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The Do List: San Francisco Fashion Events Oct. 24-30

October 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Among the stylish San Francisco events to look forward to this week are a fundraiser fashion show featuring condom couture, a fashion blogger-writer meetup, live window fashion and an international student fashion symposium and competition. Intrigued? You’ll find the details on the SF Indie Fashion Calendar.

  • Get the week going with fashion for a good cause courtesy of the annual Evening of Hope – A Night of Lifesaving Fashion, benefiting Project Inform’s programs and initiatives supporting people living with HIV/AIDS. Real Housewives’ Countess LuAnn de Lesseps will make a special appearance at the fundraiser, which is capped off with a condom couture fashion show featuring gowns constructed using prophylactics.
  • On Thursday, you’ll be sure to find an impressive number of San Francisco fashion bloggers and writers descending upon Swig for the Blogger-Writer Meetup hosted by Lindsay Stevens and Caitlin Flemming of Sacramento Street.
  • Also on Thursday, local designer Larissa Verdussen will be showing her latest work for her label Rag Doll Designs during a live window presentation at her eco-minded Noe Valley boutique Loft 1513.
  • Taking place this weekend, the annual Arts of Fashion Symposium & Competition showcases emerging design talent during a two-day event held at the San Francisco Art Institute. In addition to the competition itself, which features work by 60 students from around the world, program highlights include free lectures and exhibits with industry leaders such as CFDA CEO Steven Kolb and culminates in a runway show competition (tickets, $50 and up).

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

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The Do List: San Francisco Fashion Events Oct. 10-16

October 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Chunky crochet neck piece by Dianne Que of Hurley Sashimi, one of the local labels participating in this weekend's Vagabond Indie Craft Fair at Urban Bazaar

Among the stylish San Francisco happenings to look forward to this week are a jewelry class taught by a longtime local designer, a breast cancer fashion fundraiser, a Hayes Valley trunk show and a two-day indie shopping opp. Intrigued? You’ll find the details on the SF Indie Fashion Calendar.

  • Flex your D.I.Y. skills on Tuesday night at Workshop, where local jewelry designer Shana Astrachan teaches a one-night jewelry class – DIY Jewelry: Feathers, Leather and Chains - that will leave you looping, connecting jump rings, distressing chains and generally on your way to at-home jewelry triumph. You’ll leave with two pairs of earrings and a necklace, as well as plenty of new skills.
  • On Friday, celebrate in the name of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month at Beats for Boobs, a fundraiser fashion event featuring a runway show that includes Bay Area labels such as Danielle the Dressmaker, Presh Design Collective, Miss G Designs and others. Held at mezzanine, this is the event to attend this week if you’d like to support a worthy cause while downing cocktails, dancing and engaging in general Friday night mayhem.
  • Also on Friday evening, a Metalsmith trunk show featuring the San Francisco-based jewelry line alongside art by painter Jennifer Mercede is a reason to swing by Ver Unica in Hayes Valley either on your way home or on your way out.
  • Finish off the week by shopping independent during Urban Bazaar’s two-day Vagabond Indie Craft Fair. Taking place on both Saturday and Sunday, the event showcases a variety of work (from Steampunk accessories to baby clothes) from socially-responsible, independent artists and designers, including Hikari Designs, Stone Valentine and By Nieves.

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

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The Do List: San Francisco Fashion Events Sept. 26-Oct. 2

September 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment

If you love fashion and you’re in the Bay Area, then Thursday night’s your night to shine this week. The-night-before-the-weekend-starts holds serious style promise, thanks to fashion for a good cause, trunk shows and parties at local boutiques. You’ll find the details on the SF Indie Fashion Calendar.

  • Yes, we said Thursday is your night to shine. But first, rev up on Wednesday during the Ali Golden and Marisa Haskell Trunk Show at Hayes Valley shop Reliquary. Along with wine and friendly fashionable faces, reasons to go include Golden’s versatile fall line and a new collection from Haskell.
  • Come Thursday, you won’t be hurting for options if it’s a style fix you seek. Fashion for a good cause will be in effect during Define: Beauty Fashion Show, a benefit from San Francisco non-profit Groundwork Opportunities featuring work from labels such as Menk, Sarah Liller, Retrofit Republic, Daniel Sudar, Dallas Coulter, Ken Chen, Kajan Padraig and Cari Borja.

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

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The Do List: San Francisco Fashion Events Aug. 22-28

August 22, 2011 By 1 Comment

This week, a long-awaited runway fashion event, Pinterest meet-up, fair trade shopping bazaar and an annual awards ceremony feting the local fashion community are here to get you out and about in independent, consciously-consumerist style. You’ll find the details on the SF Indie Fashion Calendar.

  • If you’re stuck on Pinterest, head east on Thursday to mingle IRL with likeminded pinners during the Bay Area Pinterest Meet-Up taking place at the Emeryville West Elm. We hear there will be deals to be had, but the real reason to go is putting faces with the names of your favorite Bay Area boards.
  • Shopping fair trade becomes an experience in the arts during the Fine Arts Museums’ Fair Trade Bazaar at the de Young. Head over on Friday and Saturday for jewelry, textiles and decorative accessories made by artisans from around the world.
  • Saturday night brings The Collection, the San Francisco Bay Area Fashion Network’s long-anticipated runway event featuring local names Daniel Sudar, Acta Non Verba and Joseph Domingo in three separate runway shows spanning the afternoon and evening. Set in the slick surroundings of the British Motor Car venue, the fashion shows start at 4 p.m. Proceeds from the event benefit nonprofit Dress for Success.
  • Come Sunday, party by the pool at the Hotel Phoenix in celebration of the local fashion scene during the San Francisco Fashion Awards, an annual event presented by Del Geronimo that highlights designers, models, makeup artists, bloggers, fashion show producers and others involved in Bay Area fashion throughout the year.

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

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The Do List: San Francisco Fashion Events July 18-24

July 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Summah, summah-ty-ime. This week we hope to be able to press pause on the space heater humming away in the corner and welcome a hint of sun. But no matter what happens, we’ll be warming up to local fashion events. A few of our favorite San Francisco fashion happenings follow, and, as always, you’ll find the details on these and more on the SF Indie Fashion Calendar.

  • We hope there are three of you on Thursday night, because there are three worthy events happening at exactly the same time. So step one, clone yourself (then do it again). Next head to 440 Brannan Studio for Jonathan Rising, an event featuring the Japanese-inspired knitwear of Academy of Art and Rodarte alum Jonathan David Baker at 44o Brannan Studio. Adding to the intrigue, the event promises sushi and sake.
  • Across Market Street in a very stylish shop, those on the list will gather to celebrate the 5th anniversary of Poetic and Chic, the art- and fashion-minded blog from local writer and designer Annie Wilson. Who knows, maybe we’ll see you there.
  • Over in Hayes Valley on the same night, fans of style blogger Jessica Quirk’s What I Wore blog will congregate to celebrate her new book of the same name at Azalea boutique during an event hosted by ShopItToMe.
  • Sunday marks the return of Indie Mart after an eight-month hiatus. As you might expect, it’s sure to be full of debaucherous D.I.Y., local fashion, music and interactive antics ranging from sexy makeovers by Fox & Doll to terrarium making with Flora Grubb. Admission is a $3-$5 sliding scale suggested donation, and all proceeds go toward founder Kelly Malone’s ongoing cancer treatments.

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

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