NicolePresents wants you to check out the SF Indie Fashion blog. We love this blog, its just a fab resource for all things indie fashion in SF and the calendar feature is great so check it out!

http://sfindiefashion.com/calendar/

Congratulations to Trunk for getting “Best Daily Trunk Show” in San Francisco Bay Guardian’s Best Of…!

http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?page=8&entry_id=8928&catid=&volume_id=398&issue_id=442&volume_num=43&issue_num=44

NicolePresents was very happy to be a part of the local San Francisco marketing team for the Wanderlust festival providing viral & guerilla marketing and social networking to assist in making this first ever yoga & music festival a success!

The New York Times shared a nice review and Nicole made it into the picture (although she’s so small its really an exercise in ‘where’s waldo?’ ).

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/28/arts/music/28yoga.html

A post from Vanessa Salazar
Calling all DJ’s, Artists & Designers:

My amazing friends at 440 Brannan Studios are interested in hosting events at the shop to pull a broader client base and to feature all that is creative and wonderful about our city…YOU!!! Jill & Brian, specifically, have supported my work and opened many doors for me to progress as a designer. I am so very grateful for them and hope to return the favor by offering up your talents to make their events more spectacular.

All events will offer booze, snacks and a unique shopping experience once a week. Local Designers featured at the studio include: gr.dano, Distilled, OM (t-shirts), Vanessa Salazar (jewelry), Spatterdash, 5733, Kirsten Muenster and many more.

We are looking for any artistic genre that will add to the guests’ experience. Since there are no decks here we will work something out with the DJ’s to make it worth your while to bring some. For you up-and-comers, this could be a nice spot to loosen up and get comfy playing out more.

Live art and/or gallery style openings are also welcome. There is art up here but we’re looking to showcase a wider range of what SF has to offer.

Live screen-printing is cool because it will directly add to the shopping aspect of the events.

We are steering clear of fashion shows for obvious reasons.

If anyone has other ideas, please share! It’s a nice space with so much to offer. Let’s get creative

Call me or FB me anytime. I would like to have a list of interested contacts assembled to give to Jill before I move away July 25th. So, let me know a.s.a.p. if there is anything you would like to contribute to these events.

Thanks All!

Love,
Vanessa Salazar
v.salazar@ymail.com

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Thanks to all the amazing and talented Funk n’ Trunk designers who always make our trunk shows such a huge success! Here are some pictures from the Funk n’ Trunk events thus far in 2009. We look forward to bringing you more funky trunk shows in the coming months. Stay tuned!

Enjoy!!

An extra special thanks to Tyler Nguyen from Imagetel Photography for the photos!

Email: tyler@imagetelphotography.com

Website: http://www.imagetelphotography.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1436090343
Phone: 408.910.1301

And here’s some more from July!

FUNK N’ TRUNK

Independent Designer Trunk Show Event Series

About Us
Funk n’ Trunk began in San Francisco in 2004. Developed by NicolePresents and Levende Lounge, Funk n’ Trunk ran for over two years as one of the most successful monthly trunk shows in the city.  It was recognized as a premiere independent designer showcase for unique, funky, trendsetting fashions for both men and women.

Designed to be an intimate experience, you were able to interact with designers, commission designs and even get on-site hemming. The Funk n’ Trunk, along with several other large trunk shows, gave momentum to the rise and success of the independent design community by boosting the visibility of the participating designers to a mainstream market that may not have had access to their designs previously. Many of the key participants now have successful storefronts such as Miranda Caroligne, The Mission Statement and The Trunk. Many others boast very successful online businesses.

Offering a mix of men’s and women’s fashion, jewelry and accessories, the Funk n’ Trunk also combined DJs, brunch and the infamous Bloody Mary bar to round out the shopping experience.  The concept of Funk n’ Trunk morphed into many iterations of much larger designer showcases such as Inspiration for the Playa, Beach Chic, Prepare for the Playa and several other large scale fashion events heavily focused on the burgeoning couture of the Burning Man Festival.

Funk n’ Trunk is returning to its more intimate roots in 2009. The concept still remains the same. We wish to promote funky, high quality, unique independent designers, while offering women and men a fun, community shopping experience.

Event Details & How to Apply

Dates: Fall 2009 dates to be secured shortly

Time: 2pm – 7pm (1pm set up)

Location: TBD

Event Design: This is designed to be an intimate experience with a maximum of 20 designers per show. We rotate designers to keep the event fresh, but you will be invited back if you are an active participant! The show consists of 70% clothing and the remainder accessories and jewelry. We invite designers that sell unique, funky, trendsetting independent designs, not anything mass produced or too mainstream. There will be a full bar, food, music and other related shopping services offered to enhance the shopping experience.

Please send the following information to nic@nicolepresents.com.

1. First & Last Name

2. Email

3. Company

4. Address

5. Website

6. Phone Number

7. Description of what you will be selling with website or pictures

8. Average price of your items

9. Promotions Capability

Acceptance: We hand select designers based on their originality, uniqueness, quality of their work, ability to be a team player and interest in being an active participant in the community concept of this event.  You be asked to submit payment within 5 days of acceptance. If payment is not received, you forfeit your placement.

Cost: $65 for 4′ x 6′ space

For information please feel free to contact us!

WIN TWO TICKETS TO WANDERLUST FESTIVAL – Michael Franti & Spearhead, Spoon +

NicolePresents has two 3-Day Wanderer (music only) passes to the very popular Wanderlust Music Festival from July 24^th – July 26^th.  (Retail $250).  We want to give these away!

WANDERLUST FESTIVAL http://www.wanderlustfestival.com/

This summer a new happening will redefine the destination festival experience. A boutique, three-day experience, Wanderlust brings together the world’s leading yoga teachers and top-tier rock and roll performers, all in a setting of breathtaking natural beauty. This feast for both the body and the senses takes place July 24-26 at Squaw Valley USA, Lake Tahoe, California.

Here’s how to WIN:

1) Email nic@nicolepresents.com with your full name and email address. *

2) You will placed on the RSVP list for Wednesday night’s event at Vessel, “Infatuation” with DJ Icon & Sleazemore. You must physically show up before 11:30pm in order to be entered into the contest.  When you are checked off the list by Vessel your name will be entered into the drawing.

NicolePresents is hosting this event on Wednesday and the music is going to be poppin’ so you will want to be there anyway!  It is 2 for 1 drinks and the event headliner is DJ Icon, voted one of the best female breaks DJs by in Shejay’s “Top 100 Female DJs” and was recently voted as one of San Francisco’s top ten DJs in the 2008 Nitevibe “Top 10 DJ Dreamteam” Poll (more info below).

3) NicolePresents will draw the winners and they will be announced on Thursday, July 9.

4) Tickets can be retrieved in person any time between 2pm – 7pm on Saturday, July 11^th at the NicolePresents Funk n’ Trunk event at Triple Crown at 1760 Market Street, San Francisco, CA.

*By entering into this contest, you agree to be added to the NicolePresents email list. Don’t worry, we hate spam too so we rarely blast this list unless we have really special promotions like this one going on!!!

WEDNESDAY’S EVENT AT VESSEL AND INFO ON THE HEADLINER DJ ICON!

Without doubt, DJ ICON has become a permanent fixture in the U.S. dance music industry. With a career spanning more than a decade, she has captivated audiences the world over with her energetic performances, magnetic stage presence, and massive dancefloor-moving blend of Nu-School Breaks, Tech Funk and Electro House; and has become recognized as one of the leading ladies of Breakbeat.

SATURDAY, JULY 18th – SUNDAY, JULY 19th

Sense SF, Nicole Presents & The Endup bring you a camp fundraiser for the always epic OPULENT TEMPLE

with special guest
LEE COOMBS
(lot 49, leecoombs.com, uk)

+opulent temple residents+
Syd Gris • Dutch • Dex Stakker • Drew Drop • Dulce Vita • ICON • Billy Seal • Jaime Lin  • Billy Casazza

+show residents+
Ben Seagren & Dean Samaras
(endup, senseSf.com, myspace.com/senserecords)

PLEASE ARRIVE BEFORE 2AM TO ENSURE THAT YOUR $15 DONATION GOES TO OPULENT TEMPLE

Lee Coombs Bio:
Bending boundaries and ignoring the status quo – where would the Breakbeat scene be today without Lee Coombs. For over a decade this British producer has been at the forefront of it all; releasing groundbreaking mix CDs, remixing the world’s most acclaimed artists and knocking out dancefloor destroying productions that are considered classics years after their release.

A seasoned veteran, Coombs first hit the DJ slopes in 1989, bathing himself in the acid house scene at parties around London and Cambridge. Crucial in shaping his all-encompassing approach to DJing and production, this boundary-less approach would become Coombs’ trademark, mixing up breaks, house, electro, techno and acid with dexterous assurance.

When he is not in the producers chair, Coombs regularly tours all corners of the globe and is a bona-fide fans favourite throughout Europe, the USA, Australia, Asia and of course the UK. His popularity has also ensured his repeat appearance at infamous festival ‘The Burning Man’ in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada.

In an industry that’s so often governed by trends and fads, Coombs’ unwavering ability to simultaneously destroy dancefloors and push musical boundaries almost 20 years since he first touched a pair of turntables is a remarkable achievement in itself. With plans to further spread his production wings to writing music for film and TV, as well as producing bands, there’s little doubt that his impressive sonic skills will be rocking ears for many years to come.

The Show is one of the Bay Area’s best monthly underground events, providing you with those dirty, nasty, funky beats that keep you on the dance floor all night. Every third Sunday, we showcase the heroes of the underground scene that bring us the newest sounds. In the evening, we showcase breakbeats, electro, hip hop hybrids, hyphy, glitch, acid bass, and dubstep. In the mornings we feature house, tech house and progressive house beats.

Our past guests include: Hipp-e & Halo of H Foundation, Mephisto Odyssey, The Space Cowboys, Nick Thayer, David Starfire, An-ten-nae, DJ Laura, Smoove, Mancub, Laird, S.I.M.O., all the Opulent Temple DJs, Hookerz & Blow, Fred Funk, Ernie Trevino, Michele Bass, Aaron Jae, Murphstar, Simon Littlewood, Motion Potion & The Fringe DJs M3, Solar, Galen, Anthony, Dory Kim, Patricio, DJ Icon, Eric Sharp, Rooz, Manny Ward, Vahid, Russell Vargas, Mikey Tello, Dawn of Sound, Adnan Sharif, Steve Prior, Layne Loomis, Chuck n’ Roll, Paul Guido, DJ Antares, Seven, Keith Deckard, Sleazmore, George Cochrane, J-Bird, Jason Greer, Sol, Sunwoo, Gordie, Greg Eversoul, DJ B, Jared F and many more.