Oiseau Chateau: Homegrown clothing with a little bit o' wit (Community Voices)
Blog entry by Pilar Vree.
Last updated at Fri, 23 Mar at 6:18am.

It’s not every day that a homegrown brand gets the opportunity to leap into national notoriety, but that is an opportunity that Oakland based Oiseau Chateau garnered.

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Halmoni ... More than Just a vintage clothing store (Review)
Blog entry by Pilar Vree.
Last updated at Fri, 24 Feb at 11:20pm.

Referring to Halmoni as merely a “vintage clothing store” is a gross understatement.

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Oaklandish to open store on Broadway
Article by Noah Rosen.
Last updated at Tue, 21 Jun at 11:51pm.

Oaklandish - the beloved locally focused clothing company, slash community advocate - opens its first permanent retail store and community space in July at Read the whole story...

5733, local T-shirt company, opens store on Piedmont Avenue
Article by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Tue, 12 Oct at 6:49pm.

If there were any incongruities about an East Oakland t-shirt company whose images are based on clandestinely posted street art opening a new retail store on Piedmont Avenue, they weren't too obvious Saturday at 5733's opening party on May 1.

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