Beyond the bridesmaid: United States of Fashion AIC-SF

Innovative designs emerge onto the runway, illuminating the constant evolution of design that caters to each distinct neighborhood of San Francisco.

[SAN FRANCISCO, CA, MAY 2010] – Join us for an impressive evening of urban style and chic fashions at United Streets of Fashion, The Art Institute of California – San Francisco’s Student Fashion Show and Competition. United Streets of Fashion will be held on Saturday, June 19th at 7pm at the San Francisco Design Center (101 Henry Adams Street). United Streets of Fashion offers Art Institute students the chance to showcase their collections on the runway to an audience of 1,500 guests including industry professionals, Bay Area designers, fellow students, family and friends.

San Francisco is a city comprised of many diverse neighborhoods, all of which offer their own unique sensibility and approach to style. United Streets of Fashion, the annual fashion show from the students at The Art Institute of California – San Francisco, has taken these unique fashion districts and transported them from the sidewalk to the catwalk.

Romantic drapery and fantastic foliage

Beneath the bright lights and beat thumping soundtrack, models will strut student designs down the runway which epitomize each neighborhood: slouchy knitwear emblematic of the Castro; chic bohemian styles straight from the Haight; high fashion from the Hayes Valley set;  sexy, sleek business attire made for the FiDi professional; and gritty urban styles from the streets of the Mission.

Just over 100 designs from 26 designers will be featured on the runway, narrowed down from over 180 submissions. The designers were chosen for their innovative approach and their ability to embody each district within San Francisco through their own unique point of view.

A panel of industry professionals and top designers will judge the fashions as they saunter down the runway, including Amy Sarabi from Project Runway Season 7 and Nathalie Doucet, President of Arts of Fashion Foundation. The show will be hosted by Elisabeth Laurence, creator, host, and co-executive producer of the broadcast TV show Lives of Style™©2010, which highlights the “Best-of-the-Best” in the world—in fashion, style, beauty and lifestyle.  Lives of Style airs in San Francisco, with launches in LA, NY, Miami and nationwide forthcoming.

Faux fur for foggy, fuzzy nights

Tickets are available by calling 415.276.1069, Monday through Friday, 8AM – 6PM. Tickets are $20 for general admission / advance purchase or $25 at the door. Limited VIP tickets are also available for $50, which offer an all-access pass, floor seating on the main floor, gift bags, and a special VIP area with complimentary wine, beer, assorted beverages and hors d’oeuvres.

United Streets of Fashion is being produced by students in the Fashion Show Production class at The Art Institute of California – San Francisco. For more information, please visit the United Streets of Fashion website.

United Streets of Fashion

Saturday, June 19th at the San Francisco Design Center
7pm Reception  |  8pm Fashion Show
Tickets: $20 Advance General Admission  |  $25 At the Door |  $50 VIP
For Tickets, Call 415.276.1069 or 415.276.1011
For more information, Call 415.276.6690 or visit: UnitedStreetsofFashion

 

The vixenry and aristry of Darkgarden.com

Dollys and Dandys, how much do I love living in the Bay Area, a treasure trove of creative swirly heads who put up their tent pole to create  a sublime subculture out  of history, a little steel, a bit of steam, a little lace and quite  possibly, a snifter of absinthe. This, my kumquats is where myself and the mister are spending our weekend: in a sliver of history that might have been. Make sure you check out the launch of Dark Gardens haunting and haute new Dollymop line at the fab fashion show on Saturday night: Alterna-bridal (and boudoir) looks to be displayed. Mon Dieu! See you there!

Event of the Season

The Nova Albion Steampunk Exhibition returns to the San Francisco Bay Area March 12-14, 2010 presenting a world of polished mahogany, leather and brass, where steam power, airships and clockwork are the cutting edge of technology; a neo-Victorian experience, spanning from the 1830s to the early 1900s and from cultivated London to the rugged coast of San Francisco. The Exhibition has moved to the Hilton Garden Inn in Emeryville, CA for 2010, preparing to host an estimated 1000+ attendees. It will offer a huge Traders’ Concourse and over 25 programs in three tracks including academic presentations, panel discussions and hands-on “Maker” workshops. Our Guests of Honor are: James Blaylock (Author of Homunculus, The Digging Leviathan, Land of Dreams), Phil and Kaja Foglio (Artists of Girl Genius), and Jon Sarriugarte (Maker of The Golden Mean, Electrobite and much more). Appearances also include “Steampunk Scholar” Mike Perschon, Tor Books Editor Liz Gorinsky and acclaimed new Steampunk author Gail Carriger (Soulless, Orbit Books).

New for 2010 is an amazing outdoor Exploratory Steam and Kinetics Enclosure, featuring The Golden Mean snail art car, Tom Sepe’s “Whirlygig Emoto” hybrid steam motorcycle, and steam vehicles, boilers, Pandemonium and Caliope from the Crew of the Neverwas Haul!

For evening entertainment, Exhibition guests can trip the gaslight fantastic at the Steampunk Ball, don their Steamy best to compete in the Costume Competition and gather for the illustrious Party-at the Center of the Earth. Special $99 room rates are available at the hotel for Nova Albion guests on a first-come, firstserved basis and can be booked at: www.steampunkexhibition.com/hotel-reservations/.

The Nova Albion Steampunk Exhibition is a celebration of all things Steampunk, from Gaslamp fantasy to clockwork mechanicals, and everything in-between. The event is a chance for fans, authors, makers, tinkerers, adventurers and folks of all stripes to gather, converge, discuss and experience the excitement and the possibilities of an alternate History-That-Might-Have-Been.
$60 Early Bird tickets are on sale now at: http://www.steampunkexhibition.com/tickets – prices will increase to $75 at the door.

Photography: Russ Young
Excerpted from www.steampunkexhibition.com

 

Do good, look great, and don't be late!

Rocker brides, Anti-Brides and beyond, check out the Noise Pop Holiday Shop this Thursday December 17th in FRISCO for fabulous finds, crafty treats, and gifties for gals who prefer the road less traveled. Featuring top jewelry designer the ever sparkling, Sheryl Gould, of our fav label Rock Candy Jewelry Design, (and jewelry designer emeritus for Operation Aisle Style!), Noise Pop Holiday Shop will not disappoint. Ditch predictable mall madness and crazy crowds, enjoy luscious libations, (tie one one while you are tying up loose ends) and meet new friends (I met Sheryl at the last Noise Pop Shop). Get that warm feeling inside knowing that you are supporting local artisiens, that whatever you buy was made with passion, and when you wear it, you will not see yourself coming and going:  it’s a handmade masterpiece.

Date: Thursday Dec. 10, 2009

Time: 5-10 pm

Place: The Verdi Club

Address: 2424 Mariposa Street, FRISCO

Check out some of Rock Candy Jewelry Designs at the Noise Pop Holiday Shop:

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