May 25, 2012

Valentine’s Day Picks: Druzy Heart, Local Lips, Lovesick + More

Won’t you be our indie Valentine? From locally-made lipstick and sparkly heart jewelry to daring lingerie and fiery red pumps, we’ve got our eye on great gifts and local happenings sure to make your Valentine’s Day pop.

Hand-carved necklace by Lisa Nagel Design

Handmade by Lisa Nagel Design and available at San Francisco boutique Circle & Square, the Heart Carved Necklace ($60) does sparkle with a bohemian twist, thanks to a crystal druzzy agate on silver chain.

Lovesick 5 takes place on Valentine's Day at Mighty.

Billed as a Valentine’s Day event for “those who can’t commit to get committed,”  Lovesick 5 is also night of edgy local fashion from Alexandria von Bromssen, Jasmin Zorlu, Amy Fink, Tamo Design, Miranda Caroligne, Kathleen van der Spek, Rebecca Roman, Josie Adele, Benzo Couture, Velvet and Horns, Bradley D. Jordan and Danielle Pettee. There will also be a cash bar, trunk show, kissing booth, aura readings and a video installation. Take that, flowers and chocolate.

Put something locally-made on your lips with an Elizabeth Street Cosmetics Street Stick ($22). Even better: find your perfect color in person during Valentine’s Day Trunk Show & Moving Sale at Rare Device this weekend. Owner Kelly will be there with samples of her paraben-free lipsticks, glosses and balms.

Designed in San Francisco, the love-is-in-the-air red of the Peep-Toe Eel Skin Pumps by Paolo Shoes may be just the extra touch of impact your Valentine’s Day outfit needs.

Just What the Doctor Ordered: Lovesick III

Alexey_gulenko_20100106_Alexandr-31-1Where will you be as Valentine’s Day 2010 draws to its inevitable conclusion? If you’re in love with local fashion, then true romance awaits at Sunday’s Lovesick III, a fashion event showcasing the work of local designers alongside musical entertainment a la DJ Irene Hernandez-Feiks and a live set by The Goldenhearts (get there at 7:30 p.m. for that), an art installation, a trunk sale, raffle goodness and even a kissing booth.

Launched by San Francisco designer Alexandria von Bromssen three years ago, the annual event draws together the City’s edgier, underground creators of apparel, lingerie and accessories. Sidling down the runway this year will be looks from Alexandria von Bromssen, Miss Velvet Cream, Richard Hallmarq, Miranda Caroligne, Kayo, Medium Reality, My Dirty Dishes, Jasmin Zorlu, Ghetto Goldilocks, Tamo Design, Gallerah and Invisible Hero, among others.

For a show held each year on the day devoted to love, it’s altogether fitting that the show itself is largely a labor of love.

“Everything that we’re doing is out of pocket. It’s our passion. It’s all that we have, and we don’t have big budgets,” says von Bromssen of the participants’ efforts to make the show a success.

As for the event name, it sums up a part of von Bromssen’s own experiences in matters of the heart.

“I love hard, and I tend to be lovesick,” she tells us.

Lovesick isn’t the only big event in von Bromssen’s world this week. She also just launched her label’s online store. Below, we offer you a visual sampling of what you’ll find in store with images culled from her past and current collections.

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[Photography courtesy Alexandria von Bromssen]

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