Ahead of the Fashion Event

Another fabulous event I got to be a part of in March was Ahead of the Fashion. It is an accelerator program for tech start-ups, fashion and retail industries. It was held at the beautiful Julia Morgan ballroom at the Merchants Exchange building in San Francisco early March. I was part of the Daniel Sudar team, who is a wonderful SF designer mostly known for his unique tailored menswear and recently started his women’s line. His designs were worn by celebrities including James Franco, celebrity chef Art Smith and Lady Gaga’s new restaurant in NYC.  Daniel was one of the presenters of the night and he showed his line to the panelists and got some feedback from these very experienced people that one of his jackets ended up on Kent Deverell (one of the panelists, CEO of Fluid)  because he liked the jacket a lot.

It was a well-organized event with an appearance from the SF mayor, North Face founder Kenneth Klopp and an impressive crowd with panelists including Enrico Beltramini (he is the co-founder of Ahead of Fashion) who used to be a board member of Gucci and some other investors and executives with very strong backgrounds.Fashion presenters were Daniel Sudar, Alphyn Industries, Boditecture and BlacMera.

Some pictures from the event. Photography by Warren Difranco.

Daniel Sudar team and models

Models in Daniel Sudar

Gorgeous couture line from BlacMera

Model in Boditecture - a convertible dress, converts from cocktail dress to a gown

 

Verrieres & Sako Private Trunk Show

Last Sunday a friend of mine hosted a private trunk show at her place and myself & my fashionable girlfriends enjoyed a day of relaxed shopping in a private & personal setting while sipping our bellinis. It was a trunk show for Verrieres & Sako, an emerging hot local SF designer, whose designs made it to San Francisco Chronicle’s best dressed women of opening night galas for ballet, opera and symphony 3 years in a row. Owner and designer Stephanie Verrieres was there and that made this fun event much more special.  Her designs are modern, feminine and easy to wear. Trunk show pieces included sexy cocktail dresses with ruching details, sheath dresses that you can dress up or down, fitted wool jackets, silk blouses and pants, long silk coats and many more chic pieces with a color palette of mostly neutrals and red. We definitely found some nice pieces for ourselves to take home and it was a fabulous experience. Now I plan to host one at my place, will definitely keep you posted!

Wonderful host, Rebecca Zito (wearing a V&S dress) welcoming us to her place

My girls ready to try their finds, Marie Carr & Sara Pirami

More rack of clothes

Myself (wearing a Diane von Furstenberg silk shirt and J Brand distressed jeans) with designer Stephanie Verrieres and Rebecca Zito

One of Rebecca's barbie dolls

Sara and I bought the same silk coat in different colors, will be perfect to wear over our gala gowns and cocktail dresses, actually I really liked it with jeans as well.