Quality corsets require a certain amount of craftsmanship, and this local house of apparel delivers. This location specializes in crafting bridal and fetish corsets. Take a step inside and you'll be transported to another age full of treats for your personal Elizabethan masquerade ball. Customer service is great with friendly staff personally measuring you and providing the ideas and materials to create your unique vision. Be sure to check out the online store, where you can peruse their inventory of imaginative fabrics and styles.

Taking on the west coast one store at a time--the designer wares of Bloomingdale's loved by New Yorkers are now in San Francisco. In the expansion of the Westfield San Francisco Shopping Center, Bloomingdale's is pulling out all of its tricks with 35,000 square feet of shopping space. A browse through its second largest store will yield revived Biba 1960s fashion, shoes by Jimmy Choo, exquisite accessories, jewelry boutiques and fragrance for him and her. You won't want to leave this place that soon.

Located in a vintage Beaux Arts building dating from just after the 1906 earthquake and fire, Neiman Marcus is one of the city's most upscale department stores. You'll find all the big names in fashion: Chanel, Jil Sander, Calvin Klein, Salvatore Ferragano, Dolce & Gabbana, Prada, Giorgio Armani, TSE, Fendi, Gucci, Versace, Christian Dior, Donna Karen, and Yves Saint Laurent. It also features two eating establishments: The Rotunda and the Fresh Market Café.

Located next to Union Square, Saks Fifth Avenue is an upscale department store that carries incomparable fashions by all the top designers the world has to offer. You'll find fine cosmetics and fragrances, shoes, accessories, and garments by names like Narciso Rodriguez, Zoran, Gucci, Moschino, Jean Paul Gaultier, Dolce & Gabbana, Oscar De La Renta, Donna Karen, Calvin Klein, TSE, Max Mara, Anne Klein, and Ellen Tracy. Beware, this location is just for women. The men's store can be found one and one-half blocks east.

Two Skirts is a store in San Francisco that sells exquisite cocktail and party wear for women. The store itself is elite and well-designed with beautiful chandeliers and skylights, making it the perfect setting to shop for some stylish designer wear. Find clothes designed by famous designers such as Tocca, Beth Bowley and Wuth among many other famous labels. Apart from the wide collection of apparel, there are also handbags, jewelry, scarves and belts to add to your outfit.