By Yabette on February 2, 2011
The Swankety Swank welcome sign sitting outside our shop illustrates one of many ways to re-purpose an old headboard and other items of wood. This was the foot-board to a twin bed that was very decrepit, but didn’t need to be sent to the dump! I have a few other pieces in that category. Some items of decay [...]
Posted in art, Art Opening, bohemian, boutique, Divisadero Corridor, Edwardian, Event, home decor, painted furniture, Re-Purpose, San Francisco, Shop Local, Steampunk, style, Swankety Swank, Upcycled, vintage, Yabette | Tagged Capricorn Framing, Collaboration |
By Christine on January 19, 2011
Tick -tock, tick-tock….. It’s not the beating of a human heart under the floor boards you hear, it is the clock ticking down until the Edwardian Ball. Are you ready? In our world, The Edwardian Ball is a BIG DEAL. Most everyone involved with Swankety Swank not only makes many of the clothing and accessories [...]
Posted in bustle skirts, dandy, Darina Drapkin, DAS, Edwardian, Edwardian Ball, Eileen, Gibbous, handmade, men's clothing, Nieves, Steampunk, STORM, Uncategorized, Yabette | Tagged Dr. Wendy Clupper, PhD |
By Christine on January 17, 2011
***Swankety Swank will be open on Wednesday January 19th in addition to regular hours to accommodate Edwardian Ball shoppers*** Sometimes everyday around Swankety Swank feels like a scene from an Edwardian inspired film. With all the bustle skirts, top hats, corsets, and feathers, combined with Yabette’s steam punk inspired furniture, it always feels magical inside [...]
Posted in bohemian, boutique, bustle skirts, Christine Donley, corsets, cuffs, dandy, Darina Drapkin, DAS, Divisadero Corridor, Edward Gorey, Edwardian, Edwardian Ball, Event, fashion, Gibbous, hairpieces, handbags, handcrafted, handmade, indie, jewelry, men's clothing, menswear, Neo Victorian, Oliver Lowe, plus sized fashion, San Francisco, sewing, Shop Local, spats, Steampunk, STORM, style, Swankety Swank, Upcycled, vintage, women's clothing, Yabette, Zunique |
By Yabette on January 16, 2011
Many people collect, follow, and are inspired by my art furniture. So I decided to take the same principles of my Steampunk style art furniture (Honoring Beauty, Earth & Age with a tinge of twisted edge) and add complimentary items for artful living. My first products to unveil (pun intended) are these One-of-a-kind curtains! These are [...]
Posted in art, bohemian, boutique, chair, curtains, Divisadero Corridor, dresser, Edwardian, fashion, furniture, home decor, painted furniture, sale, San Francisco, Shop Local, Steampunk, style, Swankety Swank, Upcycled, vintage, Yabette |
By Yabette on January 13, 2011
The weekend of San Francisco Steampunk fun is coming soon and we have the gear to make your night fabulous! Come over to Swankety Swank and let Yabette, Miranda Caroligne, selene gibbous and Deb Sciales transform your look into Edward Gorey Glory!
Posted in bohemian, boutique, corsets, cuffs, dandy, Darina Drapkin, DAS, Divisadero Corridor, earrings, Edwardian, Event, fashion, Gibbous, hairpieces, handbags, handcrafted, handmade, indie, jewelry, men's clothing, menswear, Neo Victorian, painted furniture, plus sized fashion, San Francisco, sewing, Shop Local, Steampunk, style, Swankety Swank, Upcycled, women's clothing, Yabette, Zunique |
By Yabette on January 8, 2011
The ferocious year of the tiger is coming to a close and I find myself musing over the enormity of what happened. I feel like I went through an astonishing time warp of ten years in the last twelve months! Let me share the icing on the enormous layer cake that was Swankety Swank 2010. We launched [...]
Posted in 2010, art, bohemian, boutique, Divisadero Corridor, Edwardian, Event, fashion, handcrafted, home decor, Medium Reality, Neo Victorian, painted furniture, performance, San Francisco, Shop Local, Steampunk, Swankety Swank, SwankSpeak!, Uncategorized, women's clothing |
By stormantic on December 3, 2010
The Rusty Blue Dining Set Earth laughs in flowers. ~ Henry David Thoreau Today Swankety Swank Showcase features not one, but two dining sets! First we have the Rusty Blue Dining Set which features matching upholstered, hand-painted chairs with a hand-painted drop-leaf table. The sturdy vintage chairs are newly refinished in pale blue with a [...]
Posted in art, bohemian, boutique, chair, Divisadero Corridor, Edwardian, furniture, handcrafted, handmade, home decor, painted furniture, San Francisco, Shop Local, style, Swankety Swank, table, Yabette | Tagged Baroque, design, dining decor, dining set, dining table and chairs, flowers, furniture set, leaves, Scrollwork, spirals, vines, wildflower, wood furniture |
By swanketyswank on November 18, 2010
These matching sturdy wood tables are part of furniture artist and Swankety Swank owner Yabette’s ongoing Steampunk Collection. They feature a hand-painted Victorian-inspired lock and key in detailed hues of brown on its newly refinished black surface. Both rustic and attractive, masculine or feminine, they have practical drawers and shelves with their original pulls. This [...]
Posted in boutique, desk, Divisadero Corridor, dresser, Edwardian, furniture, handcrafted, home decor, indie, Neo Victorian, nightstand, painted furniture, San Francisco, Steampunk, style, Swankety Swank, table, Yabette | Tagged key, lock, matching |
By swanketyswank on August 25, 2010
Ladies and gentlemen, creatures of all shapes and sizes, persuasions and intentions, allow me to introduce to you A Swankety Swank Fairy Tale! Once upon a time in a deep dark forest, there lived a princess who created original handmade faerie fashions. She and her friends loved to dress up in the clothes they made, [...]
Posted in art, bohemian, boutique, corsets, cuffs, dandy, Darina Drapkin, DAS, Divisadero Corridor, earrings, Edwardian, Event, fashion, Gibbous, handbags, handcrafted, handmade, home decor, indie, jewelry, Laura Parsons, Medium Reality, men's clothing, menswear, Neo Victorian, Oliver Lowe, performance, plus sized fashion, San Francisco, Shop Local, Steampunk, STORM, Swankety Swank, Tiff Rojas, trunk show, Upcycled, Wayward Shiftys, women's clothing, Yabette, Zunique | Tagged "faerie tale", "fairy tale", clothing, designers, fashion, goth, models, performance, Steampunk, SupperClub |
By stormantic on May 28, 2010
The 28 page second issue of SwankSpeak! is a meaty magazine created with sincerity, intelligence and love. This delicious issue #3 (limited print run) features: Interview with artist, designer & Fleuvog Award Winner Phoenix Zoellick! Photographic fashion story “Serendipitous Society” by Eartha L. Goodwin featuring a dozen Swankety Swank artists/designers and Jim Siegel. master of [...]
Posted in art, boutique, corsets, Creative Genius, DAS, Divisadero Corridor, Eartha Goodwin, Edwardian, Eileen, fashion, furniture, Galaxy Runway, hairpieces, handbags, handcrafted, handmade, jewelry, Kathryn Bernard, knitting, Laura Parsons, leather, leatherwork, Medium Reality, men's clothing, menswear, Nieves, Oliver Lowe, painted furniture, Phoenix, photography, Project TransAction, San Francisco, Shop Local, Steampunk, STORM, Swankety Swank, SwankSpeak!, Tiff Rojas, Wayward Shiftys, women's clothing, Yabette, Zunique | Tagged magazine, SwankSpeak!, The House of Swankety Swank |
