Give us a rundown of the creative process from design inception to production
What challenges do you face as a fashion designer locally?
What are your experiences with manufacturers, textile companies, importers, fabric retailers?
Do you sell online? Do you have an online store? Do you do consignments? Do you have your retail shop?
Explain these processes.
Come by for a drink and peruse the latest spring looks from Kajan Padraig. Stay for a bite of food by the grill and watch the sun set from the back yard.
This event is a fundraiser to support AIDS/Lifecycle and specifically the San Francisco AIDS Foundation. The more people we have supporting us the better, so please invite your friends. Donations at the door are greatly appreciated, please give generously.
If you can not make it to the party, but would like to donate you can do so by clicking HERE, To donate towards Patrick’s goal. To donate towards Justin’s goal;
click HERE.
Kajan Padraig started on December 4, 2009 by Kanjana (Cake) Carlos and Patrick Steber, who have built the company from the ground up. Our first collection was made up of knit T’s, dresses, and tunic style tops. Which became a highly successful collection, because of the quality of fabric, the cut of the designs and Kajan Padraig’s unique design elements.
We are both highly educated and trained in the design and construction of couture, made-to-measure clothing. This experience is what sets us apart from other designers. We see the subtle differences from woman to woman and know how to make beautiful clothing to make all women feel beautiful. The caliber of design has not gone unnoticed, and after just 6 months, Kajan Padraig was commissioned to design and fabricate two gowns for the San Francisco Opera Gala in September of 2010.
(May 05, 2011 - SAN FRANCISCO) San Francisco Fashion And Merchants Alliance Inc. is pleased to announce The Second Annual “Beauty Expo”, to be held at Pigment Cosmetics at One Market Street on Saturday, May 28, 2011, with doors opening at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are available online for $10 and $12 at the door. The dress code calls for fashionably chic.
The Beauty Expo is divided into three segments. The event begins with Fashion Bloggers Connect featuring local fashion bloggers Nicole Lindgren of Style Bust, Nicki Frye of Nickie Noel, Molly Covert of Rabbit Foot Fern and Alison Messinger of Eclectic à la Mode to discuss the importance of social media and fashion blogging as a media tool. Charleston Pierce will hold a model boot camp to provide tips on successful runway modeling.
Seven teams will compete in the styling competition for the most creative make-up and hairstyles. Judges include Greg Griffin of Barber Lounge, Brad Carrick of Solz Shoes, Mario Benton and Amy Soderlind of Refuses To Label. There will be a fashion installation,featuring designers from Pink Weave and RockChiq, before the winner of the styling competition is announced.
This year’s soiree is a fund raising event for the upcoming San Francisco Fashion Week ™ and a networking event for luxury, beauty and fashion industry professionals.
For further inquiries, please contact SFFAMA’s Founder & San Francisco Fashion Week ™ Founder: Owen Geronimo at contact@sffamainc.org. Tickets available at http://thebeautyexpo2011.eventbrite.com/ or visit http://thebeautyexpo.com/ for event details.
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ABOUT: SFFAMA’s FASHION BLOGGERS CONNECT. Where fashion bloggers are given various platforms to promote themselves, share new tech and innovative fashion ideas in continuing to revolutionize San Francisco’s fashion industry with the guidance of San Francisco Fashion And Merchants Alliance.
Always possessing a knack for the creative, San Francisco-based Graphic Designer and Blogger Molly Covert started out creating cruel break-up cards in the cutest way possible. Since Graduating from the Art Institute of California, San Francisco, she’s expanded her work to include greeting cards, tote bags, marketing collateral, custom stationery and various other graphic design-ish projects. Molly’s Rabbit Foot Fern was voted Best Etsy shop in San Francisco by7x7 Magazine in 2010.
Nickie Frye has held various positions with large retailers such as GAP, Cost Plus World Market, & Restoration Hardware, as well as working for several boutiques & independent fashion designers. After having two children, she left the corporate world & reignited a passion for vintage clothing. She now runs an online vintage clothing store called Nickie Frye & is the blogger behind Nickie Noel. She lives with her husband & two children in Marin County where she enjoys collecting records, taking pictures, eating cookies, & surprising ladies at the preschool with her platform shoes.
Coming from a heritage of artful creatives and businessmen, fashion and the entrepreneurial spirit have always been in Alison’s genes. Her background pulls from studies in the Fine Arts, dwelling in Paris and the California wine country, writing both as the lead singer of an indie rock band and for her graduate studies in Fashion Journalism from The Academy of Art University in San Francisco, and work in gallery operations and interior design. Combining these interests came in the form of her creation of the blog Eclectic à la Mode, which she calls a “haven to bring these elements together… as a sourcebook in the style of tasteful variety for the visually, philosophically, and auditorily inspired.” Follow her blog at Eclectic à la Mode on Facebook and on Twitter.
DISCUSSIONS:
For more information contact: Owen Geronimo, SFFAMA Founder at contact@sffamainc.org.
COMING SOON: THE BEAUTY EXPO, PRET-A-PORTER SF, SAN FRANCISCO FASHION WEEK ™ 2011. Watch videos @ SFFASHIONTV . JOIN SFFAMA. Read TESTIMONIALS
Molly and Brittani vying for the title.
Judges: Andre Leon Talley, Tyra Banks, Nigel Barker and Jay Manuel
America’s Next Top Model Cycle 16, Episode 11
America’s Next Top Model (often abbreviated as ANTM) is a reality television show in which a number of women compete for the title of America’s Next Top Model and a chance to start their career in the modeling industry.
The show was created and is hosted by talk-show host and model Tyra Banks, who also serves as the head judge and executive producer of the show. The first “cycle” premiered in May 2003 and was one of UPN’s highest rated shows. The show’s seventh cycle was the first of the shows among regular programming on UPN’s successor network, The CW, and thus far is the network’s highest rated series.[5] The opening theme is performed by Tyra Banks and is produced by Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins. Banks co-produces the show with Ken Mok and Anthony Dominici, and is an independent production of 10 by 10 Entertainment and Bankable Productions (part of the dummy company/joint venture Pottle Productions), distributed for The CW by Bankable Productions and syndicated internationally by KingWorld (and its successor CBS Television Distribution).[6] For the 2006–2007, 2007–2008 and 2008–2009 television seasons, ANTM was the #1 show in average viewers on The CW.[7] SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA
Are YOU the next big name in fashion?? From the producers of BIGGEST LOSER and original producers of PROJECT RUNWAY comes an epic new fashion show on NBC SAN FRANCISCO.
UNTITLED TV Show. Now casting style-savvy people with all levels of fashion experience to compete for an unprecedented grand prize – YOUR BRAND manufactured and sold through one of the largest retail stores in the country! Looking for inspired designers at all levels - amateur, semi-professional, do-it-yourselfers, emerging designers, established retailers, folks who make their own clothes, sell online, work within the fashion industry or outside of it…ON NOW CASTING.
For more information contact: contact@sffamainc.org.
COMING SOON: THE BEAUTY EXPO, PRET-A-PORTER SF, SAN FRANCISCO FASHION WEEK ™ 2011. Watch videos @ SFFASHIONTV . JOIN SFFAMA. Read TESTIMONIALS
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“FASHION FEUD” 2011. In Collaboration with San Francisco Fashion And Merchants Alliance @ http://www.sffama.com/
FASHION FEUD is a live “Project Runway” like fashion design competition live on stage. Designers are given an hour to create a design to prepare for a runway show on stage. Then, a walk-off between fashion models donning each designers’ pieces to highlight the night with the audience’s cheers supporting their favorite designer of the evening.
Video By: SFFASHIONTV with Jessica Schoefer (Host) and Roddy Calonsag (Field Producer) Brought to you by: SFFAMA Creative Director/ Executive Producer: Owen Geronimo
About SAN FRANCISCO FASHION AND MERCHANTS ALLIANCE, INC.
SAN FRANCISCO FASHION AND MERCHANTS ALLIANCE, INC. is a California non-profit corporation, the leading institution in the San Francisco Bay Area’s fashion industry. SFFAMA, Inc.is a social development network that champions various sustainable projects in support of the thriving local fashion industry in the San Francisco Bay Area.
By utilizing the latest technology in social media marketing and hosting innovative industry-related events, SFFAMA, Inc. promotes creative synergy and productive business opportunities for our members.
For more information contact: Owen Geronimo, SFFAMA Founder at contact@sffamainc.org.
COMING SOON: THE BEAUTY EXPO, PRET-A-PORTER SF, SAN FRANCISCO FASHION WEEK ™ 2011. Watch videos @ SFFASHIONTV . JOIN SFFAMA. Read TESTIMONIALS
MICHAEL LESNIAK - @ Luv.it
Share the luv. Luv.It believes in the power of the people, the will of the masses, and brilliance of the crowd. Our vision is a public space of merchants and consumers engaging in constructive dialogue resulting in immediate rewards for everyone. Most of us have been friends for decades, enjoy travel and adventure, and share an appreciation for self-expression and true style.
Collyer Bristow. From property to popstars, from airlines to artists, the lawyers at Collyer Bristow work with a wide range of businesses and individuals, advising them on challenges of all shapes, sizes and complexity. What our clients have in common is that they are looking for high quality legal advice delivered in an unstuffy way by people who understand what clients need.
Collyer Bristow LLP is a UK firm of solicitors with over 33 partners and about 140 staff. We have been around for over 250 years; fortunately things have changed somewhat since the days of quill pens. So have we.
Whilst our base is in central London, our clients come from around the country and indeed from around the world. Our international pages explain more about the countries where we have strong links. In 2004 we opened an office in Geneva, from where we can provide a range of commercial and private client services to our expanding client base in the area.
Alylee exists to promote you, that’s it. Alylee is a free community for anyone who has passion for fashion and wants to share their creative dressing style with the world. At Alylee we believe that everyone is a designer/model in their own unique way. We created Alylee to cater to the designer/model within you. Individuality, uniqueness, quirkiness everyone has it in their own way, so come make that uniqueness your brand. Join the community and flaunt your style.
About FASHION MASH-UP: Our mission is to provide an open dialogue/forum on how to develop innovative solutions to become better business entrepreneurs. This workshop was developed as a platform to discuss the business of fashion and arts through the utilization of current business models and technologies. As a thriving epicenter of independent talents, ‘FASHION MASH-UP” features local entrepreneurs, fashion designers, bloggers, retailers and techies in an effort to brainstorm and share new business solutions and to create an exchange network amongst peers in San Francisco’s fashion and art community.
Testimonials and quotes from previous presenters:
/ Thanks so much for letting me present last night - it was a great event! The Fashion Mash-Up Workshop was a wonderful and very educational night for me. I began to see right away the value of bringing together people in the local San Fransisco Fashion industry. From the skills and resources necessary for individuals in the fashion industry to promote themselves to the components of a successful fashion event (the significance of the venue being near and dear to me of course!), I learned a lot and met some truly interesting people. Thanks! ~ Helen Belogolova @ Venuetastic
/ I very much enjoyed presenting at the FASHION MASH-UP yesterday. The audience was engaging and knowledgeable. As the founder of VIZL, it was rewarding to see an audience of fashion professionals excited about using VIZL for social shopping. I look forward to working with SFFAMA to bring technology, fashion and retail closer, as mobile and social networking become mainstream. Thanks! ~ Prosenjit Sen @ www.goVIZL.com
/ Thank you so much for inviting us to be a part of yesterday’s Fashion Mash-Up Seminar. We didn’t know quite what to expect and not being from the “fashion world” we thought we might be out of place. We couldn’t have been more wrong! Owen Geronimo and everyone involved created a space for us to fit right into. Not only were we well received but the ideas, concepts and solutions discussed were fresh new takes on issues that pertain directly to the challenges that our business is dealing with as well. Thanks again. ~ Troy Rutt, True Power Inc @ http://truepoweriv.com/
/ Thank you for inviting us to SFFAMA’s Fashion Mash-Up. We enjoyed meeting you and loved your energy and passion about what you do. We appreciated the time you afforded us to speak about our event. The guest panel was great and really informative. The attendees were lucky to have such an event to help get them jump started. We really enjoyed ourselves and thank you once again for the opportunity! ~ Angie & Charles Ansanelli @ Treasure Island Flea
COMING SOON: THE BEAUTY EXPO, PRET-A-PORTER SF, SAN FRANCISCO FASHION WEEK ™ 2011. Watch videos @ SFFASHIONTV . JOIN SFFAMA. Read TESTIMONIALS. View presentations: Branding Your Product With SFFAMA &
Pitch Your Product with SFFAMA
Founded in 2004 by the Brazilian-born Bacca, the up-and-coming international fashion house Bacca da Silva focuses on incorporating international style and elements of luxury into every day life. Bacca views luxury as a way of living, and emphasizes this emotion in his pieces by combining fine fabrics and elements of hand work into expressions of style and global influence within each seasons’ memorable collection.
The expression, the world is your backyard, is taken literally by Bacca da Silva. Based in San Francisco California, the company utilizes material suppliers and craftsman from around the world and views fashion-conscious clients from around the globe as its customers. In addition to its California headquarters, the company also has representatives in Brazil, London and Beijing. He also garnered the GENART fresh faces in fashion in 2006 and San Francisco Best Menswear Designer at Stellar San Francisco Fashion Fashion Awards 2010 and San Francisco @ CBS News
RockChiq is a womens ready to wear clothing line targeted to age group 18-45. Indu Arora is The Creative director and owner of the brand. IT was launched in late 2008 and is headquartered in Cupertino. RockChiq stands for unique high fashion, rich in color texture, high quality fabrics and very tailored looks for today’s confident woman. The brand is very versatile and carries everything necessary for a womens wardrobe from day wear to evening wear .
RockChiq is available at SF bay area stores and the company owned online retail site Pinkweave. Pinkweave is a retail platform for indie designers. To view the entire collection go to www.rockchiq.com and to shop go to www.pinkweave.com
Holy Stitch! was founded on the premise that we are all products of the environments that we call home, the experiences we escape through, the connects and sparks that we share. Whether people, places, or passions, we could not exist without their daily influence.
The Julian Dash Factory Fellowship (JDFF) is a program that fosters the future of our community - its youth - and treats these youth as they are - our successors.
Like clothing, our youth have lives before and after they come in contact with us. This transformation from seed to finished personality happens through our direct influence and is impacted by our touch, our direction, and our lessons. The process is subtle; it’s the duty that is overt. We owe it to ourselves to plant the best seeds. 
Sonas Denim was founded by Gerry Kelly, an international music festival enthusiast from Ireland now living in San Francisco since 2000. Gerry has traveled extensively, to music festivals around the world, funding himself through the buying and selling of clothing and jewelry to fellow fun-loving travelers. His tastes in fashion were a hit and introduced Gerry to the international fashion world.
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Topic: “The Business of a Local Fashion Designer”. Discussions will include the creative process from design inception to production. Speakers will touch on challenges they face as local designers. How to market products and utilize new technologies. Tickets are available at the door or online for $10 at http://fashionmashup05192011.eventbrite.com/
About FASHION MASH-UP: Our mission is to provide an open dialogue/forum on how to develop innovative solutions to become better business entrepreneurs. This workshop was developed as a platform to discuss the business of fashion and arts through the utilization of current business models and technologies. As a thriving epicenter of independent talents, ‘FASHION MASH-UP” features local entrepreneurs, fashion designers, bloggers, retailers and techies in an effort to brainstorm and share new business solutions and to create an exchange network amongst peers in San Francisco’s fashion and art community.
COMING SOON: THE BEAUTY EXPO, PRET-A-PORTER SF, SAN FRANCISCO FASHION WEEK ™ 2011. Watch videos @ SFFASHIONTV . JOIN SFFAMA. Read TESTIMONIALS. View presentations: Branding Your Product With SFFAMA &
Pitch Your Product with SFFAMA
SAN FRANCISCO FASHION AND MERCHANTS ALLIANCE, INC.
Owen Geronimo | 415.935.3487 | contact@sffamainc.org
SAN FRANCISCO FASHION AND MERCHANTS ALLIANCE, INC. Presents
FASHION MASH-UP Workshop: The Business of a Local Fashion Designer
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
San Francisco, CA – San Francisco Fashion And Merchants Alliance, Inc. will present Fashion Mash-Up Workshop: The Business of a Local Fashion Designer, taking place at Pigment Cosmetics on May 19, 2011 at 6-9pm. Featuring a talented panel of local fashion designers Bacca Da Silva, Indu Arora of RockChiq and Pink Weave, Julian Dash of Holy Stitch & The Julian Dash Factory Fellowship and Gerry Kelly of Sonas Denim. Mobile app and business presentations will be showcased by Vishal Kahlia of Alylee, Michael Lesniak of Luv It andLondon’s Kate Macmillan and Annsley Ward of Collyer Bristow.
San Francisco Fashion And Merchants Alliance, Inc. is proud to bring Fashion Mash-Up Workshop: The Business of a Local Fashion Designer to Pigment Cosmetics located atOne Market Street in San Francisco. Fashion Mash-Up Workshops feature product presentations and speaker panels in a workshop setting with audience participation in the Q&A segment.
Topic: “The Business of a Local Fashion Designer”. Discussions will include the creative process from design inception to production. Speakers will touch on challenges they face as local designers. How to market products and utilize new technologies. Tickets are available at the door or online for $10 at http://fashionmashup05192011.eventbrite.com/
Testimonials and quotes from previous presenters:
/ Thanks so much for letting me present last night - it was a great event! The Fashion Mash-Up Workshop was a wonderful and very educational night for me. I began to see right away the value of bringing together people in the local San Fransisco Fashion industry. From the skills and resources necessary for individuals in the fashion industry to promote themselves to the components of a successful fashion event (the significance of the venue being near and dear to me of course!), I learned a lot and met some truly interesting people. Thanks! ~ Helen Belogolova @ Venuetastic
/ I very much enjoyed presenting at the FASHION MASH-UP yesterday. The audience was engaging and knowledgeable. As the founder of VIZL, it was rewarding to see an audience of fashion professionals excited about using VIZL for social shopping. I look forward to working with SFFAMA to bring technology, fashion and retail closer, as mobile and social networking become mainstream. Thanks! ~ Prosenjit Sen @ www.goVIZL.com
/ Thank you so much for inviting us to be a part of yesterday’s Fashion Mash-Up Seminar. We didn’t know quite what to expect and not being from the “fashion world” we thought we might be out of place. We couldn’t have been more wrong! Owen Geronimo and everyone involved created a space for us to fit right into. Not only were we well received but the ideas, concepts and solutions discussed were fresh new takes on issues that pertain directly to the challenges that our business is dealing with as well. Thanks again. ~ Troy Rutt, True Power Inc @ http://truepoweriv.com/
/ Thank you for inviting us to SFFAMA’s Fashion Mash-Up. We enjoyed meeting you and loved your energy and passion about what you do. We appreciated the time you afforded us to speak about our event. The guest panel was great and really informative. The attendees were lucky to have such an event to help get them jump started. We really enjoyed ourselves and thank you once again for the opportunity! ~ Angie & Charles Ansanelli @ Treasure Island Flea
About FASHION MASH-UP: Our mission is to provide an open dialogue/forum on how to develop innovative solutions to become better business entrepreneurs. This workshop was developed as a platform to discuss the business of fashion and arts through the utilization of current business models and technologies. As a thriving epicenter of independent talents, ‘FASHION MASH-UP” features local entrepreneurs, fashion designers, bloggers, retailers and techies in an effort to brainstorm and share new business solutions and to create an exchange network amongst peers in San Francisco’s fashion and art community.
About SAN FRANCISCO FASHION AND MERCHANTS ALLIANCE, INC.
SAN FRANCISCO FASHION AND MERCHANTS ALLIANCE, INC. is a California non-profit corporation, the leading institution in the San Francisco Bay Area’s fashion industry. SFFAMA, Inc.is a social development network that champions various sustainable projects in support of the thriving local fashion industry in the San Francisco Bay Area.
By utilizing the latest technology in social media marketing and hosting innovative industry-related events, SFFAMA, Inc. promotes creative synergy and productive business opportunities for our members.
For more information contact: Owen Geronimo, SFFAMA Founder at contact@sffamainc.org.
COMING SOON: THE BEAUTY EXPO, PRET-A-PORTER SF, SAN FRANCISCO FASHION WEEK ™ 2011. Watch videos @ SFFASHIONTV . JOIN SFFAMA. Read TESTIMONIALS. View presentations: Branding Your Product With SFFAMA &
Pitch Your Product with SFFAMA
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[ Photos By: SHAUN TIANGSING ]
[Photos By: Kunal Kochar]
NEXT DATE, MAY 25, 2011. What is Portfolio Night?
COMING SOON: THE BEAUTY EXPO, PRET-A-PORTER SF, SAN FRANCISCO FASHION WEEK ™ 2011. Watch videos @ SFFASHIONTV . JOIN SFFAMA. Read TESTIMONIALS
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Joe Zee. Creative Director of ELLE. BIO. As the creative director for ELLE since 2007, Zee has helped to further elevate the publication into the successful fashion magazine that is today. He began his career at Allure Magazine and from there became the fashion director at W Magazine, then contributing editor for Details and Vanity Fair. He has also been creative eye behind advertising campaigns for brands including DKNY, Perry Ellis, Kenneth Cole, Sean John, Banana Republic, H&M, Estee Lauder, M.A.C. Cosmetics, Chanel, Coty and others.
About Fairchild Fashion Group. Informative, insightful, indispensable – FN sets the pace for the global footwear industry by being the first to provide the most influential decision-makers with inside access to news, trends and business strategies.
Since 1996, FN has hosted intimate, invitation-only CEO Summits that bring leaders together around critical business issues. Two-day programs featuring the best minds from inside and outside the industry deliver the rich content that is highly valued by our audience year after year.
Since 1994, Fairchild Summits - a division of the Fairchild Fashion Group - has brought together senior-level executives in the global fashion, retail and beauty industries to learn from, and interact with, thought leaders from a wide variety of disciplines. Providing rich content designed by Fairchild editors, the Summits focus on topics intended to strengthen the way today’s decision-makers run their businesses. In convening all segments of each industry - from resources to services to manufacturing to retail - Fairchild Summits provide both attendees and sponsors with an unparalleled opportunity to network with their peers and potential partners.
FORA.tv, the leading destination for intelligent video programs on the people, issues, and ideas changing the world, has partnered with Fairchild Fashion Group to bring on-demand video of the Footwear News CEO Summit to audiences worldwide starting May 9th, 2011. The summit brings together top executives from the global footwear industry including John Varvatos (John Varvatos), Jay Piccola (PUMA), Paul Hurley (ideeli), Mindy Grossman (HSN Inc.), B. Bonin Bough (PepsiCo), and many more.
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TOPIC: THE BUSINESS OF A LOCAL FASHION DESIGNER
FEATURING: Bacca Da Silva, Gerry Kelly, Julian Dash, Indu Arora
DISCUSSIONS
[ Source: MET MUSEUM ]
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION, organized by The Costume Institute, will celebrate the late Alexander McQueen’s extraordinary contributions to fashion. From his Central Saint Martins postgraduate collection of 1992 to his final runway presentation, which took place after his death in February 2010, Mr. McQueen challenged and expanded the understanding of fashion beyond utility to a conceptual expression of culture, politics, and identity. His iconic designs constitute the work of an artist whose medium of expression was fashion. The exhibition will feature approximately one hundred ensembles and seventy accessories from Mr. McQueen’s prolific nineteen-year career. Drawn primarily from the Alexander McQueen Archive in London, with some pieces from the Givenchy Archive in Paris as well as private collections, signature designs including the “bumster” trouser, the kimono jacket, and the three-point “origami” frock coat will be on view. McQueen’s fashions often referenced the exaggerated silhouettes of the 1860s, 1880s, 1890s, and 1950s, but his technical ingenuity always imbued his designs with an innovative sensibility that kept him at the vanguard.
The exhibition is organized by Andrew Bolton, curator, with the support of Harold Koda, curator in charge, both of The Costume Institute. Sam Gainsbury and Joseph Bennett, the production designers for Alexander McQueen’s fashion shows, will serve as the exhibition’s creative director and production designer, respectively. All head treatments and masks will be designed by Guido.
2011 MET Ball in honor of Alexander McQueen. On May 4 - July 31, The Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum will unveil Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty, an exhibition celebrating the late designer’s “extraordinary contributions to fashion.” Highlighting everything from his Central Saint Martins postgraduate collection in 1992, which took place posthumously in February of this year.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SAN FRANCISCO FASHION AND MERCHANTS ALLIANCE, INC. Presents
THE 2ND ANNUAL BEAUTY EXPO
(May 05, 2011 - SAN FRANCISCO) San Francisco Fashion And Merchants Alliance Inc. is pleased to announce The Second Annual “Beauty Expo”, to be held at Pigment Cosmetics at One Market Street on Saturday, May 28, 2011, with doors opening at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are available online for $10 and $12 at the door. The dress code calls for fashionably chic.
The Beauty Expo is divided into three segments. The event begins with Fashion Bloggers Connect featuring local fashion bloggers Nicole Lindgren of Style Bust, Nicki Frye of Nickie Noel, Molly Covert of Rabbit Foot Fern and Alison Messinger of Eclectic à la Mode to discuss the importance of social media and fashion blogging as a media tool. Charleston Pierce will hold a model boot camp to provide tips on successful runway modeling.
Seven teams will compete in the styling competition for the most creative make-up and hairstyles. Judges include Greg Griffin of Barber Lounge, Brad Carrick of Solz Shoes, Mario Benton and Amy Soderlind of Refuses To Label. There will be a fashion installation,featuring designers from Pink Weave and RockChiq with Kate Knuvelder’s jewelry collection, before the winner of the styling competition is announced.
This year’s soiree is a fund raising event for the upcoming San Francisco Fashion Week ™ and a networking event for luxury, beauty and fashion industry professionals.
For further inquiries, please contact SFFAMA’s Founder Owen Geronimo at contact@sffamainc.org. Tickets available at http://thebeautyexpo2011.eventbrite.com/ or visit http://thebeautyexpo.com/ for event details.
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FASHION FEUD. Designers are given an hour to create a design to prepare for a runway show on stage. Then, a walk-off between fashion models donning each designers’ pieces to highlight the night with the audience’s cheers supporting their favorite designer of the evening. This event is sponsored by “SCION” in collaboration with San Francisco Fashion And Merchants Alliance. Featuring San Francisco’s up and coming local designers. FASHION FEUD is the WINNER of “BEST FASHION EVENT PRODUCER” @ STELLAR 3: San Francisco Fashion Awards 2010. Nominee of “BEST FASHION EVENT PRODUCER” @ STELLAR 4: San Francisco Fashion Awards 2011.
Find more photos like this on SFFAMA: Fashion For The People [Photos by: SHAUN TIANGSING]
[Photos by: SHAUN TIANGSING]
What is Portfolio Night? (Next Date: May 11, 2011)
Get Involved With… SFFAMA & San Francisco Fashion Week. Find out about these free offers, headshots for models, model workshops, online portfolios for: models, photographers, stylists and upcoming fashion designers.
[ THANKS to judges: John Robblee, Zoe Hong & Joseph Domingo. Congratulations to: CRYSTAL HERMANN, Fashion Feud 2011 Winner ]
Scion Presents ’FASHION FEUD“ 2011. In Collaboration with San Francisco Fashion And Merchants Alliance.
FASHION FEUD is a live "Project Runway” like fashion design competition live on stage. Designers are given an hour to create a design to prepare for a runway show on stage. Then, a walk-off between fashion models donning each designers’ pieces to highlight the night with the audience’s cheers supporting their favorite designer of the evening.
