Weekend events showcase a myriad of San Francisco styles

Whether you are an Art Nouveau aficionado, or a street style fan the San Francisco Bay Area has a fashion-focused event for you this weekend.

Tonight:

Street style blogger G Sodera of The Avant Gardist  is teaming up with Revival boutique to host An Evening of Fun, Fashion and Fidos. This unique fashion show which will showcase street style inspired Spring looks from local boutiques, Dema, Bell Jar, Ginne, True, Loyal Army, Jessica Johnson, The Mission Statement, Goorin Brothers and Five and Diamond,  will benefit Rocket Dog Rescue, a charity that rescues dogs scheduled for death at over crowded shelters.  $10 with advance RSVP to: G@THEAVANT-GARDIST.COM  or $15 at the door. Doors at 8PM, Fashion Show at 10. For more information visit The Avant-Gardist home page listed above.

Also tonight:

 San Francisco Fashion and Merchant Alliance presents the next installment of The Economics of Art, an on going panel discussion regarding the business of style.  This month's talk focuses on Social Media in the Fashion Industry.  

The expert panel, which will discuss everything from "How social media has reshaped the ever changing trends in the fashion industry to the latest open source tools or online platforms in social media that enables the fashion industry to connect online with their customers,"  will be made up of  local bloggers and business owners :

• Alanna Rayford - Couturious
• Alison Messinger - Eclectic Ala Mode
• Del Geronimo - delgeronimo.us
• Julian Dash - Dash, Etc.
• Kip Baldwin - United Filmmaker Associations
• Leslie Lum - Leslie Lum Marketing
• Liana Burtsava - Trendy Lime
• Nicole Lindgren - Style Bust
• Siv Lam - J.Crewholics

Pigment Cosmetics  1 Market Street , 6PM  $5 cover at the door.

Friday:

The San Francisco Bead and Design show, comes to the Hotel Whitcomb Friday through Sunday.  Artists and artisans from all over the country will show case their their craft in the traditional arenas of restoration and decorative arts.  Exhibitors include, bead making, jewelry design, art clothing, textile weaving, glass blowing, ceramics, lapidary and metal work.  10AM-6PM Friday thru Sunday.  San Francisco Bead and Design Show for more details.

Saturday:

Oakland's Jack London Square is the place to be for The Urban Couture Fashion and Art Expo Presented by 7476 Design & Diamond Events.  Billed as the "Premiere California  event for emerging art and Fashion" the expo is a day-long event featuring  community art exhibitions, emerging fashion design workshops, 40+ eco-friendly fashion and art vendors,  and an evening fashion show hosted by local personality Charleston Pierce. 11am-7pm Pavilion Building. For  a full schedule of events, and a list of the designers presenting visit the official event page listed above.

Still looking for more SF Bay Area events this weekend? Check out Shop for the best bet sales and trunk shows, and Music, for bands playing around the bay.