Azalea is in need of a buying intern! This is an amazing opportunity to gain valuable experience and work at one of SF’s best boutiques!

They are looking for someone who is organized and detail oriented to work in the buying department. The intern will be a vital member of the buying team and will be instrumental in achieving efficiency and effectiveness throughout the department. Candidates should be team-players, have a strong love of fashion, and a desire for knowledge in the contemporary market. They should have a positive, flexible attitude and hands-on approach.

Responsibilities:

• Supervise the vendor set-up, SKU creation process and manage all purchase order entry
• Create Purchase Orders in Retail Pro
• Create Vendor Files in Retail Pro to ensure all correct contact information is updated
• Assist with weekly invoice reconciliation and entry into Payables docs
• Assist in creating and analyzing weekly, monthly, and seasonal sales reports
• Assist in general office maintenance duties: filling and organizing of paperwork and vendor invoices

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We are so excited to announce that School of Fashion alumnae Bethany Meuleners and Sabah Mansoor Husain have been selected to participate in the Macy’s Fashion Incubator program in San Francisco! The program, sponsored by Macy’s West, allows designers to rent sewing workshops at Macy’s and work with fashion, business, and retail experts to build their line.

Bethany and Sabah both graduated from the Academy of Art University in 2010 with Master’s of Fine Arts degrees in Fashion and Knitwear Design. Both designers showed their collections during the Academy of Art University Fall ’10 Fashion Show at New York Fashion Week.

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L-R: Gabriel Yanez and Miguel Lopez, owners of Sui Generis {Ille} and {Illa}. Photo Courtesy of Russell Yip/The Chronicle.

For our latest Industry Interview, we sat down with Miguel Lopez, who owns, Sui Generis – a high-end consignment boutique, with his partner Gabriel Yanez. Brought together by their love of fashion, Miguel and Gabriel moved to the U.S. from Mexico in 2000, and tirelessly worked to turn their dream of owning a store into a reality. They now own two stores, Sui Generis {Ille} and Sui Generis {Illa}, for men and women respectively, and just opened their online shop. You can find amazing designer pieces from seasons past, those items you regret not buying the second they hit shop floors – and at a fraction of the cost. These gems, located in the Castro, are not to be missed!

What was your work experience prior to opening Sui Generis?

I moved to San Francisco in 2000, and at the time my first job was hosting at a restaurant in downtown. While I was working at the restaurant I walked by Max Mara, and there was a sign that said they were looking for a back-stock person. So I applied and got the job, and then started doing back-stock there. I worked my way up, six or eight months later I was working on the floor as an assistant to the manager. And then in less than a year I was selling on the floor, and I became one of the top sellers there.

I was then recruited by Ralph Lauren’s West Coast director to work in their store. I felt like it was a great opportunity to learn even more so I moved there, and became a senior seller within the first year and worked there for seven years. But the whole time I knew that eventually I wanted to have my own store in San Francisco, even before I moved here. It was all leading up to that, just trying to learn as much as I could.

And so during my last two years working at Ralph Lauren, my partner and I opened our first small store on Church Street.

Why did you and Gabriel decide to open a designer consignment and vintage store, as opposed to selling new merchandise?

One of the reasons was capital. While I was at Ralph Lauren, my partner Gabriel was working as a buyer, selling to a lot of the re-sale shops like Crossroads and Wasteland on upper Haight, and he was able to make his living from that. So he started learning a lot about vintage pieces and was finding some really great stuff that he kept and started collecting. So when we decided to open the store, he already had 500 pieces and that is what we opened the shop with, and it didn’t take a lot of investment.

When we first started out, it was more about finding the great pieces and bringing them to the city to have all in one place. And since then we have just grown and gone where the business has taken us.

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SAGA Swimwear is looking for marketing and social media interns!

Location: 342A 9th Street #206, San Francisco

Hours Per Week: 15-20

Skills: Knowledge of Social Media, strong written and verbal communication, organization skills, problem solver

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Welcome Stranger is a San Francisco based fashion brand that focuses on classic menswear. They are a growing fast – with their most reason collection expanding to over 40 styles. One of our very own alumna, Fayrouz Abi Assi, got her start at Welcome Stranger as an intern last year and now works with the company full time!

Welcome Stranger is a quick paced, friendly environment, looking for energetic and eager interns to assist in the design and production departments. This is a great opportunity for students or graduates who love men’s wear and are eager to pursue their career in the fashion industry.

Interns will be involved in many aspects of the fashion and retail business of this successful, rapidly expanding label. As a growing company, they are always looking for individuals that aspire to develop professionally within the organization in the future.

Internship Description: ‐ Source manufacturers and vendors for fabrics and notions ‐ Issue purchase orders for raw materials, monitor and inspect deliveries ‐ Create Bill of Materials and estimate costs ‐ Create spec sheets with Illustrator flat sketches ‐ Prepare and check production patterns and nested sets ‐ Oversee cutting and sewing contractors ‐ Receive inventory and prep shipments to customers ‐ Maintain and update fabric Library ‐ Cut and sew sample garments

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The Textile Arts Council presents celebrated Bay Area fiber artist Lia Cook. One of the first weavers to employ digital photography in her work, her recent weavings look like photographic enlargements of faces, but dissolve into a maze-like surface upon closer inspection. She was interested to see that viewers were so emotionally invloved with the pieces that they were often moved to touch them.

Long interested in the science of the brain, and curious about these reactions to her art, Ms. Cook was invited to participate in the TREND program at the University of Pittsburgh’s school of medicine. This program invites an artist to take residency for collaboration with neuroscience researchers. Through this collaboration, Ms. Cook was able to map the responses in the brain showing areas of touch and emotion when viewing the art. Lia Cook’s work is in the permanent collection of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco as well as the collections of many other institutions and private individuals. She has exhibited her work internationally and is a respected teacher.

WHEN: Saturday, January 21, 2012 – 10 am

WHERE: Koret Auditorium – de Young Museum

Free to TAC members, $5 for museum members & students, $10 for non-members

This Saturday, January 21st, Simon Doonan will be at Barneys in Union Square! He’ll be at the store from 2:00 to 4:00 PM promoting his new book, Gay Men Don’t Get Fat, and you can snag yourself a signed copy. Even if you’re not willing to give up your carbs or guacamole, you’re sure to lose a few pounds as you laugh your way through Doonan’s satirical statements and revelations!

You can RSVP to (415) 268 – 3500.

The School of Fashion, along with the School of Industrial Design, participated in the Monterey Bay Aquarium Art Challenge, sponsored by SF Gate. Students were asked to create works of art using the Monterey Bay Aquarium  banners from an installation at the Hyatt Hotel this past summer. Each School was asked to create a collection of pieces relevant to their given field.

Simon Ungless’ FSH 604- Fashion Design 3 class, which has a focus on design for environmental and social impact, took on the challenge – and they turned out some beautiful results! Students worked together to design pieces inspired by the beautiful seascapes at the aquarium. Iridescent dresses, ombre coats, and seaweed-like crocheted pieces added to the Under the Sea feeling of the collection.

SF Gate is holding a contest – asking readers which piece is their favorite. So head on over to SF Gate.com and vote for the ensemble that inspires you to take a trip down to Monterey – we know we sure want to!

Students Disscuss, Design, and Create

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The Academy of Art University Galleries are debuting their newest exhibits this week! Starting Friday, you can see Bong-soo Koh’s Earth-inspired sculptures at the 625 Gallery, Barry Focha’s colorful paintings at the Cannery, and Michelle Drewes‘ stunning photography at the 688 Gallery. A visit to the gallery is the perfect afternoon activity for this cold weather – you can stay warm and be inspired!

Wear 2 Where is expanding rapidly and they need help! They are relaunching the website January 10, 2012 and are looking for some amazing student interns to help grow the business. This is an opportunity to gain valuable experience working with two dynamic women on a website combining travel, fashion and on line shopping. They write about where to go and what to wear for international and local destinations. Equally as important to their website is the element of humor and entertainment value!!!

Duties will include:

• Ability to market website through Social Media Facebook, Twitter, Google+
• IT Skills Sets required – Data Entry / Excel & Web Development
• Photo & Video Editing needed for Travel & Fashion videos
• Advertising /Marketing Experience to help develop marketing strategies
• Fashion Journalism – ability to write creative fashion articles
• Experience with Market Affiliates and Implementation for on line shopping
• Creative Fashion Styling Needed – Use of Photoshop for on line styling

They are looking for someone to start ASAP!!

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