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    SFFAMA 2010 - The Year In Review: THE ECONOMICS OF ART


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    SFFAMA: The Year In Review: THE ECONOMICS OF ART. Photography By: ADAM YANO, DEL GERONIMO & JOSH MEHLER/ Transluschent Studios. PR/Marketing/ Creative Director: OWEN GERONIMO. Produced by:SFFAMA (San Francisco Fashion And Merchants Alliance).  Location: THE BARBER LOUNGE. THANK YOU to all the models, speakers and designers. 

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    FASHION MASH-UP: Social Media in the Fashion Industry



    FASHION MASH-UP: Social Media in the Fashion Industry

    Date: MAY 20, 2010, Thursday, 6-9 pm
    $5-$10 at the Door, SFFAMA is a California Non-Profit organization

    Location: Pigment Cosmetics, One Market Street, San Francisco, CA
    Presented by: San Francisco Fashion And Merchants Alliance

    SPEAKERS:

    1. Alanna Rayford - Couturious
    2. Alison Messinger - Eclectic Ala Mode
    3. Julian Dash - Dash, Etc.
    4. Kip Baldwin - United Filmmaker Associations
    5. Leslie Lum - Leslie Lum Marketing
    6. Liana Burtsava - Trendy Lime
    7. Nicole Lindgren - Style Bust
    8. Siv Lam - J.Crewholics

    TOPICS AND DISCUSSIONS

    1. How has social media reshaped the ever changing trends in the fashion industry
    2. How to apply social media in marketing your online store, fashion design or boutique product?
    3. Discuss how social media makes it possible for fashion designers or fashion boutiques to generate interest about their brand online.
    4. How a brand can be promoted more to customers at a global scale with a minimal cost.
    5. Discuss the following social media platforms: LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and MeetUp.
    6. What are the latest open source tools or online platforms in social media that enables the fashion industry to connect with their customers online

    Agenda: 6-9pm
    1) 6:00 - 7:00 PM - Networking and Photo Shoot
    2) 7:00 -7:20 PM - Introduction of Speakers
    3) 7:20 - 8:00 PM - Discuss Topics
    4) 8:00 – 8:10 PM - Break
    5) 8:11 – 9:00 PM - Q & A between Speakers and Audience
    6) 9:00 – 9:30 PM - More meet and greet, then Close

    INVITE ONLY - RSVP HERE - or - VISIT: http://www.fashionmash-up.com/

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    FASHION TWIT-UP, The Economics of Art’s Fashion and Tech Series



    FASHION TWIT-UP, The Economics of Art’s Fashion and Tech Series
    Presented By: San Francisco Fashion And Merchants Alliance 

    Date: APRIL 28, WEDS, 6-9PM
    Schedule:
    6pm-7pm - Mingle, Bring your own sandwich and coffee, photo (opps) session
    7pm-9pm - Speaking Forum

    Location:
    PIGMENT COSMETICS, @ STUDIO (2) TWO, ONE MARKET, SF

    In this open forum, we will examine how technology has reshaped the fashion industry. We will mainly discuss “blogging” as a form of media outlet in today’s social media conscious society.

    SPEAKERS:

    1. Alan Masarsky - Clipta - http://www.clipta.com/
    2. Erin Hagstrom - Cali Vintage - http://calivintage.blogspot.com/
    3. Jennine Jacob - Independent Fashion Bloggers & The Coveted
    4. Laura Ellner - On The Racks - http://www.ontheracks.com/
    5. Marie Denee - The Curvy Fashionista - http://thecurvyfashionista.mariedenee.com/
    6. Mignon Gould - The Chic Spy - http://www.thechicspy.com/
    7. Owen Geronimo (Moderator) SFFAMA - http://www.sffama.com/
    8. Siv Lam - JCrewaholics - http://jcrewaholics.com/

    These following topics will be discussed:

    1. How has blogging affected the fashion landscape?
    2. Why is blogging a popular media in fashion?
    3. What are the challenges in blogging about fashion?
    4. How do you become a successful fashion blogger?
    5. Why blog about fashion?
    6. What is a relevant fashion article?
    7. How to keep track of your readership
    8. What are the blogging tools available out there?
    9. Should I start my own fashion blog? Is it worth my time?

    Other Topic Discussions:
    1. Twitting about Fashion
    2. Twitterers and Followers
    3. Discuss, RSS Feeds, Keywords, Bookmarking, etc’s.
    4. Social media, why it works
    5. Search Engine Optimization
    6. Tech Talks and terminologies



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    The Economics of Art, The Barber Lounge, Feb. 11, 2010

    Owen Geronimo - View my 'Love Soiree: The Economics of Art, The Barber Lounge, Feb. 11, 2010, San Francisco' set on Flickriver

    Owen Geronimo - View my 'Love Soiree: The Economics of Art, Feb. 11, 2010, The Barber Lounge, San Francisco' set on Flickriver

    Owen Geronimo - View my 'Love Soiree: The Economics of Art, The Barber Lounge, Feb. 11, 2010, San Francisco, Photos By: Josh Mehler' set on Flickriver

    The Economics of Art, The Barber Lounge, Feb. 11, 2010




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    LOVE Soiree: ‘THE ECONOMICS OF ART’ Feb. 11, 2010, Session One





    Sponsored By: SMART ENERGY COCKTAILS

    LOVE Soiree: THE ECONOMICS OF ART 2010 Session One
    Presented By: San Francisco Fashion And Merchants Alliance, Inc. and The Barber Lounge.

    What is “THE ECONOMICS OF ART” Forum?

    Our mission is to provide an open dialogue to engage in a forum which discusses the idea of the economics of art. This series is focused on how to develop innovative solutions that address the impact of our nation’s financial crisis on creative industries. As a thriving epicenter of independent talents, The Economics of Art features local artists, fashion designers, bloggers, retailers, business owners and tech savvies in an effort to brainstorm and share new business solutions and to create an exchange network amongst peers in San Francisco’s fashion and art community.

    This event will benefit the ground works for the new San Francisco Fashion Week, a fashion industry product to be produced by San Francisco Fashion And Merchant’s Alliance, Inc., a California non-profit corporation.

    With a seven panel of industry professionals. We are going to examine the challenges in how to sustain a successful business in the arts, media, luxury, fashion and beauty industry.

    FORUM SPEAKERS:

    1) Bacca DaSilva – Bacca Da Silva Atelier - http://www.baccadasilva.com/
    2) Corinne Phipps – Urban Darling - http://www.urbandarling.com/
    3) Greg Griffin – The Barber Lounge - http://www.barberlounge.com/
    4) Leo Madrid - Linearis Institute of Fine Art - http://www.linearisinstitute.org/

    5) JT Paradox - The SF Style - http://www.thesfstyle.com/
    6) Deborah Paulino - Eco Couture TV - http://www.ecocouture.tv/

    READ SPEAKER BIOS HERE

    MODERATOR: Lorraine Sanders of 7X7 Glam Watch SFIndieFashion

    FASHION DESIGN SHOWCASE by:
    - Blanche Consorti - http://blancheconsorti.com/
    - Joy Fan - http://vintagejoy.com/
    - Medium Reality - http://mediumreality.com/

    SWEETS BY: Edible Love - http://www.ediblelove.com/

    Art By: Hilary Williams, Georgianne Fastaia, Matthew Colaguiri, Jack Androvich, Matt Mullin, Carlos Michael Finn, Serge Gay Jr., Jim Winters, Erin McElroy, Jason Austin, Christine Kesler, Jana Blankenship, John Waguespack

    MUSIC BY: DJ Diego Rockwell http://www.myspace.com/djdiegorockwell

    February 11, 2010, Thursday - 6pm to 10pm
    THE BARBER LOUNGE
    854 Folsom Street
    San Francisco, CA

    $10 GENERAL ADMISSION and SFFAMA, Inc. Non-Members
    $5-$10 Sliding Scale for SFFAMA, Inc. Members
    In order to get a discounted rate, we encourage you to join SFFAMA, Inc. at http://sffama.ning.com/

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    Economics of Art - The San Francisco Design Community Unites by Lisa Martinez





    Source: Lisa Martinez, Splash

    One part exhibit, one part speaker series, and one part fashion show, the Economics of Art Event on June 18th held at Potrero Hill’s Project One Gallery was greater than the sum of all these parts. Benefitting the upcoming 2nd Annual San Francisco Fashion Awards, a collaborative cacophony of local artists united to share and celebrate San Francisco’s underground of undiscovered talent. Blending conceptual and multi-layered influences the “Come As You Are” art installation possessed a raw, multi-cultural aesthetic that juxtaposed iconic, metaphorical, and abstract elements. Aglow in incandescent light, the open gallery space was a perfect backdrop to the evening’s main event, an entrepreneurial speaker series featuring fashion designer Scatha Allison, Artefacture founder Christopher Jablonski, lingerie designer Jennifer Lynne, Innovative Fashion Council of San Francisco Executive Director Yetunde Schuhmann, and milliner Jasmin Zorlu. The program’s grand finale was a runway show with capsule collections from local design students Jamie Cole, Julia Meeks, and Carly Mikkelsen.

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    Speaker Call: TEA Session Two








    I’m looking for industry professionals to speak at our next forum. If interested please email Owen at owengeronimo@gmail.com

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    TEA Session One Pics


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    Event Details

    THE ECONOMICS OF ART, is a quarterly insider networking event for the local retail and fashion industry of San Francisco consisting of the following format:

    1. ‘Speaking Forum’, by selected business and professionals discussing about their business entities dealing with their challenges in the current economic climate.
    2. ‘Fashion Show Installation’, four fashion designers are featured to showcase their talent in design in a mini fashion show
    3. ‘Networking’, a social setting is provided to encourage attendees to network with other business professionals. Main networking subject for EA Session 2 will be San Francisco Fashion Week

    GOAL

    • To bring forth knowledge to tackle current challenges of running a retail/eTail and non-profit business. In turn, this open forum with the guidance of SFFAMA will become a valuable go to resource for local merchants, creative minds and entrepreneurs in the SF Bay Area.

    SFFMA
    • San Francisco Fashion And Merchants Alliance is the producer of the this event. SFFAMA is a SFFAMA is a social development network that champions in various sustainable projects in support of the thriving local fashion industry in the San Francisco Bay Area. Utilizing social network marketing, this forum was created to provide an ongoing open dialogue between the local merchants and fashion entrepreneurs to form a cohesive alliance in promoting creative synergy and productive business opportunities.
    • Website: http://sffama.ning.com/

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    Previous Roster

    Source: 360DPI





    Featuring GUEST SPEAKERS:

    Christopher Jablonski / Artefacture / Progressive T-Shirt Design and Concept
    Jasmin Zorlu / Headwear for Earthlings / Milliner and Hat Designer
    Jennifer Lynne / Porcelynne / Book Publisher / Lingerie Designer
    Scatha Allison / Miss Velvet Cream / Fashion Designer
    Yetunde Schuhmann / Executive Director of Innovative Fashion Council San Francisco

    Host: Brynna Ashley Meier

    Fashion Designers:
    Jaime Cole (The Academy of Arts)
    Julia Meeks (San Francisco State University)
    Carly Mikkelsen (San Francisco State University)

    Fashion Assistants: Robert Shabazz and Sara Taves
    Crew: Mike Boyd Williams
    Music: Del Geronimo & Christopher Jablonski
    Concept by: Owen Geronimo & Robert Nixon
    Event Make Up Artist: Diane Gendel
    Design Credits: Julia Meeks, Kittinhawk & Jasmin Zorlu

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