Fashion Showcase

May 31, 2012

TRANSFORMATIONS: A FASHION SHOWCASE

This Earth Day inspired showcase celebrated the creativity and strides of Turning Heads’ at-risk San Francisco youth with a love for sewing and fashion as they set new sights for themselves through the mentorship of aspiring CCSF fashion designers. Eight teams, 1 CCSF designer paired with 1 Turning Heads designer, transformed recycled clothing from Goodwill Industries into exquisite evening wear.

April 25, 2012 over 100 guests: designers, colleagues from local design programs, families, friends and interested fashionistas crowded into the downtown Wells Fargo Bank for a lively evening of models sporting the stunning, sparkling eveningwear, refreshments and much networking.

“Fun collaborating with someone who is more skilled and a different point of view.” – Veronica, Turning Heads student designer

“I was impressed with how well everyone came together in partnership and created such beautiful dresses.” – Melissa, Turning Heads student

 

CCA Fashion Sustainability Students and Turning Heads Team Up

October 17, 2011

California College of the Arts Fashion Sustainability Students, Sandra and Ann, in collaboration with Turning Heads Sewing & Fashion Design are creating a Community Repair Project.  Turning Heads youth created one jacket, pattern piece by pattern piece. Each young woman designed and handcrafted two pieces answering the question: “What does sewing mean to me?” Their love of sewing and the act of making the jacket as a team bound them together as a community of young women. “Repair” is a community art project that was showcased for a week at the CCA gallery at the San Francisco campus. The overarching goal was to give these young women the opportunity to express their creativity, and work together to bring this project to fruition, thus empowering them through the exhibition of their work.