Gest Designer to visit Carmen Flores

We are blessed to have talented and experienced guest designer Paula Pfotenhauer come for a visit to Carmen Flores today!

She has traveled the world working in the fashion industry and is currrently working in the bay as a local talent.

Paula is going to share her story and do an activity with our program. It's an eperience NOT to be missed.

Oakland North Coverage

Hey guys! Check out the coverage we received from Oakland North at:

http://oaklandnorth.net/2010/11/24/street-style-fashion-workshop-helps-young-designers-flourish/

The Bikery & Street Styles Dream Seams School of Fashion-Cycles of Change

Photo Shoot with the Bikery-Cycles of Change

Original Designs

 

Building Community through Fashion Collaboration

Special Thanks to Elokin at Cycles of Change

Photography by Brian Wilkes

Make-up by Kassiah Hooper

Hair by Deshawna Phillips

Photo shoot!

We're very excited about this Sunday, November 21st  because we're going to be having a photo shoot at The Bikery. The Bikery is located at 2289 International Boulevard Oakland, CA 94606 and the photo shoot will be taking place from 2-5pm, again, we're very excited about this, so keep your eyes pealed for some pictures!

Street/Seams Teen Fashion Art Show

 

Street Style possibly going to Sacramento!

On Thursday at the Carmen Flores Recreation Center, we met up with Jennifer Nodord from FIDM and talked about having the Street Style program in Sacramento.


Stay tuned for more information!

FIDM Fashion Institute

   

This is the logo of the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising. And we're actually going to be having in a guest speaker, Jennifer Nodord, from FIDM on Thursday the 4th at Carmen Flores Recreation Center and she will be there to observe us and answer any questions. We're looking forward to meeting her and hope she will present and observe at our other locations.

Custom jewelery creations

This week we worked on jewelery making. The above hand-out shows tools and findings used when making jewelery. Programs participants created custom polymer pendents and beads as well as earrings and necklaces. 

                             Here are some of our creations:

  

T-shirt based designs

We studied about tunics and t-shirts. A t-shirt is commonly worn nowadays, as is a tunic. A t-shirt is a short-sleeved collarless undershirt and often shaped like a T. The t-shirt and the tunic have similarities and differences. Both are flexible and can be made from any type of fabric. The differences from a t-shirt and a tunic is that a tunic pattern is only 1 piece while a t-shirt is a 4-piece pattern. A tunic was worn during ancient times in Greece and Rome, it can be worn by both women and men.

Original sketches by Astrid Mejia and Naima Yi and the fabric swatches on the paper are re-used.

SEWING MACHINE ANATOMY

  

Here is a detailed description on how to use a sewing machine. With this paper it was easy for me, if you have no idea on how to even use a machine like I did then this is extra helpful. It gives you a very detailed description on how a sewing machine's anatomy is and how it works.

It's time to start it up! 2010-2011 Program Applications Available

We're going to get things crackin' for 2010-2011. Bigger and Better than last time, more activities, more machines, and more locations. Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity to participate in the Fashion Industry. 

Download your APPLICATION   here today and bring it to your desired site.

Monday-MetWest 4 45-615

314 E 10th 

room 204

Tuesday-Rock Paper Scissors Collective 4 30-6-30

2278 Telegraph

Wednesday-MetWest 3-5

314 E 10th 

room 204

Thursday-Carmen Flores Recreation 4-6

1637 Fruitvale Ave

Friday-Brookdale Recreation 4-6

2535 High Street

Tell your friends...We'll see you there!

Fashion Show pics

Check out our show!

Preshow

The SHOW

Examiner.com Fashion Show coverage

Street Style/Dream Seam Fashion Show

Here's a great article written about our fashion show this Saturday. It will be a great time so please come on out!

Our First Show

June 26th 4:30-6

Studio 1 Arts Center

365 45th St

Oakland, CA 94609

Dream Seams Street Style School of Fashion will be holding our First Annual Fashion Show. The Show will feature the hottest youth designs alongside Oakland's Established Talent. 

General Admission is FREE and we are selling VIP tickets for priority seating, backstage access, light catering, & goody bags. Tickets are available on a sliding scale $10-$20. All proceeds go to benefit Dream Seams Street Style School of Fashion 501 c 3 charitable organization. Please contact ace.arts.eastbay@gmail.com to inquire about supporting the program.

We are also seeking models for our show. Models must be over 16 and fill out our model form available here 

In addition, models must be available for training and rehearsal on Jun 19th from 12-2:30 at Studio 1 Arts Center as well as on the show date June 26th from 1:30-6:30. Models will receive high resolution pictures for portfolio.

Rest in Peace friend

On March 13th, 2010 Oakland lost another youth to gun violence. Eric Toscano was a friend of many youth in our program. Celina Lopez immediately contacted facilitator Kristi Holohan and with the help of Square 1 Labs heat press (Rom Pragassa), our program made a shirt in memory of Eric.

We deeply feel the loss of Eric and our hearts go out to his family and friends. Please contact our program (ace.arts.eastbay@gmail.com) to give to the family in their time of need. 

In addition, as a program we will speak out against violence in our community and work for more opportunities and events for Oakland as a form of violence prevention. 

Textile Chelsea Fadda Visits!

Above, from Left to Right: Liliana, Breana, Keekee, Brittany, Naima, and Guest Artist and Rock Paper Scissors Collective Member Chelsea Fadda at Street Style RPSC.

In Aurelio's Perez (Street Style MetWest) words, "Today in Street Styles class Chelsea Fadda came in and started teaching us how to weave a pillow. this was very fun because we got to get hands on and got to learn the pattern on how to weave. Chelsea explained step by step how to weave and it was easy. This was a very fun activity and we want to do this again!!!"

Veronica (of Dream Seams at Tassafaronga) in her final weaving stages. In front of her are Cara's and Hidiya's completed weaving pillow creations.

Participants who complete the project will be exhibiting at Rock Paper Scissors Collective Textiles in 3D Show 

First Friday March Photo Shoot

We had the pleasure to have photographer Stuart Dixon and make-up artist and Dream Seams participant Veronica Sandolval come out to work with models from Street Style and Dream Seams. In attendance for modeling were: Berenice, Liliana, Yadira, Celina, Allison, Haley, and Nancy. Marisel assisted in styling and Naima focused on a live sewing demonstration.

The evening in the words of Berenice
"Me and the other models thought that it was a great opportunity to have a photo shoot during the First Friday Art Murmur. It was a really good experience. We were all in a small room changing and putting on makeup, getting ready to take pictures in front of alot of people and it was great!"

Naima, who tended the machine stated, "It was very cold and rather mild but a family friendly enviornment"

Yadira said she enjoyed the fact that there were so many people taking pictures of her. The makeup was amazing, although we could have had two Veronicas it was so very time consuming. It was a real modeling experience.

Oakland NORTH publication

Check out this publication that Allison wrote up about the program. click on the link below to see the article.

http://oaklandnorth.net/2010/03/06/oakland-after-school-fashion-program-fuses-street-style-with-business-savvy/


it is to be noted that Naima's last name is Yi and Francios (not Francisco Zimany)

Bay Peace Event with MetWest Participants

Last Wednesday students from the MetWest addition of Street Style modeled informative military garments to expose the dangers and reality of military recruitment for high school students in Oakland. We even saw Tassafaronga Dream Seams Youth Designer Cara He in the audience.

Below models: Celina, Berenice, Olivia (organizer) and Yadira were assisted by Marisel (not pictured) in  modeling garments created by the Women of Color Resource Center (as well as one garment created by facilitator Kristi Holohan).

The event in the words of Celina: 

"For it being short notice, I thought we pulled it off. We did not know what we were modeling, what song we were modeling to, who was doing hair and make-up and where we were walking. Luckily the other models were talented and helped one another with make-up. When it was time to get up on that stage, we WORKED IT! It went very well and the croud went wild! It seemed like they enjoyed the performance. It was great to be able to help out one of our peers by participating in this event. It was also great to be a part of this event because the issue they were addressing is an important issue."

Milliner Visits RPSC and Tassa

Elwyn Crawford of O'Lover Hats came to our program at both Rock Paper Scissors Collective as well as at Tassafaronga to teach hat making. We're creating berets and we look forward to hosting Elwyn again for another class. You can see some of Elwyn's Work at www.oloverhats.com 

Experience in the words of youth designer Alayah Le'shay Johnson:

"As a class, we had a discussion with Elwyn-who is a milliner in the Bay Area. We had a demo on how to create berets and different ways to wear them.

We Started out by choosing fabric and cutting out all needed pieces (from a pattern) and took head measurements. Once finished, we all began sewing and creating amazing, stylish berets." 

at Tassafaronga from left to right: Hadiya Anderson, Patty Sandoval, Veronic Sandoval, Tanya Castro, guest Elwyn Crawford, and Cara He 

Press Release for March 5th First Friday

Our Press Focused class in the words of youth designer Liliana Herrera:
The Press Release class was very interesting and informative. I personally learned a few things about writing a press release and the requirements necessary for calling the press out for events like for our program's participation with Alameda Office of Arts Education-Arts is Education Month.


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  


Contact: Kristi Holohan 
ACE Arts 
415 420 8028 
www.streetstyledreamseamsschooloffashion.blogspot.com  
acearts.blogspot.com  
ace.arts.eastbay@gmail.com  


YOUTH BRING IN OAKLAND’S NEW FASHION ERA DISCOVER OAKLAND’S HIDDEN FASHION TALENTS AT FIRST FRIDAY ART IS EDUCATIONAL MONTH.  


OAKLAND CA MARCH 5TH ROCK PAPER SCISSORS COLLECTIVE 6:00 – 9:00 PM  


The Street Style Dream Seam School of Fashion is a program based around promoting professional practices among Oakland’s youth designers. Come out and see a professional live photo shoot, sewing demonstration featuring youth designers, and check out our class inventory.  


This event is an opportunity to interact with models, youth designers and entrepreneurs in the dynamic atmosphere of 1st Friday Art Walk. The program is sponsored in part by ACE Arts, Rock Paper Scissors Collective, Oakland Parks and Recreation, The City of Oakland's Cultural Arts and Marketing Department, Alameda Arts Fund, The Clorox Foundation, and the Depot for Creative Reuse. The Project is a Collaboration with Alameda County Office of Arts Education: Art is Education Month.  
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This past week journalist Allison Davis visited our program at Rock Paper Scissors to cover the fashion class for Oakland North, an online publication in North Oakland.


Special programatic thanks go out to Liliana Herrera and Naima Yi for initial release writing, MetWest participants for editing, and Veronica Sandoval for typing and final editing.

Trip to the Depot for Creative Reuse

Street Style-Rock Paper Scissors edition bussed on over to Temescal and visited the Depot for Creative Reuse. Each participant filled a bag with fabric notions and other inspirations to create fantastic garments from the found and obscure.

As always, We that the Depot for there support of our program.

February First Friday Sales

On Feb 5th 2010 our Fashion Program set up a table and rack to sell our wears. The most popular items were: jewelry by Patricia Sandoval, and Hadiya Anderson, hats Hector, Clothing by Liliana Herrera, and Alayah LeShay Johnson.

We'll be back next Friday March 5th in the same spot (on 23rd and Telegraph). We'll also be having a live fashion demo!

Duct Tape or BUST

In our Dream Seams addition, Cara and Tanya tape up Jessica to create low-budget busts for us to use in the program. When stuffed with newspaper and covered in a thin batting, they are quite effective. In the stores Busts can cost up to $600. We're resourceful.

More photos from Oakland Public Library

"Reading is Always in Fashion" Oakland Public Library Photo Shoot

Thanks to Photographer team Stuart Dixon and Heather Duperroir for their hard work on our Photo Shoot at the Oakland Public Library titled Reading is Always in Fashion. 

Here are some of our candid point and shoot images from the event. Images from the event will be created into a poster and distributed throughout Oakland

The event was held in coordination with Jodi Mitchell from OPL Teen Zone and facilitated by Street Style/Dream Seams School of Fashion instructor Kristi Holohan. 

Make-up by participant Veronica Sandoval (donated by Sephora) 

Photo Assistance and Documentation by Patricia Sandoval

Designs by: Liliana Herrera, Naima Yi, Alayah Le'shay Johnson, Akilah Bernard, Cara He, & Tania Castro  

Stylist: Breana Pleasants

Additional Models: Izzy and Anna Fong

Additional accessories by Kyle and K Design 

(Additional Professional Photos to be posted)

Photo Shoot at the Oakland Public Library

Over break Street Style and Dream Seams met up with photographer team Stuart Dixon and Heather Duperroir at the main branch of the Oakland Public Library. The shoot titled "Reading is Always in Fashion" featured the student designs that are based on t-shirt patterns. The shoot will produce posters to promote teen literacy. Please contact ace.arts.eastbay@gmail.com to become a patron of or to receive this poster.


We look forward to posting the photos when they have been edited.

The Oakland Public Library has shared this link for college scholarship that are available for students with or without citizenship papers. Thank you Jodi for all of your hard work and youth advocacy!