by Mo on August 30, 2011
This week’s featured designer is also featured this weekend at Style Week Providence! Shop her designs here at Smashing Darling, and if you can be in the Providence area this Saturday, go see if there are tickets available to see her new collection on the runway.
Andrea Valentini received both Bachelor of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Interior Architecture degrees from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). Intending to combine and expand her knowledge and experience as an artist and a designer, she developed a body of work that has garnered national and international acclaim. She is among a very select group of designers’ chosen by the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum 2003 Triennial, “Inside Design Now” which represents the quality, range and vitality of current U.S. design practice today…(Read more)
Chelsea
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Egg Cosmetic Bag
Silva Clutch Purse
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by Mo on August 26, 2011
San Francisco Fashion Awards. Year 4
Awards Ceremony, Runway Fashion Show and Party by the Pool
Click for Eventbrite tickets here.
August 28th 2011, 1pm
Hotel Phoenix + CHAMBERS
601 Eddy Street, San Francisco, CA 94109
Del Geronimo Presents:
The triumphant return of the San Francisco Fashion Awards TM will be on Sunday, August 28, 2011. The Northern California fashion and entertainment industry will come together, pay tribute, and recognize the work of the individuals who exemplified, embodied, and contributed to the fashion industry by pushing it to the next level of creativity.
Hosted by the newly renovated Hotel Phoenix and Chambers, San Francisco Fashion Awards 4th Annual Award Ceremony and Fashion Show will honor relevant talents that have contributed innovation and social change through the ongoing fashion evolution of Northern California.
The afternoon will begin with a cocktail cash bar and a delectable menu followed by an award ceremony, fashion show, and wrap with a party by the pool.
by trish on August 25, 2011
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Romance and fashion go hand in hand in a girl’s world. While we can’t promise the first of the two, we sure can promise the latter! Just because the temperature is starting to drop doesn’t mean you can’t turn the heat up. Put some style in your love life and check out these smashing designs.
by Mo on August 23, 2011
Luminaa was created by Dorothy Williams in 2008. After graduating from Texas Woman’s University in Fashion Design and studying in Paris at the Paris Fashion Institute, she moved to New York to study Museum Studies: Costume & Textiles at the Fashion Institute of Technology in 1998. After graduating with her Master’s Degree, Dorothy spent nearly 10 years in the industry working for various companies as a Technical Designer. Her experience taught her the importance of fit and comfort as well as style.(Read more…)
Stagecoach
Knee length dress w/ pouf sleeves. The yoke is made out of lace. Tres chic!
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Sierra
Knee length dress w/ lace and ruffles. Sleeveless. Very romantic!
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Knee length dress with fringe on sleeves and along hem. Sleek and gorgeous!
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Ankle length, fitted dress with fringe on the bodice. Sleeveless.
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Black Asymmetric Leatherette, Steampunk Shrug
