San Francisco :

Fashion Police

03.30.2009

Submitted by hsnavely on Mon, 03/30/2009 - 4:05pm.
The Bite:
In hot pursuit of new clothes? Catch a lineup of pricey but dreamy duds at Vagadu, a by-appointment design shop, where style savant Joui Turandot works bold, angular cuts into soft, curve-hugging gowns, tops, and accessories. Price tags run from a budget-blowing couple hundred for a belt to several thou' for dresses, but we've debated hawking our iPod on Craigslist 'cuz it's tops eco-couture – one-of-a-kinders made with reclaimed fabrics gathered locally, and hand-stitched to haute-chic detail. Peep the Discarded to Divine fund-raiser (details coming soon), where V's ruffles-gone-mad vest (see photo) – made with old blazers from St. Vincent de Paul - will get auctioned off to support the homeless. It'd be a crime to miss it.
Wanna Try: 
Vagadu, 1360 Mission St., 2nd Fl. Map It (510-499-3793). Vests, $500.
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Cocktail Fact

Based on a story from the Persian collection The Book of One Thousand and One Days, Puccini’s Turandot is the 12th most performed opera in North America.

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