Fall Fashion Show!

Hey Fashion lovers!
The FNA is so excited to announce the release of our winter fashion show flyers! The FNA chair members worked passionately and diligently to create the flyer and we hope you like it as much as we do! Thank you all who imputed ideas for the flyer! 
Everything is coming to a close as the day of the show is fast approaching, only a week and it will be here! The “Revive” Winter Fashion show will be held on December 6th in Jack Adams Hall, which is located in the Cesar Chavez Student Center at approvingly 7:00pm. The doors will open early at 6:30pm and General Admission is $10, but there is a $5 discount with your SFSU Student ID! 
We are pleased to have special guest Christopher Collins speaking at the show who is an ADM Alumni and Season 8 Project Runway Designer! Our own SFSU designers have been working hard to create their own perfect masterpieces, some being ADM Seniors and this will be the last time their pieces could be worn on the SFSU Runway and we cant wait to showcase all these wonderful masterpieces! 
We will be serving delicious treats at the show, which will include blue velvet cupcakes. We will also have a table if you would like to donate a child’s toy to the “Toys for Tots” foundation, as a thank you for your donation you will be given a raffle ticket which would reward you with a fabulous prize!
Thank all of you who have worked hard to help us bring this show together and we anticipate this show to be one for the books! So invite your fashionista friends and lets make this an evening to remember! 
Interested in joining the Fashion Network Association? 
Email us! sfsufna@gmail.com

Written by: Peyton E. Howell, FNA blog assistant,http://eyesofcouture.blogspot.com/

Revive 2012: The fall show is in a week!

Hey fashionistas,

Hope everyone had a relaxing and heartwarming November break. It’s a week until the fall show! I hope everyone is prepared to come.

The details

• Date: Thursday, December 6th, at 7pm. Doors open at 630.
• Location: Jack Adams Hall in the Cesar Chavez Student Center at SFSU
• Tickets: Sold at the door. $5 w/ student ID, $10 general admission
• We will be having special guest Christopher Collins, SFSU ADM Alum and Project Runway Season 8 designer speak about his experiences in the fashion industry.
• A drawing will be happening with great prizes!
• Bring a toy to donate to the Toys for Tots organization, and receive a complimentary ticket to the drawing.

Come one, come all! Designs created by SFSU students of all majors are showing at REVIVE.

Stay tuned, and be sure to follow our Instagram for pictures by the FNA and at the show! Instagram: http://instagram.com/fnasf

Written by: Sophie Calzada, Website Chair
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Fall Goodwill Window Displays

     This fall we were given an awesome opportunity to help our San Francisco community in a fashionable way. In October, we were given permission to help out our local Goodwill shops in various areas by dressing display mannequins according to seasonal themes for each shop’s front window. There were groups of three FNA members each who were designated to change the displays. The volunteers were given a certain week out of the month to go at least two times to help display the windows, unless the merchandise on the displays were not for sale. We were given this opportunity for the Haight Street and West Portal Goodwill locations, as well as the Goodwill Flagship store on Van Ness.

FNA member Nick Maltagliati shared his experience from the Van Ness Goodwill by saying, “We both had a blast, as Savannah (DiGiuseppe) sent me on missions to find certain items, we used things we both could agree on. We felt we helped in a big way by changing the displays while having fun. ” Each Goodwill store had an idea of what they wanted their front window display to look like. While one store wanted their window to be displayed with creative Halloween costumes the other wanted their window to have a color scheme of black and orange for the San Francisco Giants. Now that the Holidays are fast approaching some themes that could be chosen for the upcoming window displays are Christmas/Thanksgiving themed and cold winter outfit themed.

This experience is a big opportunity for FNA members, especially if you are looking into visual merchandising. We were not only given a fun experience but were able to get a feel of what it was like to create a piece on a mannequin according to color, theme, season, and preference. Members were encouraged to take pictures of their outfits to put into a portfolio or just as a keepsake.

FNA hopes to do this throughout December and in the future. We encourage all FNA members to sign up and partake in this opportunity. It’s not something that you can do on a daily basis, and it’s really fun!

Written by: Peyton Howell, Blog Assistant

Fashionable Events to Attend in November

Date: November 8 2012

Would you like to attend a Fashion show featuring the latest winter sports apparel? Then look no further because the POW Lombardi Sports Winter Fashion Show will be presenting the newly designed clothing and sports gear from brands including Moment, Armada, Holden, Tomahawk, Nike, Quicksilver, Roxy and Smith. The show will have free food and beverages including beer for people 21 and up, a live DJ, and a raffle contest. You could have a wonderful evening eating and chatting among sportswear lovers but also could win free gear that is featured on the runway. The event starts at 6pm sharp and the first 50 guests receive a free “swag” bag. The show will be ending at 9pm. The Location for the event is 1600 Jackson @ Polk St., San Francisco, CA. To be able to attend the event you must RSVP, because it’s free of charge, otherwise you can’t attend. So check out the event page for the event at sf.funcheap.com, look up the event by its name POW! Lombardi Sports Winter Fashion Show, and read the directions to RSVP.

Date: November 11, 2012

If you would to see the unique styles of the SF music lovers then the KUSF’s Rock n’ Swap Record Fair is the event to go to. Vendors from all over the Bay Area will be showcasing and selling their music related items such as records, CDs, Posters, etc. In various formats and genres which will include many hard-to-find and rare pieces. If you want to go to this event and experience great music while checking out the street styles of Bay area music-lovers then go to McLaren Hall at USF, 2130 Fulton St., San Francisco, CA @ 10am to check it out. The cost to attend at 10am is three dollars. The event will last from 10am until 3pm. There is an early bird special at 6am, which includes some breakfast bagels, and coffee but the cost is twenty dollars.

November 14, 2012

Are you a photographer? Model? Stylist? For those photo lovers who want to gain knowledge on how to make a photo portfolio for your modeling career, photographer career, or any career that relates to using photos then check out this event. In the Photobooth SF, there will be a free event where you will be given tips, tricks, and pointers to select the perfect images for your portfolio. You will need to bring your own printed photos to the events and you cannot bring your ipads or laptops to the event, no exceptions. You should bring 5 to 10 pictures for show and tell. The event will start at 7pm and will end at 9pm and the location is the Photobooth SF at 1193 Valencia Street, San Francisco CA.

All events are brought to you by sf.funcheap.com

Written by: Symone Moses, FNA Member

FNA Halloween Potluck

             Hello Fashion lovers! We were so excited to see such a great turnout from our first Halloween Potluck! On Thursday October 25^th, a good handful of the FNA members met up at Julio’s house all dolled up in their best Halloween costumes ready for some fun. The back yard was decorated with balloons, pumpkins and skulls while we mingled to the sound of a Halloween Pandora station. We had a table full of delicious sweet and savory snacks that we were able to munch on while we all laughed and chatted.

During the Potluck we played a few games, one of them including a donut-eating contest. The contest consisted of at least five members who had to eat a donut that was tied to a string while their hands were tied behind their backs. Another contest we had was a pumpkin carving contest, which was very fun because members were able to collaborate with each other to find a creative design for each pumpkins. The two pumpkins that were carved were of Darth Vader and a candy skull. Of course Vader ended up winning! To conclude the night after the table of snacks was devoured and tons of pictures were taken we had everyone write on a slip of paper who they thought had the best costume. After separating the top costumes we came to a winner who was non other than the lovely Genevieve who came dressed up as Karl Lagerfeld. What a perfect idea to come to a fashion event dressed as snazzy fashion designer.

We hope that you all can make it out to the next FNA Potluck, it’s not only a lot of fun but it also gives you guys a chance to meet and become closer to other FNA members!

Congrats Genevieve for wining the costume contest!