Haute Couture Paris fashion show features MIMI Tran and on aura tout vu

 

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Recently at the legendary Fairmont Hotel in the chic Nob Hill area of San Francisco, Replete Skincare presented an Haute Couture fashion event featuring two top couture brands in the world, MIMI Tran and on aura tout vu. This was the first time the “on aura tout vu” fashion house showed their collection on American soil.

Livia Stoianova and Yassen Samouilov of the Haute Couture accessory label, on aura tout vu (which means “We will have seen everything” or “That takes the cake” in French), presented a number of looks on the runway.

Entertaining and titillating the fashionista crowd was pop singer French, who walked the catwalk with a bevy of lovely models clad in shoes by participating LA-based luxury footwear designer, Konstantina Tzovolou.

Replete Skincare donated 10% of all ticket sales for the 2014 Haute Couture Fashion event to Reason to Party, an all-volunteer San Francisco 501(3)c non-profit that raises funds in fun ways for extraordinary local nonprofits. The funds are earmarked for Samasource, a nonprofit that helps connect poor women and youth to training and employment in the digital economy.

TasteTV photographs by C. Bliss, author of Street Style San Francisco. Other partners included FSHN Magazine.

 

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Tasting Styles at Sunset’s Savor the Central Coast

Eureka Burger team at Savor the Central Coast fashions (Courtesy of TasteTV)

Eureka Burger team at Savor the Central Coast fashions (Courtesy of TasteTV)

 

Food and wine were not the only thing on tap at Sunset Magazine’s September “Savor the Central Coast” event in San Luis Obispo county near Paso Robles. “Tasting” styles were also on view, as attendees combined wearable fashion with fabrics that were light, flexible, and eye catching.

Even in the countryside, it pays to look good, especially while having fun!

(SAVOR the Central Coast food and wine festival is sponsored by Sunset Magazine and Visit San Luis Obispo County)

 

Savor the Central Coast fashions (Courtesy of TasteTV)

Savor the Central Coast fashions (Courtesy of TasteTV)

Savor the Central Coast fashions (Courtesy of TasteTV)

Savor the Central Coast fashions (Courtesy of TasteTV)

Savor the Central Coast fashions (Courtesy of TasteTV)

Savor the Central Coast fashions (Courtesy of TasteTV)

Savor the Central Coast fashions (Courtesy of TasteTV)

Savor the Central Coast fashions (Courtesy of TasteTV)

Savor the Central Coast fashions (Courtesy of TasteTV)

Savor the Central Coast fashions (Courtesy of TasteTV)

Savor the Central Coast fashions (Courtesy of TasteTV)

Savor the Central Coast fashions (Courtesy of TasteTV)

Savor the Central Coast fashions (Courtesy of TasteTV)

Savor the Central Coast fashions (Courtesy of TasteTV)

Visitor from "Edible San Luis Obispo" magazine at Savor the Central Coast fashions (Courtesy of TasteTV)

Visitor from “Edible San Luis Obispo” magazine at Savor the Central Coast fashions (Courtesy of TasteTV)

Savor the Central Coast fashions (Courtesy of TasteTV)

Savor the Central Coast fashions (Courtesy of TasteTV)

Savor the Central Coast fashions (Courtesy of TasteTV)

Savor the Central Coast fashions (Courtesy of TasteTV)

Savor the Central Coast fashions (Courtesy of TasteTV)

Savor the Central Coast fashions (Courtesy of TasteTV)

Savor the Central Coast fashions (Courtesy of TasteTV)

Hosts at Savor the Central Coast fashions (Courtesy of TasteTV)

Savor the Central Coast fashions (Courtesy of TasteTV)

Savor the Central Coast fashions (Courtesy of TasteTV)

 

Festival Styles at the Ghirardelli Chocolate Festival

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What is the perfect style for tasting wine and chocolate at an outdoors event on the West Coast?

Apparently a subtle nod to the summer music concert tours is the appropriate outfit, as we discovered at the Ghirardelli Chocolate Festival, where festival style was the mode of the day.

 

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Sleek and stylish shirts from Torani

Sleek and stylish shirts from Torani

Modelo beer paired with Rick Bayless salsa

Modelo beer paired with Rick Bayless salsa

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Top Artisan Fragrances of 2014

FragranceSalonSquare-webTasteTV is pleased to announce the Top Artisan Fragrances of 2014!

The list is the result of the annual Juried Awards competition which rewards the Top Artisan, Niche, and Custom Fragrances of the Year.

To view the rankings and winners, go to the Top Artisan Fragrances 2014 page.

Products from across the country were entered into this competition and sent to a panel of judges located throughout North America, who reviewed and voted on which they consider to be the “Top Artisan Fragrances of the Year.”

In addition, the three “Top Artisan Perfumer” award winners from this competition are given the title, “Official Fragrance Partner of the TASTE AWARDS.

 

LuckyRice Food and Fashion Accessories include Stunning Tattoos

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LuckyRice Festival – Tattoo art – photo by TasteTV

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LuckyRice Festival – photo by TasteTV

Great Asian culinary dishes and culture were not the only items on display at the annual LuckyRice Festival, which made its stop in San Francisco recently.

Fashion was also at the top of the list, and some of the most eye-catching accessories were signature tattoos.

In its fifth year, the annual LUCKYRICE Festival shines a spotlight on Asian culture through cuisine in the America. The organizers work with various culinary partners to bring the diverse worlds of Asian culinary culture to global-minded North American consumers.

The Festival currently tours to five national markets: New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas and Miami.

 

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LuckyRice Festival – Tattoo art – photo by TasteTV

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LuckyRice Festival – Tattoo art – photo by TasteTV

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LuckyRice Festival – Tattoo art – photo by TasteTV

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LuckyRice Festival – Tattoo art – photo by TasteTV

 

 

Victoria’s Secrets Slippers

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All purpose creative firm, the Art Department (a catchy name that summarizes their role for clients), has produced a catchy video for Victoria’s Secrets Slippers, featuring supermodel Adrianna Lima.

Victoria’s Secret – Slippers from Art Department

(find them on Twitter @artdeptwork)