Mayor Breed Honors North Beach Legend Al’s Attire I love nice clothing of all sorts, but for me there’s nothing quite like a good pair of shoes. No other single element of style makes more of a statement—or inspires the same level of loyalty among the fashion inclined—than … Read the rest
Bringing It Back: Al’s Attire Is A Godsend For Fashion Restoration For me, well-made clothing qualifies as one of the great pleasures of life. I’m not sure why that came to be, exactly. It may go back to watching my father suit up for the workday; having served in the Air … Read the rest
North Beach Style: Dressing Up For Halloween At Al’s Attire If you’re at all familiar with these pages, you know that I spend a fair amount of time writing about food. Over these last seven and a half months that hasn’t changed much, but the material somehow seems to be … Read the rest
Green Shoes And Nostalgia: An Afternoon At Al’s Attire Clothes are a very personal matter, and it’s obvious that some are just more interested in fashion than others. But in my experience, even the most disinterested dresser typically has one or two favorite items of clothing. It might be … Read the rest
North Beach’s Al’s Attire Reopens With A Flourish After over three months under a mandated shelter-in-place order, San Franciscans are eager to get back to their normal lives. And it can’t happen quickly enough for Al Ribaya, who has operated North Beach’s Al’s Attire on Grant Avenue … Read the rest
My Favorite Shirt, And Other Reasons You Should Visit Al’s Attire As much as the neighborhood has changed, North Beach is still crowded with creative types. You can’t swing a dead cat in these parts without hitting a poet or a painter or a chef, or maybe knocking over someone’s guitar … Read the rest
Seasonal Plumage And Al’s Attire: The Suit Arrives It’s undeniable: there’s just something about the pleasure of wearing new clothes. Anyone who has ever been on an important interview (or an equally crucial date) can attest to the truth of the cliché. Clothes do make the man, and … Read the rest
Suiting Up At Al’s Attire: The Boots Arrive Clothes are a funny thing. As humans, we collectively spend an awful lot of time thinking about the various items we wear on our bodies. Clothes make the man, they say, and there is undeniably some truth to it. In … Read the rest
Carlos Santana Rocks Al’s Attire At NBA Finals As we turn the corner into summer, It’s been a crazy couple of weeks here in San Francisco. And truth be told, it’s kind of a relief to have the NBA Finals and the big North Beach Festival behind us. … Read the rest
The Spurs’ Rudy Gay Visits Al’s Attire On Game Day North Beach is a place of hidden delights, and like any proper temptress, reveals her wonders slowly. For 15 years now, Al’s Attire has been one of those charms: a custom clothier and leathermaker that is as idiosyncratic as it … Read the rest