By Mayka Mei So you follow them on Twitter because it would be too obvious to friend them on Facebook. Well, now you have more of a reason to stalk your favorite San Francisco creatives, and the end of the...
Posted in Pixel Vision on August 27, 2009 05:33 PM
By Mayka Mei The numbers are in, and they are epic, FTW! USA Today reports that over 125,000 pale nerds, booth babes, masked avengers, and Robert Pattinson fans descended upon San Diego for what it describes as "the premier pop-culture...
Posted in Pixel Vision on August 3, 2009 04:16 PM
So you felt inspired by The Guardian’s 35th annual Nude Beach Guide but you’re not quite ready to show off your party zone. Worry not, never-nude. Style writer Mayka Mei has considered your predicament and may have found your solution...
Posted in Pixel Vision on July 20, 2009 03:46 PM
By Mayka Mei It’s always a gamble meeting people who work in fashion, be it in design or in editorial, because there’s a looming pressure in what your interviewee might think of your clothes. Luckily for me, SF Indie Fashion...
Posted in Pixel Vision on July 13, 2009 06:08 PM
By Mayka Mei There are lifestyle brands. And then there are lifestyle brands. While the likes of Paris Hilton are “working” to expand their “businesses” in empowering consumers to turn heads with obnoxious celeb perfumes, Dele Sobomehin and his friends...
Posted in Pixel Vision on July 9, 2009 05:29 PM
In this week's profile, Guardian writer Mayka Mei interviews Bay Area born-and-raised Lulu Chang of Lulu and Your Mom. All photos courtesy of Lulu Chang. If Lulu Chang could give the world one piece of advice, it would be “Don’t...
Posted in Pixel Vision on July 8, 2009 11:10 AM
By Mayka Mei It couldn’t have been easy for artist and animator Michael Daley to choose a ring when he proposed to jewelry artist Meghan Patrice Riley. The woman is remarkably learned about the history of her craft. She talks...
Posted in Pixel Vision on June 27, 2009 02:13 PM
By Mayka Mei They knew they were a cut above the rest when True gave them the stamp of approval. Never in a million years would I have expected to hear a thriving jewelry label tell me that their first...
Posted in Pixel Vision on June 19, 2009 11:33 AM
In her new weekly feature, writer Mayka Mei profiles Bay Area-based fashion Web sites. Social network newcomer Shopseen only went live publicly this winter, but it already has big plans to revive physical traffic in local boutiques. A product of...
Posted in Pixel Vision on June 17, 2009 06:02 PM
By Mayka Mei Freshly lettered windows welcome Covet to the Richmond. It was just another day in late April when Adrienne Lee Wiley was wandering through the Richmond. En route to picking up her husband from the airport, she saw...
Posted in Pixel Vision on June 5, 2009 11:58 AM
By Mayka Mei Real throwback style at the new Goorin Brothers store on Haight. Passing on from nuts to hats. Such was the transition as the historic Morrow’s Nut House gave way to a new Goorin Brothers store. Last weekend...
Posted in Pixel Vision on June 3, 2009 04:59 PM
Guardian style writer Mayka Mei chooses her favorite vendors in Maker Faire's retail area. 1. Nouveau Motley While many jewelers dabbling in steampunk styles are merely gluing dusted watch gears onto rings, Nouveau Motley is setting the standard for what...
Posted in Pixel Vision on June 2, 2009 02:21 PM