by Sarah Stefaniuk | Aug 25, 2020 | Rockridge, Women's Style
We’ve oft wondered why women’s shoes have to strangle and torture our feet. Surely, none of us can count the number of times that we’ve frantically flung off our shoes upon leaving an event — whether on the sidewalk, in our cars, or as soon as... 
by Sarah Stefaniuk | Jan 22, 2020 | Downtown Oakland, Gift Inspirations
PART 2: LOCALMOTIV’S Take Oo La La… Oakland. Oftentimes, when we casually explore the local shopping scene in Oakland, we think that we could just as easily be in a European city or town. Indeed, this feeling usually arises as we walk The Town and just... 
by Sarah Stefaniuk | Jan 20, 2020 | Rockridge, Women's Style
Is it our imagination? There seems to be so few independently owned shoe shops in Oakland. Perhaps it’s one of those categories that people gave up shopping locally years ago because it’s just easier to go to a mall or order online. If that’s the... 
by Sarah Stefaniuk | Jan 12, 2020 | Rockridge, Women's Style
We have a theory that Corporate America destroyed a very special old pastime called shopping. And it’s not really surprising. For the most part, it’s Baby Booming men who head massive retailers. And they probably don’t even like shopping–if... 
by Sarah Stefaniuk | Jan 7, 2020 | Downtown Oakland, Women's Style
The day I went to visit McMullen, I was on an Instagram mission. The goal: Explore various independent merchants in downtown and post about them to hopefully dazzle Oaktown with stories about this misunderstood neighborhood. Moving along from Flax Art and Design, I... 