First H&M, now Barney’s… Who needs to go to New York to shop when its best stores already have esteemed shops in San Francisco? The addition of Barney’s to Union Square was a welcome one-traverse the inlaid marble floors in the grand foyer, home to an eclectic and vast array of jewelry and buttery leather handbags. Beauty goods include CARE by Stella McCartney and Red Flower Japan. Or shop upstairs for hard to find men’s and women’s collections-think KA7 by Katayone Adeli, Vena Cava, and Jean-Michel Cazabat. Dog people will faun over designer goods for their smallest friends-the “Leader of the Pack” studded leather collar from Stray is a lust-worthy gift.

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