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.
