More Fashion Shows..

Late May and early June were busy with more fashion shows. Rocks off the catwalk was a fundraiser for Dismiss to Cancer society and had many celebrities supporting it. British singer Daniel Bedingfield, ABC series celebrity dentist  Bill Dorfman, singer Delon and football players from 49ers and Oakland Raiders were all there for a good cause. I did have a chance to meet & mingle with them as well as work on the last minute styling for the fashion show.

The very next day another exciting fashion show took place at deYoung Museum called Dandy-licious with a Dandy theme. Dandy means a gentleman (I mean a real gentleman) who places particular importance upon physical appearance. And dandy fashion involves lots of tailored looks with traditional accessories like bow ties, pocket squares, hats and such. Daniel Sudar and Dark Garden Corsetry showcased their dandy looks and I styled all Daniel's looks. It was a lot of fun and we got great feedback from the guests.

Enjoy the pictures from both shows!

with singer Daniel Bedingfield-he said he loves wearing plaids-very obvious :)

with celebrity dentist Bill Dorfman- he really has nice teeth

boys and girls waiting to rock the runway

at deYoung Dandy fashion show backstage- glasses and hats are ready to be worn

models rehearsing 

with Daniel and the boys

host in his amazing costume

dandylicious

Dark Garden Corsetry looks

models in Daniel Sudar

more Daniel Sudar models

closing the show

Spring into Fall Couture Fashion Show

I always try to attend the fashion events in San Francisco in any form because it is a good excuse to dress up, see some friends and most importantly to get my dose of fashion and learn something new while being surrounded by like minded people. I was a guest at the "Spring into Fall Couture fashion show" last week. After a long day at work I had the energy to dress up (in the name of fashion) and went to Bently Reserve Building for the show. I think it is a beautiful and historic building and a perfect venue for a fashion show and they did a good job with the set up. And a little note; I learnt that it is a green building with LEED certification.

Amber Marie Bently was the host as well as one of the designers of the evening showing her beautiful jewelry made from recycled gold, and fair trade gemstones. 

The other designers were; Dark Garden Corsetry, Gelareh Alam, Kailia Footwear, Dollymop Designs, Miss G Designs, Rebecca Bruce, Sara Shepherd, Sequoia & Gita.

It was a fashion show with different designers showcasing their mini collections with looks from avant-garde, dramatic and costumey, to sexy, dark and edgy  but overall all the looks had lots of details. I LOVED loved all the head pieces and mohawks made with lots of feathers -from Miss G Designs- they were used with most of the ensembles and I plan to own one.

I really enjoyed the whole show but probably Rebecca Bruce, Gelareh Alam & Dark Garden Corsetry were my favorites. Dark Garden Corsetry has a store in Hayes Valley on Linden Street and it is a wonderful store to visit and play with gorgeous & sexy corsets (this store is a neighbor to Blue Bottle coffee and having a latte there is highly recommended), ready to wear corsets range from $250 to $375 and custom made $500-$1,200 & up, Dita von Teese & Christina Aguilera are clients.

After the show there were  more cocktails & mingling and a silent auction with proceeds going to Coral Reef Alliance, a charity that works to preserve the coral reefs around the world. 

Enjoy some of the pictures I took and the SF Station pics were taken by Tessa Morris.

Model in Rebecca Bruce

Model in Dark Garden Corsetry

Model in Gelareh Alam and mohawk by Miss G Designs

Posing in my French Connection dress.. ooops what happened to my feet?

Model in Dark Garden Corsetry and headpiece by Miss G Designs

Model in Gelareh and mohawk by Miss G Designs

Crystal in her fabulous outfit and the most fashion forward guest of the night

3 of the models in Rebecca Bruce and headpieces by Miss G Designs