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Voluptuous vixenry at Dark Garden Corsetry

In an exclusive steam-powered Fashion Show at Nova Albion’s Party at the Center of the Earth, Dark Garden Unique Corsetry will officially launch their fantastic new line: Dollymop for Dark Garden – a Steampunk Collection! The Dollymop Collection is a hot, neo-Victorian and steam culture-inspired collaboration between Dark Garden founder and fashion designer Autumn Adamme and accessories designer Kalico Delafay. A few of the concepts for this line were previewed at the Edwardian Ball in San Francisco and some amazing new pieces are being made exclusively for presentation at Nova Albion. The new Dollymop Collection will be on sale in the Traders’ Concourse beginning 3:00 pm on Friday March 12th, alongside a wonderful selection of Dark Garden’s world-acclaimed corsetry, couture and accessories. And of course, their beautiful models will be showing off the goods all weekend long!

The Nova Albion Steampunk Exhibition (March 12-14 in Emeryville) takes the best elements of traditional science fiction and fantasy conventions, combines them with the passion, ingenuity, and hands-on workshops of Maker events, and places it all in a steam-powered, neo-Victorian setting that spans the 1830s through the early 1910s, from the cultured salons of gaslit London to the rugged coast of San Francisco.

 

You had better believe, I will make it work....

When it comes to Project Runway, I am an self described addict. This is possibly because my husband and I both went through rigorous university design programs and remember all too well that fatal “1 hour til show time drama” that strikes fear into the unprepared or disorganized creative. They don’t call them “deadlines” for nothing.

Project Runway Thursdays are sacred: we pore over the menu, decide on the libations, theme, and take turns cooking all manner of delicious cuisine with our fav PR double date couple (who can always be counted on for the random snarky comment). That said, I believe that this season is, well, “Meh…” From the judges standpoint, let’s face it, it’s Kor-less. I mean, how can you top this standout comment: “your outfit looks like something an Appalachian crack whore would wear.” How much more descriptive can you really get? How can this man ever be replaced for sheer blistering sarcasm and that discerning sense of style and entitlement?

As well, on the nefarious interloper tip, where’s our  Santino, Jeffry Sebalia, or Kenley Collins to upend and demoralize the rest of the team? If I had a dime for every time one of them said “I’m not here to make friends” I’d have a house in Pac Heights!

But for pure creative innovation, the quirky kid from Baltimore who manages to be sweet as pie (and right there with the back handed compliment), and of prodigious talent there is none other than our favorite boy, Christian Siriano.

His Coco Chanel meets streetwise punk design sensibility can be runway, club way, alterna-bridal or couture. He is a fan favorite because he possesses a quality that many of the PR contestants lack: irrefutable charm. And as luck would have it we all get to meet the boy wonder Tuesday Oct. 13th at 2 pm at Saks Fifth Avenue on Post in SF for his book signing (and I suspect to celebrate his new show). I took one look at my insane calendar and realized that I must, simply, make it work….

See you there, and of course, make sure you look FIERCE!

Where and When

SAKS FIFTH AVENUE
Tuesday, October 13 –2:00pm
Book signing
384 Post Street
San Francisco, CA 94108