During Fleet Week, San Francisco celebrated its military roots. But across the Bay, in Oakland, it was a matter of style.

The Oakland Style week is an annual celebration to highlight the food, clothing and art of a town that, just last week, made Condé Nast Traveler's top 10 list for "Best Cities in the United States."

For all the knocks that Oakland takes from the outside world, there is a genuine sense of pride among the people who live there. No one is ignoring the problems Oakland faces every day but often that's all anyone ever talks about. So, the tourism group, Visit Oakland, set out to change that.

"For us to create our own narrative of what Oakland is about through the arts through music, art, cuisine, culture. And that was our intent with Oakland Style Week," said Visit O

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