On an average weekend, San Anselmo goes at a leisurely pace, families brunching, cyclists criss-crossing the picturesque streets. But on a recent Sunday, the parking lot behind Convert Studios, an airy, white-walled workshop and event space was a verified scene, packed with stylish shoppers perusing cool-girl labels like Reformation, Ulla Johnson, and Ganni under the increasingly blazing sun.
The occasion was Bank St. Flea, (opens in new tab) a biannual second-hand market that, by Marin standards at least, goes extremely hard, with influencer vendors and price tags that don’t exactly scream bargain.
“It’s the busiest one yet,” said seller Anna-Alexia Basile (opens in new tab), a San Francisco photographer who participated in the first market in October 2025, as well as previous, less formal iterations held at Convert. Holding a paper umbrella to keep the UVs away, she was selling sculptural dresses by niche designers like Henrik Vibskov and Stine Goya, Loeffler Randall shoes, and whimsical hats to some of her 14,000 enthusiastic Instagram followers. “It’s been so special to see the community grow — last time there were girls from L.A.!”…