AugustValentine

     The year is 1958 ... way back in bay area history. Director Alfred Hitchcock brought us a thriller featuring an ex-police officer who suffers from an intense fear of heights, hired to prevent an old friend's wife from committing suicide. As with all Hitchcock classics ...all is not as it seems. Hitchcock's haunting, compelling masterpiece is uniquely revelatory about the director's own predilections and hang-ups and is widely conside red to be one of his masterworks.  Infamous Stairwell featured in the Hitchcock Classic Movie Vertigo Movie Poster 1958 Iconic Vertigo Lighting and set design Kate Novak as the troubled leading ladies ghost... A strange combination of fascination and repulsion; gorgeous cinematography vs. garish lighting. The innocent lead character Stewart vs himself the deranged lead character changes from scene to scene. The Leading Lady Novak is the symbol of classic beauty yet really just a vulgar shop girl. T...

  Sustainable Fashion Week San Francisco Runway Recap:   The August Valentine SS18 ERIS Collection on the runway and catching all the looks.  Payne Mansion   We had the honor of being featured at last weeks Fashion Community Week in San Francisco. Held at The historic Payne Mansion on Sutter St with all the basic luxury perks, marble floors, crystal chandeliers, higher and higher ceilings etc. a great backdrop for the runway that ran right through the middle of the ballroom.   Stage was set, photographers in tow, and ready to hit the runway August Valentine walked our most recent ERIS SS18 Collection on emerging designer night.   August Valentine Striped Wool Skirt & Antique Reclamation Top SS17 ERIS Collection   August Valentine Flower Cage Dress SS18 ERIS Collection