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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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Party Seen: Chloe Rose Boutique 1st Anniversary Party

September 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Chloe Rose owner Marissa Olson and Britt of Britt + Whit

Style-hungry bloggers, shoppers and fashion enthusiasts gathered at Cow Hollow’s Chloe Rose boutique last week to celebrate the shop’s first anniversary. We stopped by to find a party in full swing, as guests perused merch, noshed on mini red velvet cupcakes and rose water-infused bubbly.

A native of Lake Tahoe with a noticeably sweet and disarming demeanor, Chloe Rose owner Marissa Olson got her start in the retail fashion industry about five years ago during a stint in Hawaii, when the allure of a 40 percent discount on all Juicy Couture merchandise at a local boutique was just too good to pass up. But after that first fateful opportunity, Olson fell madly in love with the industry and went on to pursue her dream: attending fashion school at FIDM in Los Angeles.

Now she stocks her sweet little Cow Hollow shop with labels such as Cynthia Steffe, Myne, Gold Hawk, Left on Houston, Rebecca Minkoff and local names such as jewelry designer Erin Hakansson.

Another perk of the event? Erin of Apartment34 and Caitlin of Sacramento street donning their favorite Chloe Rose looks and offering up personal styling tips and advice to party guests.

Last but not least, tucked away at the back of the boutique was a photo booth complete with an array of fun accessories (you know, because everyone needs a Viking helmet fix every now and again).

Below, more pics from the night:

Host Caitlin of the Sacramento Street blog and Lindsay Stevens

The party in full swing

Whit of Britt+Whit, Natalie of Like Fresh Laundry, Host for the evening Erin of Apartment34, and Britt of Britt+Whit

Bloggers Jackie of The Hourglass & Tara of Wonder Girl

Fashion bloggers having fun with the photobooth. Clockwise from bottom: Natalie Goel of Like Fresh Laundry, Britt & Whitt and Jeanne of Shop Sweet Things

The author and host Erin of Apartment34

Photography courtesy of Rachel Kemp (and the power of Instagram)

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The Do List: San Francisco Fashion Events Sept. 19-25

September 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment

San Francisco boutiques are throwing down this week with an array of parties, trunk shows and celebrations featuring style-minded fashion bloggers, independent designers and a slew of wish-list-worthy accessories. You’ll find the details on the SF Indie Fashion Calendar.

  • Also on Thursday, local designers will be on display during a 440 Brannan Trunk Show. Curated by Market SF Founder Jennifer Meyer, the event brings locally-made accessories and apparel from labels such as Skin on Skins and The Heated together with the SoMa showroom’s existing array, a group that includes gr.dano and Zansus Purses.
  • Come Saturday, spend a slice of your afternoon indulging in beautiful things at the Bell Jar Jewelry and Lingerie Trunk Show, feauturing work from What About Phoenix, Honey Cooler Handmade, Adina Mill and ME Moore.

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

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