Twenty-five new celebrity moms including, Angelina Jolie, Gwen Stefani, Jessica Alba, Elizabeth Hasselbeck, and Nicole Richie, will enjoy the soft comfort and five-look versatility of sexy day dresses by emerging fashion designer, Revelation by M.E.

Each Mother’s Day, Los Angeles-based Celebrity and Awards Show Gifting Service, Distinctive Assets, delivers baskets of designer goodies to Hollywood’s hippest new moms. The company scours the world of fashion, beauty products and accessories to locate functional, high-fashion designs deemed to be innovative and useful in the busy lives of new working mothers. Included in this year’s exclusive opportunity is San Francisco’s own emerging fashion designer team, Revelation by M.E., whose comfortable day dresses are transformable into sexy silhouettes of cocktail dresses and party dresses.
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Revelation by M.E. introduces a versatile yet sophisticated Fall 2009 Collection that captures the essence of what women seek when updating their wardrobes: budget-conscious, eco-friendly, classic, and current.

Revelation by M.E. launches its Fall 2009 Collection that focuses on a structured comfort of season-less, sexy dresses that are workday appropriate and layers them with textured day or night cover ups that are right on trend. Fashionistas can enjoy stretching their dollars as the layered elements are completely detachable and able to be worn separately. The collection capitalizes on the style savvy elements of the current economy as it is versatile through the seasons, comfortable for everyday, and sexy yet sophisticated for any occasion.
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After a whirlwind schedule of Valentine’s runway and theatrical shows wardrobing models and performers with dramatic jewelry, John S. Brana gears up for Spring shopping events for his fans.  Look for his signature high end collections including corrugated cuffs and layered gemstone necklaces at the Contemporary Crafts Market in San Francisco’s Fort Mason, March 14 and 15.  Shoppers will also enjoy copper, sterling silver and 14K gold-filled designs priced under $150 at Appel and Frank’s Spring Into Style Shopping Event, March 26 at the Regency Center.
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Revelation by M.E., a San Francisco-based fashion design team, has launched its collection of day to evening dresses that are both business casual and cocktail-attire appropriate. Available for Summer 2009, this line of versatile and reversible dresses can be worn up to five different ways.

Women these days are climbing the corporate ladder and entering the ranks of six-figure earners faster than they can change their hairstyle.  So who has time to go home to change outfits? Today’s wardrobe has to multi-task and no woman needs to see a woman carry her closet in her shoulder bag.  So what is a savvy woman to do?  Check out the Debut Spring/Summer 2009 Collection of day-to-evening dresses by San Francisco-based design team Revelation by M.E.

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Always an innovator, John S. Brana launched three new websites this month and even gave a sleek new face lift to his home site, www.johnsbrana.com.  Each new site targets a specific customer based on their desire for gold, silver or copper jewelry and features search and comparison features unparalleled to any handcrafted artisan in the industry.  See for yourself at www.handcrafted-gold-jewelry.com, www.handmade-silver-jewelry.com and www.handmadecopperjewelry.com.
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SFGate.com, the San Francisco Chronicle’s online newspaper, announced the winners of its annual
voter decided BayList 2008 Best of the Bay for 13 fashion and accessory categories on October 7.  John S. Brana – Distinctive Jewelry won first prize for Best Designer Jewelry based on a voter tally that began in August. He sits in good company as Ashley Morgan Designs, Peggy Li Creations, Gallery of Jewels and Silver Moon Jewelers rounded out the top 5 respectively.
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John S. Brana will showcase original jewelry designs during an artistic collaboration with fellow San Francisco artist, Klaus Lange. Brana has handcrafted intricate metal textures, angular shapes and bold jeweled color schemes to complement Lange’s abstract photography printed on silk chiffon art wear.  This latest collection will be released this November at Art People Gallery in the Crocker Galleria, 50 Post Street #41, San Francisco. A special trunk show and opening night reception will be held Thursday, November 6, 2008, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Guests to this trunk show will enjoy free admittance, complimentary wine and hors d’oeuvres, a fashion show and a special shopping discount of 20% off all jewelry.
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The Asian American Cancer Support Network is proud to host its fourth annual fundraising gala, “Hatwalk 2008” to raise money and awareness to fight the effects of cancer on communities of Asian ethnicities. This year, the focus will be on the Filipino community. The event takes place Saturday, November 1, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Hotel Burlingame, 1333 Bayshore Highway, Burlingame, CA.
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New work in fine jewelry by the otherwise bridge category designer, John S. Brana – Distinctive Jewelry, proved favorable to the crowd at the Designers by the Bay event held at Shreve & Co. August 21. This newcomer to the list of 20 established fine jewelry exhibitors showcased stunning textured cuffs, sculpted earrings and intricate filigree scrollwork in 18K and 14K gold and fine silver with gemstones. Perhaps his most beautiful new design is a pair of spiraling 14K gold fold formed leaf earrings encasing strands of 13.5carat faceted peridots which, as so many good design ideas occur, happened by accident.
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Selections from theSUTRA’s 2008 Collection will be available beginning this August at Ooma, 1422
Grant Ave, San Francisco, CA.  Ooma shoppers will discover theSUTRA’s signature breezy blouses, a drop-waist drawstring tunic and a dramatic wrap-waist maxi dress.  Each garment is constructed from a lightweight cotton voile fabric complete with stitching details perfect for San Francisco’s Indian summers.
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