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Categories: Men's Clothing, Women's Clothing
Neighborhood: Lower HaightMon., Wed-Sun. 11:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
"A must see in the Mission. This fashion outpost is raises the bar for what shopping experiences in the neighborhood should be like. …" read more »
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I came to the Lower Haight looking for little dresses and tops. At Trunk I found an adorable reconstructed tennis skirt that made me abandon my plan to not buy any more bottoms until I found some rad tops.
I love that most of the clothes at Trunk are hand made by independent designers, that many of the clothes are reconstructed or recycled, and that the prices are sinfully low for one-of-a-kind designer duds. The artists/ designers are also the people who work in the shop, so they can answer lots of questions and are generally much more engaged than your average minimum wage retail slave.
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I love this store and want everyone to know about it. It is a co-op run by young local designers that also work themselves in the store. Can you find any better cause than that to support this place? The cloths are amazing and no matter what's your style everyone can find something they like. I bought few cloths made by a designer named Liron, and all my friends asked me where I got them. I'll definitely come back to this store whenever I have the cash to afford more cloths (hopefully soon).
I love this place, you will never have to worry about wearing the same outfit as someone else if you shop there....very unique, not always affordable, but worth every penny.
I spied Obama candles in the windows, was greeted by leather jewelery, and delighted by the clothing designs.. especially Liron.. "the flow collection" which was women's wear that was gathered and flowy like a mad max Grecian fantasy, which you could wear in many different ways... it was sexy! Each designer's area had their cards and in the back was a bin full of $5 tee shirts! Support your creative community!
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I wandered into Trunk last night before meeting friends for drinks down the block. After an absolutely horrid week, I needed some retail therapy, damn it!
My immediate impression of the store was "young, young, young". I'm a middle-aged mommy wholly unsuited to any of the fun and frisky fashions on the racks, not that I couldn't appreciate their appeal. But jewelry? Well, jewelry knows no size! I leisurely took in all the charming, one-of-a-kind necklaces and earrings, liking everything I saw but waiting for the A-HA! moment. Then I saw them. Dangling sterling silver leaf earrings, by artist Rachel Jordana. They simply HAD to be mine:
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I wore them out of the store, spirits lightened and the week's stresses forgotten. Thanks, Trunk!
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love the idea that Trunk support the local designers. I can come in here and check out the latest designers. I love it!!!
Always a trunk show here at Trunk.
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Pandora's Trunk is not the best clothing store for men, unless you are looking for some excellent Burning Man gear. So once a year, yeah for sure.
I prefer it for art. They usually have a nice rotation of local artists showcasing their works in the window.
My favorite "I'm fabulous and I know it and nobody else has something quite like this" dress is from here.
As always with places that stock many different designers, there's a wide range of view points and prices. You'll love some stuff and wonder about other things, but regardless of your personal taste, everything in here is 100% creative original.
Plus, they recycle all my used grocery bags!
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You know how San Francisco just *loves* its trunk shows? The little gallery-style ones that showcase all kinds of random designers with really awesome one-offs and local talent with unique screen printed goodies made in limited editions? Okay, well imagine that someone grabbed a handful of those same designers and gave them a permanent fixture in the Lower Haight. There you have Pandora's Trunk.
I was mesmerized by all of the fashion going on in here. It's also a working studio, so the designers are doing their thing in the back and out front where the sewing machine sits in the window. I recognized a few names - Miranda Caroligne (author of Reconstructing Clothes for Dummies), Mignonette (who I just saw at a trunk show this past weekend), and 5733 (based in Oakland, see Patrick M's review). The other designers were all new to me - some of them a little too off the wall, but some others I could definitely rock. Not everything is crazy expensive either. The two designers I spoke to while browsing were eager to tell me all about the collective, and about their own upcoming projects. I am looking forward to checking out some of the denim creations from one of the guys - he promises some styles that are made for those of you who have a little junk in the trunk.
If I don't stop shopping soon, I am going to start having to go to a 12-step meeting or something. Seriously.
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REAL!! LIVE!! ARTIST!!!
Come and see what the creative types are doing for you and trends for the rest of the world of fashion and art. You can even get a glimpse of them working live. But be careful not to get too close or you may catch the creative bug yourself.
Please DO FEED THE ARTS and shop local!!
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I love Trunk for many reasons, the top few are well they give me a friendly place to sell my handmade wares, they are a working studio which means you can actually walk in and see garments,jewelry, etc being made. There are so many choices sometimes I can just twirl around in there for hours.
If your looking for something new and special that you will love forever...this is your shop.
Prices are a bit high but hey its SF and its all one of a kind, so you pay for what you get which is a quality unique garment.
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We have been coming to the bi-monthly Pandora's Trunk shows in SOMA for a couple of years and always had such a great time with the music, the treats, and the fine wares for sale. Now that they have a more permanent home in the Haight, it is a lot of fun to check them out when in the area.
The clothing is very fun and inspirational, tho' some of it looks like Dr. Seuss-wear. It is great, it's just not quite what I could go grocery shopping in...well, actually, in Berkeley, I probably could! This is besides the point....The variety of artists represented here are really worth taking a look at and I love the fact that things are recycled/sustainable/reinterpreted. I have a pair of fingerless gloves from Shannon Riley who made the gloves from the sleeves of an old sweater! Very elegant! Often-chilly-husband has another swell pair of her gloves as well (black, short, and with a red wrist band...they are really good looking!). I have also purchased a couple of hair band things with all sorts of felted embellishments from a small label called http://mediumreality.com and I love them.
This is such a good place to shop for yourself or for a gift and feel great supporting artists. Area is predictably sketchy, lots of panhandlers, etc...but the adventure is worth the trek!
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An amazing space full of creativity and talent. It is wonderful to see all these artists come together and present their wears. I have a couple of Onerary 'wearable art' pieces that I love... I had a great time at the opening as well; looking forward to future events..
Anyone interested in art and design should check out this new addition to the Lower Haight!
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I haven't bought anything (yet) because when I stopped to browse it was right after the holidays and I was poor! But what an awesome shop!
This is one of those places that is great if you like looking unique!
I love that it's a co-op!
The ties are really cool (they're done with a lazer) and I have had two seperate dreams about these AWSOME wire earrings- which means I should get myself a pair next time I am down that way.
Great place to shop for a gift for both guys and gals!
Patronize this place people- I know I'm gonna!
new addition august '08
we've changed the name to Trunk, as well as lots of other amazing changes in the works! I apologize profusely for any less-than-fantastic experience you may have had in it's previous incarnation... but it is a work in progress and we're in a beautiful transition right now! I hope you can come by and check the place out in the months to come! :)m
welcome to this brand new co-op of 23 local artists!
*painters, fashion designers, jewelry and accessory designers, graphic designers*
*re-used materials (cuz that's better than recycling any day!), organic fabrics, hemp, found objects, so on and so forth*
See amazing works made onsite and meet the artists behind it all! I am just one of the artists involved, and I can't even express how humbled I am by the talent and superb character in this place.
Be sure to sign up on our mailing list to hear about our events, and check us out on myspace and facebook
http://www.trunksf.com
ps: you need art in your life just as much as you need clothes on your back. trust me on this one! :)m
D O P E. I drop about 4 bills every quarter. Dunno that I'm going to make it for Q1, but we'll see. Weird to be talking about this in financial terms, but since my depart from Etsy, life has been rough. Love supporting these designers. I love love love this spot.
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A bit "out there" for my taste, but 5 stars for the idea. Some of the clothes are just lovely, though a tidge expensive for my budget.
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Ok, so I followed Miranda Caroligne here but found some super other designers to love. Fati Beloved made my wedding dress, Dita made some earrings for me and Gio decked out my man with a sweet shirt. Its all one of a kind, always new and on any given day or time there is an "artist" creating right before you eyes- check it out.
Pandora's Trunk is a really neat addition to the lower Haight. I love that it's a fashion co-op. There's a really neat selection of jewelry, clothing & accessories. Some of the stuff can be a little too Burningman for me, but there's also some designers that seem to be more inspired by vintage wear, and I like that. The staff is pretty open and full of information about their pieces and the shop. It's worth checking out, I think there's something for everyone here. There's a lot of stylish possibilities. Prices are good too. Some stuff is really reasonable, some stuff is a bit more expensive but most of this stuff is one of a kind people!
I stopped in to visit Pandora's Trunk on a Saturday. The space is filled with racks and racks of interesting one-of-a-kind clothing, mostly reconstructed or screen-printed garments, with a generous selection of accessories. There's more art on the walls for sale. The space is about 1/2 gallery, and 1/2 workspace so it has a very comfortable, social air. There are lots of beautiful people working and shopping there, so the eye candy is fun too!
Funky, awesome clothes that you will not find anywhere else. For those not tied into the trunk show circuit, this is a good way to get a peek at that wondrous world.
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