Hayes Valley Design Festival
As many of my regular readers already know, I spent the last few weeks back in my hometown. It’s always interesting going back home … for all of the reasons that going home as a grown-up means, of course … but also because it gives you such a refreshed perspective on your new home when you return. The first event that I went to after coming back to San Francisco was yesterday’s Capsule Design Festival in Hayes Valley. It was one of several events I’d considered for the weekend, including Lit Crawl and the Noe Valley Farmer’s Market and Festival. As usual, there were a number of different things to do here, things that involved creativity and art and that indescribable energy for life which I think is particularly unique to this area.
Did I love the Design Festival? Not particularly. It was crowded, which is great for the designers but difficult for actually seeing anything in order to buy it. But it was a good day. The sun was out. People dressed in unique fashions were milling around. I finally got to see some of the Hayes boutiques that I kept meaning to go see and hadn’t. And I was reminded of how interesting the world of fashion is here in San Francisco. We’re not known as any sort of fashion capital, but we have our own thriving fashion scene here with local designers and people who are interested in supporting local designers. I think, more than most places, fashion and art merge into one here. People walking down the street ARE art in this city.
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