The Do List: SF Fashion Events Jan. 23-29

On the style forecast this week: plenty of snow, the kind that’s actually conducive to heels and comes around but once a year. Snow, A White Fashion Event is back with its annual show featuring all-white collections from local designers and an audience clad in outfits to match. Also on the horizon this week: another Do-It-Yourself Marketing event at TechShop San Francisco put on by jewelry designer Shana Astrachan and Genevieve Robertson of Lightbox SF, a men’s vintage fashion show in the Mission, the return of Geek Style Lounge and the kickoff of the Treasure Island Flea winter pop-up.

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

Runway Recap: Ginger Rubio Salon’s “The Hunt”

A model and party-goer smile for the camera

Looking for wildly inventive New Year’s Eve hair inspiration? Maybe you’ll pick up a few ideas from Ginger Rubio Salon‘s The Hunt fashion and hair event, held at DNA Lounge this fall. Channeling Little Red Riding Hood and Twilight, the model’s moody up-dos, “boho meets barbarian” men’s cuts, feathers, braids and exaggerated extensions were inspired by German forests, supple leather, utility, fantasy and history.

Party-goers packed the massive venue to its gills and danced to the beats of house DJs Adrian and Mysterious D while waiting for the unveiling of the Ginger Rubio crew’s transformation of the models waiting in the wings.

When they appeared, models with hair by the Ginger Rubio team and makeup by Nikole Elaine made their way down the runway sporting  smokey eyes and muted tones just as Mysterious D kicked up the beats on the ones and twos in time with the models on the stage. Hot on their heels were oohs and ahs from the audience and satisfaction from the stylists and curators backstage.

Below, a few more shots from this avant garde San Francisco style event.

A model working it on the runway

Backstage, a model shows off her Twilight-inspired hair

A model with a feathers and smokey eyes

Two models, backstage, show off the Ginger Rubio crew's skills

Smiling and happy for post-show success

Photography courtesy of Nathan Koch and Eric Stein

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The Do List: San Francisco Fashion Events Nov. 14-20

Oh, hello there, holiday season. You crept up on us. A pre-Thanksgiving rush of parties and trunk shows brings many opps to shop from local, independent sources. Intrigued? You’ll find the details on the SF Indie Fashion Calendar.

  • On Tuesday, scope deals on luxe items during two trunk show sales of note. A Sequoia-Paris Sample Sale (details on the cal) means a chance to snag the label’s handbags for up to percent off, while a Kirribilla and Stella & Dot Trunk Show puts holiday dresses and baubles up for grabs.
  • On Wednesday, preview the spring 2012 collection and get 25 percent all the label’s eco-friendly merch during an Amour Vert Trunk Show.
  • Thursday night presents a challenge for any fan of San Francisco fashion, thanks to oodles of dueling events. See the latest from local label Turk + Taylor during the Turk + Taylor Fashion Show, shop for a good cause at the 49 Square Miles Grand Opening & Benefit Party and scope the new collection from Matt Dick + March on Sacramento Street.
  • Over the weekend, get a start on your holiday list with Kirsten Muenster Trunk Show at MAC, Wonderland’s latest Art Opening and Sunday’s huge Thread shopping event.

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

Seeing Red: LHC Couture Gown at BAFW

We love a dress with movement. One to remember comes our way thanks to San Francisco Photographer Christophe Tomatis, who created this animated montage of an ethereal red LHC Couture gown as it hit the runway at Bay Area Fashion Week.

Want to see more from the San Jose fashion event? Check out this Bay Area Fashion Week video.

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Party Seen: Pretty Pretty Collective’s Mira Mira Fashion Show

The runway at Pretty Pretty Collective

Last Thursday style-crazed bloggers and fashionistas flocked to Pretty Pretty Collective Salon and Art Gallery for the much-talked-about debut of the new look book  from Mission boutique Mira Mira. Together with PPC’s Georgia Rew, Mira Mira’s Mira Pickett threw a killer runway party featuring local style bloggers as models to celebrate her shop’s latest looks for fall.

Mira Pickett (left) and Georgia Rew

The dynamic duo, who have created quite the buzz on 22nd Street of late, worked with the rest of the PPC Productions crew to transform the venue into a style-heavy space complete with luminous light installations by Aleksandra Zee and a runway flanked by two rows of numbered seats, each with festive gift bag stuffed with goodies.

Guests Amber of Amber's Notebook, Natalie of Like Fresh laundry, media gal Joanna Reidl, Kristen of Stylenik, and Katie of Refinery29 strike a pose for the camera

As guests awaited the lookbook presentation, they ventured to the bar in back of the room for a silver bowl brimming with champagne cocktails and a spread of Sea Bells mini cupcakes. After quenching their thirst, snapping photos and catching up with friends, guests took their seats as the models in an upstairs dressing room dealt slipped into their first runway look.

A model wearing the first lookbook look.

The fashion show featured 15 looks ranging from feminine to romantic, bold, bohemian and vintage-inspired. Designs by To Be Adored, Annabelle, Mink Pink, Clover Canyon, Audrey 3+1 and Shakuhachi made their way down the runway modeled by a few of San Francisco’s favorite style bloggers: Blair of  Atlantic Pacific, Jennie of Going West, Laura of On the Racks.

Laura of On the Racks strikes a pose at the end of the runway

Jennie of Going West works a killer red coat on the runway

Blair of Atlantic Pacific wears a romantic blouse by to be adored

After the runway show wrapped, the models slipped out of their runway looks to join the party. We grabbed the host herself for a quick Q&A.

When asked what kind of woman shops at Mira Mira, Pickett said, ” Women who love fashion and like to have fun with it and take risks.”

What sets her store apart from the rest? Mira says, “I try to carry unique styles that aren’t available all over SF at affordable price-points.”

Not only does the Mira Mira girl love fashion, but she loves a girls night, which Mira holds once a month at her the boutique.

Blair and Jennie post-show.

Laura post-show

A glowing Mira

As the party began to wind down and it was time to close up shop, the crowd switched it up and scooted next door to the Latin America Club to continue the celebration with pinatas and a few rounds of round of ice-cold brews.

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Photography courtesy of SF Indie Fashion (1, 3, 8, 9, 10) and Mira Mira