Fashion Pitch Competition Recap – Fashion Tech Week 2014
Last week, I got to go to three events of Fashion Tech Week 2014, a week-long event sponsored by SFFAMA that celebrated the “convergence of fashion, technology and innovation” in San Francisco. This is my first out of three posts that will focus on each of the events...
DIY “I Heart Lace” Dress
On early January 2014, I saw pictures of Stella McCartney dresses with hearts thread embroidery / appliqué details. I think it’s so brilliant and I have been crazy in love with the idea. At the time, I didn’t know I would be so enthralled with appliqués...
Polished and Bold: Fall 2014 Looks from AAU Students at MBFW
By now, you probably have pinned all New York Fashion Week looks to death. But check your Pinterest board(s) again, perhaps you were so busy pinning looks from the big and famous names and skipped the student designers. At NYFW earlier this month, the Academy of Art...
Fashion Installation of AICA-SF: View, Review, and Preview
The Student Fashion Installation opening reception took place at Art Institute of California – San Francisco (AICA-SF) Gallery, 1170 Market St. on February 20. Academic Director of Fashion Geetika Gupta and London Fashion Week Founder (now a Professor at the...
Stylematic App Launch Party & Fashion Show Recap
San Francisco’s fashion and tech enthusiasts mingled at Broadway Studios (435 Broadway St., the North Beach district) on February 18, 2014 for Stylematic App launch party and fashion show. Dubbed as “Your Virtual Stylist”, Stylematic aims to help you...
High-Low Circle Skirt Dress Sewing Project
My first DIY dress ever! It was a rather impulsive decision, and the execution was muddled with detours. It took me 20 hours from sketching to finished garment, but the end result (and learning experience) was SUPER worth it!