Black V (The San Francisco Fashion Event)

Hello Everyone,

I am so glad I was able to attend this fashion event because I have met so many great people and some fellow SF bloggers! This event is a non-profit benefit with all the proceeds going to the Fashion department at CCSF. There were a total of 8 designers and a room full of fashionistas ready to see some creative designs on the runway.

I spent most of the day painting the trim inside the house white... so I was craving for some color.
What is better than bright yellow?!!!

 Since my jacket is so bright, I just want to tone it down with a simple large clutch.

Met some wonderful girls:

Next to me is Punam who is also a blogger. She has great style!!! I am obsessed with her vintage MONKEY hair bag!!!

Here is a behind the scene makeup by Pigment Cosmetics (can you just tell they love makeup with the big smile)

And the fashion:

Daniel Sudar (one of the designers) never disappoints me.

Overall, it was a great show. Good job to all the designers!
And of course, great job Astonish Magazine and Pigment Cosmetics!
Have a great night!
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Ahead of the Fashion Event SF

Hello Everyone,

Busy, busy, busy! I am glad I was able to attend Ahead of the Fashion in SF. It is an "accelerator program for technology start-ups in the consumer, fashion, and retail industries." One of the guest speaker is Kenneth Klopp who is the founder of The North Face. There were other representatives on the panel just to name a few, Ken Ansin, who is the President of Ansin Consulting Group and was a former owner of Cole Haan Shoes Companies. Joan Barnes, Founder of Gymboree and Yoga Studios. Barry Gilbert, former President of The Sharper Image.

After the Introduction of the panelists, there were six presentations from starting companies that talked about how they got started and to get advice from the panelists.The panelists will then judge each presentation by ranking them from 1 being the lowest and 5 being very good. Whoever gets the highest total will be rewarded at the end. It was interesting to hear everyone's passion and unique ideas.

After the presentations, is the fashion show, which I have been waiting for. There are 4 designers with very different styles.
The first Fashion Designer is Daniel Sudar who makes clothes for men and women. However, during this fashion show he only displayed his clothing line for men.

The fashion designer Daniel Sudar is in white from the left. Next to him on the right is one of the start up companies that did well in his presentation to the panelists and on the end to the right is the winner from the last Ahead of the Fashion Event, Yuliana Candra.

One of the Fashion Designer is a friend name Wen Guo who is the Designer of Boditecture. Her dresses are amazing! It is all about convertible fashion line where each design can be transformed into many different styles. You just have to see it in action. Pictures will not do it justice.

I was also impressed with the former winner of the first Ahead of the Fashion Event. She has beautiful designs and I can see myself wearing every single piece.

In the end, the winner of this Ahead of the Fashion Event is my friend Wen Guo for her creativity and impressive designs. Congratulations!!! 

Overall, it was a great night and I was able to meet some awesome folks in the industry. 

Have a great night!

<3 <3 <3

Project Ethos: Fashion Design Challenge in SF!!

Hello Everyone,

I was able to attend an event called Project Ethos: Fashion Design Challenge which happens to fall during SF Fashion Week. This event is similar to the show called Project Runway but in a smaller scale.

There were a total of 4 designers that participated and they were all extremely impressive. Basically, after the fashion is over, people can text for who they think have the best design.

I have to say it was a great experience for me and now I get to share with all of you pictures from the event.

When we got there we saw some of the models that I have worked with and hopefully get to work with in the future.
Bethany Pifer (oh, and thanks Bethany for the sushi)

Yulya and her friend getting their hair did before the show.

Behind the Scene craziness: Since my friend Ryan Chua is in "media" we were able to go back stage to see all the other models getting ready.

Then I was dragged to get in front of a camera to say something about one of my friend's design. I will go over my outfit of the night in the next blog.

Here is Wen Guo, one of the designers that participated in this fashion challenge.

At the event, there were some retailers selling their products:
A company called Nest- it is a non-profit organization that empowers female artists around the world. One thing that really stood out to me about this organization is their commitment to teach the women in Dominican Republic how to sew, product design, and basic business training so they can find jobs. "Dominican Republic unemployment rate is nearly 100 percent."

Here are some of their jewelries that they had on display:

As we walked into another room, there were more vendors and one of them is from Jewelmint.com, an online jewelry store that is put together by Cher Coulter and Kate Bosworth. I have mentioned their jewelries in my previous blogs.

Also, Carlton Hair were there to represent. They are the ones that did all the models hair that night.

Before we get into the Fashion show, there were giveaways to people in media. Here are the items that they were handing out.
A bag full of goodies, but not the dog.
Mochi just likes to be nosy.

Inside are:
7 x 7 San Francisco (Eat and Drink). If you like to find good food in the city, this is the magazine to get!

Waffles.... yum!!

Banh Mi sandwich

Even this vegetarian dish looks good.

Also, inside the bag are:
Bonacure- hair repair treatment

Bumble and bumble full size calming cream and shampoo

ByNieves.com: face and skin scrub samples

More Bumble and Bumble samples that we took from the Carlton Hair table. Yep, gotta take some samples.

A stainless steel bottle for cold beverages from Earthlust. Love the bike image on the bottle.

Now, for the fashion show:

The stage:

The clothes:
First designer

Second designer:

Third designer: I love this dress.

Fourth Designer: Wen Guo- Boditecture- Transformation dress. Can have different looks in seconds. Creativity should go to Wen.

During the Fashion show, we also met some people who were Wen's friend too.

Enjoy!!!

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