Here are three designs that were on display.
This year, De Young Museum hosted the Discarded to Divine preview party and displayed the designers’ pieces for all of the public to view. From the moment we walked into the entrance of the museum, we saw groups of people carefully looking at each design and deciding which piece to nominate for an award given at the end to the people’s favorite. Artists stood by their designs and were willing to discuss their creative process in constructing wearable clothes from reusable materials.
Our personal favorite piece of the preview party was an aqua green dress with fish scale Fiji water bottle labels cascading down the bottom of the dress. Designed by Jay Nicolas Sario, this dress was definitely an eye-catcher that generated quite the crowd.
The preview party offered an open bar and live music to entertain the public as they walked around the museum. In addition, Discarded to Divine catered to the children who attended by providing arts and craft stations. It was truly an enjoyable evening for all ages that functioned as a benevolent cause at the same time. Guests had the opportunity to meet the designers as well as other attendees who shared a similar interest in these pieces of art. Discarded to Divine re-established the age-old adage that one person's trash is another person's treasure.
Grace Choi & Veronica Lee
BARE Reporters
These designs were also a part of the preview.
Our personal favorite piece of the preview party was an aqua green dress with fish scale Fiji water bottle labels cascading down the bottom of the dress. Designed by Jay Nicolas Sario, this dress was definitely an eye-catcher that generated quite the crowd.
Fiji water labels take on a whole new use on a fish scale dress. Photography by the authors.
The preview party offered an open bar and live music to entertain the public as they walked around the museum. In addition, Discarded to Divine catered to the children who attended by providing arts and craft stations. It was truly an enjoyable evening for all ages that functioned as a benevolent cause at the same time. Guests had the opportunity to meet the designers as well as other attendees who shared a similar interest in these pieces of art. Discarded to Divine re-established the age-old adage that one person's trash is another person's treasure.
Grace Choi & Veronica Lee
BARE Reporters
Hello! Thanks so much for attending our sneak preview party at the de Young Museum. Discarded to Divine 2010 is shaping up to be a spectacular event! It will be Thursday, April 29, 2010 at St. Mary's Cathedral, starting at 5:00pm for the Exclusive VIP Party, Silent Auction & Reception, and 6:00pm for the General Reception. Tickets are still available and are selling fast... On behalf of St. Vincent de Paul Society, we invite all to join us!
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Ann
St. Vincent de Paul Society (of San Francisco) :)
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Tickets:
http://www.discardedtodivine.org/
Thanks for the invitation! I'll let our reporters know about the event.
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Great post, great pictures. Thanks a lot. I found the website through that aqua green dress with the fish scales. Innovative... loving it. Must be really eye-catching in person too the way it'll catch lights. Good looking model too ^.^
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