Spring Picks: Tracy

We must make three trips to Grand Prix coffee bar every day. With their Blue Bottle coffee and treats from the Goody Goodie Bakery, it's no wonder we're always so energized here! Plus the baristas are always so friendly and sweet-- we're lucky to have them just around the corner.


Inhabit knit slouchy pullover in string $390
Isabel Marant Howell skort in red bandana
Golden Goose black biker boots $1066
Antique turquoise half-hoop ring $875
Cathy Waterman floating platinum leaf band $5980

Spring Picks: Annie

Annie's favorite cookie spot is Batter Bakery kiosk, which requires a bit of an extra walk over to California and Kearny. We always wonder how she can get there and back so quickly with our cookie order...it must be those long legs!!


 Current/Elliott Co-Ed blazer in moonshine $278
3.1 by Phillip Lim muscle tee in nude $193
MiH Marrakesh jeans in raw $230

Spring Picks: Trina

Trina loves getting a Clu dress each season because, "I can throw it on in a hurry with a few layers of jewels, some red lipstick, and I'm ready to go!  It leaves me enough time to grab some egg tarts at my favorite Chinatown bakery for my girls at Metier."  
Clu black ruffle dress with cropped navy knit layer $368Isabel Marant Ingrid jacketWeston Wear black leggings $64Rag & Bone Vespa dark olive sunglasses $345Rag & Bone Horos woven oxfords $426 Lizzie Fortunator Wayfarer II necklace w/triangle glass stones, African beads and rope closure $258
Antique coral necklaces (Italian, c. 1860s) $490-$590and homemade polka dot bow tie!

Metier Holiday Dinner!

Each year at Metier we eagerly anticipate the insanity of the holidays- the nervous fiancees-to-be searching for the perfect ring; the chaotic back room explosions of wrapping paper and ribbon; the mountains of decadent chocolate gifts from our wonderful clients and friends. But amidst all of the rushing and wrapping and deciding-what-to-wear, the best moment at the end of each year is our holiday dinner!

This year we celebrated at our perennial Hayes Valley favorite, Jessica Boncutter's Bar Jules. We toasted with Prosecco & elderflower cocktails to another fantastic year with our #1 family away from home.





Our gift exchange is always the best, with each of us carefully choosing the perfect present and obsessively wrapping with the prettiest paper and glittery topper, which the recipient holds just as dear as the gift itself! Homemade treats are always a hit, this year it was Tracy's whoopie pies & chocolate chip cookies, Trina's mother-in-law's toffee & honeycomb, and Rebecca's burnt sugar nuts and granola. And of course, special pieces we've been eying through the season "magically" appear in the gift pile from Mayle, Rag & Bone, 3.1 by Phillip Lim, Inhabit, LemLem, etc...!!!






But beyond the giggling and gifts, we are all so thankful to work at the best shop in San Francisco with a staff that has been together for years. 2010 was BIG for us (one wedding, one website launch, two new babies, & two engagements!) and we're looking forward to celebrating Metier's 20th birthday next year. Here's to a warm, happy holiday season and a productive New Year!


PS can't forget to mention the incredible meal! BIG THANKS to Jessica & everyone at Bar Jules! Savoy cabbage soup with a poached egg; little gem salad with beets and feta vinaigrette; la Quercia prosciutto with preserved celeryroot; wood grilled tuna with ruby crescent potatoes, brussel sprouts, and green peppercorn butter sauce; pan fried quail with arugula, braeburn apples and walnuts; and an incredible incredible pork chop with white bean puree! And for dessert? Chocolate nemesis, a meyer lemon tart, and some delicious chocolate chip cookies....YUM!!!!

Welcome Pablo!!!

Pablo Olmo Castro
Born on September 27th 2010 at 10:10am
7lbs 15oz 20.5" long

We'd like to officially welcome another beautiful member of the Metier family, Pablo Olmo Castro! Congratulations to Monica & Rico on their first! Another little fist in the air for the SF GIANTS!!!

Welcome Lalou!!!

Congratulations to Trina, Sean, and Augie on the latest addition to the family...

LAURIE LOU ELIZABETH aka LALOU!!!
Born July 23rd at 12:10am
6lbs 14oz, 19.5 inches long

We are the four proudest aunties in the world right now!!!

Rebecca's Spring Picks!

Rebecca's outfit is a playful combination of textures- knit, stripes, chains, cotton, and metallic. The Epice scarf worn as a turban is the cherry on top, pinned together with an antique starburst pin!

Zero + Maria Cornejo knit sweater $430

Rag & Bone striped rugby shirt $165

Humanoid cropped pants $295

Jeffrey Monteiro bronze sandals $275

Giles & Brother triple chain necklace $176

Epice striped scarf (worn as turban!) $154

Antique starburst pin/pendant $1250

Sheri's Spring Picks!

Taking cues from classic menswear looks, Sheri accessorizes her tailored Isabel Marant tweed blazer and R13 boyfriend jeans with a vintage hat and NDC oxfords. Her necklace was a gift from Trina, handmade from vintage beads!

Isabel Marant tweed blazer
R13 slouchy skinny jeans $286
NDC distressed oxfords $450

A Great Friday!

We're not a religious bunch, but we do appreciate traditions...like eating hot cross buns on Good Friday! According to Wikipedia, "Sharing a hot cross bun with another is supposed to ensure friendship throughout the coming year, particularly if "Half for you and half for me, Between us two shall goodwill be" is said at the time. Because of the cross on the buns, some say they should be kissed before being eaten. If taken on a sea voyage, hot cross buns are said to protect against shipwreck. If hung in the kitchen, they are said to protect against fires and ensure that all breads turn out perfectly. The hanging bun is replaced each year."





Trina brought in some delicious, hot, crossed, sticky buns from Schubert's on Clement St. and we kissed them and shared them with each other and our friend from Di Pietro Todd, Debi! Cheers to good friendship and good luck!

Happy Spring, Easter, and Passover everyone!

Tracy's Spring Picks!

Tracy loves the juxtaposition of Isabel Marant's flouncy ruffles with Golden Goose's beat-up riding boots. Throw in Current/Elliott's denim jacket and she's ready for a spring stroll in the city!

Isabel Marant ruffled print dress
Current/Elliott denim jacket $274
Golden Goose Rosebowl boots $1130