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Born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Bacca Da Silva grew up surrounded by rolls of fabric watching his mother sew for the extended family. This early influence later led to a budding career as a fashion show producer. As early as in his teens, Bacca produced several cutting-edge fashion shows raising substantial funds for a variety of charitable causes while vibrantly and playfully introducing the collections of local merchants to the public. These early successes and the favorable public reaction to his productions stimulated Bacca to enter the world wide fashion design industry as a designer.

Realizing that extending his vision of what fashion could bring to his customers required a sound commercial footing, Bacca decided to leave Brazil for the United States in 1999 to earn his MBA in the most international of the schools – Thunderbird. His reception into the American fashion community has been warm and fast- paced. In the span of a few short years, he has been recognized as one of the leading upcoming and coming new designers in the United States by Gen Art and has been featured in several prominent fashion events newspapers and magazines.

Bacca Da Silva is inspired by artisanship, with a keen sensitivity toward cultural symbols and emblems. His imagination extends this artisanship and Brazilian heritage to an understanding of a myriad of cultures and lifestyles.

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Stephanie Verrieres and Kimie Sako paired up when they met while studying fashion design together in San Francisco. The talented duo possesses a fusion of classic sharp tailoring, fabric manipulation, and inventive design that reflect their aspiration for impeccable sophistication and uniqueness.

The pair has recently won Gen Art's Fresh Faces in Fashion and L.A.'s Who's Next What's Next awards. This season's look borrows elements from the late 1940's and highlights the designer's signature flair for fabric manipulation and dramatic style. Strong lines and distinct details create silhouettes synonymous with bygone eras. There's an uptown/downtown sensibility to the designer's look.

Verrieres & Sako have quickly established themselves as a celebrated design house in the San Francisco Bay Area. They've been featured in local and national publications such as E! News, San Francisco Chronicle, and Apparel News. In addition to fashion design, the designers are also commissioned to design costumes for the ballet and have worked with world-renowned choreographers and ballet companies such as Twyla Tharp, Paul Taylor and Oakland ballet.

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Akemi Okamoto, second from the right in the above photo, is a San Francisco based designer born and raised in Bay Area, CA ! She has her BFA in Fashion Design from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. After interning for Anna Sui, she went to work for Levi’s in their Customization Division for 4 years. Working closely with the Levi’s Presence and Publicity team as well as Product Development, Akemi worked on special Levi’s customization projects for NSYNC, Mary J Blige, Janet Jackson and Destiny’s Child to name a few. This division of Levi Strauss & Co. was crucial in promoting the Levi’s brand from the years 1999-2004.

Since her work with Levi's, she has worked in the fashion industry for several companies such as Neiman Marcus and Koret of California to name a few. In 2007, Akemi was given the opportunity to work with the celebrity stylist, Mariel Haenn, for Rihanna’s Umbrella video providing custom wardrobe. Akemi has been a part-time instructor at the Academy of Art University since 2006 in the school of fashion teaching in the BFA and MFA programs.

Inspiration comes from many places for Akemi. The main objective is to create well made garments with interesting design details and quality fabrics. Her strengths are in pattern making as well as attention to detail in fit and finishing. The line is designed and produced from start to finish in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Kajan Padraig is the latest brand represented by the Altitude Showroom and will be available beginning August 2011.  Featuring two collections – Contemporary and Casual, Kajan Padraig offers wearable, priced-to-sell, fashion forward dresses and separates for women.  What's even better?  Every piece is manufactured in San Francisco!

The brand, Kajan Padraig, was launched in San Francisco in 2009 by the design duo and business partners, Kajana (Cake) Carlos and Patrick Steber.  Both partners are trained in the design and construction of couture, made-to-measure clothing and, soon after launching, were commissioned to design two gowns for the opening gala of the San Francisco Opera in September 2010.  Kajan Padraig recognizes that no matter if they are designing your next favorite basic t-shirt or a couture gown, they give the same attention to detail, fabric and construction for every style they produce. 

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Available through the Altitude Fashion Showroom Reveal Handbags offer chic handbag and accessory styles that are priced to sell!  Most styles retail for $60-$100, so your customers don't have to think twice about choosing fashionable accessories that are great for the planet!

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Althea Harper has worked for and studied under major fashion design houses including Alexander McQueen, Anna Sui, Tory Burch, Vivienne Westwood and Zac Posen. In the Fall of 2009, America was introduced to Althea's design talents as she cut and sewed her way to the finals in Project Runway Season 6. She showcased her debut Fall 2009 collection at Bryant Park during New York Fashion Week. Since this fantastic achievement, Althea Harper launched her signature design label, which is available through the Altitude Fashion Showroom.  Mixed textiles, signature knits, sophisticated suiting, structured dresses, and wearable separates define her design aesthetic while offering a very fashion forward, almost futuristic look.

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