Showing posts with label green gala. Show all posts
Showing posts with label green gala. Show all posts

Monday, June 20, 2011

The UC Botanical Garden Green Gala


 This show was first class ( I heard a gentleman say that behind me in the audience). My pieces are on the two Brunette cuties Mogana and Hanna. They were truly amazing. My pieces were called READY FOR ANYTHING Apron dresses. Hanna is wearing a reclaimed Cone Mill denim halter dress (hand stitched) with a reclaimed dip dyed in Distaff produce hat and Morgana is wearing a hemp tunic with three pockets on the front and back with a distaff fade and a Furoshiki reclaimed knit also dipped in Distaff.
There was such beautiful work there that I cried at one point. The combination of The Botanical Gardens, the incredible designers and models to of course Sasha Duerr, Christine Manoux and Deepa Natarajan that put the whole thing together. Every designer had such a flare of their own from outrageous and elegant to simple chic. Go here to see what I did at the first Gala. This is going to be a wonderful tradition that I know will only get better year by year. So if you could not make it this year, put this in June for next year and enjoy an amazing day that raises funds for one of the most beautiful and important Gardens in the country. Thank you Paige for the beautiful Photos. There is also a nice post at Ecouterre.

Ambatalia





       Cassidy Wright of
       THE MOON


Sasha Duerr and Casey Larkin of



Ambatalia Girls


    Nicole Markoff of
     NICACELLY






    Mariah Carlson and Alice Wu

                                       


Amber Elandt

                                                          



Arial Bishop of SPIKIT
    
 Cory Gunter of



    Ambatalia Produce hat
            
                                                              
Sky Schuchman


    Sarah Borruso of
      STARS + RAVENS

    Angelina DeAntonis
   of OCELOT






Monday, July 6, 2009

Berkeley Botanical Gardens, Green Gala

Its been too long since I've blogged. I have been so busy slowing down (he he). It takes a lot of practice for me to actually be in the moment and enjoy my life blessings. I have to say the last few months I have had three back to back events that I had to do a lot of preparing for. It's my first summer with my kids and trying to just enjoy these beautiful days with them, blogging was just one to many things to do.

Wow what a beautiful day. The Green Gala fashion show at the Berkeley Botanical gardens was truly inspiring. I had the pleasure of showing my pieces with amazing Eco designers from around the bay area. The setting was magical in the redwood grove. The huge collection of plants, the beauty and education that the botanical garden brings to our bay area community was the reason we were there. Cloth and plant are one in the same, hemp, linen, cotton, bamboo, nettle, soy and many others. They are as important as our food. What ever we put into the dirt ends up in our body's. Then there are plant dye and for centuries the most beautiful cloth in the world has been dyed with plants. Indigo, Woad, madder, onion, lichen, sassafras, brazilwood and so many more.


Because working with sustainable fabrics is my passion, for this body of work I am inspired by heirloom textiles and designs. I created by hand modern pieces. With each stitch I become conscious of the amazing quality and craftsman ship woven in these textiles. I bring to life a new story that connect us to our history and a way of using what we have, practice years ago as a way of life.

revamped vintage 1930's vest transformed into a Halter, hand stitched and
hand felted 1980's woven wool, copying an old Asian jacket
revamped mock Victorian blouse and fabric covered shoes
jean skirt by del forte






hand sewn vintage lace trim blouse,
Romanian hemp and turmeric dyed hemp obi,
vintage silk fabric pleated skirt
and Japanese cloth covered shoes.





top made with 1930's laundry bag labeled Ruth A. Reed and
vintage Swiss cloth hand stitched

jeans by del forte



beautiful photos by Cara Mia photography