Indie Fashion at the Fillmore Jazz Festival

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Music, fashion, food…that’s more than enough to get us swingin’ and bee-bopping on over the Fillmore Jazz Festival this weekend.

Among the many participating Bay Area merchants and retailers exhibiting during the two-day event are these local and independent jewelry, accessories and apparel designers:

Audrey Acosta Designs

Jeannie Haydon Jewelry

Blue Wild Indigo

Caraucci

Nopal

Colleen Mauer Designs

Young Punks

Hilside Bags

Nicole Lincoln

Three Apparel

Slainte Bags

Mabel Chong

Like Minded People

Synergy Clothing

Frolick Jewelry

Funk & Fabulous

There are many more where these came from! Peruse the complete exhibitor list or, better yet, go in person and see for yourself.

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Red, White and Blue Outfit

If we were to gear up to step out in red, white and blue garb this weekend, we might very well be found donning*….

Something red: Sunhee Moon Gloria Ruffle Top

Something white: Del Forte Denim Willow Jean, available at Eco Citizen

Something blue: Loeffler Randall Blue Suede Booties, available at Gimme Shoes

*Dear patriotic fashion fairy god people, please send check for $604.80, i.e. the exact cost of this outfit. Thank you.

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Green Chic: Oakland’s Zelaya

We’ve been intrigued by the fair trade clothing, handbags and accessories from Oakland-based Zelaya ever since an SF Indie Fashion friend (thanks, Jamie!) brought them to our attention after a visit to last month’s Feria Urbana.

Along with the sweetly simple silhouettes of the tops, skirts, dresses and handbags quietly adorned with artfully-constructed details such as the fabric flower on the Flora Clutch shown here and delicate webs of fabric leaves, we dig the line’s commitment to sustainable, renewable materials and socially-conscious labor practices. You’ll find garments made of raw cotton manta fabric sourced from El Salvador and creative alternatives to traditional fastening methods used instead of plastic buttons and metal zippers.

Buy online via Brooklyn-based Supermarket, shop Zelaya on etsy, or head to Perch to find Zelaya within city limits.

Looking for more notworthy finds from Bay Area designers? Keep reading SF Indie Fashion’s local designers section….

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SF Indie Fashion News Roundup

Gawd. The day that got away keeps on keeping on. In other news….

- Voting is open for the San Francisco Fashion Awards, which will honor local designers, models, stylists, photographers and others during an event at Bambuddha Lounge on July 26. We were thrilled to see SF Indie Fashion friends and many peeps we admire on the list of nominees, including Jennifer Lynne, Kittinhawk, Sequoia and Gita, Nika Tang, Charleston Pierce, Irene Hernandez-Feiks, RAG and Secession Art and Design. We encourage you to vote for your faves!

- Our pals at 7×7 magazine are looking for the most stylish San Franciscans, and we’re betting many of you fit the bill. So prove it already. Submit pics of yourself, friends and stylish folks you know to the 7×7 Style Council by July 6. You might be honored for your style-savvy ways in the September issue of the magazine.

- Speaking of awards and honors, now’s the time to vote for your favorite local independent designers, retailers and business owners in the San Francisco Bay Guardian’s Best of the Bay Poll.

- Acrimony is having a big ‘ole sale, and that makes us happy.

- Dude. Union Street Girls Night Out. Tonight. 20 percent off at Mabel Chong, White Label, Shaw Shoes. Plus, meet Kim C. of Fashion Slave and join the newly-launched local shoppers club.

- Have you registered to win a 49 Square Miles Big Mouth Hobo from AliceAndIsa.com yet? If not, you should. It’s like the simplest thing we’ve done all week. Chances of winning are 1 in 500. Not bad for a bag that retails for $600.

- We especially dug this past weekend’s style section in the San Francisco Chronicle. Check out what Sylvia Rubin had to say about the recent Art Institute Fashion Metamorphosis Show, Aaron Britt’s take on why we should Think Globally, But Shop Locally and Nerissa Pacio’s coverage of the fashion-infused opening of the City’s newly revamped Parc 55 Hotel.

- Need a summer beauty rescue on the cheap? We’ve been diggin’ the deals posted each week on the Cinta Aveda Institute Facebook page. Check the page each Monday for new discount codes on skin, hair and body treatments from the downtown beauty school. This week: $20 facials.

- Speaking of ‘ole f-book, wouldn’t be nice if you became an SF Indie Fashion fan on Facebook today? We think so. We promise to love you forever. And we will also always respect you in the morning. And that’s saying something.

Over and out. For now.  

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Sponsor Love: Jumpsuit on the Super Cheap

Sometimes, trying out a new trend is best done on the cheap. We think this button-front cropped jumpsuit from SF Indie Fashion sponsor YesStyle.com is an intriguingly inexpensive option for test-driving the one-piece look. Marked down to $26 via the retailer’s summer sale, it’s priced just right for summer style gamble.

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