Ambiance San Francisco
My current favorite boutique in San Francisco is Ambiance. My sister and I went there a few times, and every time, I want to get everything. They won the “most pretty dresses” award from the San Francisco Guardian.
If you have ever seen a very chic looking woman walking down the street and said, “Where can I get clothes like this?”…here you go. Some brands they carry(copied from their site):
Free People (a looking fly fav), French Connection, BCBG, Tulle, Weston Wear, Sweet Pea, By Cesar, Shine, Hype, Laundry, Plenty, Susanna Monaco, LA Made, Angie, Joe’s Jeans, Kenneth Cole Reaction, Luscious, Robert Rose, Franco Sarto, Jeffrey Campbell, Zazou, Liquid, Kensie, Sue Wong, Silver Jeans, Level 99, Hale Bob, Michael Stars, Tina Turk, Tom K Nguyen, Hazel, Ann Ferriday, Betsey Johnson, Veronica M, Seychelles, Odyn, Micheal by Michael Kors and Alternative Apparel.
The second to last time I went: My sister had come to town for the night, and was planning to go out to dinner with her friends - fancy night out on the town is a treat for hard working, fly professionals such as her. She brought an outfit that included brown suede pants. Living in a desert climate, she did not realize the moodiness of San Francisco might turn to rain, which it had done. Can’t wear suede pants in rain!
Well, we walked into Ambiance. My sis explains her situation to the young woman working there, who listened carefully, and said, “I got you.” She got my sister’s size, and brought out some 6 to 10 pairs of brown pants. Their system of communication is much like how thiings must have been before phones were invented - a shout to the person running the dressing room area gets my sister all set up. It is such a crazy thing to say, but a store that has a lot of great clothes as well as intelligent, knowlegable sales people….. not always easy to find.
