Bay Area designers are popping up to celebrate Bloomingdales 150th anniversary at San Francisco's Westfield Center
About this event
Fashion Incubator San Francisco celebrates local designers at Bloomingdale's 150th Anniversary.
Join us to discover one-of-a-kind designs in womenswear, menswear, and accessories. Meet the our Designers-in-Residence and shop emerging brands.
Location
Westfield, San Francisco
Street Level Floor - Next to Handbags
Featured Designers:
Devan Gregori
VENIM
Olori
Taylor Jay
Scotch Bonnet
Olori offers gorgeous Africa-inspired handbags that showcase and celebrate the beauty of African cultures whilst empowering women. Incorporating traditional fabrics into modern design, our products invite women all over the world to experience the beauty and culture of Africa with an emphasis on craftsmanship, heritage, and legacy. Olori means ‘Queen’ in the Yoruba language of Nigeria, and it represents what we believe about every woman’s worth. We believe that women are inherently powerful, that every woman wears an invisible crown and is worthy of a full life, free of deprivation and discrimination.
The Devan Gregori label began in a small apartment in Oakland, CA. With the encouragement of a few close friends, Devan quit her corporate day job to build this thing. She was looking for answers to her questions: why can’t I have actual pockets? Do I have to sacrifice dope design for functionality? Is it really this hard to find an approachable statement piece? This label is the sum of all of those answers.
This label is on a mission to put the “fun” back in functional when it comes to fashion. We want to feel confident and sexy while navigating whatever comes our way at any given moment of the day. Approachable statement pieces designed to integrate with any wardrobe are paired with core silhouettes that have deep pockets, sashes to accentuate any waist and elastic in addition to zippers at the waistline for ease and comfort.
Devan Gregori creates garments that will become the most beloved pieces in your wardrobe, the ones you keep going back for over and over again.
VENIM® is a progressive apparel brand that's putting a fresh new spin on the iconic denim jacket. VENIM jackets are produced from recycled designer denim, gender-neutral in size and fit, and are known for their distinctive metallic foil finishes. Made-to-order and hand-crafted in their California studio, co-founders Leslie Fong and Kaycee Houchin are growing the next cult denim brand, by hand.
Tracey-Renee Hubbard founded SCOTCHBONNET! fueled by her passion for making cheerful culturally infused items. Named after the distinctively potent Caribbean pepper, SCOTCHBONNET! accessories are known for vibrant hues, bold shapes and eye-catching patterns. The brand’s aesthetic is equally influenced by Tracey-Renee’s love for the flashiness of 90’s hip hop culture and her admiration of the understated simplicity of modern luxury labels. She also has a special place in her heart for Caribbean culture and a deep respect for artisan crafts, particularly those created throughout the African Diaspora.
Taylor Jay clothing is designed with the highest couture standards, beyond the idea of basic comfort and versatility. A single Taylor Jay piece can be combined into multiple outfits from business formal, casual, fitness, elegant, sexy, bohemian… possibilities are endless. Our fabrics are made of luxurious, heavy duty, smart materials that adjust to a woman’s body as if… taylor’d to her figure. The adaptability of textiles and generous sizing, combined with smart design features guarantee a favorable fit that can easily be adjusted to every body type for added style and comfort.
Claire Harper conceived her leather handbag collection from a search for a beautiful, simple, and thought-fully designed bag that didn’t exist yet. Harper the Label owes more to painting and sculpture than it does to fashion trends. Her pieces are intended to be modern heirlooms, worn and treasured season after sea-son as the marks of the wearer’s use slowly appear. Every design choice is deliberate: we make decisions on how to simplify and reduce, rather than add and maximize. We reject the traditional fashion calendar in pursuit of a slower timeline that emphasizes quality and inspiration over newness.
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