Runway photo from the April 6, 2010 avant garde supperchic.
Sebastiaan Van de Burgt, who works within the creative and special events department of supperclub,
has a talent for scouting up-and-coming avant-garde fashion designers
and throwing an entertaining show. This is evident in his cutting edge
fashion event called "avant garde supperchic."
This is a one of a kind event at supperclub, where fashionistas,
photographers, designers and models come together for a 3-course dinner,
photo shoot, hair and makeup demonstration, catwalk fashion show and
special performances. Guests are able to take a peek at what goes on
behind the scenes of a fashion show because everything backstage is done
upfront. They are able to watch runway models get their hair and
makeup done for the show and see the creative work that's done to
complement the theme of the fashion collection. Guests are even
encouraged to take part as a model in a professional photo shoot.
Sebastiaan Van de Burgt
In
regards to his innovative event, Sebastiaan said, "Since I've always
been interested in fashion and supperclub offered me a lot of freedom, I
wanted to test my management skills and creativity by organizing an
event. I know that fashion can be an untouchable glamorous world,
therefore my goal was to make it more approachable. I give the guests a
peek in the intruiging and creative world of fashion. Moreover, an
interactive event has proven to be way more interesting."
Hair stylist sculpting a model's hair.
Not
only is Sebastiaan throwing a fascinating look into the world of
fashion, but he's also promoting all the talent involved in putting it
together. It's very easy to walk away from a fashion show and be
focused on the designer that was showcased. This event showcases all
the talent involved in the production of a fashion show, from the
hairstylists, stylists, makeup artists, fashion photographers, designers
to the runway manager. He's creating an appreciation for the fashion
industry within San Francisco through this monthly event.
The next avant-garde supperchic event is happening on Tuesday, May 18, 2010 and will be featuring designer collection be.sa.
The event starts at 6:00 PM with a champagne happy hour and dinner is
served at 7:30 PM by Executive Chef Daan Jetten. The fashion
photographer for the evening is Jeremy Montemayor, the hair stylist is Lorenzo Diaz and the makeup artist is Kat Steinmetz. In addition to the runway show, the evening will also include creative fashion performances by Auberon and Bad Unkl Sista. Supperclub's house DJs will also be spinning throughout the evening.
Edith Barker, PR and Special Events Manager for the School of Fashion at Academy of Art University
attended the last avant garde supperchic event and said "Supperclub's
inclusion of a fashion show offers an opportunity for those outside the
industry to see the creativity and quality of collections from
established and up-and-coming designers alike, before their collections
are in the marketplace. A perfect example is the avant garde supperchic
on Tuesday, May 18th when Bethany Meuleners and Sabah Mansoor Husain
show their Fall 2010 collections that were recently unveiled at the
Academy of Art University's show at Mercedez Benz New York Fashion
Week. This is the first time their collections will be on the runway
outside of New York. This show will also mark the public launch of
their business partnership and design collaboration under the label
be.sa. I've already booked my table to see be.sa in SF!"
be.sa Fall 2010 collection.
Be.sa
is a collaboration of two designers that recently showed their
collection at Bryant Park at New York's Fashion week in February. These
collections were designed separately, with different techniques and
styles, however their aesthetics work well together. The avant garde
supperchic event on May 18th will mark the introduction of the two
working together to create a new high end knitwear company called
be.sa. Their plan is to launch a new collection for Spring 2011. Their
focus is to bring knitting and craft techniques to the forefront of
fashion and to present more than just the average sweater to their
customers. Their craft techniques come from all over the world and has a
well traveled feel.
In
reference to her collection, Bethany Meuleners said, "When I design, I
like to design with a story in mind. This collection came out of the
idea of a little girl playing dress up in her mother's closet, throwing
on several layers and letting each one land where it fell, often times
off kilter. There is something very genuine about when a kid just has
fun and combines elements that an older, more reserved adult may not
consider. Further inspiration for shapes and styles came from
futuristic photography and Duschamp's "Nude Descending a Staircase."
I have always worked with combining knitwear and woven fabrics into one
garment and even into one fabric. For this collection, I used felting
techniques to combine the chiffon layers with knitted layers, so that
they were fused as one in some places. This made it possible to combine
the two into one fabric without having to use seams."
be.sa Fall 2010 collection.
Sabah
Mansoor said of her styles, "My collection is based on large idea of
exploring the relationship between craft and design. While being a
student of design, I have often questioned the relevance of traditional
crafts in design. What are the boundaries that makes the distinction
between the two? I have used the centuries old tradition of knit and
felt techniques to expand boundaries between art, craft and design.
Drawing strongly on the traditional techniques of felting fabrics, using
shibori and hand embroidery techniques to act as resists. Combining
wet felting with knitted fabric to create surfaces that draw from both
techniques, but are not defined by either.
My
color story is all black with jewel assets. Inspired by chandeliers, I
worked with an artisan in Firozabad, India to customize the
jewel-shaped crystals and faceted glass beads I used to embellish the
entirely black and charcoal collection."
be.sa Fall 2010 collection.
Supperclub
is known for their creative events, and avant garde supperchic is
setting a new standard for a fashion event with it's interactive fashion
show and performances. Due to the success of the event, supperclub
will soon be launching a version this summer at their newest location in
Hollywood. Not only is avant garde supperchic innovative, but it's
also making a great impact in promoting fashion industry talent within
the local community.
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