Where else can you attend a drag queen fashion show, watch The Fifth Element in a historic theatre, shop at 2am in a dance club and decorate Easter bonnets at a landmark art museum, all in one weekend? Of course, fantastic San Francisco. Whatever you decide to do this weekend, have a great Easter and enjoy it in style!
ONGOING
Experience a fashion exhibit like no other. This dynamic, multimedia exhibition spotlights 140 haute couture and prêt-à-porter
designs created by Jean Paul Gaultier between the 1970s an 2010, along
with numerous sketches, archival documents, fashion photographs and
video clips. Despite the gritty and sometimes controversial content of
his collections, the clothes remain beautiful, superbly crafted with the
finest dressmaking and detailing skills. General admission is $11.
Check out the avant-garde beauty of the Aesthetic Movement at
the Legion of Honor art exhibit through June 17th, 2012. This look at
The Victorian Avant-Garde will feature a series of exclusive programs
including live entertainment, costumes, and hands-on art making.
Programs are free with museum admission of $11.
Explore an exhibition of twenty artists' work that uses armature
of clothing or actual clothing as a premise for sculpture. Embracing
personal ideas and the conceptual edge of craft, the artworks address
concepts of money, human nature and statements of identity. Ticket cost
is $5.
ONGOING
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| The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk. Photo by Ed Jay. |
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| James McNeill Whistler, Harmony in Grey and Green: Miss Cicely Alexander, 1872–1874. Oil on canvas. Tate, London |
FRIDAY
Peaches Christ is hosting a fabulous evening at the de Young
featuring a fantastical fashion show and a cavalcade of costumes and
performances in tribute to the exhibit "The Fashion World of Jean Paul
Gaultier." Starring in this event are local superstar designers Mister
David, Tria and Mrs Vera. Cost to attend is $11.
The Castro Theatre is presenting their second evening of movies
featuring Jean Paul Gaultier designs. This evening's features include The Fifth Element and The City of Lost Children. Both movies provide visual eye candy of Gaultier's over the top designs. Ticket cost for both films is $10.
Come to Hangr 16 to celebrate ShopNear.me's launch! This is an
amazing new GPS-based mobile app that allows people to follow their
favorite boutiques, track items, reserve new arrivals and more. Come
enjoy drinks, appetizers and DJd music. There is a 20% discount on
purchases at the event with a Shopnear.me download.
SATURDAY
The International Gem and Jewelry Show continues today in addition to the following fashion events:
Explore fashion and style through film at the San Francisco
Fashion Film Festival. The first day of the festival includes films Ziegfeld girl, How I get Dressed/The way I Dress, Jack Taylor of Beverly Hills, Barbarella and The Matrix. Ticket cost ranges from $10 to $15.
Attend the book release party of "Tomboy Style Beyond the
Boundaries of Fashion" and meet author Lizzie Garrett Mettler. This
compact coffee table tome celebrates the tomboy look made popular by
style icons Katharine Hepburn, Patti Smith, Jane Birkin and others.
Food and drinks provided. RVSP to laren@paulandwilliams.com.
This bass-heavy fashion event will feature a runway show of rave
inspired fashion and a trunk show featuring vendors The Alley Cat
Sewing Co., Shmelt Clothing, See Odder Designs, and Doing the Unstuck
Clothing. The event will also feature live art and an amazing lineup of
DJs. Cost to attend is $20.
SUNDAY
This is the last day of the International Gem and Jewelry Show and San Francisco Fashion Film Festival. Film festival movies include City of Lost Children, Miss Representation, God Save My Shoes and Marie Antoinette. Enjoy these events in addition to the following:
Celebrate Easter in style at the Legion of Honor "Victorian
Easter Wonderland" in celebration of their latest exhibit. Festivities
include a Victorian Easter Egg Hunt on the front lawn (free of charge),
an Easter bonnet making workshop compliments of Petrushka Couture
Accessories, a movie feature of the animated version of Alice in Wonderland and other activities. This will be a unique Easter experience with something for the whole family to enjoy.
SATURDAY
The International Gem and Jewelry Show continues today in addition to the following fashion events:
SUNDAY
This is the last day of the International Gem and Jewelry Show and San Francisco Fashion Film Festival. Film festival movies include City of Lost Children, Miss Representation, God Save My Shoes and Marie Antoinette. Enjoy these events in addition to the following:
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