Project Ethos Fashion.Music.Art San Francisco 2011

Project Ethos Fashion*Music*Art took place on Thursday, April 14, 2011 at Ruby Skye in San Francisco and it showcased up and coming artists, musicians and designers as well as the new swimwear collection from Frederick’s of Hollywood.

The event began fashionably late and featured amazing artists who showcased everything from photography, to art with a message. A little over an hour after the event began; Geographer took the stage and wowed the crowd with a fusion between alternative rock and new wave sounds. The violinist wasa-ma-zing! Who knew a violin could rock out like that!?

After Geographer’s performance, there was a DJ set by Gio of The Limousines for about one hour and then it was time for Frederick’s of Hollywood’s swimwear collection to kick off the runway show.Frederick’s of Hollywood showed amazing swimwear for spring and summer that was unique and flirty; perfect for basking in the sun at Stinson Beach or enjoying the scene in Santa Cruz.

The designers featured long, red carpet gowns, swimwear and daytime attire that was unique and easy to wear. In addition to Frederick’s of Hollywood, designers showcased during the event included Cardiwarp by Kymaro, Danielle the Dressmaker, Lucy Bea Swimwear, MENK Clothing and Zoe Hong.

Artists featured at Project Ethos included Odeh Amarin, Kristine Baguiao, Alejandro Chavetta, Arnold Randall, Gabriel Schama and Karina Sagastegui.

For more information about Project Ethos, please visit projectethos.com

 

Fall 2011 Fashion Trends: Vintage

The fall 2011 runways in New York, Milan and Paris gave the fashion world a glimpse of what will be hitting store shelves later this year. Although there were many trends and unique looks from designers around the world in February, March and April, one of the more dominant trends from the runway was the vintage trend.

The vintage trend seems to make its way onto the runways every season in various forms from accessories to hair-styles to overall silhouettes and ensembles. The fall 2011 runways seemed to favor a few time periods this season which are continuing from spring 2011 as well as appearing for the first time in a few years.

The 1960’s and 1970’s were all over the spring 2011 runways and continued to make an impact for fall 2011. Designers such as Blumarine (1960’s) and Marc by Marc Jacobs (1970’s) featured a simple decade in their collections and created an instant vibe that took viewers back to a different time. The influence in the runway collections as a whole from these decades gave the fashion world a continuation of 1960’s bright colors, 1970’s wide leg pants, 1970’s hats, 1970’s shoulder bags and shoes from both eras.

The 1980’s also made a small appearance on the fall 2011 runways. Dolce & Gabbana created collection for fall which instantly took the fashion world back to a time of bubble gum pop, oversized shirts and eclectic mixtures of colors. The 1980’s showed Fashionistas that mixing colors and loose tops over thin bottoms are du rigueur for fall 2011.

The Great Recession has led designers to be inspired by the styles of the Great Depression. Designers such as Louis Vuitton showed vintage silhouettes from the 1930’s and 1940’s with top handle satchels, below the knee skirts and ladylike looks that evoke memories of black and white film.

The vintage trend for fall 2011 is diverse and includes contrasting decades and influences from bright and swinging eras as well as times of struggle. It should be interesting to see which time periods buyers decide to gravitate towards. 

Nail polish trends for summer 2011

The nail polish colors from spring 2011 are moving swiftly into summer without too much of a change.Chanel’s Black Pearl continues to be the “IT” polish of the moment and is expected to continue as the alternative to beige this summer; until the fall 2011 colors hit store shelves. The change for summer 2011 that was not en vogue for spring 2011 is that fingers and toes are moving in different directions for summer; contrasting directions that is  Summer 2011 is moving away from matching fingers and toes and moving into opposite territory.

While black or beige fingers are continuing into summer from spring, toes are getting into a rebellious mode by going beige or brightly colored. 

Beige toes are appearing on the feet of Fashionistas everywhere for summer 2011 when the fingers of said Fashionista are painted in a black tone. Fashion savvy finger painters who opt for beige nails on their hands are going bold and bright on their toes by choosing bright yellow, apple green, hot pink or royal blue.

Since the bold color trend is hot for spring and summer, it is only natural that nails take on the colorful trend as well. While feet are enjoying a trendy summer, fingers are staying neutral in either vampy black shades or soft neutrals such as beige or subtle shades of gold.

Wondering where to find the right colors for summer? Chanel’s Black Pearl or Beige Petale for the fingers and Miami Peach or Mimosa for the toes can be found at Macy’s, Nordstrom and Neiman Marcus stores. For nail polish under $10, Sally Hansen and Nicole by OPI offer a rainbow of shades every season and can be found in the beauty department at Target Stores everywhere. Happy shopping, and stay fabulous 

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