakery cupcakes, and sip champagne. OK? OK. more ›

Featuring an adorable cover shot of the two-time Cy Young Award winner, SF Giants star Tim Lincecum will appear in this week's T Magazine, the gray old lady's weekly style rag. You can find it in print or, better yet, online. On Sunday. Look for it. more ›

Saturated with today's endless tsunami coverage? (You're welcome!) Then, by all means, check out this comprehensive and palate cleansing review of Lindsay Lohan's courtroom styles, curated by StyleBistro Editor (and former SFist Style Editor) Chloé Harris and Associate Editor Alicia Dennis. "Lindsay Lohan spends a lot of time in the courthouses of southern California, so she may as well look fabulous while she's doing it," they explain. "Which of Lindsay's court ensembles do you like best?" more ›

The other day we briefly mentioned Willie Brown's report from New York Fashion Week in which Da Mayor predicted we'd all be wearing, "those short shorts seen in San Francisco only on Vanessa Getty."* We were a little flustered at the time that we couldn't find a recent photo of Vanessa in short shorts, so we don't know how we managed to overlook this one from our friends over at SFWire. There she is, Vanessa herself, walking the floorboards at Barney's downtown in a line of fancy clothes apparently directed at "ladies who don't lunch" - which seems at odds with our constantly lunching former mayor. Anyway, SFWire has all the photos and a recap of the Barney's event, if looking at rich people is your thing. more ›

What with the San Bruno fire tragedy taking center stage, we forgot about something almost as dire: SF Fashion's Night Out. Yes, as NYC takes over the world with shiny new buttons, shoes, and slippers via their own fashion week currently in progress, San Francisco has its very own ode to style. And it's happening tonight! more ›

Many men of San Francisco, if we may shove a sweeping generalization down your throat for lunch, like to dress down. Self-consciously so. And it's worrisome. Fine, we do that as well. But still. Further, and all too often, they dress like they used to dress when they learned how to dress themselves in college. Which is sad. And, at times, reeks of arrested development. Or worse yet, is when men with piles of money wear Silicon Valley gear, wear this atrocity. Why? Because it's patronizing and just hire a damn stylist already, Steve Jobs. more ›

CBS 5 reporter Thuy Vu cracks the case of bad hair and XX-chromosome carriers. In an investigative report, Vu visits a Saratoga beauty parlor wherein she discovers that women, who like all things pretty, really do suffer on bad hair days. She notes the harrowing facts: "Bad hair can put women in a seriously bad mood. According to a poll by ShopSmart magazine, 44 percent of women say their mood has been affected by a bad hair day." She goes on to point out that some 25 percent of women, being the delicate yet hysterical creatures they are, weep uncontrollably after getting their hair did. A third have even regretted a style change. Watch this searing portrait of lady hair gone wrong here. more ›

by Chloé Harris We try to be faithful to San Francisco, sartorially speaking, and have enjoyed many a local designer dalliance to prove it. But as total fashion whores enslaved to higher style, we confess we have strayed (again and again) in search of more excitement—a New York attitude here, a Parisian accent there—and of a relationship... more ›

by Chloé Harris Say what you will about the wicked evil of big-box stores in downtown SF. If Target were open at the Metreon, we could trot over there on our gloriously glossy, eco-friendly Marni platforms (a recent score from Jeremy’s) rather than pollute our way... more ›