Bay Area Guide To Independent Fashion FestivalIn a post on the BAN5 blog http://www.ban5.org/YBCA/events/1026/detail.rol , Letitia Ntofon states, “The Bay Area Guide To Independent Fashion and festival's purpose is to generate financial and network support for fashion artisans, to encourage social entrepreneurship, and promote awareness of regional brands to the greater public.”
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Captions: Sonya Smithhttp://cityflight.smugmug.com/Article/Bay-Area-Guide-To-Independent/IMG1379/401118706_dWaaF-Ti.jpghttp://cityflight.smugmug.com/gallery/6351920_Ttu9r/2008-10-23T14:39:06ZCopyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved.SmugMugOverhead view of the Bay Area Guide to Independent Fashion shopping fair and exhibits.
(c) 2008 AJ Hasan<p><a href="http://cityflight.smugmug.com">cityflight</a><br />Overhead view of the Bay Area Guide to Independent Fashion shopping fair and exhibits.
(c) 2008 AJ Hasan</p><p><a href="http://cityflight.smugmug.com/Article/Bay-Area-Guide-To-Independent/6351920_Ttu9r#401118706_dWaaF" title="Overhead view of the Bay Area Guide to Independent Fashion shopping fair and exhibits.
(c) 2008 AJ Hasan"><img src="http://cityflight.smugmug.com/Article/Bay-Area-Guide-To-Independent/IMG1379/401118706_dWaaF-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Overhead view of the Bay Area Guide to Independent Fashion shopping fair and exhibits.
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(c) 2008 AJ Hasan<p><a href="http://cityflight.smugmug.com">cityflight</a><br />A display showcasing fashionable accessories.
(c) 2008 AJ Hasan</p><p><a href="http://cityflight.smugmug.com/Article/Bay-Area-Guide-To-Independent/6351920_Ttu9r#401118982_DNJnX" title="A display showcasing fashionable accessories.
(c) 2008 AJ Hasan"><img src="http://cityflight.smugmug.com/Article/Bay-Area-Guide-To-Independent/IMG1414/401118982_DNJnX-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="A display showcasing fashionable accessories.
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(c) 2008 AJ Hasan<p><a href="http://cityflight.smugmug.com">cityflight</a><br />Fashion artisan Evarize set up their exhibit.
(c) 2008 AJ Hasan</p><p><a href="http://cityflight.smugmug.com/Article/Bay-Area-Guide-To-Independent/6351920_Ttu9r#401119368_2Um5s" title="Fashion artisan Evarize set up their exhibit.
(c) 2008 AJ Hasan"><img src="http://cityflight.smugmug.com/Article/Bay-Area-Guide-To-Independent/IMG1471/401119368_2Um5s-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Fashion artisan Evarize set up their exhibit.
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(c) 2008 AJ Hasan<p><a href="http://cityflight.smugmug.com">cityflight</a><br />Eesuu Orundide of Orundide Afro-Urban Couture presents his latest designs to visitors of the fashion exhibit.
(c) 2008 AJ Hasan</p><p><a href="http://cityflight.smugmug.com/Article/Bay-Area-Guide-To-Independent/6351920_Ttu9r#401118751_ESUHp" title="Eesuu Orundide of Orundide Afro-Urban Couture presents his latest designs to visitors of the fashion exhibit.
(c) 2008 AJ Hasan"><img src="http://cityflight.smugmug.com/Article/Bay-Area-Guide-To-Independent/IMG1399-2/401118751_ESUHp-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Eesuu Orundide of Orundide Afro-Urban Couture presents his latest designs to visitors of the fashion exhibit.
(c) 2008 AJ Hasan" title="Eesuu Orundide of Orundide Afro-Urban Couture presents his latest designs to visitors of the fashion exhibit.
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(c) 2008 AJ Hasan<p><a href="http://cityflight.smugmug.com">cityflight</a><br />Designer Eesuu Orundide models one of his V-neck T-Shirts while standing next to the always dapper Marcel Diallo of the Black Dot Artist Collective in West Oakland.
(c) 2008 AJ Hasan</p><p><a href="http://cityflight.smugmug.com/Article/Bay-Area-Guide-To-Independent/6351920_Ttu9r#401119288_KoNB2" title="Designer Eesuu Orundide models one of his V-neck T-Shirts while standing next to the always dapper Marcel Diallo of the Black Dot Artist Collective in West Oakland.
(c) 2008 AJ Hasan"><img src="http://cityflight.smugmug.com/Article/Bay-Area-Guide-To-Independent/IMG1468-2/401119288_KoNB2-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Designer Eesuu Orundide models one of his V-neck T-Shirts while standing next to the always dapper Marcel Diallo of the Black Dot Artist Collective in West Oakland.
(c) 2008 AJ Hasan" title="Designer Eesuu Orundide models one of his V-neck T-Shirts while standing next to the always dapper Marcel Diallo of the Black Dot Artist Collective in West Oakland.
(c) 2008 AJ Hasan" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2008-10-23T17:36:24Zcityflighthttp://cityflight.smugmug.comhttp://cityflight.smugmug.com/Article/Bay-Area-Guide-To-Independent/IMG1468-2/401119288_KoNB2-Th.jpg2008-10-11 18:05:03Fashion exhibit by designer Eric Mahoney.
(c) 2008 AJ Hasan<p><a href="http://cityflight.smugmug.com">cityflight</a><br />Fashion exhibit by designer Eric Mahoney.
(c) 2008 AJ Hasan</p><p><a href="http://cityflight.smugmug.com/Article/Bay-Area-Guide-To-Independent/6351920_Ttu9r#401119114_JYkoy" title="Fashion exhibit by designer Eric Mahoney.
(c) 2008 AJ Hasan"><img src="http://cityflight.smugmug.com/Article/Bay-Area-Guide-To-Independent/IMG1442/401119114_JYkoy-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Fashion exhibit by designer Eric Mahoney.
(c) 2008 AJ Hasan" title="Fashion exhibit by designer Eric Mahoney.
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(c) 2008 AJ Hasan<p><a href="http://cityflight.smugmug.com">cityflight</a><br />Cicely Sweed (far left) moderates the Fashion and Politics panel.
(c) 2008 AJ Hasan</p><p><a href="http://cityflight.smugmug.com/Article/Bay-Area-Guide-To-Independent/6351920_Ttu9r#401119052_mixMf" title="Cicely Sweed (far left) moderates the Fashion and Politics panel.
(c) 2008 AJ Hasan"><img src="http://cityflight.smugmug.com/Article/Bay-Area-Guide-To-Independent/IMG1436/401119052_mixMf-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Cicely Sweed (far left) moderates the Fashion and Politics panel.
(c) 2008 AJ Hasan" title="Cicely Sweed (far left) moderates the Fashion and Politics panel.
(c) 2008 AJ Hasan" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2008-10-23T17:36:24Zcityflighthttp://cityflight.smugmug.comhttp://cityflight.smugmug.com/Article/Bay-Area-Guide-To-Independent/IMG1436/401119052_mixMf-Th.jpg2008-10-11 17:12:13The Yerba Buena Center for the Arts logo.
(c) 2008 AJ Hasan<p><a href="http://cityflight.smugmug.com">cityflight</a><br />The Yerba Buena Center for the Arts logo.
(c) 2008 AJ Hasan</p><p><a href="http://cityflight.smugmug.com/Article/Bay-Area-Guide-To-Independent/6351920_Ttu9r#401119191_fGc5C" title="The Yerba Buena Center for the Arts logo.
(c) 2008 AJ Hasan"><img src="http://cityflight.smugmug.com/Article/Bay-Area-Guide-To-Independent/IMG1465-2/401119191_fGc5C-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The Yerba Buena Center for the Arts logo.
(c) 2008 AJ Hasan" title="The Yerba Buena Center for the Arts logo.
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(c) 2008 AJ Hasan<p><a href="http://cityflight.smugmug.com">cityflight</a><br />Model Michael Crockett sports a design from RAG Co-op.
(c) 2008 AJ Hasan</p><p><a href="http://cityflight.smugmug.com/Article/Bay-Area-Guide-To-Independent/6351920_Ttu9r#401119414_uYSyg" title="Model Michael Crockett sports a design from RAG Co-op.
(c) 2008 AJ Hasan"><img src="http://cityflight.smugmug.com/Article/Bay-Area-Guide-To-Independent/IMG1522/401119414_uYSyg-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Model Michael Crockett sports a design from RAG Co-op.
(c) 2008 AJ Hasan" title="Model Michael Crockett sports a design from RAG Co-op.
(c) 2008 AJ Hasan" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2008-10-23T15:41:11Zcityflighthttp://cityflight.smugmug.comhttp://cityflight.smugmug.com/Article/Bay-Area-Guide-To-Independent/IMG1522/401119414_uYSyg-Th.jpg2008-10-11 18:22:37cityflight's photo<p><a href="http://cityflight.smugmug.com">cityflight</a> </p><p><a href="http://cityflight.smugmug.com/Article/Bay-Area-Guide-To-Independent/6351920_Ttu9r#401119445_gN54Q" title="cityflight's photo"><img src="http://cityflight.smugmug.com/Article/Bay-Area-Guide-To-Independent/IMG1554/401119445_gN54Q-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="cityflight's photo" title="cityflight's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2008-10-23T14:40:14Zcityflighthttp://cityflight.smugmug.comhttp://cityflight.smugmug.com/Article/Bay-Area-Guide-To-Independent/IMG1554/401119445_gN54Q-Th.jpg2008-10-11 18:29:21Designer Rehema Bah showcases bright colors in her designs.
(c) 2008 AJ Hasan<p><a href="http://cityflight.smugmug.com">cityflight</a><br />Designer Rehema Bah showcases bright colors in her designs.
(c) 2008 AJ Hasan</p><p><a href="http://cityflight.smugmug.com/Article/Bay-Area-Guide-To-Independent/6351920_Ttu9r#401119511_GD3ii" title="Designer Rehema Bah showcases bright colors in her designs.
(c) 2008 AJ Hasan"><img src="http://cityflight.smugmug.com/Article/Bay-Area-Guide-To-Independent/IMG1593/401119511_GD3ii-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Designer Rehema Bah showcases bright colors in her designs.
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(c) 2008 AJ Hasan<p><a href="http://cityflight.smugmug.com">cityflight</a><br />Design by Rehema Bah
(c) 2008 AJ Hasan</p><p><a href="http://cityflight.smugmug.com/Article/Bay-Area-Guide-To-Independent/6351920_Ttu9r#401119576_4LwTc" title="Design by Rehema Bah
(c) 2008 AJ Hasan"><img src="http://cityflight.smugmug.com/Article/Bay-Area-Guide-To-Independent/IMG1614/401119576_4LwTc-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Design by Rehema Bah
(c) 2008 AJ Hasan" title="Design by Rehema Bah
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(c) 2008 AJ Hasan<p><a href="http://cityflight.smugmug.com">cityflight</a><br />Rehema Bah showcases culturallly inspired designs.
(c) 2008 AJ Hasan</p><p><a href="http://cityflight.smugmug.com/Article/Bay-Area-Guide-To-Independent/6351920_Ttu9r#401119702_2YDqy" title="Rehema Bah showcases culturallly inspired designs.
(c) 2008 AJ Hasan"><img src="http://cityflight.smugmug.com/Article/Bay-Area-Guide-To-Independent/IMG1652-2/401119702_2YDqy-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Rehema Bah showcases culturallly inspired designs.
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(c) 2008 AJ Hasan<p><a href="http://cityflight.smugmug.com">cityflight</a><br />Design by Rehema Bah
(c) 2008 AJ Hasan</p><p><a href="http://cityflight.smugmug.com/Article/Bay-Area-Guide-To-Independent/6351920_Ttu9r#401119618_hWR9X" title="Design by Rehema Bah
(c) 2008 AJ Hasan"><img src="http://cityflight.smugmug.com/Article/Bay-Area-Guide-To-Independent/IMG1628/401119618_hWR9X-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Design by Rehema Bah
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(c) 2008 AJ Hasan<p><a href="http://cityflight.smugmug.com">cityflight</a><br />Designer Rehema Bah showcases vibrant styles.
(c) 2008 AJ Hasan</p><p><a href="http://cityflight.smugmug.com/Article/Bay-Area-Guide-To-Independent/6351920_Ttu9r#401119662_pijH3" title="Designer Rehema Bah showcases vibrant styles.
(c) 2008 AJ Hasan"><img src="http://cityflight.smugmug.com/Article/Bay-Area-Guide-To-Independent/IMG1643/401119662_pijH3-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Designer Rehema Bah showcases vibrant styles.
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