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Did someone say Coupon Code? Why yes. Yes, we did.

2009-07-01T18:00:00.000-07:00

So the Summer heat is hitting us hard, even in neutral weather San Francisco. To celebrate the fun in the sun we are offering our lovely She-bible friends 25% off.

After selecting the size and color of an item, put 'prettyface' in the coupon code box and press 'Enter'. Violá!

So start getting our summer dresses, light weight cardigans and boyfriend style tanks into your wardrobe today!

Coupon code expires next Wednesday - July 8th

Oh my Minnesota!

2009-06-18T21:36:00.000-07:00

I've just returned from a 5 day jaunt to Hastings, Minnesota! It was high-time to introduce my son Julian to his Great Grandma, Uncles, Aunts and Cousins. Julian was awesome, he fell asleep right before take off, truly taking after his mama.

There were long dinners, drives, unexpected meetings with old friends, baffling road construction and lots of Wii games. The major heartbreak is our overly friendly child lept into all of their arms except his Great Grandma Dorothy (88 years young). We will return soon for another visit just to remedy this! I can't wait until I can demand compliance....

Day three we checked out Edina - a cute little suburb of Minneapolis. Linda, our host fixed us the most delightful sandwiches with her homemade pickles. We took a walk around her cute neighborhood, and I dipped in for a quick drink here with the Nagayama brothers. Always a good time with these two, for certain there will be some sports and bathroom talk. Well and the best laugh this side of the Mississippi.

I have to say that this trip once again reaffirmed that people in the Midwest are beyond nice. I know i'm generalizing here but after growing up in a big city the difference is palpable. We had nothing but love and sweet interactions with all those we encountered.

It's back to the grind for me (I should be asleep!) so I will leave you with Grandma's Dorothy's needlepoint which pretty much sums up my current condition.

xx,

deirdre

Go Where You Wanna Go

2009-06-15T15:27:00.000-07:00

We've packed it all up....

We have closed a door and are anxiously awaiting to open a new one.

We are excited for our new adventure and are counting on you to help make it fun and fantastic.

We are opening up a shop! We hope to open in mid-July and will keep you posted on the details.
Let the painting of walls begin!
xx
Stacy

Sofie Ølgaard

2009-06-07T21:18:00.000-07:00

We love us some Sofie. She's been working with us for the last three years and we are so lucky to have her. Her new Spring 2009 Collection is now online and we for certain are in love!

Check out this write up in Daily Candy below.

Sofie Ølgaard’s Online Boutique Launches

You know what they say about the Danish: A moment on the lips, two extra hours on the treadmill.

Indulge your waistline (without the guilt) with local designer Sofie Ølgaard’s new spring collection, now available online.

After completing fashion studies in London and putting in time at She-bible, the Danish up-and-comer wowed at the Gen Art fall premiere and launched her collection this spring. Her pieces are simultaneously modern and classic — simple silhouettes in silks and cottons imported from Japan.

Solid colors highlight construction in two-tone frocks and high-waisted flared skirts paired with structured tanks. But the best of the bunch are a black button-front jumpsuit and a ’20s-inspired suspender dress.

Yeah, it hides pastry puff on the hips.

Not bad for a clever little slip.

Available online at sofieolgaard.com

Well, we're movin' on up...

2009-06-02T18:56:00.000-07:00

We are in the midst of a big move that will equal big changes.
Tomorrow She-bible life will be headquartered in a new location.
Details to follow...

Adult Swim

2009-05-14T13:19:00.000-07:00

There are some exciting things brewing at She-bible headquarters that we are not able to talk about just yet. So i'm attaching some photos of some of the hardest worker bees I know. The She-bible crew - Stacy, Sofie and Max. They are pretty much the coolest chicks ever and so much fun to eat lunch with it and yelp out opinions to.

Above is my newest form of surburban therapy. We joined a pool and at the days end we can walk a few blocks to take a dip and frolick as a family. I was being a penny pincher and almost passed up the opportunity a few months back. One major heat wave had me digging in our recycling to fish out the paperwork. It's so something out of Little Children and has been very worth it. Eavesdropping on families and seeing my little pisces baby so happy splashing around in the water has been outrageously entertaining. Summer hasn't even really begun yet!!

xoxox,

deirdre

CONTEST ALERT!!!

2009-05-04T15:33:00.000-07:00

Elliott Lucca and She-bible have joined forces to bring you a pretty awesome contest.

Win a lovely bag from Elliott Lucca and a She-bible Classic Dress in eggplant.

See pictures below.

Stacy

Enter to win here!

Cinco De Mayo Sidewalk Sale

2009-04-29T17:08:00.001-07:00

Come see us this Saturday for another super sidewalk sale in the Mission in SF.

More discount bins and racks of sale items. Hope to see you there!

Stacy

APRIL MIX

2009-04-22T18:49:00.000-07:00

As April starts to close, finally got a chance to put up my April music comp for you.

Enjoy!

Stacy

APRIL MIX
(right click to download or just press to play)

1. Could You, Would You - Them
2. Young & Dumb - Ike & Tina Turner
3. There But For The Grace of God Go I - The Gories
4. Bicylce Man - Black Mountain
5. I Bet You - Funkadelic
6. He's Always There - The Yardbirds
7. Glittering Girl - The Who
8. Grey Motorcycle - Make Up
9. Little Bird - Beach Boys
10. Big Brother - David Bowie
11. Don't Let It Bring You Down - Wings
12. Hate Street Dialogue - Sixto Rodriguez
13. Soul's Tongue - The Wipers
14. Mama Roux - Dr. John

Who? Us?

2009-03-26T14:27:00.000-07:00

The lovely ladies of M.I.S.S. Crew asked us to be a part of their 'Women Making History' section on their site.

Check out our interview here!

Joke of the Month

2009-03-23T14:08:00.000-07:00

Why don't lifeguards save hippies?

Because they're too far out man.

Recycling Rules

2009-03-20T12:30:00.000-07:00

We try to recycle however we can. We ship a lot of boxes around the country (and the world for that matter) and we like to reuse whenever possible. Enter a big skyscraper called the SOMA grand going up up up in San Francisco. Think about how much cardboard consumption goes into one of those huge apartment buildings? How many ceiling fans, kitchen fixtures, lights are individually wrapped in cardboard and unpacked and then immediately dumped into landfills? Now picture an awesome electrician named Luz Maria who visited our warehouse and noticed how similiar in size these boxes were to our exact needs. Soon enough she collected (so very neatly and OCD like) these clean perfect boxes for us to ship out our materials in. Thanks Luz Maria!!

SAMPLE SALE THIS SATURDAY!

2009-03-17T16:40:00.000-07:00

Come see us this Saturday for a super Sample Sale!

March 21st from 11 am to 5 pm.

Hope to se you there!

Sir March Mix-a-lot

2009-03-13T09:00:00.000-07:00

Oops, I kinda forgot to make a February mix. But here is the March mix full of jams that got me through last month. Enjoy!

Stacy

March Mix

(right click to download to your computer )

1. I Want To Be You - Your Funeral

2. Plastic Passion - The Cure

3. The Things That Dreams Are Made Of - The Human League

4. Big Mouth Strikes Again - The Smiths

5. 52 Girls - B-52's

6. Capricornations - Mika Miko

7. Better Off Dead - La Peste

8. Reversal - My Teenage Stride

9. The 15th - Wire

10. Passionkiller - Das Kabinette

11. Red Skies - The Fixx

12. Starway - Guru Guru

13. Tranquillo - Carly Simon

Last day of our online sale!

2009-03-11T20:13:00.000-07:00

We are shipping like crazy over here! Our 3-day sale 25% off fall 2008 merchandise ends tomorrow (Thursday at midnight!) If you aren't on our mailing list - sign up on our front page now!!

Enter Code 'snuggie' in the coupon box and press 'enter' and then add to cart.

The February Blur

2009-03-09T16:08:00.000-07:00

After what seemed to be never ending running around to finish our Fall '09 samples, I was finally off to Project in Las Vegas (2/16 - 2/19)

While staying at the luxurious Luxor, we were inundated with this poster of Criss Angel. Not only was it all over the entrance of the hotel and every elevator, but when we'd get back to our room every night the message light on our phone was blinking. Yep, a Criss Angel recording awaited us. Just in case we didn't get the memo he had a show there.
Of course, the fever hit me and I became obsessed with him and his hardcore pose.
Must win car. Must see show. With my non-stop preaching of the Criss Angel gospel, Amedee soon followed suit.
While at the tradehows, I don't leave the booth much. I left for 5 minutes to get one of the free manicures down the aisle and was immediately called back to the booth for assistance. No mani and no one at the booth by the time I got back. Figures.
This is our showroom booth. Our mannequin is the one on the right.
With 6 hours to kill until my flight to NY, I was not only lucky enough to catch the most rockin' rock band, Aquarius, play at a lounge in Mandalay Bay, but I also got to watch this couple grope and make-out to every song played by the rockin' cover band. I never knew AC/DC & Def Leppard could be so romantic.

Goodbye Vegas.

Hello New York.

I was here to do the Coterie show. I took a red-eye landing myself in the big apple at 8am. I headed directly to the East Village to pick-up my NY wifey, who had hangers and our She-bible sign, and then go right to Pier 90 to set up the booth.

Unlike Project in Vegas where we show as a sh0wroom, at Coterie we have our own little 10' x 8' booth.
After a long and semi-stressful morning (our mannequin didn't show up and tensions were running high), it was time for a nap and then dinner at Mamas! Fried Chicken over mac n' cheese - YES PLEASE!

Nerds.

I passed through Grand Central for the first time. It was beautiful.
We had a glass of wine at a bar inside called Oyster. I fell in love with the logo.

NY was full of fun. Dinners and friends and relaxed good times, but it was back to SF to catch up on life.
And what good timing. It dumped a foot of snow in a blizzard 2 days after I left. I guess NY was bummed to see me leave.

On another note, our Spring is trickling in. Items will be for sale on the site soon so stayed tuned.

Stacy

Friday At Long Last

2009-03-06T19:18:00.000-08:00

Blogging sure ain't easy. We know folks who can blog and hang out at the same time. Their also twittering up a storm while they make soup from scratch. We are not yet of this ilk. This post is a reminder to myself that I don't have to write a short story to get one or two thoughts out there.

First and foremost my son Julian is turning one. This is so bittersweet. While I can't wait to have conversations with him (and reason with him) I also can't believe he isn't asleep on my chest anymore. The baby zone zipped by so fast. Here are two picks - one from his first days of life (swaddled to perfection by his pops)

Then a picture of him successfully breaking into our friends entertainment center in his adidas suit. Safety latch and all.

Also these impossibly cute doggies are here to say hello. They were knitted by my husband's super creative Aunt Joycey. I absolutely adore them. Especially the removable scarves! I keep telling her to start an etsy shop with them but she just giggles. They are technically for my son but I have them out of reach until he can appreciate them. I've got them displayed in a super cute nook in our house and they bring with them lots of sunshine and love!

xx,

deirdre

Crunch Time

2009-02-13T07:49:00.000-08:00

After our vow to do more blog posts we've been blitzkrieged by the craziest crunch time of our business. We know it's coming and still it seems impossible to prepare for the full scope of what we have to accomplish. Twice a year we go to Project in Las Vegas where we show our current line (spring and summer 09) and concept and create our next season Fall 2009. With over 30 new fall designs in the hopper this is a delicious and harrowing experience. At the same time we are managing spring production, summer orders and shipping out our store orders. She-bible has also started doing Coterie in New York which starts the day after Las Vegas wraps. That means Stacy will be reporting from both shows and also gone for over 8 days in the eye of the storm. Updates will follow but for now I leave you with some surburban preschool images. My little one has started going to school once a week.

xx,

deirdre

Black Cloud Week

2009-01-23T21:04:00.000-08:00

To say I've had a lot of jalopies in my time is a grand understatement. I come from a family who offers to buy any used car mentioned in casual conversation. A few years ago I broke the mold (sick of receiving notices from AAA that I had exceeded my tows for the year) and bought a safe and practical used Volkswagon Passat Wagon. It has been the ultimate perfect thing to schlepp rolls of fabric around in and to load up for our grueling sample sales. It's the ultimate small business car, not to mention family road trip ride.

Over the last few years the car has been more than trusty. My confidence surged. I canceled my AAA membership. It's the sort of car I felt like I could load up and drive off into an Armageddon in. We'd be okay if we could just siphon the gas. Well I'm sure you can see where this is going..

One breakdown and I might not let it get in the cracks but I got stranded two days in a row. Burning rubber, malfunction blinking lights, flares and taking up residence on the side of the road. Of course there were some highlights, one fast talking, menthol smoking tow truck driver who got me to crack a couple smiles. Nothing can turn my mood quicker though than seeing a certain long bed toyota truck putting to my rescue. The better half (and ride) of She-bible.

xoxxo,
deirdre

Joke of the Month

2009-01-20T17:11:00.000-08:00

Q: What do you do when you see a Spaceman?

A: Park, man.

Hahahahaaaaa! Sorry. I just had to share.

Stacy

Magical Mystery Tour

2009-01-14T17:29:00.000-08:00

So I made my way across the Bay to do some research for our Fall 2009 line. Our good friend, Busy Liz Baca, is a hunter of the vintage treasure. She has made a most amazing business of selling her good finds to some of the best vintage stores in NYC, LA, and here in SF. I got the privilege of doing some digging of my own in her warehouse of wonders.

Welcome to the Jungle...

Vintage Silver Leather Contempo Crop Jacket....YES PLEASE!

Deirdre and I started a wooden hanger project years ago. They were based on girl hangers I had as a child and the ponytail on top of their head was the hanger. Anyway, the hanger above made me die. It's amazing and re-enforces the idea that we should get to makin' some of those hangers. Could you imagine your closet full of foxy ladies wearing your clothes!?!

I have to say, the photos of Liz's warehouse show only a fraction of what is there and really don't do it justice. If you'd like to know more about her daily digs, check out her blog:

GOTTA GET THE GOODS!

xx
Stacy

January 2009 Mix

2009-01-08T22:50:00.000-08:00

Every month I will be posting a music mix for your downloading pleasure. This month is a pretty mellow compilation to get you through the cold weather, post Holiday haze and the back-to-work blues.
Hope you enjoy it!
xx
Stacy

1. Orchid - Black Sabbath
2. Diamond Sea - Sonic Youth
3. Pregnant Pause - Cass McCombs
4. Gila - Beach House
5. Fungus Hedge - Baxter Dury
6. Heavenly Creatures - Jeremy Jay
7. Down at El Rio - Vetiver
8. Pieces of What - MGMT
9. Gypsy Death and You - The Kills
10. Undeclared - The Dodos
11. Lonliest Person - Pretty Things
12. Sand and Foam - Donovan
13. Hazy SF - Devendra Banhart & Six Organs of Admittance
14. If Love is the Drug - Brian Jonestown Massacre
15. Reflections After Jane - The Clientele
16. Come Wander with Me - Jeff Alexander

Download Link:
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Poster Lizzity-Love

2009-01-02T21:09:00.000-08:00

I've had a stack of artwork staring at me for a good long while. We moved way to much in the last 3 years that I never got around to getting out the nails. Now that were all settled...framing and placing has finally occurred. Our last home definitely was missing all this!

Nikki Mclure takes the cake on this one. It's so perfect for our entry way. Thanks Stacy!!

petitcollage.com gives me goosebumps. So damn sincere.

Now that I live in the burbs - Squirrel watching is a major past time. No joke. Petitcollage pays proper homage.

Bonadrag.com - is one of my favorite stops on the web. Although this print is now sold out be prepared to find such treasures. Heather uses her expert eye to curate the site and delivers on some non-saturated brands and ideas. I especially like her blog and when her foxiness makes an appearance in product shots.

-Deirdre

2009-ers

2008-12-30T16:08:00.000-08:00

We always vow to do something major in the new year. Jam ourselves back into those size 27's, hit the yoga mat(then punch it, then kick it), read more books and be better with money. The standard stuff.

And that's where you come in trusty, neglected blog. We are vowing, promising, okay attempting to update you much more often. To put a little razzle dazzle into the long distances between our posts. To show more of the backstory behind our operation. Be it the minutiae or the epic. Prepare to see little slices of new parenthood, bingo calling, home ownership, and independent businesses we love and frequent. For now Happy New Year and stay tuned..

Seriously?

2008-11-21T16:12:00.000-08:00

Who wants to pool their money together to buy me this car. I mean, Christmas is just around the corner. I just can't handle this pink dream machine. I love it soooo much.

Stacy

(Please note - these photos were not taken by me but taken from another blog by a person with a way cooler life than mine.)