Workshops at San Francisco Fashion Week
Posted on August 14, 2006
Filed Under Fashion Week, San Francisco Fashion Week
A new addition to the events at this year’s San Francisco Fashion Week (August 23-27, 2006) is that of workshops and seminars, geared towards both the general public and industry insiders.
The workshops and seminars will be held at The Art Institute of California - San Francisco, located at 10 Union Square Plaza, 5th Floor (just of Market Street, between 7th and 8th Streets).
The following workshops are open to the general public:
Model Boot Camp: Introduction to the Business of Fashion Modeling
Agents from the leading San Francisco Model/Talent Agencies will advise aspiring models on what it takes to break into and succeed in the modeling business. Discussion will outline how to stand out in a casting, interview tactics, and optional runway choreography. Aspiring Models will also have a chance to sit down one-on-one with each participating agent in a speed interview exercise. Panel members include: Al Lacayo (Look Model Agency); Elena Ng (Stars Model Management); and Phillip Gums (JE Models).
Saturday, August 26
10am–12:30pm
2 hours and 30 minutes, Tickets $35
Catwalk Choreography
Learn how to own the catwalk like a super model! Internationally recognized choreographer, Kavita Sharma (Muse Model Management) will teach models advanced, high-fashion techniques for walking, posture, poses, poise, turns, partner choreography and more. Industry terminology will also be covered so that participants can walk the walk and talk the talk!
Saturday, August 26
12:30–1:30pm
1 hour, Tickets $30
Art of the Fashion Photo Shoot
A one-on-one fashion photo shoot with a rising fashion photographer. Learn to pose like a pro while in front of the camera. The photographer will guide you step-by-step on what it takes to capture the perfect shot. Each participant will receive a twenty-minute, private fashion photo shoot and a copy of the best photograph taken during the shoot. Photographers include Warren Difranco Hsu, designer and photographer for AfterFive Magazine; Freda Banks, local fashion and fine art photographer and filmmaker, and the savvy up and coming Photo Artist James Reid.
Saturday, August 26
2–5:30pm
20 minute session, Tickets $50
How to Break Into the Fashion Industry
A panel of industry professionals from all different areas of the fashion industry including a fashion retailer, stylist, designer and producer, will speak and advise on what it takes to get your foot in the door to the exciting world of fashion. Panelists include: Blakely Bass (Retail Entrepreneur, R.A.G.); Lynne Gallagher (Fashion Designer and Business Owner, Wee Scotty); Jenn Mizel (Fashion Recruiter, 24seven); Irene Hernandez-Feiks (Founder/Event Producer, Chillin’ Productions); and Kate Rice (Fashion Stylist)
Sunday, August 27
10am–12:30pm
2 hours and 30 minutes, Tickets $45
Defining San Francisco Style
This one-of-a-kind presentation will feature fashion photography highlighting local street styles and filmed interviews with San Francisco trend influencers learn how they define the unique style that can only be found in the eclectic city of San Francisco. Presented by Brandin Baron-Nusbaum, Assistant Professor of Design, University of California, Santa Cruz.
Saturday, August 26
2:30–4:30pm
2 hours, Tickets $15
Recycling Your Wardrobe
Do you often stare at the unworn clothing in your closet and pine for something different? Grab those clothes and release your inner designer in a refashioning workshop, conducted by the owners of San Francisco’s Stitch Lounge and authors of Sew Subversive: Down & Dirty DIY for the Fabulous Fashionista. They will show you how to take those bland items and turn them into fresh, funky new fashion! Bring in a sweater and some pants you never wear anymore and walk out with a hipster hip-belt, a halter top and pair of funky leg warmers. (The pants should fit well in the waist and hips — no pleats Allowed!) They’ll also demonstrate some easy embellishing techniques so you can put your own unique touch on your refashioned items.
Sunday, August 27
12:30–2:30pm
2 hours, Tickets $37
Bead-Azzled
Whether you have been beading for years or are excited to start, The Bead Shop welcomes you to join us at BEAD-AZZLED. Janice Parsons will reveal some of the latest techniques as well as the hottest jewelry trends for Fall. Create your own beaded jewelry design to take home.
Sunday, August 27
3–5pm
2 hours, Tickets $45
Tricks of the Trade By Kryolan
Learn the Basics of Professional Make-Up. Kryolan is the largest independently owned professional make-up company in the world with retail and manufacturing presence in San Francisco. This workshop will show you how to apply make-up from day to evening. Many people don’t aspire to be pros, they just want to know the best methods and products to use on themselves. Kryolan’s make-up artist Dominic Cruz answers this demand with an intimate two-hour make-up workshop for individuals who want to learn to apply their own make-up for a variety of situations (i.e. Make-up for daytime, evening, photo shoots, etc.).
Sunday, August 27
10am–12pm
2 hours, Tickets $35
The seminars for fashion industry professionals (there are only four of them) range in topic from ecological fashion (like using organic cotton, et cetera) to an interactive seminar with a legal expert to discuss things such as intellectual property, licencing, incorporating/forming a business, et cetera. Frankly, the workshops open to the general public sound much more interesting and fun!
Tickets are being sold through www.brownpapertickets.com. You can either search for the event you want to attend and buy tickets for directly on their site, or navigate from the workshops listed the SF Fashion Week site.
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when is fashion week 2007 in san francisco?
San Francisco Fashion Week is usually held during the later part of August. I’ll post more information once it becomes available.