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 ...

  Celebrating the fourth in my home town... Sonoma County art, love, soul event serves up healthy servings of art fashion and music for the 4th.    33 arts of sonoma county hosted the gathering for this years Art Soul Love gallery event. An artist hub in between Sebastopol and Santa Rosa now residing in the former military barracks. This venue made for a dramatic and interesting backdrop for the event.      The afternoon slipped into evening with a stunning display of local art on the walls featuring Matt Tribbles,Taylor Rock,Cody Smith,Tama Sega and a live fashion exhibit featuring August Valentine Sustainable couture in the upstairs gallery. Music playing and bbq cooking in the outside courtyard, with dancers enjoying the laid back vibe of the evening.                                    Promoter Brittany...