Like its inventory, a lingerie store should be a little bit secret, a little hidden, a little special. Belle Cose on Russian Hill is all three. This bijou little panty pavilion is the perfect place to find that outre piece you've been [more...]

Like many great cities, San Francisco has its own Agent Provacateur store. Naturally. You can't expect SF residents to do without the flirty, sexy, 1950's [more...]

I love being an urban girl. I really do. But sometimes I long for the suburban megastores of my childhood, places that will sell me furniture AND popcorn AND a set of picnic plates AND the DVD of The Way We Were. When this happens, I [more...]

Ok, ok...everyone knows about Victoria's Secret. But the store in downtown San Francisco is a delight, and since it's competing with all the surrounding chain [more...]

I am not into designer clothing...except for Betsey Johnson. Betsey takes all of the fun, bright colors, the sequins and shimmer, the moxy and pizazz that's [more...]

Ever since Victoria Secret went all hot-pink and school-girlish, I've had a tough time finding sexy grownup underwear. Fortunately, I discovered Alla Prima, [more...]