DIY Flower Petals Headband: Gold and Girly
I recently created this DIY flower petals headband as part of my “warming up” process of making something just a tiny bit more elaborate (I’m not going to reveal what it is yet). So as my first warm-up, I took some leftover gold shiny polyester satin...Fashion On the Square 2013 Celebrated 15 Years of Colleen Quen Couture
The 9th annual Fashion On The Square charity fund raising runway show was held on August 18, 2013, 7pm at the Intercontinental Hotel, 888 Howard Street, San Francisco. This year, Fashion On The Square 2013 (FOTS 2013) celebrated San Francisco native designer Colleen...25th Street Collective Oakland and Social Entrepreneurship
Our visit to 25th Street Collective (or 25C in short) at 477 25th St, Oakland shows a design/retail hub that is passionately engaged in and focused on giving back to the local community. Lead by Hiroko Kurihara, 25th Street Collective serves as the Oakland design incubator vanguard that helps keeping local design and manufacturing industry thrive with a healthy dose of social responsibility and entrepreneurship.
Library Wars Screening with Director Shinsuke Sato at San Francisco Japan Film Festival
We just finished watching the Library Wars (Toshokan Sensou) anime series yesterday. It was fast paced and cute, but we agree that the live action movie Library Wars directed by Shinsuke Sato is so much superior. On August 2, we went to a special Library Wars...Think, Make, and Wear Betabrand San Francisco
Betabrand makes executing the concept of making apparel that people want and get them talk about it seems easy. Its combination of limited quantity products, San Francisco manufacturing, and the “Think Tank” crowd-sourcing community form the gold formula for highly desirable, functional, and quirky Betabrand apparel brand. Naturally, I become interested in learning more about what makes Betabrand and San Francisco special.
DIY Shibori Dye Skirt from Men’s Shirt
DIY shibori dyed skirt made from a men’s dress shirt. Elastic threads and casing for long scarf are added for waist closure. Pockets are also added to make it more functional.