With Outside Lands (Aug 8-10) and Burning Man (Aug 24-Sept 1) approaching, Wild Feather is about to get very busy. Since 2012, those in the know have headed to its Lower Haight showroom in search of homegrown high-fashion festival clothes.
Designer Tamo Hulva opened Wild Feather as a brick-and-mortar source for her popular, dramatic, faux-fur-trimmed overcoat, which she calls The Baroness. That coat, in its many colors, fabrics, and variations, is still a staple in the store, along with faux-fur-lined ponchos and other rocker-style outerwear.
Hulva also carries the work of leather and jewelry designers, and others who build looks around feathers, and stretchy textiles. Garments span the gender continuum, with sequined hoodies, heavily patterned shirts, and metallic pants designed for male bodies, gowns and lingerie-styled looks for feminine dressers, and all-genders scarves, headpieces, and sunglasses.
While there’s a panoply of online retailers shilling low-cost outfits fit for a rave, Wild Feather remains the city’s best choice for thoughtfully designed party opulence you can wear more than once. –Jay Barmann
→ Wild Feather (Lower Haight) • 597 Haight St • Tue-Sun 12-6p.