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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