San Francisco Fashion Week 2011 Begins Tonight (8/8-8/14)

Tonight marks the beginning of San Francisco’s Official 2011 Fashion Week with the San Francisco Fashion and Merchandise Alliance, where all the creative faces of the local fashion scene will get together to launch the week long festivities to include all the gorgeous neighboring people, loads of libations, and (of course) plenty of eye-catching clothing design.  Be prepared to feast your delights on local designers in emerging, couture, and avante garde runways. There will be FREE technology workshops located at the Apple Store on Stockton and Market and for those of you aspiring to be fashion bloggers in the big ol’ interweb world, a Fashion Blogger Connect/Trunk Show where yours truly, alongside Alison Messenger of Eclectic ala Mode and Amy Gilmer of BBDO will be speaking and mingling at. (Stop by and say hi!) If you  can’t make it to the Industry-only invite event tonight at Wix Lounge, hurry and pick up your tickets to any can’t-miss fashion show of your choosing. It’s bound to be an amazing week of Bay Area beauty and bubbly. All the events will be held in different location around the city so be sure to double check your tickets and the event page for any changes. Below is SFFW’s schedule of events:

[ ATTN: TICKETS ARE VERY LIMITED. TICKETS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE. DRESS CODE IS ENFORCED (NO JEANS OR SWEATS). ONLY APPROVED PHOTOGRAPHERS/VIDEOGRAPHER​S ARE ALLOWED TO COVER THIS EVENT. TAKE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. PRESENT YOUR TICKET AT THE DOOR. ]

MON – 08/08 – SFFW 2011, Opening Party/ Industry Event, INVITE ONLY – RSVP @http://sffama.ning.com/eve​nts/san-francisco-fashion-​week-tm-2011-opening-party​-industry-event-p

TUES - 08/09 – Social Media Workshop, Pigment Cosmetics, Buy Tix Online @http://sffw2011socialmedia​workshop.eventbrite.com/

WEDS - 08/10 – Fashion Bloggers Connect & Mini-Trunk Show, EFactor HQ Office, 870 Market St. Suite 828 San Francisco. Buy Tix @ http://www.efactor.com/sff​ashionweek

THURS – 08/11 – Reception: Fashion Exhibit and Installation with Art, 5 Claude Lane Gallery, 6-10pm, CASH BAR, Fashion Exhibit is week long, Free. RSVP @http://www.facebook.com/ev​ent.php?eid=17821287557852​5

FRI – 08/12 – Runway # 1, Emerging, Madrone Studios, Dress Code Enforced, 6-9 pm, Buy Tix Online, Tickets Are Very Limited @ http://sffw2011runwayone.e​ventbrite.com/

SAT – 08/13 – Runway # 2, Ready To Wear, Madrone Studios, Dress Code Enforced, 6-9pm, Buy Tix Online, Tickets Are Very Limited Limited, Buy Tix Online @http://sffw2011runwaytwo.e​ventbrite.com/

SUN – 08/14 – Runway # 3, Couture/Avant Garde, Madrone Studios, Dress Code Enforced, 6-9pm, Buy Tix Online, Tickets Are Very Limited @http://sffw2011runwaythree​.eventbrite.com/

M/T/W -– Apple Workshops
08/08-08/10 – Apple Workshops, Apple Store, Stockton & Market, Free, 5-7pm @http://www.apple.com/retai​l/sanfrancisco/

ALL WEEK — 08/08-08/14 – Fashion Exhibit, 5 Claude Lane, SF @http://www.5claudelane.com​/

VIEW THE WEEK of ‘SAN FRANCISCO FASHION WEEK 2011′ @http://sffw2011week0808to0​8142011.eventbrite.com/

SAN FRANCISCO FASHION WEEK ™ 2011 – http://www.sanfranciscofas​hionweek.net/

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