Live Shows This Weekend! May 1= CYCLES : May 2= INFERNO and Open Studios MAY 3!

I am whirling and inspired by the story of Persephone. This Friday + Saturday at midnight, in two different locations, in two different ways, I will tell a double story. Skin, Bones, Flesh, Love, Death, Sacrifice, Silence, Remembering..... Through all of this the Heart Remains.

Into the darkness spiraling downwards into the heart of the Earth, past masks and illusions, past flesh and blood, bones and marrow into the core, what is left in the nothingness? From this dark silence of the void bursts forth all life. Waiting. With bated breath. Remembering. To being again from now.

THE LIVE SHOWS:

MAY 1 FRIDAY DOOR AT 9PM RUNWAY SHOWS START AT MIDNIGHT
Opel Productions and Syd Girls celebrate their 7th anniversary by presenting their annual fashion and music event "Designer Showcase" on May 1st at the Mezzanine here in San Francisco.

http://www.opelproductions.com/archives/000280.php

This show celebrates fashion in a very unique way by presenting local designers in a midnight runway and showcase their work. The theme is based on cycles that represent changing in time and as a symbol of re-birth in many cultures. With this, Opel, Syd, designers, and guests are celebrating merits, creativity, and ideas that'll be a part of the future. Inspirations come from classic styles, flirty attitude, anime costumes, modern silhouettes, lace and trims, and playful details gather up distinctive items like feathered hats and hair pieces, jewelry, vivid clothing, and costume garments come to take part of an outstanding all-nighter show.

Designers include Ella Mental, Little Red Sparrow, Kayo, Dandelions & Dean, miss velvet cream x Estar x Fluidance, Dimitri & Devora, Vindyco, and Invisible Hero Industries.
Featuring Stanton Warriors as musical guests to pump up the room with energetic hip-hop funk.

The event will run from 10pm to 4am and the runway show will promptly begin at 12am so come early, enjoy the site, meet creative and artistic people, have a couple drinks, dance your bootie off, and enjoy the show!

MAY 1, 2009 DOORS AT 10pm Fashion Shows at MIDNIGHT!
444 Jessie Street at Mint, San Francisco
21+ w/I.D.
Tickets $25
http://www.opelproductions.com

MAY 2 SATURDAY NIGHT SPACE GALLLERY
DOORS AT 9pm MISS VELVET CREAM PERFORMANCE AT MIDNIGHT




Alexandria von Bromssen & Del Geronimo present an
art and fashion exhibit this May 2nd at Space Gallery,
titled PROJECT INFERNO.

Featuring a varied array of works inspired by Alighieri’s
epic poem, this installation will bring
avant garde and fashion forward fashion designers,
fiery-hot painters, sculptors, performance artists music,
models, and you together in a sweltering gestalt.

This exhibit runs for one week. The gallery opens at 7 pm.
The official reception lasts until 8p.m., but the festivities
won’t end till 2 am.

Space Gallery is located at 1141 Polk Street SF.
For more details please reference the official website
is www.leftprojekt.com
MORE INFO HERE

INFERNO PROMO PHOTO BY NICK KNIGHT


AND THE OPEN STUDIOS!
Sunday May 3, 2009 4-7pm 154 7th Street Suite 203, at Natoma between Mission + Howard
[The Orange Building]
Deliciousness served, GREAT NEW CLOTHING, Just come and visit and see where it all begins! BYOB.

Photo by Natasha Allison

Been There Done That Featured on SFBG Blog! Check IT!

There was a GREAT review of the Been There, Done That Benefit Event on the SFBG BLOG!

Here's some shots of the evening, all from Sharon's camera! What a great model and paparazzi shots! Thank you all so much for being part of this, Estar did all the flowers, hats and visors for the show, and miss velvet cream presented super-mash-up-T-shirt dresses! FUN!

Esther working on Sharona's headdress and visor [made from a beach mat!]
The VIXENS! Julie, Sharon, Stephanie, Dominique, and Melody!
Sharona + Rising....! BEAUTIFUL!
CAT! Looking gorgeous and rocking the Pirate x Cowboy Denim hat by Estar + another t-shirt dress!

Stephanie in the mash-up!
And more information about sustainable clothing.....!

What a GREAT SHOW! Thank you especially Zoe + Audrey, our producers!!!!

Been There, Done That Benefit for Victory Gardens, SF APRIL 26 at TEMPLE, Doors at 7pm.

BEEN THERE DONE THAT
Benefit Fashion Show
SUNDAY, April 26th, 2009
at TEMPLE Nightclub
(HOWARD between 1ST + 2ND)


"Sustainable" Runway Fashion show featuring fashion made of recycled, reused, sustainable, and vintage materials only!
Collections include:

TINC + collaborations
DANKEN
MISS VELVET CREAM + ESTAR
BRIDGET CROWE
NATALIE KULUNGIAN
MITTENMAKER
JASMIN ZORLU MILLINERY

and SO MUCH MORE!

BLOSSOM! Spring Trunk Show! This Saturday 2-8pm at Triple Crown in SF

S&G Clothing and Tamo Designs present:
~Blossom~

Come out and Bloom

2pm-8pm, Sat. April 11th (the day b4 easter)
The Triple Crown - 1760 Market @ Market and Octavia
Free Admission - All ages welcome.


The Spring is here! We've turned a page, change has come, and new things are in the works.
Join us for a day of Spring revelry with 15 of your favorite S.F. designers.
We've got a lot of new creations to share.... come get a peak at the first showing of the Spring/Summer collections of 2009.

As usual we'll be serving up good beats... and at the new Triple Crown they'll be serving top notch food. Come hungry.


Designers
Dida Jewelry - www.dida-jewelry.com
E-Star - estarhats@gmail.com
Heathen - www.myspace.com/wearheathen
Hipstirr Belts - www.hipstirrbelts.com
Lemon Twist - www.lemontwist.net
Miss Velvet Cream - www.missvelvetcream.com
MoDA Sandrita
S&G Clothing - www.SandGClothing.com
Silver Lucy Design - www.silverlucydesign.com
Snap Clothing
Steam Trunk - www.steamtrunk.com
Tamo Design - www.tamodesign.com
Tiny Pots aka Lil Potsies

Massage
Zen Healy - www.zenhealyng.com

DJs
John Schiffer :: Soundcurrent
Mozaic :: Glimmer of Dope
Lotus Drops :: Street Ritual, SF
Phoenix :: Shelter


[Images of "Hollis' Cream Coat" from the Benefit in March 2009 at Slim's for Hollis Hawthorne]

OPEN STUDIO This Sunday April 5 from 4-7pm!

We're opening our windows wide, inviting you to step inside.
Come one, come all and don't be late, at 7 pm we'll close the gate.....
Inside our studios, full of joy is something for you! Girl, or Boy
We'll have music and nibbles, starting at 4.
Dresses, shirts, hats, hoodies, and more!


Spring Open Studios!!
Miss Velvet Cream
Estar
514 7th Street Suite 203
between Mission and Howard (at Natoma!)
BRIGHT orange building, entrance at gray metal gate. RING BELL # 203 (MVC ESTAR)

Sunday, April 5th 2009 4pm-7pm
We will have farm-fresh nibbles and TCHOcolate, but you'll have to BYOB.
Support your local artists and clothing makers!!





ALL PHOTOS BY FAERNWORKS.com
CLOTHING MISS VELVET CREAM
MODEL AMY LEBLANC + GINNY
HATS + MASKS BY ESTAR
JEWELS BY JOSIE ADELE
ART BY DECOY99
IMAGES FROM MeTaMoRpHiCA Drawing Workshop March 27, 2009