Good Looks: Spring Comes Early to Golden Gate Park

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While we’re waiting for spring to come along and brighten up our days, what better to tide us over than a showcase of spring 2010 looks from San Francisco designers? We have just that from local fashion and beauty photographer Liz Caruana, who produced this shoot featuring choice pieces from the spring collections of Christopher Collins, Dylan Perrigo, odileodette and Joy Vintage.

“I’ve been going to San Francisco independent events for a long time trying to suss out who is trying to do good work in the San Francisco fashion industry, and I really found pieces and designers that are accessible to everyone,” Caruana tells us.

Set in Golden Gate Park (while a wedding was in full swing just a few feet away), the shoot features an all-local cast and crew, including styling by Mary Dyann Kees and hair and makeup by Tacha Scott. On model Phebe Standley, the looks you see are Caruana’s own interpretation of spring trends spotted on the runways last fall, among them nude and beige hues, big prints and gold accents.

“I think it’s really important to support the local industry, it’s not going to go anywhere unless you’re supporting them,” says Caruana.

We concur. Now feast your eyes on what’s ahead for spring.

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From top: purple dress, Christopher Collins; cape, Dylan Perrigo; lace dress, Christopher Collins; long dress, Dylan Perrigo; shirt, Christopher Collins; headpiece, Joy Vintage; striped dress, odileodette; gloves, Joy Vintage; blue dress, Joy Vintage; in remaining close-up shots, headpieces by Joy Vintage.

Credits: All photography by Liz Caruana. Styling by Mary Dyann Kees. Hair and Makeup by Tacha Scott. Modeling by Phebe Standley of Passport Models.

More in the San Francisco style series

Let’s Grab a 440

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Stop by 440 Brannan tomorrow night for a viewing of recent GenArt Fresh Faces in Fashion alums OdileOdette, Christopher Collins Collection and uba, along with offerings from previous Fresh Faces folks like gr.dano, Verrieres & Sako, Distilled, Dema, Hieros and Sara Shepherd. Sale items, infused vodka and music by David Ervin sweeten the deal.

Fresh Face: OdileOdette

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There are two sides to every woman (and sometimes a whole lot more). Taking their name from the female rivals immortalized in Tchaikovsy’s ballet Swan Lake, Bay Area fashion talents Nichole Kreglow and Stephanie Bodnar turn that notion into clothing infused with just as much of virtuous Odette’s sweet innocence and grace as temptress Odile’s flirtatious mischeviousness through their up-and-coming label OdileOdette.

Part of the Gen Art Fresh Faces in Fashion event tomorrow night, OdileOdette is set to deliver new pieces to the runway (be on the lookout for a killer open-front top in green paired with a sassy-but-smart pencil skirt, as well as the label’s signature asymmetrical sailor pants) just in time for the show. Expect the same refined, yet modern silhouettes of the design duo’s previous work, which Kreglow and Bodnar dub “Victorian mod,” alongside eco-chic elements like buttons made of tagua nuts (a.k.a. vegetable ivory).

Here, a few images from the current OdileOdette lookbook and, at the bottom, a shot of Kreglow and Bodnar.

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