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San Francisco
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Anica
Occupying a slender open-air duplex in Russian Hill, this three-year-old all-white cube of a boutique provides a spare backdrop to a handful of artfully crafted collections. Owner Rati Sahi, a former banker, selects pieces that qualify as both elegant and interesting, which translates to names such as Vena Cava, Karen Walker, Wood Wood, and the locally based House of Hengst.
2418 Polk St. RUSSIAN HILL 415-447-2878
anicaboutique.com
2418 Polk St. RUSSIAN HILL 415-447-2878
anicaboutique.com
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Bell Jar
Former art director Sasha Wingate had a vision for her new shop: dark, gothic, and a bit twisted, but ultimately really gorgeous. It's an aesthetic that's mirrored in every inch of her opulent spot, which feels like the sanctuary of a sorceress of the dark arts. There's lots of clothing, but the selection particularly shines when you zero in on the home goods, sourced from as far away as the flea markets of China (busts, antique glove molds, opalescent vases).
3187 16th St. THE MISSION 415-626-1749
belljarsf.com
3187 16th St. THE MISSION 415-626-1749
belljarsf.com
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Eden & Eden
Filling a pie-shaped wedge on a sunny corner, Eden & Eden is devoted to goods from Britain, including Tatty Devine necklaces cast after giant zippers, Rococo teal goblets, and fluorescent yellow wallpaper reproductions of bus schedules. Even though the merchandise is all readily available in the U.K., the assortment is so spot-on that many of its online orders come from London-based clients.
560 Jackson St. FINANCIAL DISTRICT 415-983-0490
edenandeden.com
560 Jackson St. FINANCIAL DISTRICT 415-983-0490
edenandeden.com
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Ellie Olsen
This enduring spot (the owner recently changed the name from its original, Minnie Wilde) is a retro-modern wonderland, complete with paintings of stampeding horses and handpicked Danish consoles. Beyond the excellent house line of hooded capes, there are well-priced Manoush dresses and dead-stock Jordache denim.
3266 21st St. THE MISSION 415-642-9453
www.minniewilde.com
3266 21st St. THE MISSION 415-642-9453
www.minniewilde.com
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Harputs Market
While Harputs Market didn't open until 2004, its adjacent sneaker shop, Harputs, opened in the '70s, making it the oldest of its kind in the States. Lodged in a former theater, dotted with large-scale Ansel Adams prints, and featuring a fur hammock, Harputs Market feels more like an art gallery/clubhouse than a store. But it's packed with things to wear, like carefully constructed shifts from Ann-Sofie Back, Maison Martin Margiela boots, and the house line of simple dresses.
1525 Fillmore St. WESTERN ADDITION 415-922-9644
harputsmarket.com
Harputs: 1527 Fillmore St., 415-923-9300
harputs.com
1525 Fillmore St. WESTERN ADDITION 415-922-9644
harputsmarket.com
Harputs: 1527 Fillmore St., 415-923-9300
harputs.com
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