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...

 August Valentine FW19 Mystic Fall        Last weekend we got together at the shop to shoot the fall winter collection, featuring handmade one of a kind high fashion women's wear for this seasons trend setters.  No guilt, no shame all pieces made using sustainable design techniques during production by my own hands.        Channeling my creativity into clothing takes time, this being the case my collections emerge over the season instead of "dropping" all at once. Like a winter blooming flower as the winter deepens the collection comes to and end just before Thanksgiving. (you'll still have plenty of time to shop the collection for holiday parties and Christmas shipping dates)       Enjoy the first in our three series of editorial shoots showcasing the designs! Mystic Fall is the theme with dreamy fall tones for makeup and renaissance inspired styled hair!  August Valentine Original Design ...

August Valentine Spring Opener Photoshoot After a long wet winter watching the storms roll by one after another,  Spring was a welcome and joyous situation this season.   We decided to shoot a pre season opener shoot to showcase some of the designs Id been waiting to show for spring. Featuring Teak Freer and Laurie Starr we just took a walk outside the shop and shot as we went.  Queen Bee Velveteen Motorcycle Jacket Lace Cut out stretch Bell Bottom Jeans Queen Bee Velveteen Motorcycle Jacket Back with patch Golden Crane Birkin Flares with Custom August Valentine Graphic T and crochet Shawl Dusty Rose Aqua Crop Sleeve Blouse Silk Greens Reclaimation Bodice Fringe Channeled Red Carpet Jacket  Back Plunge Antique Linen Cut Out Dress  Reclaimed Crystal Fringe Neck Cuff Pheonix Rising Bomber & Momento Mori Bomber  Black Hills Asymetric Bodice with Ru...