The call of the scavenger society has been answered by a wave of vintage furnishing stores. May 2014, San Francisco magazine.

Six antidotes to the off-the-rack suit. February 2015, San Francisco magazine.

Buy shrewdly, sell strategically, and look damn good doing it. November 2014, San Francisco magazine.

Ten places to get heavy denim, vintage flannel, and wear-everywhere henleys. February 8, 2010, New York magazine.

How savvy Union Square retailers are wooing China's label-loving big spenders. April 2015, San Francisco magazine.

Stella McCartney opens in Palo Alto. November 2014, San Francisco magazine.

Two adventure-gear retailers stake competing claims for the local “urbaneer” market. August 29, 2011, New York magazine.

The best weekend uniform, print shop, furniture, and more. July 2014, San Francisco magazine.

Charting the orbits of 75 new shops, gyms, and salons. August 29, 2011, New York magazine.

Our bespectacled city is in the midst of an optical boom. February 2015, San Francisco magazine.

Four-wheeled retailers hit the city's streets. December 2013, San Francisco magazine.

We subjected eleven pairs of opaque tights to three days of torture-testing at the hands of Sean Corimer, a professor at F.I.T.'s Textile Lab. His takeaway: The most expensive tights aren't always the toughest. October 10, 2011, New York magazine.

Testing a warehouse's worth of adjustable height desks to save you from the sitting disease. April 2014, San Francisco magazine.

Four micro-neighborhoods rife with new storefronts. April 11, 2011, New York magazine.

Perusing the so-called "trunk of wonder" at Louis Vuitton's new Haute Maroquinerie salon. June 2013, San Francisco magazine.

We subjected three popular pairs of jeans to seven hours of stress-testing at F.I.T.’s new Textile Lab. February 7, 2011, New York magazine.

The best furniture, menswear, boots, custom jewelry, and more. July 2013, San Francisco magazine.

Alexander McQueen opens in Union Square. September 2013, San Francisco magazine.

Move over, Hayes Street. With the openings of Rag & Bone and the Kooples, Fillmore has become the city's most browsable, style-packed strip. August 2014, San Francisco magazine.

Barneys takes Brooklyn, Moncler plants a flagship, and nineteen more promising new shops. August 30, 2010, New York magazine.

Dozens of startups are copying Netflix's buffet-style subscription model—one monthly fee, unlimited access—for everything from leather jackets to Lego sets. March 2015, San Francisco magazine.

Farmgirl Flowers opens in the Twitter Building. March 2015, San Francisco magazine.

The season's most coveted new fashion, beauty, and design, as recommended by Bay Area locals. September 2014, San Francisco magazine.

The time-tested tools to futuristic furniture, fresh Dutch and Scandinavian finds—sans Ikea. May 2015, San Francisco magazine.