• For tailoring, go to San Francisco Tailors, next to Neiman Marcus on Geary (thx @EC) or David’s in the Flood Building (thx @hollybrick).
• Multiple strong recommendations for Ted Baker across the board: suits, shirts, ties.
• Several mentions of Barney’s Co-op—notable to me because I did not know Barney’s Co-op was, like, a thing. Nice ties.
• Several people also recommended Thomas Pink for ties.
• Also, possibly the opposite of Thomas Pink: Cyberoptix Tie Lab on Etsy. (Thx, @LauraGlu and @mthomps.)
• Blackbird Ballard is interesting. (Thx @kenbaumann.)
• Was also reminded of Jeremy’s, the place at the mouth of South Park here in San Francisco that I have always found completely baffling. I just can never figure out exactly what it is. But: apparently they’ve often got great shirts and ties. (Thx again @EC.)
• Indochino looks pretty interesting. (Thx @mthomps.)
• Reiss got a super-strong recommendation from one of the best-dressed people I know. There’s one in the Westfield Center.

In particular I was glad to be reminded that Jeremy’s exists, as it is a) sort of a weird hidden gem, b) close to my office, and c) not a huge department store. Probably bears swooping through every couple of months.

More on the party soon—there’s lots to say! But here’s just a glimpse to start. All snaps are courtesy the Shamptonian Institute.

First, the Committee to Find and Rescue Annabel Scheme:

(My pal Dan made those t-shirts. Amazing.)

Here’s the scene, mid-reading:

What you can’t see in this photo is the rows of people sitting cross-legged on the floor in front—like storytime!

(Looks like a sample sale, right? GAFFTA had been transformed into an amazing boutique full of algorithmic fashion.)

And you must see this photo—which I don’t know how to describe, but I kinda feel like it should be the cover of the book now, you know?

Finally, ha ha, here’s my new author photo from @mbaratz.

Whew! I’m exhausted, but elated. You’ll understand why when you see what comes next. Here’s a little sense of it from Paul. Hmm…

To everyone who attended: thank you. What a crew! What a delight!