Talk Series with Local Fashion Entrepreneurs

Talk Series with Local Fashion Entrepreneurs

FASHION+TECHSF Presents Talk Series with Local Fashion Entrepreneurs

The purpose of this workshop/mixer is to have attendees meet other entrepreneurs providing resources in the local fashion and tech industries. Attendees will be able to meet with local fashion entrepreneurs, interns, students, designers, app developers, bloggers, stylists, producers, etc’s. Each attendee will be given up to 10 mins to promote their product.

We connect fashion startups, app developers and retail/fashion entrepreneurs to human and capital resources.Find out what all the buzz is about in fashion and technology! Come learn about innovative new products and business models and the people behind them to accelerate your networking and business opportunities.

Present and promote your product. Get feedback. Get users. Get a fanbase. Get connected to an enthusiastic community of fashion professionals, entrepreneurs and resources.

FASHION+TECHSF (formerly FashionMashup) is the longest running monthly workshop and event series in the San Francisco Bay Area focused synergistically on building, promoting and educating the vibrant community of fashion and technology entrepreneurs, designers, developers, bloggers, business professionals, students, investors and numerous enthusiastic companies, schools, groups and individuals who share our vision of a world-class fashion and technology industry that is innovative, disruptive and uniquely San Francisco. 

Our mission is to create educational, social and business opportunities for the fashion and technology industries. In the past two years, FASHION+TECHSF has become the leading network for all things fashion and technology in the SF Bay Area. 

Ryzenberg On: Alice + Olivia Party Snapshots

[ Photos: Ryzenberg On ]

Another party, another boutique comes to SF! This time, the colorful and whimsical designs of Stacey Bendet now have a home in Fillmore Street.

The opening party, hosted by fashion blogger (and Florida Gator) Blair Eadie was filled with beautiful people, bubbly, superb styles and even a fashionista pup!

Yup, even my Zara sandals were snapped and made it to Pinterest, so I had to share this with everyone…

  • Jesica Ryzenberg is a contributing writer for SFFAMA. She is the voice behind the fashion blog “Ryzenberg On”. Jesica is a feisty fashionista hailing from Peru with an affinity for all Bravo TV programming. If you desire the unpredictable and love a hint of spice, then she’s your girl! Her heart is currently in San Francisco, but her soul floats around the globe.

Tyler: Model Profile

[ Model: TYLER/ Look. Photographer: DEL GERONIMO ]

  • DEL GERONIMO, Photographer. Aside from photographing models, Del Geronimo is also the producer of the San Francisco Fashion Awards, honoring local industry professionals, the marketing director forBLACK V, and the editor of Bleed Magazine, a fashion blog based from the San Francisco Bay Area fashion scene. He is a world traveler and an award winning photographer. He also contributes to City Model Management and Ford Models SF, as an editorial fashion photographer.

Startup Social SF Party 05.03.12

Startup Socials SF Party May 2012. You will meet new people and party with like minded entrepreneurs, investors, startups, professionals and party people in non-formal relaxing and fun environment. We think that networking shouldn’t be boring and it should be more personal than just exchanging business cards.

  • What: Startup Socials SF Party May 2012
  • When: Thursday, May 3rd, 9pm - 2 am
  • Where: Supper Club San Francisco, 657 Harrison St, SF 94107
  • RSVP @ Eventbrite

Agenda:

  • 9pm - 10:30pm - Lounge music and socializing
  • 10:30pm - 11pm - Monthly Ventures Kickoff
  • 11pm - 2am - Dance music and party party

Startup Social is hosted by:

Talk Series : Local Fashion Entrepreneurs w/ Altitude Showroom & Jill Milan

The purpose of this workshop is to have attendees meet other entrepreneurs providing resources in the local fashion and tech industries. Attendees will to be able to meet with local fashion entrepreneurs, interns, students, designers, app developers, bloggers, stylists, producers, etc’s. Each attendee will be given up to 10 mins to promote their product. We connect fashion startups, app developers and retail/fashion entrepreneurs to human and capital resources. Find out what all the buzz is about in fashion and technology! Come learn about innovative new products and business models and the people behind them to accelerate your networking and business opportunities. BOOK/ RSVP Here

Talk Series with Local Fashion Entrepreneurs

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Talk Series with Local Fashion Entrepreneurs. The purpose of this workshop/mixer is to have attendees meet other entrepreneurs providing resources in the local fashion and tech industries. Attendees will to be able to meet with local fashion entrepreneurs, interns, students, designers, app developers, bloggers, stylists, producers, etc’s. Each attendee will be given up to 10 mins to promote their product.

We connect fashion startups, app developers and retail/fashion entrepreneurs to human and capital resources. Find out what all the buzz is about in fashion and technology! Come learn about innovative new products and business models and the people behind them to accelerate your networking and business opportunities. RSVP HERE! 

 

Snapshots: GAULTIERIZE YOURSELF, Jean Paul Gaultier Inspired Fashion Installation @ de Young Museum First Fridays Relaunch Party

[ Photos by: Christopher C., Nina Regina, Lisa O., Michelle Managhan, Steve R., Steve Thurston, Tom Hwang, Designers: Audrey Szeto, Amanda Chan, Jennifer Schmidt, Mariya, Milovidova. Runway Producer: Owen Geronimo]

Gaultierize Yourself! An orchestration of professional backstage talent wranglers await, with collaborating partners: Gregangelo and Velocity CircusAtelier EmmanuelSan Francisco Fashion and Merchants Alliance & Owen Geronimo,Monique Jenkinson (aka Fauxnique), Atelier Petrushka—and you!

Friday Nights at the de Young, after-hours art “happenings” that include a mix of live music, dance performances, film screenings, panel discussions, lectures, artist demonstrations, special performances, hands-on art activities and exhibition tours.

Each evening has a unique theme and ties in with the special exhibitions and permanent collections at the de Young. Local artists conduct drop-in workshops, debut new commissions, display their art in the Kimball Education Gallery, and take part in artist/curator conversations about the creative process.

Fashion Social: Beauty & Style Series 03.24.12 SeeZenn, Westfield SF (Recap/ Part 3)

[ Photos by: STEVE THURSTON. © 2012. SFFAMA, Inc. All Rights Reserved. No images located within this site may be reproduced or transmitted without permission of the copyright owner. ] Featuring Stylists: Tam Starita @ Image Minded SFLotus Lee @ Sun & FogNatasha Marie Stewart @ Urban DarlingDario Smith @ DS Lite, Vintage Jewelry Dealer: Sasha Maksutenko @ Sasha Maks, Hair and Makeup by Avital Elgaziel and team of Avital Beauty Lounge, Fashions by SeeZenn and models: Anna, Karla, Kaila, Chloe and Rachel. Concept/PR/Publicity by Owen Geronimo ]

About the event: Guest wardrobe and beauty stylists will discuss fundamentals and showcase their talent during a live beauty and wardrobe interactive styling demo and workshop featuring the new collections from various retail and fashion designers. This is a fun and informative fashion networking event with tips and trends from the experts. Come shop, sip some wine and join SFFAMA at various pop-up stores and retail stores. Meet new faces, upcoming models, stylists, bloggers, and fashion professionals. Like Us HERE.

This Week’s Fashion & Tech Event Picks

  • WHAT: Tomboy Style: Beyond the Boundaries of Fashion Release Party
  • WHEN: Saturday, April 08, 2012, 5-7pm
  • WHERE:  Aetherstream, 432 Octavia St., at Linden St. , SF 
  • WHAT: Saturday Soiree
  • WHEN: Saturday, April 08, 2012, 7-10pm
  • WHERE: The 25th Street Collective, 477 25th St, Oakland, CA 94162 
  • RSVP: Facebook
  • WHAT: Shopnearme Party
  • WHEN: Friday, April 07, 2012, 7-10pm
  • WHERE: Hangr 16, 3128 16th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
  • RSVP: Facebook
  • WHAT: Cheap Day Monday
  • WHEN: Thursday, April 06, 2012, 6-9pm
  • WHERE: Azalea Boutique, 411 Hayes Street, SF, CA 94102
  • RSVP: Facebook
  • WHAT: Altimeter Group Ad:Tech TweetUp / Bar 888 / InterContinental Hotel
  • WHEN: Tuesday, April 3, 2012 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM 
  • WHERE: Bar 888, The InterContinental, 888 Howard Street, SF, CA 94103
  • RSVP: Eventbrite

  • WHAT: Eventbrite’s ATD on Tour: San Francisco
  • WHEN: Tuesday, April 3, 2012 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
  • WHERE: 12 Gallagher Lane, San Francisco, CA 
  • RSVP: Eventbrite

Galileo Learning is now hiring Lead Instructors at 30+ sites throughout the Bay Area!

 

 

Galileo Learning is now hiring Lead Instructors at 30+ sites throughout the Bay Area!

Spend this summer doing what you love while teaching and inspiring others. Galileo Learning is looking for artists and educators to teach art and design curricula this summer, including: Fashion Design, San Francisco Art, Renaissance Art, Greek Art, Painters Studio, Cartoon Workshop, Digital Photography, Digital Filmmaking and more!

Lead Instructors are pivotal to the summer experience of Galileo campers, providing instruction and inspiration, fostering the type of learning environment which allows kids to explore and develop vision, courage, collaboration, determination, and reflection. We provide an outstanding curriculum and all materials, giving you the freedom to tailor your classroom’s look and feel, and to focus on bringing learning to life!

Lead Instructor positions fill quickly on a rolling basis. Apply or learn more today at www.galileo-learning.com!

  • $475-675 per week (Monday-Friday) depending on subject and experience
  • 31 locations throughout all regions of the Bay Area
  • 6-9 week commitment, depending on location (day camp program, housing not provided)

Jill Milan Named to W Magazine ‘Most Wanted’ for Art Deco Clutch

 

  • [ Brenda Strong of ABC’s Desperate Housewives. Source: Jill Milan. ]

  • [ Beth Behrs of CBS’s 2 Broke Girls. Source: Jill Milan. ]

  • [ Yvonne Strahovski of NBC’s Chuck. Source: Jill Milan. ]
Fashion publication applauds luxury handbag as ‘somewhere between an oversize cigarette case and an exquisite work of art’

SAN FRANCISCO, March 20, 2012 – Luxury fashion brand Jill Milan, a provider of designer handbags made in Italy, announced its Art Deco Clutch was named to W magazine’s “Most Wanted” feature in the publication’s April 2012 issue, available on newsstands this week. The monthly feature compiles fashion and lifestyle products nominated by the publication’s editorial staff.

“The W team is exceptionally discerning in the brands and products it names to the monthly ‘Most Wanted’ feature, and for them to recognize our Art Deco Clutch is beyond gratifying,” said Jill Fraser, chief executive officer of Jill Milan. “We are delighted to be among such prestigious company.” Other brands included in the April feature include Cartier, Chanel, Givenchy and Yves Saint Laurent.

“Who needs jewelry when you’re carrying a Jill Milan Art Deco clutch?” reads W magazine’s commentary on the luxury handbag. “Made entirely by hand in Florence by one of Europe’s most prestigious jewelers, it’s somewhere between an oversize cigarette case and an exquisite work of art – and there are currently only 20 of them in the world.” The Art Deco Clutch was nominated by W Assistant Managing Editor Roseann Marulli Rodriguez.

The Art Deco Clutch is made of Italian stainless steel and is available in silver or gold. The interior is fully lined and the logo at the top of the clutch functions as the bag’s closure.

W is a monthly fashion magazine published by Condé Nast Publications. It was created in 1971 and has a reader base of nearly half a million.

  • About Jill Milan

Jill Milan delivers luxury fashion and lifestyle products. Made of exquisite materials, they are crafted in Italy by artisans who have created handbags and accessories for some of Europe’s best known fashion houses. Jill Milan is committed to cruelty-free design and manufacturing, all Jill Milan products are free of animal-derived material and the company contributes a portion of proceeds to animal-welfare organizations. Visit Jill Milan on the Web at www.JillMilan.com and follow Jill Milan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/JillMilanHandbags.

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Jill Milan and the Jill Milan logo are trademarks of Jill Milan LLC, and are protected by trademark laws of the United States and other countries. All other product and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. 

  • Contact: Jill Milan Press Office. (650) 654-7381, ext. 2. press@JillMilan.com
  • Jill Fraser. (323) 669-3964

2012 Fairchild Fashion Media Men’s Wear Summit

The menswear industry is in the midst of a seismic shift, with brands and retailers feeling the effects in equal measure. As looks become more refined, brands—including iconic industry giants—are rethinking offerings to respond to consumers’ changing tastes. Private labels wield more influence, and new opportunities abound in the American luxury market. Mission critical for retailers is reconsidering the traditional sales model—including the restructuring of the legendary sales floor and the development of marketing that addresses new, omni-channel selling.

Do you want your brand to simply keep up—or are you looking to lead? Featuring insight from and about trailblazing people, products, brands, and strategies, the Fairchild Fashion Media Men’s Wear Summit offers tools for succeeding—and leading—in a shifting market.

Topics will include:

  • Leadership 
  • Global Opportunities
  • Luxury
  • Digital Innovation
  • Retail Experience
  • And More

The Los Angeles International Textile Show (L.A. Textile)

[ Photo Source: Textile Blog ] 

  • Date/ Time: March 26-28  |  Mon & Tue, 10a-5p  |  Wed, 10a-4p
  • Location: California Market Center (The CMC), 9th & Main | Downtown LA Fashion District, [map & directions]
The Los Angeles International Textile Show (L.A. Textile) is the fashion industry’s West Coast destination for premier textile, design & production resources. Offering hundreds of fabric collections and design services from around the globe, the caliber of resources and fashion direction is presented with our Contemporary designer audience in mind.  Our trend forum, curated by trend partner WGSN, and complimentary seminar program are designed to inform and
inspire.

Aether Apparel, @ Proxy in Hayes Valley

[ Source: Aether Apparel ]

After the long winter months on the East Coast Aether Apparel is excited to finally be getting back to some Californian weather – albeit the notoriously unpredictable Bay Area. Their new home for the next eight weeks will be in Hayes Valley at the outdoor retail space called the Proxy. Unlike the austere conditions they had in NYC,  they now have a 120V wall power, WiFi, and access to a double-decker storage unit. They’re really puttin’ on the Ritz! And they’re in good company too with Smitten Ice CreamRitual Coffee RoastersBiergarten, andMuseum Craft Design.

  • Location:  SAN FRANCISCO (PROXY IN HAYES VALLEY) 432 OCTAVIA STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102
  • Dates: FEB 17 — APR 13
  • Hours: Tuesday – Thursday 12 – 6 /  Friday – Sunday 11 – 7
Aether strives to be a pure expression of form and function. By utilizing technologically advanced fabrics in a more sophisticated form, their collection offers sportswear for the outdoor enthusiast who wants function without sacrificing modern design and aesthetics.

THANK YOU to all our Wardrobe Stylists @ Fashion Social: Beauty & Style Series 03.24.12 SeeZenn, Westfield SF

  • Vintage Jewelry Dealer: Sasha Maksutenko @ Sasha Maks

  • Dario Smith (with model: Karla) @ DS Lite

  • and SeeZenn for sponsoring this event! (w/Chloe, Karla, Rachel, Kaila and Anna) [ All Photos by: Shaun Tiangsing ]

About the event: Guest wardrobe and beauty stylists will discuss fundamentals and showcase their talent during a live beauty and wardrobe interactive styling demo and workshop featuring the new collections from various retail and fashion designers. This is a fun and informative fashion networking event with tips and trends from the experts. Come shop, sip some wine and join SFFAMA at various pop-up stores and retail stores. Meet new faces, upcoming models, stylists, bloggers, and fashion professionals. Like Us HERE.


  • SHAUN TIANGSING is a very disciplined up-and-coming photographer that works with SFFAMA at many events like San Francisco Fashion Week. He was nominated for Best Photographer at San Francisco Fashion Awards 2011. His work has been published in SF Chronicles’s Style section. A self-proclaimed introvert with a bad memory, Shaun uses photography as a tool to document or remember things. His poignant relationship with the camera makes him an outstanding photographer with the appreciation of the craft as an art form.

deeFind SHOES SEEKS FUNDING THROUGH INDIEGOGO

:: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ::   

  • deeFind SHOES SEEKS FUNDING THROUGH INDIEGOGO

[San Francisco, CA, March 2012] In the beginning of March 2012, San Francisco shoe brand—deeFind— launched a campaign to raise funds intended for the manufacturing costs of their Spring/Summer 2012 line. After receiving the first order of their merchandise and discovering changes with both the manufacturing and their manufacturer, deeFind reinvented this season’s line and is now marketing toward a more focused, small run of concept shoes, available only at special trunk shows, by-appointment-only sessions and private wholesale events. The funding will now be allocated to deeFind’s Spring/Summer 2013 collection which is set to begin production sometime in November of this year.

Since the brand’s launch back in June 2011, the brand has blazed through the local San Francisco fashion scene causing boutiques owners, fashion bloggers, and devout followers to rubber neck over Dierdre Wallace’s ultrafeminine, infectiously-fierce shoe designs. In more recent news, deeFind was a featured designer in one of this year’s most important industry events in music, interactive technology, film and now fashion at South by Southwest’s (SXSW) fashion showcase Style X, where Wallace’s shoes blew off the shelves. This head nod to the brand’s bold style triggered an immediate head nod to deeFind’s hard work and high-toned designs, causing fashion bloggers, photographers, customers and buyers to swarm the booth for two days. Given that deeFind is such a young company, being recognized with as much buzz as they’ve received is both an immense honor for Dierdre Wallace and Creative Director Melina Jones, and a thrilling harbinger of things to come. With inventory still stocked from last season, the Fall / Winter collection is currently available on deeFind’s online store as well as Bay Area boutiques, such as The Hub in Marin County and San Francisco clothing gems Wonderland and Artillery.

ABOUT INDIEGOGO

“When our founders joined forces in 2007, they had diverse backgrounds and varied interests. However, they had one important thing in common: Danae, Eric and Slava each tried to raise money for something they were passionate about, but they came up short. They had great ideas, the passion to work hard, and good networks, yet access to funding through traditional channels proved limited. The trio was determined to find a solution to the problem. Indiegogo was born; the crowdfunding solution that empowers ideas and enables people to donate funds easily.”

—indiegogo.com

ABOUT STYLE X

“What is Style X? It is the official fashion discovery showcase of South by Southwest. It’s a celebration of up-and-coming brands and designers from around the world (50 pop-up shops) along with an inside look at the fashion industry from thought leaders (eight panels) and some pretty spectacular runway shows featuring SXSW musicians as the models.”

Joah Spearman Co-Founder & Executive Producer, Style X

  • More information about Style X: http://sxsw.com/trade_shows/style_x
  • PRESS CONTACT Melina Jones | Creative Director | mjones@deefind.com | (415) 235.6505

#FASHIONTECHSF Fashion Startups 03.15.12 (Recap Part 2)

[ Photos by SHAUN TIANGSING, Moderated by OWEN GERONIMO ]

FASHION+TECHSF Presents FASHION STARTUPS: Product Presentations & Networking. Promote. Pitch. Connect. We connectfashion startups, app developers and retail entrepreneurs to human and capital resources.Find out what all the buzz is about in fashion and technology! Come learn about innovative new products and business models and the people behind them to accelerate your networking and business opportunities. Present and promote your product. Get feedback. Get users. Get a fanbase. Get connected to an enthusiastic community of fashion professionals, entrepreneurs and resources.

FASHION+TECHSF (formerly FashionMashup) is the longest running monthly workshop and event series in the San Francisco Bay Area focused synergistically on building, promoting and educating the vibrant community of fashion and technology entrepreneurs, designers, developers, bloggers, business professionals, students, investors and numerous enthusiastic companies, schools, groups and individuals who share our vision of a world-class fashion and technology industry that is innovative, disruptive and uniquely San Francisco.  Our mission is to create educational, social and business opportunities for the fashion and technology industries. In the past two years, FASHION+TECHSF has become the leading network for all things fashion and technology in the SF Bay Area.


  • SHAUN TIANGSING is a very disciplined up-and-coming photographer that works with SFFAMA at many events like San Francisco Fashion Week. He was nominated for Best Photographer at San Francisco Fashion Awards 2011. His work has been published in SF Chronicles’s Style section. A self-proclaimed introvert with a bad memory, Shaun uses photography as a tool to document or remember things. His poignant relationship with the camera makes him an outstanding photographer with the appreciation of the craft as an art form.


Global Green Citizen Entrepreneur Contest

Who is YOUR local green hero? Who do you admire for creating a healthier environment and protecting the planet? Who is working to fight climate change at the local level in your neighborhood? Who is making a difference by taking action to protect our environment in your community? Who is helping improve lives of low-income families or empowering women and girls? Nominate someone who is greening your corner of the world – it could be a neighbor, classmate, co-worker, friend, or family member who is taking initiative and greening the community – by taking on the role of citizen entrepreneur. Maybe YOU are a local green hero. 

Friends of Global Green are helping to spread the word about the call for local green heroes to enter Global Green’s Citizen Entrepreneur Contest: http://globalgreen.org/citizenentrepreneur

Heartfelt thanks go out to the Global Green supporters who participated: Emmy Rossum, Dylan McDermott, Michelle Branch, Sophia Bush, Walton Goggins, Peter Mensah, and Maggie Grace, as well as Paul Emami at Storytellerz for directing the video (and his team for their work behind the scenes).


Levi's® and Water.org have partnered to help over 1 billion people in the world who lack access to clean water


A billion people currently lack access to clean drinking water. Levi Strauss & Co. and Water.org are committed to changing this. Starting March 22nd, Levi’s and Water.org will Go WaterLess. You too can join the partnership by visiting http://www.levi.com/waterless and taking the Go WaterLess challenge or learning more at http://www.water.org.


Levi Strauss & Co. believes that water is a precious resource and everyone should do their part to lead a more WaterLess lifestyle. Find out more about our waterless jeans and Go WaterLess at www.levi.com/waterless

Gorilla Workshop launches “Gorilla Kick-Off Set, Indiegogo Campaign

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Gorilla Workshop launches “Gorilla Kick-Off Set,” the first 6 shirts to be made through a partnership with San Francisco Fashion And Merchants Alliance, Inc. (SFFAMA) and crowd funding site IndieGOGO. Design, Inspire, Create – Gorilla Workshop 

San Francisco, CA. March 2012 – Gorilla Workshophttp://www.gorillaworkshop.com announces the pre-launch of their first shirt designs to be put into production. Gorilla Workshop is a collaborative collective of artists, designers and illustrators intent on creating great and unique apparel. Check out the first 6 designs that have been chosen. 

SFFAMA http://www.sffamainc.org, the largest and most innovative fashion organization in Northern California, has partnered with IndieGOGOhttp://www.indiegogo.com, the world’s largest global funding platform. This partnership enables anyone with a fashion-related project to raise the funding necessary to make their dreams become reality. “Gorilla Workshop” will be one of the inaugural campaigns featured on the dedicated SFFAMA page on IndieGOGO

Jonathan Niemuth, founder of Gorilla Workshop, explains “Gorilla Workshopwas created so other artists and designers could create and be recognized for their work knowing that their designs will be produced as the highest quality product possible.” 

Gorilla Workshop, a San Francisco apparel collective founded in 2011, is intent on providing unique urban apparel while giving great artists the ability to showcase their talent and earn from their designs. Not only are we promoting the individual, but we are also using local businesses in any way we can. Our shirt manufacturers are in Los Angeles, our screen printers and cut & sew teams are in San Francisco and Oakland. Not only do we want to stimulate creativity, but we also want to stimulate the local economy. Design, Inspire, Create – Gorilla Workshop

Jonathan Niemuth (Founder). Jonathan Niemuth is a local San Francisco creative and entrepreneur. After graduating art school in industrial design, he immediately jumped into the construction business, but never lost his passion for design and apparel. In 2005, he made his first line of men’s jackets, successfully sourcing the fabric he wanted and finding local cut & sew shops to make his prototypes. His entrepreneurial spirit and passion for high-quality apparel lead him to collaborate with like-minded creatives and start Gorilla Workshop. 

For more information about Gorilla Workshop please visit: http://www.gorillaworkshop.com.