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May 2008
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A home for fashion
An urban-chic boutique in the Mission? It might not be the first, but it's one of the best.One place where you probably wouldn’t mind being trapped is the new home-furnishings and clothing store BellJar. A former art director for Levi Strauss and Gap, owner Sasha Wingate knows what she’s doing, and it shows; she fell in love with collecting while following her mother around the Marin City Flea Market as a girl. Not only does the boutique feature clothing lines like Los Angeles–based Mike & Chris and movie-star favorite Jovovich-Hawk, but the stunning home-design elements (almost all for sale) stay true to their hipster origins: A curving, baby-blue-velvet sitting couch gushes Hollywood glamour, and Italian bar soaps are displayed in a moss-filled clawfoot tub. Fusion never looked so chic. 3187 16th St., S.F., 415-626-1749, belljarsf.com
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