by Vanessa Lotoux-Macias | 6-06-2023 | Business, Clothing, News, Shopping CircularFashionLuxurySecondhandSustainable
In her interview with MerciSF, Nicole Bernstein, the Francophile heading up User Experience Design at The RealReal, shares her journey to pre-loved luxury and key insights about this circular distribution model. Nicole didn’t land a design role at a leading luxury... 
by Vanessa Lotoux-Macias | 5-06-2023 | Clothing, News, Shopping Bay AreaClothingFashionPre-lovedSecondhandSustainable
The textile industry is the second most polluting industry in the world after the oil industry with a contribution of 3 to 10% to global CO2 emissions*. The surge of “Fast-Fashion” in recent decades has had devastating consequences on the environment and on the... 
by MerciSF | 20-05-2021 | Agenda, Clothing, Home, Shopping European BrandsFashionFrenchHome DecorationPop up store
The Unexpected Pop-up Store San Francisco, an ethical Franco-American initiative, is back!! And it is back from May 21 to June 14, 2021. It all started on a dinner night between friends trying to find a solution to help Kenlynn who, because of the pandemic, was forced... 
by Sabrina | 18-09-2019 | Agenda, Beauty, Clothing, Shopping FashionFrance in San FranciscoFrench Concept Store
Gazette Store is THE concept store that brings a piece of France to San Francisco. Opened by Charlotte Boëdec a little more than a year ago, Gazette Store is like her owner… refined and elegant. Charlotte’s idea was to create a small corner of France with recent... by Sabrina | 8-03-2019 | Clothing, Shopping ChildrenFashionFrench brandskidskids clothingMini ChicSlow FashionSunnyvale
Baby Dior, Petit Bateau, Bonpoint, Bonton, Bout’Chou… are some of the brands that you will find at Mini-Chic. Mini-Chic is the infants and children second-hand clothing store located in the Castro district, on 18th St. Along with the slow fashion movement,... by Sabrina | 25-02-2019 | Museum - Art, Visit Asian Art MuseumExhibitionFashionKimonoMuseum
If you like fashion with a Japanese twist, rush to the Asian Art museum from Feb 8th through May 5th, 2019 Coco Chanel, Madeleine Vionnet, Paul Poiret and Louboutin amongst others, are present for this exhibition that will remind you about the influence of Japan on...
