The Fashionista Lab

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  • Maximum Beauty

    Maxi-dresses provide maximum beauty. You get the dramatic beauty of a gown, but in a far more wearable way. And what’s easier than wearing a dress? Plus, in San Francisco they’re quite practical for balmy spring/summer/fall/winter days (and the nights that inevitably turn chilly). I currently own one maxi-dress and love it. This A.L.C. dress…

  • New Page!

    Visit https://fashionistalab.com/san-francisco-resources/ and you’ll find a Google map of all my favorite places to shop! A work in progress, of course, but please check it out and let me know what you think.

  • High & Low – Choosing Shades

    I’m a novice when it comes to sunglasses. For many years I wouldn’t spend more than $10 on a pair because I always managed to sit on them, lose them, or sit on them and then lose them. Last year I upgraded to a $20 pair from Anthropologie, and after a week of tossing them…

  • An(other) Exercise in Restraint

    Not shopping before an impending vacation is always a challenge! I’ve had a trip to NYC on the horizon for a couple of months and now that I’m less than 2 weeks away it’s no easier resisting things that have caught my eye. Some items I’ve been more successful ignoring than others. (Clockwise from top…