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Fashion’s Night Out events in the San Francisco Bay Area

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Fashion’s Night Out or FNO is taking place on September 8, 2011 and it will be a fashion and shopping extravaganza! Wondering where to go on this special and fabulous day? Here are the Fashion’s Night Out events happening throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. Please check back as we will update this page as new events are announced.

  1. Santana Row in San Jose. Santana Row will feature several pop-up fashion shows and Peggy Tanous from Real Housewives of Orange County will be on hand to help celebrate the evening. For more details please click here.
  2. Westfield San Francisco Centre: San Francisco Centre will hold a Fashion’s Night Out cocktail party which will benefit charity organization ArtPointe. There will also be several events and promotions throughout the mall. For more information, please click here.
  3. Macy’s Union Square: Sonja Morgan from Real Housewives of New York City will be on hand to demonstrate how to cook gourmet in a toaster oven. There will also be several fun and fashionable events throughout the evening, please click here to learn more.
  4. Barney’s New York has announced that they will donate 10% of sales from Fashion’s Night Out or FNO to the 9/11 Memorial Fund.  This is the perfect time to shop for fall since a portion of the sales will go directly to the 911 Memorial Fund. Barney’s New York is open from 10am to 10pm on FNO. 
  5. Stanford Shopping Center: Fashion’s Night Out in Palo Alto will take place at Stanford Shopping Center from 5:30pm-8:30pm. Retailers will each be offering their own in-store events and promotions. Please visit Stanford Shopping Center’s Facebook page for details.

 

Keep checking back for more updates!

New non-profit helps local fashion designers launch their business

 in General Fashion / Local Designers  tagged charity / emerging designers / fisf / fno / macys / summer 2011 by

There is a new non-profit in town by the name of Fashion Incubator San Francisco at Macy’s Union Square which will nurture and support local fashion designers. This exciting new organization will help keep localfashion designers in San Francisco by giving them local business contacts, tools and resources to help keep their creative juices flowing while launching their business. 

San Francisco has always been on the forefront of the American fashion industry, after all, it is the home of denim pants! Levi Strauss launched the pants that have been coveted by Fashionistas for a century. California Casual? Launched in the San Francisco Bay Area. Business Casual? Launched in the Bay Area by the high tech industry. Oh yeah, the Bay Area ooozes fashion. 
The incubator, also known as FISF, will launch a “Designer in Residence” program to coincide withFashion’s Night Out this upcoming September. This exciting program will house six local designers and give them a premiere workshop space inside of Macy’s Union Square’s offices. This will allow the six lucky designers to grow their business and create their lines while under the mentorship of the program. Love it!
To learn more about this exciting new non-profit, please visit fashionincubatorsf.org. 
To read the news article written by Cathy on Examiner.com, please click here.

Fashion’s Night Out Events 2010

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Fashion’s Night Out 2010 is happening on September 10, 2010. Fashion’s Night Out is a great way for Fashionistas in the Bay Area to shop all of the trends for Fall while enjoying gifts with purchase and/or a party atmosphere. The upcoming trends for Fall are light-hearted and offer a variety of style for Fashionistas of all tastes and budgets. Fashion’s Night Out is a great way to find the fabulous items needed to create a head-to-toe vintage look from the 1950’s, 1960’s or 1970’s. The minimalism look is also the look for Fall for the office and understated elegance. Fashion’s Night Out is the perfect time to find classic pieces that can easily integrate into your wardrobe for completing the minimalism look.

The clothing featured during Fashion’s Night Out is typically regular-priced. For Fashionistas on a budget, this is a party to attend with a mission and an iron-clad shopping list. Before attending one of the fabulous Fashion’s Night Out events, shop your closet and decide what on your shopping list is a need versus a want. Don’t have a list? Here is something to help you get started:

Something red; coat or handbag.
Something leopard; accessory or clothing item from Roberto Cavalli.
Full Skirt: dress or skirt
Kitten Heels: Prada Bow pumps perhaps?
Boots: So many styles, must choose one!
Something military: need a starting piece for this trend? Go for a jacket.
Something camel: Fabulous camel coat perhaps?
The Lady Bag: Ah, what to choose: Dior 3D, Chanel 2.55, Balenciaga City Tote, Fendi Peekaboo Tote or Cole Haan top handle tote?
Pearls: Fabulous pearl necklace or bracelet or earrings, or all three!
Gold Pendant : One perfect and classic gold pendant reflective of your personality.
Classic Cuff: The minimalism look screams for a classic yet bold, gold or silver cuff. Fabulous!
Sweaters: Cardigan sweater for the 1950’s trend and a chunky knit sweater for a cold December day.
Pencil Skirt: Two trends in one skirt: minimalism and 1950’s lux. Lovin’ it!
Jewel Tones: Perk up that minimalism outfit with a fabulous top that is amethyst, emerald green or sapphire blue.

Bay Area Fashionistas will be flocking to the most fabulous Fashion Night Out events in the San Francisco Bay Area on September 10, 2010 from 6pm-10pm.

1) Neiman Marcus on Union Square is hosting a fabulous Fashion’s Night Out party complete with informal modeling, photography and games such as foosball and pool.

2) Neiman Marcus in Palo Alto is hosting a Fashion’s Night Out party which includes appetizers, drinks and a DJ. There will be a runway show on level 2 showing all of the fabulous Fall trends.

Louis Vuitton fans are in for a treat during Fashion Night Out at Neiman Marcus in Palo Alto. Fashionistas can customizes their very own Louis Vuitton Neverful with their personal monogram. Bay Area Fashionistas can further customize the Louis Vuitton Neverful with their choice of color for the handbags’ lining. There are 17 colors to choose from!

3) Trina Turk in Burlingame will be hosting a Fashion’s Night Out party complete with champagne and a gift with purchase. The gift with purchase is a Mum’s word scarf with a purchase of $250 or more.

4) Ted Baker-Santana Row

5) Betsey Johnson, 160 Geary Street, San Francisco

6) Jimmy Choo, 845 Market Street, San Francisco

7) Loehmann’s, 222 Sutter Street

8) Macy’s on Union Square-Appearance by Countess LuAnn de Lesseps from the Real Housewives of New York.

9) Nordstrom, 865 Market Street, San Francisco Centre: San Francisco- Chanel’s Girls Getting Gorgeous. Visit the Chanel Beauty counter for a fabulous make-over event. There will also be an in store chance to win a $2500 shopping spree.

10) Ted Baker, 80 Grant Avenue, San Francisco

11) True Religion Brand Jeans, 845 Market Street, San Francisco

12) Saks Fifth Avenue on Union Square: DJ, trivia contest, informal modeling, sketsh artists,

13) Saks Men’s Store off Union Square: Vessel Nightclub will transform the 5th floor into a club. Saks customers from Fashion’s Night Out will move on to Vessel at 8pm with free admission and one free drink.

14) Bloomingdale’s at San Francisco Centre: Informal modeling and refreshments.

15) Simayof Jewelers, 295 Geary Street: gift with purchase of $350 or more.

16) Naramacie, 352 Sutter Street: Champagne, contests and gifts with purchase.

Fashion’s Night Out is a great way to shop alone or with a group of your closest friends. Fashion’s Night Out also happens to co-incide with the kick-off of New York Fashion Week, giving Fashionistas even more reasons to celebrate. Food, fashion and friends. The only f-words this world needs.

For more information regarding Fashion’s Night Out feel free to visit fashionsnightout.com.

Happy shopping and stay fabulous.