‘Fashioning San Francisco’ reminds us when our city brimmed with style

The de Young’s latest exhibit — <a href="https://www.famsf.org/exhibitions/fashioning-san-francisco" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Fashioning San Francisco: A Century of Style </a>— invites us to glimpse even more rarified creations that ladies wore and continue to show off at fancy affairs during our city’s many high society soirées. A description on the museum’s second floor reminds us when department stores like <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I._Magnin" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">I. Magnin & Company</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_Paris_Dry_Goods_Co." rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">City of Paris</a> served as go-to suppliers of couture gowns for San Francisco’s latest galas. These pieces are quite clearly works of art deserving of this showcase, and I hope to return during its run through August 11. But I suppose any good exhibit also provides a lot to ponder, and I left the de Young deeply considering San Francisco’s local fashion scene. First let’s look at some pretty dresses: <a href="https://thebolditalic.com/fashioning-san-francisco-reminds-us-when-our-city-brimmed-with-style-9f43bd1dae23">Click Here</a>