Tag: Christine Suppes
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Discarded to Divine 2012: Double the Fabulous, Double the Fun(ds)!
One of my favorite events in the entire month of April is the annual fashion-forward fundraiser, Discarded to Divine. Presented by the St. Vincent de Paul Society of San Francisco (SVDP-SF), the seventh annual Discarded to Divine Gala auctioned off 120 one-of-a-kind fashions, accessories, and home décor items made with textiles reclaimed from discarded garments.…
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{Catching Up With} Christine Suppes
A few weeks ago I sat down with the inimitable Christine Suppes, a Bay Area native and true fashion innovator being honored in this year’s Discarded to Divine. Ms. Suppes is the “O.G.”, if you will, of the online fashion magazine, and precursor to fashion blogs. She pioneered the space as early as 1997 with…