Red Carpet Bay Area’s Top Women of Style list includes Barbara Bode Brown. In 1973, Brown lived with her husband in Aberdeen, South Dakota, and together they started a hotel business called Super 8. Today, Brown lives in San Francisco and is no longer in the hotel business. She spends her time with seven grandchildren, volunteers and fundraises for Alzheimer’s research and the Institute for Health and Healing, as well as serving on the Women’s Board for California Pacific Medical Center. In August, Brown heads to Lake Tahoe with Oscar de la Renta, and co-chairs his famous lakeside runway show.
Barbara Brown’s Style:
What do you think about when choosing what to wear? I think about the event first, then the season, my energy and, finally, the weather. I like to overdress a little
Who are your current favorite designers? I like the timeless elegance of CHANEL; for formal attire I wear Oscar de la Renta almost exclusively
Whose red carpet style do you admire? Cate Blanchett and Yurie Pascarella
From whose closet would you most like to shop? My own — I keep my beautiful dresses for years and wear things in different ways so they become new again
Three must-have beauty products: SK-II skincare, Dior Show Mascara and Guerlain Meteorites Powder for a dewy, natural look
Workout or beauty tip: Visit Dr. Seth Matarasso, seriously. Other than that, a minimum of eight hours of sleep, long walks and quiet time
Would you share a fashion “Don’t?” Too much jewelry or over-done hair
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More local women whose style we admire (in alphabetical order): Joy Bianchi, Lindsay Bolton, Karen Caldwell, Paula Carano, Carolyn Chandler, Dr. Carolyn Chang, Juliet de Baubigny, Samantha DuVall, Vanessa Getty, Angelique Griepp, Hasti Kashfia, Nancy Kukacka, Stephanie Marver, Sonya Molodetskaya, Deepa Pakianathan, Yurie Pascarella, Komal Shah, Sobia A. Shaikh, OJ Shansby, Charlotte Shultz, Sarah Somberg, Christine Suppes, Elizabeth Touw, Katie Traina, Vicky Tsai, Dede Wilsey, Victoria Yeager