San Francisco Independent Fashion
Our very-visual, (almost) chatter-free snap judgment of the day: the Sinai necklace ($235) by Gold & Citrus, whose new fall collection mixes metals and chains with earthy touches such as turquoise nuggets, African beads and fish vertebrae for a look that’s a decidedly edgy, urban take on bohemian chic. [Read more...]
While we’re not ones to be starstruck, we do love a celebrity sighting every now and again. Even better? A celeb spotted donning San Francisco-made fashion. The latest to grab that distinction is blond songstress Natasha Bedingfield, shown here at the G-Star Raw fall/winter 2010 presentation during New York Fashion Week in accessories by the City’s Gold & Citrus.
We love how she’s layered the local line’s intricately-detailed pieces for a sweetened up twist on rocker chic.
Below, the pieces Bedingfield chose: the Tangelo necklace in woven 24k gold-plated bugle beads and the Nearrings, a necklace-and-earrings combo in gold-plated beads and brass chain.
Photography: top image courtesy of Getty Images; below courtesy of Gold & Citrus.
More San Francisco designers…
All fashion-minded eyes may be on New York this week, but there’s still much to love right here in good ‘ole SF. A few examples:
The Princess Project has kicked off its 2010 dress drive. Check here for Bay Area drop-off locations and stay tuned for upcoming information about additional events.
The Brooklyn Circus brings something for the ladies to the Fillmore shop – for the very first time. Now in store, you’ll find the elephant earrings shown here. Even better, they’re handmade and exclusively available in San Francisco.
San Francisco native Patrik Ervell impresses Anna Wintour at New York Fashion Week. Via 7×7 Glamwatch.
Speaking of San Francisco natives and New York Fashion Week, Metier has the scoop on the mayhem outside the Alexander Wang show on Saturday.
Gold & Citrus just released its latest collection of delectable baubles. Dubbed Show Some Skin, it features feathers and lots of gold.
If you’re looking for spring dresses, Simply Chic has a slew of new styles priced under $80.
Today only, you can enter to win a dress from Amanda Archer, a once-local designer who’s moved on to Portland (and soon, Chicago from there, we hear). It’s a great chance to own one of this independent designer’s feminine dresses.
The Seventh Heart declares that comfort is the new luxury.
SF Unzipped reminds us that we really need to go see the Cartier & America exhibit on view at the Palace of the Legion of Honor.
We tend to agree with The Finer Dandy that Kell on Earth may be just what Bravo needs most right now.
Want to hear some juicy news? (If you’re anything like us, the answer will be a resounding yes.) A sweet new jewelry line launched this month from San Francisco artists and designers Sara Rossbach and Richard Combs has dazzled us with its oh-so-San Francisco approach to contemporary luxury. Dubbed Gold and Citrus, the collection of 11 necklaces and one gold-chained headpiece ($80-$820) features gold paired with unexpected materials such as wood grain sequins, silk-backed zippers and brown rooster feathers.
Though the resulting pieces have an effortless polish that makes them just as worthy counterparts for a slouchy cotton tank as they could be for a streamlined wedding dress, there’s nothing simple about divining the designs themselves.
“I would definitely say I spend many more hours brainstorming and sketching ideas than actually producing the pieces,” says Rossbach, the lead designer for the line.
That may very well not sound unusual, until you glimpse the intricate bead work and complex construction invested in such pieces as the scarf-life Kumquat and the pearl-laden Pummelo.
They say it’s the thought that counts, and that sentiment certainly rings true here. The brain power behind Gold and Citrus yields much more than mere beauty. Wearers of the Kumquat and Clementine styles, for example, will find themselves in possession of a neck adornment designed to be worn up to four different ways.
