The 9th annual “Fashion
On The Square” charity fund raising runway show was held on August 18, 2013, at
the Intercontinental Hotel, 888 Howard Street, San Francisco.
This year, FOTS 2013
celebrated San Francisco native designer Colleen Quen’s 15 years of fashion.
FOTS 2013 benefited FOTS+TheArts, a non-profit organization formed in 2012 that
grants scholarships to students in the fashion industry who blend fashion and the
arts in their work on the runway or in visual representations.
Shortly after the show,
in Intercontinental Hotel’s Grand Ballroom, Fashion On the Square 2013 started
with FOTS+TheArts opening presentation of young singer Alyssa Alves accompanied
by Alonzo King LINES Ballet’s ballerina Caroline Rocher. This was Ms. Rocher’s
second, highly-anticipated-return performance at Fashion On The Square after
having first graced the runway at FOTS 2009.
Immediately after, FOTS
2013 hostess Valerie Coleman Morris (pictured left) emerged to the runway,
wearing the stunning Colleen Quen’s signature dress in red.
Not only the night was
to celebrate Colleen Quen and her 15 years in fashion, but it is also to
reintroduce Colleen Quen Couture into the public. The night would then feature
designers B Michael (his work was first featured by FOTS in 2009), Ricky Lee’s
Roc Rio, as well as the work of student designers in a segment called the Fresh
Faces of FOTS.
The first runway show
of the night belong to New York Couture and Ready-to-Wear designer and CFDA
member B Michael, who showed his b michael AMERICA RED for Macy’s collection as
well as several of his couture pieces.
Later during the night,
he was presented with Guest Designer of the Year honorary award by FOTS Founder
and Creative Director Y’Anad Burrell. B Michael is the ‘only’ designer in the
United States who has 100% of his collections made in America.
During the short B
Michael video presentation before the first model walked down the runway, he
explained his collection is about “confident, modern women” who “has an
agenda”. Use of color, mix-and-match patterns give way to clean, sophisticated
yet not contrived looks.
Indeed, the looks were
clean and crisp, beautifully made and fit the models really well. It’s no
wonder Mr. Michael has shown his collections worldwide (including Beijing,
China, Korea and Shanghai) and has had his designs worn by popular and most
influential celebrities like Beyoncé, Halle Berry, Cate Blanchett and Cicely
Tyson, among many others.
And it’s so energizing
to see the full-house crowd clapped to every single look that came down the
runway.
People are already
anticipating next year’s show. It was a total blast and really unforgettable
one.
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