design for mankind: paper doll blogger.

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Anna Dorfman is one of my favorite girls around. Insanely down-to-earth, introspective and caring, she’s a major treat to know and love. She also happens to have a serious affinity for glitter and black, so when she asked to be styled for a weekend jaunt in Vegas, I knew precisely what to do: After spotting this Alice + Olivia dress at Bergdorf’s, I was on a mission... 
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the big reveal!

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well, here it is! at long last the new and improved sfgirlbybay. i hope you will like it as much as i am in love with it. and without further ado, i am really excited to announce the designers behind it, because without them, well it might look very much like one of those crayola drawings of a one-dimensional home with a chimney, a cloud, and one tree. maybe a stick figure... 
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guest post: door sixteen.

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i’m so grateful (and excited!) to have a guest post from one of my very favorite people, anna from door sixteen. anna’s jumping in today and taking us along on a picnic. thank you, anna! Maybe it’s because I eat nearly every lunch sitting under fluorescent lights and hunched over my keyboard, but lately I just cannot stop thinking about dining alfresco... 
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“it list”: door sixteen

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this week’s “it list” comes my very favorite style-maker, anna dorfman of door sixteen. there ain’t nothin’ this girl can’t diy, including her much-coveted (by me, and i suspect several others) white wood floors. one of these days, i’m flying anna out here and forcing my floors on her! let’s see what greatness lies within anna’s... 
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good reads: judging a book by its cover.

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okay, so i’ve got a mean blog-slash-girl crush on door sixteen. anna dorfman just oozes style, and really, really good taste. i knew she was a graphic designer, but, i did not really realize that she designs beautiful book covers. i’m a sucker for a great book jacket, and when i saw these, i just had to share. oh anna, not only can you track down the best of the... 
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