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Party Seen: All Vintage Everything

March 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Can more bars please install flame-painted vans? We like.

A slew of folks turned up for last week’s All Vintage Everything, where handpicked vintage and strong drinks at SubMission Gallery sought to take the sting out of the cold, rainy night. We indulged in both and snapped shots of the party scene while we were at it.

Vendors Goodbye Heart, Hummingbird Vintage, Retrofit Republic, Bayside Boutique, Paola Loves to Shop and Pretty Little Thing joined makeup artist Nikol Elaine and feather extensions from The Mission Statement for an evening that offered a little something for everyone.

Annalise Furman and Jennifer Rubin of Hummingbird Vintage

A shopper checks out jewelry by Pretty Little Thing

Vintage leather jackets from Goodbye Heart

Retrofit Republic's Julia Rhee and friend

Fashionable folks in hats. Take that, rainy night.

Estrella Tadeo of The Mission Statement applying feather hair extensions to one shopper's mane

Tadeo's extensions can be washed and styled along with the rest of your hair and last up to six weeks.

Makeup artist Nikol Elaine at work

Before and after a mini-makeup session with Nikol and a feather extension application from Estrella.

Jacyn Siebert of Sugar Lips Lifestyle Tips and designer Sarah Liller

The Styley's Kate Seward and StyleNik's Kristen Philipkoski

Like many good parties, at the end of the night, it was all a blur.

Photography by Aura O’Brien and Christophe Tomatis. Photos: 1, 10, 12 by Tomatis. Remaining photos by O’Brien.

Filed Under: Eco-Friendly, Indie Fashion, Party Seen, Pop-up Shops, Recycled fashion, San Francisco Fashion News, san francisco shopping, Vintage Tagged With: , , ,

See: Complete Balenciaga & Spain Symposium Online

March 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment

If you weren’t one of the lucky few to see Saturday’s sold-out Balenciaga and Spain Symposium featuring Vogue’s Hamish Bowles at the de Young Museum, console yourself with the knowledge that you can watch the entire three-plus hour event online via Fora.tv.

Once you pay to view, you’ll have until the exhibition closes in July to view the three-hour presentation. That means you don’t have to carve out the hours all at once to watch presenters Hamish Bowles (pictured above), Miren Arzalluz, Pamela Golbin and Lourdes Font share their findings on Cristóbal Balenciaga and his lasting impact on the culture, style and art of Spain.

And thanks to the San Francisco Fashion and Merchants Alliance, you can save 20 percent on the $9.95 viewing fee. Just enter code SFFAMA20.

Filed Under: Deals & Promos, Fashion & Tech, Indie Fashion, San Francisco Fashion News, san francisco shopping Tagged With: , , ,

The Do List: San Francisco Fashion Events March 28-April 3

March 28, 2011 By 1 Comment

Fashion for a good cause dominates the SF Indie Fashion Calendar in the days and weeks ahead. Read on for the details on two fund-raising fashion shows this week, as well as our regular weekly dose of trunk sales, beauty happenings and opps to shop from independent sources in San Francisco:

  • Ethical fashion is the topic of the night during an Global Action Through Fashion event on Tuesday at SoMa’s The Hub. Green Content in Online Media features speakers from Ecofabulous and EcoSalon in a panel discussion focused on the many ways online media can be used to educate consumers about ethical fashion choices and eco-minded fashion industry innovations.
  • On Thursday, the official opening party for Sui Generis Illa Boutique brings a chance to sip bubbly while commiserating with other fans of the shop’s high-end consignment and apparel by emerging labels. We hear the top dandy of them all, Patrick McDonald, will be making an appearance at the sure-to-be-fun fete.
  • Also on Thursday, Appel & Frank Spring into Style brings a chance to scoop up locally-made apparel and accessories from 65+ vendors, indulge in mini beauty treatments and – hilariously enough – meet David Good and Jesse Kovacs of ABC’s The Bachelor Pad (whose group kissing challenge brought reality TV to new levels of germ-sharing last fall). The boys will be there signing their books. Attendees receive a free glass of wine and a gift bag. SF Indie Fashion readers can save 20 percent on the ticket price (reg. $10) with the discount code appelandfrank20 when they purchase advance tickets. We’ve also got a few pairs of free passes to give away, so be sure to check our Facebook page and Twitter for those this week.
  • Once the weekend rolls around, you’ve got two chances to enjoy fashion for a good cause. Billed as the largest fashion show on the West Coast, Charity Fashion Show relocates to San Francisco from Stanford for the first time this year. Benefiting the Princess Project, the show features apparel from both mainstream (Gap, Milly, Tracy Reese) and emerging designers (Aksel Paris, Frock LA, Paul’s Hatworks) from the Bay Area and beyond. On the same night, the Give Back Gala raises funds for Career Closet and Women Inc with a dinner, silent auction and fashion show featuring FIDM alums such as Ericka Engelman and RockChiq’s Indu Arora.

You can find details on all of these events and more happening this week on the SF Indie Fashion Calendar.

Filed Under: Benefits & Charitable Events, fashion events, Indie fashion happenings Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , ,

San Francisco Shopping Deals March 25-26

March 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment

If you’re looking for shopping deals in San Francisco this weekend, there are many places to check out listed in the weekly deals roundup I put together for 7×7.com:

What’s the Deal: A Miner Miracle, Black Peace Now + More

Photography courtesy of New People

Filed Under: Lowdown from Lorraine, San Francisco Fashion News Tagged With: , ,

A Reason to Go to Church: Fiat Lux

March 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment

A peek at the brick-walled interiors of Fiat Lux

If you haven’t ventured down Church Street lately, here’s a new reason for fans of local fashion to do so: Fiat Lux, a 300-square-foot boîte of a boutique featuring locally-designed wearables for men and women, has just opened.

The latest project from Soul Patch Tattoo owner and jewelry designer Marie McCarthy and boyfriend Alexei Angelides, the brick-walled shop offers a well-curated selection of new items and a small assortment of consignment vintage.

Both McCarthy, who also owned the now-closed Haight Street shop Offbeat, and Angelides want to focus on local products from independent sources.

“If you’re supporting the people around you, I think that’s a good thing….I think it’s important to support original ideas,” says Angelides, who’s also pursuing a graduate degree in philosophy at Stanford.

Clothing by Ric Rac (by Archetype owner Jarred Garza), Menk, Project Transaction, Kucoon, B. Scott and Stella Neptune hangs on racks and chrome hangers installed on the walls, and there’s jewelry from Kittinhawk, Josie Adele, Venus Superstar, Betsy & Iya and McCarthy’s own line Fiat Lux, among others. As for the vintage, Angelides tells us current items include finds from Louis Vuitton, Prada, Hermes and Burberry.

A grand-opening party is scheduled for April 8.

Until then, check out the space in person at 218 Church St. (at Market) in San Francisco.

Filed Under: Indie Fashion, Indie-friendly stores, jewelry, Local designers, Men, San Francisco boutiques, San Francisco Fashion News, san francisco shopping, Vintage Tagged With: , , , , ,
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