On June 4th and 5th San Francisco celebrated its 35th year of one of its largest free annual events, The Union Street Festival. Beginning at Gough Street, the festival featured over 175 arts and crafts booths, gourmet food booths, and live entertainment for anyone that wanted to indulge in some San Francisco fun in the [...]

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The designers at Sikara & Co. are constantly inspired by cultures the world over. From stones shaped and cut to resemble sailboats in Capri to hammered sterling reminiscent of the architecture in Bilbao, global influences have shaped Sikara’s unique brand of modern fusion.
After 5 years of progress, growth, and great [...]

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Last Wednesday, Sikara & Co. had the opportunity to be a part of the 5th annual Austin Designer Sample Sale. The sale was fabulous, featuring Austin-based designers in jewelry, fashion, and accessories.
The atmosphere in Linda Asaf’s showroom on West 6th Street was fun and inviting. Everyone enjoyed the live music by Los Dos—they serenaded shoppers [...]

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Keeping with the spirit of the bridal season, we had the pleasure of interviewing Linda Asaf, who was named Austin’s Best Bridal Designer of 2009 by Austin Fashion Week. But this noted fashion designer, who runs in the same circles as fashion giants like Vera Wang, Bill Blass and Badgley Mischka, knows about more than [...]

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After hearing about my crazy May, my good friend and stylist, Jill told me I should name my blog this month, “from Boston to Bali!”.  It was a crazy nonstop week for me as we launched our second pop-up store in Boston before I left on a 36 hour flight for my brother’s wedding in [...]

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