The Dhillon-McNeely Family
"Inder's big into hiking and mountain climbing around Mount Shasta and Yosemite. We like to take the kids camping up in the Marin Headlands."
-Ken
Portland General Store Alpine shave jelly, $17 at Rare Device, 600 Divisadero St. (at Hayes St.), 415-863-3969
"Meera loves dolls, but she'll never get a Barbie from me. I like dolls with some learning involved."
-Sangeeta
Woon iDoll iPod speaker, $50 at Barneys New York, 77 O'Farrell St. (at Stockton St.), 415-268-3500
"Kabir loves writing and making books. He says he's writing plays about his life."
-Ken
Life Notable Memo Section notebook, $24 at Mill Mercantile, 3751 24th St. (at Chattanooga St.), 415-401-8920
"Sangeeta adores anthing Burberry. The checked print, the coats, the leather goods... As long as it's Burberry, she loves it."
-Jaspreet
College-stripe trench coat, $2,795 at Burberry, 225 Post St. (near Grant Ave), 415-392-2200
"Jaspreet loves gold jewelry. In India, it's the more the merrier: not just one bangle, but six."
-Ken
Optique Chaine d'Ancre bangles, $450-$780 at Hermes, 125 Grant Ave. (near Geary St.), 415-863-3969
"My mother [Gurkirpal] is a distinguished lady and looks great in scarves. Never enough scarves!"
-Inder
Abstract wool scarf, $148 at Kate Spade New York, 227 Grant Ave. (at Post St.), 415-216-0880
"It's tough to buy Arjun clothes, since he wears mostly T-shirts, but I know he loves custom Chuck Taylors."
-Ken
Alan Gonzalez Muni Chuck Taylor All Stars, $60 at Shoe Biz, 1420 Haight St. (near Masonic Ave.), 415-392-2200
"Arjun typically wears really big T-shirts and hoodies. My goal is to dress him like a hip young man. I think he secretly enjoys it."
-Sangeeta
Waxed Shacket, $357 at Freemans Sporting Club, 696 Valencia St. (at 18th St.), 415-863-2155
For Arjun: Controller linocut prints, $25 each at 3 Fish Studios, 4541 Irving St. (near 47th Ave.), 415-986-4380
"With Ken's keen sense of style, pochettes and neckties work great. I find the best selection at Wilkes Bashford, Side benefit: I get to wear them myself."
-Inder
Isaia dress shirt and cashmere tie, $425 and $195 at Wilkes Bashford, 375 Sutter St. (near Stockton St.), 415-986-4380
November 5, 2012 | Lifestyle Style & Beauty Story Style City Life Shopping
The Dhillon-McNeely Family: A natty businessman and his wine-loving, rock-climbing husband; their high-performing kids; a well-read, Hermes-clad grandma; and her Burberry-lusting, marathon-running daughters
(From left) Sangeeta Grewal, 49, CPA, Inder and Jaspreet's sister
Gurkirpal Dhillon, 84, retired high school principal, Sangeeta, Inder, and Jaspreet's mom
Meera Dhillon McNeely, 6, kindergartner, Ken and Inder's daughter
Jaspreet Dhillon, 54, internist, Inder and Sangeeta's sister
Ken McNeely, 50, president, AT&T California, married to Inder
Arjun Sidhu, 17, high school senior, Jaspreet's son
Inder Dhillon, 51, dermatologist, married to Ken
Kabir Dhillon McNeely, 7, second grader, Ken and Inder's son
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