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Where we shop, eat and have fun helps ensure that our one-of-a-kind Marin community businesses will continue to be integral to the character that is our home. Thank you for shopping and dining locally. Your patronage makes a major difference to our fine area retailers.
Amy Anderson, Viva Diva Boutique
Tory Monahan, Half Day Cafe
Bri Lindemulder, Viva Diva Boutique
‘And now my life has changed in oh so many ways, my independence seems to vanish in the haze’—Help!
< 43 Love me hairdo of the highest quality, innovative designs and conflict-free diamond variety, as well as impeccable service for 27 years. Hmm... perhaps this calls for a celebratory pair of sapphire-encrusted, 18k pink gold earrings! --------------------------------------------Johann Paul Jewelers
272 Bon Air Shopping Center, Greenbrae 461.1866 2ND Julianna’s, Corte Madera 3RD Stephan-Hill, San Rafael
BEST LINGERIE
“Something” is the greatest love song of the past fifty years. – Frank Sinatra
From bridal season to playfully naughtier reasons, you’ll find selection and service at Pleasures of the Heart. “We try to have a little bit of everything for every body,” says manager Erika Gutierrez. Pleasures of the Heart caters to sensualists and ascetics and everyone in between with a range of styles, sizes and prices in lingerie as well as erotic books, adult toys and sexy costumes—a diversity that extends to discussion groups and classes in the summer. Pleasures is owned and run by women, and the in-store environment is decidedly open and bright, welcoming and very nonjudgmental. Gutierrez and her crew are adept in the sensitivity 44 PACIFIC SUN MARCH 30 - APRIL 5, 2012
and communication aspects of retail service. So really, there’s no need to get embarrassed or refrain from compulsively buying those phallic cookie cutters and boob pasta with your exquisitely lovely new Mary Green satin chemise. New website coming soon. --------------------------------------------Pleasures of the Heart
1310 4th St., San Rafael 482.9899 2ND Chadwicks of London, Mill Valley and San Anselmo 3RD The Lingerie Shoppe, Larkspur
BEST MEN’S CLOTHIER From custom-tailored clothing to a favorite polo, Patrick James, has everything to suit a styling man. Casual sportswear, shoes, ties, belts, sport coats, you name it, they have it in name brands as well as private label apparel, with styles to suit every age group and budget. Customers love the personalized service and comfortable shopping environment provided by this family-run business, celebrating its 50th birthday this year. The custom-tailored clothing is a unique feature offered by Patrick James. Clients can choose fabric and patterns for sport coats, top coats, shirts, slacks and suits, which will come with personalized name labels and are all U.S. made. They’d like to thank Marin for voting Patrick James the Best of Marin. --------------------------------------------Patrick James
800 Redwood Hwy., Ste. 306, Mill Valley 383.2174 2ND Gene Hiller Exclusive Menswear, Sausalito 3RD Louis Thomas Fine Men’s Apparel, Corte Madera