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Mod Squared Eco Cuff by Green Market Girl of Charlotte, NC
Model Nine Leather Belt by Go Robot of Bend, OR
Velvet Thigh Highs by Kelly Piekarski of New York, NY
Simple Grace Red Hat By Anne De Pasquale of New York, NY
Print Scarf by Rachel Park of Brooklyn, NY
Periodic Table of the Elements Leather Belt by Project Transaction of San Francisco, CA
Akemi Hat By Katie Burley Couture Millinery of San Francisco, CA
Over sized Melange Knit Scarf by Pasionae
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This quote makes my heart sing, “Garment manufacturing is quietly thriving in San Francisco, thanks to a plethora of local designers producing handmade clothing here in small batches…”
It is so amazing to see clothing manufacturing on an upswing in the US, not because of big businesses, but because of independent local designers with small businesses. Thank goodness for social media. If it weren’t for twitter I am not sure I would have seen this article, How Clothes Are Made: An Inside Look At Garment Manufacturing in SOMA. SF Indie Fashion posted it in their tumblr blog. It’s worth the read.
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Open studios make us giddy, especially when a group of designers come together to support each other like the Metal Arts Guild in San Francisco. If you live nearby, go meet some local designers and see where they work. Learn more about the artists involved here, and if you are a jeweler in the community save the date for the upcoming symposium below. As always, thanks for inspiring us San Francisco darlings!
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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.
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Piedmont Avenue Merchants Association
We love seeing communities supporting each other! If you live in San Francisco go stroll the businesses in and around Oakland’s Piedmont Avenue this Thursday evening. The merchants have gathered up and started an Art Walk to take place the third Thursday of every month. Here is a little musical preview of what you will hear if you get over and shop at Fiftyseven-Thirtythree, not to mention a sweet 15% off.
Fiftyseven-Thirtythree, Anna May Wong Rebel Women’s Two Sided Top
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Join us for the second installment of the Piedmont Avenue Art Walk on a beautiful summer night.
15% discount on all fiftyseven-thirtythree merchandise
THURSDAY, JULY 21st
6-9PM
TUNES:
Beats provided by
DJ Bobby Peru (thizz.face.disco)
http://listn.to/bobbyperu
Foniks (Neckbreakers)
http://soundcloud.com/foniks
LIVE PAINTING
Zachary Sweet
REFRESHMENTS:
Wine and Beer provided
Fiftyseven-Thirtythree, Gorilla Cop Cinder Organic Men’s T-Shirt
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Get your Thread on this Sunday in San Francisco! So great to see that SFFAMA is hosting the DIY Lounge, get all the details over in their Tumblr-land. See the list of independent designers and all the info you need about the show over at Thread or on Facebook. Their Top 8 reasons to support local designers just made our day, here they are below, read the full post right here.
SUPPORT LOCAL DESIGNERS
Now, more than ever, it’s important to support local designers – the future of the Earth depends on it! Here are 8 reasons you should shop local:
1. Support your local economy
2. Ensure choice and diversity in products
3. Help maintain community character and prosperity
4. 80% of money spent on local designers will make its way back into the community
5. Support the job market
6. Reduced environmental impact
7. Support entrepreneurship
8. Save money by cutting people out of the distribution chain
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If you are near San Francisco this weekend you can go take a peek at Vanessa Gade’s new collection created just for The Mission Statement. The rest of us Darlings will have to settle on shopping her Inner Circle collection on Smashing Darling, a perfect back up plan we think. Happy Friday darlings!
Saturday March 26th
4-8pm
Special exclusive preview of Vanessa Gade’s new jewelry line just for The Mission Statement. The Wright Collection pays homage to the architecture and design of Frank Lloyd Wright, most notably his series of stained glass windows. Vanessa attributes the elongated rectangle shapes to the influence of artist Piet Mondrian while the overall feel of the collection recalls the elegance and movement of the Art Deco era.
Come hang out, drink some (skinny) pepsi and rum, and check out The Wright Collection.
WEEKEND SALE – MARCH 26th-27th
All clothing will be 25% off both Saturday and Sunday.
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Handcrafted cocktails and shopping handmade, local fashion on the factory floor it’s produced on…now that is smashing. We so wish we could be there. Go get to know the Evans Group @ The Factory if you are on the left coast this weekend!
the evans group consists of fashion development and production houses for independent and emerging designers. specializing in high-end designs, services range from making patterns and samples for the runway and showroom, to filling small production orders without minimums.
in vertically-integrated studios in the arts district of los angeles, and the soma district of san francisco, designers work directly with founder, jennifer evans, and her teams of highly-skilled craftsmen, from the development of the collections and samples, to personalized small volume production.
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We can’t wait to see more from Jasmin Zorlu! While Fashion Week takes a firm hold of NYC, San Francisco does not sleep. Take a look at a few SF indie fashion events happening tonight and on V-day. A fashion show for the lovesick? We love it. Read Jasmin’s post about these shows in her blog.
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There is a Fashion Feud kicking off tomorrow night in San Francisco to last all spring out on the left coast – SF, Portland, and Seattle – sweet! Local designers will compete to be awarded top designer of their city, with Fashism providing live mobile voting. Read all about it below and see what you’ve missed in the video from the 2010 Feud.
FASHION FEUD is a live fashion design competition. Designers are given a mystery bag of Mood Fabrics material, a live model, a hair and makeup team, and an hour to create a design. The finished designs are presented by the models to a live audience and then voted on by both the audience and our panel of local industry judges. The winner from each round advances to the Finals in each city to compete for the title of best designer in their city.
Scion Presents ‘FASHION FEUD“. In Collaboration with San Francisco Fashion And Merchants Alliance
FASHION FEUD is a live “Project Runway” like fashion design competition live on stage.
This event is sponsored by “SCION” in collaboration with San Francisco Fashion And Merchants Alliance. Featuring San Francisco’s up and coming local designers.
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