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2014 SPONSORSHIP
· America’s only quarterly fashion show ·· featuring ONLY DEBUT collections ·· exclusive, invitation-only guest list ·
www.RunwayCouturier.com - 415.385.5055 - San Francisco, CA USA
Through the eyes of Fritz Lambandrake…
Lookout, Paris. Move over, New York. “RUNWAY!” is the grassroots fashion show that announces San Francisco as the next international fashion “it” city. Having achieved nine runway events since the fall of 2011, our Scottish-tartan-themed Spring-2014 show, “RUNWAY HIGHLAND” is coming right up. Don’t miss the new-designer contest! Awards will include 1st Place – Best Fashion Design, 1st Runner-Up Best Fashion Design, Producer’s Choice, and Crowd Favorite!
So far, we’ve already shown the debut collections and individual designs of nearly one hundred rising fashion-design stars, all Bay Area or West Coast residents, and we’ll show nearly as many more this year alone! At every show, we deliver fresh designs that have never appeared on any runway anywhere. After all, if you’ve seen it before on any runway anywhere, it’s no longer fashion – it’s just clothes.
We’re so proud to say that we’ve never charged any of our new designers a penny – and we never will. Why not? The mission of Runway Couturier is ambitiously simple: to eliminate financial obstacles and propel our talented, local designers to national and international commercial success, all the while transforming our beautiful city into the world’s next fashion-design capital. “Lofty goals,” you say? Easier said than done? We know we’ve set the bar high, but we’re never scared of a little thing like work.
On a business note, we recently gained the ongoing support of Stella & Dot, a skyrocketing, multimillion-dollar, Bay-Area fashion-jewelry and accessory brand and international vintner Barefoot Bubbly, and we’ve been reviewed in the San Francisco Chronicle, SF Bay Times, Bay Area Reporter, and fresh, new, GLBT magazine Kraven! We also are a proud supporter of local charities such as REAF – The Richmond/Ermet AIDS Foundation, Under One Roof, and the ACLU – the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California. We’re deeply honored to associated with, and be noticed by, such venerable and benevolent organizations.
Personally, it has been a joy and a thrill for me to guide Runway Couturier through our adventures so far. I can hardly wait to see what happens next! Please be our guest while we find out, won’t you? Thanks. See you on the runway!
– Fritz Lambandrake, Executive Producer
Runway Couturier uses fashion as a bridge between the many culturally diverse and creatively rich communities of the Bay Area and west coast, while producing San Francisco’s ONLY quarterly fashion show, RUNWAY! Featuring Bay Area and west-coast designers, artists, entertainers, and retailers, RUNWAY announces San Francisco as an international fashion-design origination point, and strives to catapult new fashion designers to commercial success, with the ultimate goal of wholesaling and retailing their collections worldwide, while managing garment production specifically in San Francisco.
Runway Couturier also shines the bright light of fashion on San Francisco’s downtown and invites a new wave of brave, entrepreneurial and community-oriented spirit, in cooperation with major schools of fashion design, elected officials, local and national businesses, community organizers, entertainers, and philanthropic organizations.
MISSION
“Give them what they never knew they wanted.”
– Diana Vreeland, Editor-in-Chief, Vogue Magazine - 1963-71
2014-15 CALENDAR of EVENTS
Each show features a runway-contest devoted to new Bay Area fashion designers who compete for a chance to produce their first complete collections absolutely free of charge. At every show, previous winners debut their brand new collections before an enthusiastic crowd of fashionistas, buyers, and members of the press!
WINTER 2014-15 – “RUNWAY: STAR POWER!”
Drawing inspiration from both male and female movie stars, fashion designers will create high-fashion looks worthy of the glitziest, most glamorous red carpet and, at the same time, a brave, fashion-forward step for their assigned superstars.
PRE- FALL, 2014 – “RUNWAY: SUPERHERO!”
Assigned superheroes with unique super-powers for inspiration, each designer will interpret the look, attitude, and abilities of his hero/heroine and translate them into innovative, truly avant garde after-hours looks.
PRE-FALL, 2014 – “RUNWAY: EVER AFTER!”
What happens after the wedding? The honeymoon, of course! Each designer will be assigned both a season and one of many, various honeymoon-resort destinations around the world and then design the perfect honeymoon outfit for their bride or groom.
SUMMER, 2014 – “RUNWAY: SUMMER of LOVE!”
Creating inventive, fashion-forward cocktail attire, designers will channel the attitudes and period clothing styles of famous or infamous lovers, both historical and fictional, such as Antony & Cleopatra, JFK & Marilyn, and Bonnie & Clyde!
PREVIOUS PRODUCTIONS
JANE KIMSF City Supervisor,
Dist. 6
JENN LUE INDRAStella & Dot Star Stylist
CHRISTOPHER COLLINSProject Runway Alum & Fashion
Designer& Julie Siefert, Bay Area Stylist
SCOTT WIENERSan Francisco
Supervisor, District 8
CURRENT & PRIOR JUDGES PANEL
“THE INDRA” LOWENSTEIN
2012-13 SF Indie Fashion Award-Winner
RECENT RUNWAY PHOTOS & VIDEO“RUNWAY: AMERICAN EQUALITY”
Video: http://youtu.be/fHRgMqSm4XQ
DEBUT COLLECTION: TINA MAIER - ENCORE
DEBUT COLLECTION: TOMBOY TAILORS
DEBUT COLLECTION: DREW SHANKLIN CHEMISIER
DEBUT COLLECTION: REZINA PRADHAN
DEBUT: Wm. GLEN & SON - SCOTTISH IMPORTS
2011-2014 COMMUNITY SUPPORTERS
NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL BUSINESSESStella & Dot JewelryStolichnaya Vodka
Barefoot Wine & BubblyJoanie Char Design
Wm. Glen & Son Scottish Imports
POLITICIANS & ENTERTAINERSDonna Sachet, Drag Star & AIDS Fundraising Champion
Jane Kim, San Francisco Supervisor – Dist. 6Scott Wiener, San Francisco Supervisor – Dist. 8
RAQUELAXavier Toscano
Marco Middlesex
LOCAL BUSINESSESSF Moto
Discount Fabrics – General Manager Linda BlakeBaxter Bears of San Francisco
Drew Shanklin ChemisierCrocker GalleriaHotel Whitcomb
FASHION DESIGN & MARKETING STUDENTSThe Art Institute of San Francisco
City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco State University
FIDM/The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising
MEDIASan Francisco Chronicle – Style Section
San Francisco Bay GuardianBay Times
Gloss MagazineBay Area Reporter
PRESS
*THE RUNWAY COUTURIER AUDIENCE*
GENDER & AGE• 72% female.• 28% male.• 18% LGBT.• 32% ages 18-30.• 15% ages 31-40.• 36% ages 41- 50.• 17% over 50.
HOUSEHOLD & FAMILY • 33% married or
partnered• 22% have children
ETHNICITY• 42% White.• 33% Asian.• 14% Hispanic.• 11% Black or
Mixed.
EDUCATION• 52% college degree• 19% advanced
degree
ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME• $72K average income.• 36% >$100,000.
“Whether they know it or not, everybody makes decisions aboutfashion every day, so fashion is a bridge to every community.”
– Fritz Lambandrake
*Information sources: www.census.gov and audience surveys collected at each event.
SPONSORSHIP
In addition to the constant search for new fashion designers, aspiring professionals, entertainers, and in-kind community partners, Runway Couturier is seeking the financial support of corporate sponsors like you. Kindly review our sponsor levels and benefits, and let us know how we may customize a package to fit your needs. Thank you for helping make San Francisco the fashion capital it was always meant to be. We couldn’t do it without you!
Fritz Lambandrake,Executive Producer
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