5th Annual “Discarded to Design” Recycled Fashion Event | GG Park

Friday Nights at the de Young the museum stays open late and hosts all sorts of interesting events, concerts, art projects and lectures. Although regular admission prices still apply to visit the museum’s galleries, all of the events below are in the public spaces of the museum are completely free and open to the public

April 9, 2010: Discarded to Design : Discarded to Divine returns to the de Young with its 5th annual event, in partnership with the St. Vincent de Paul Society, to showcase this year’s talented designers and their recycled-clothing couture.

Wilsey Court
6:30–8:30 p.m.
Live music by Fishtank Ensemble, leaders in high-energy, cross-pollinated gypsy music. From California, they bring their unique blend of Romanian, Gypsy jazz, flamenco, Balkan, Turkish and tango–influenced music to the world.

6:00–8:30 p.m.
Hands-on art making for everyone with Art Diva Kim Erickson. Create a necklace out of recycled materials.

Piazzoni Murals Room and Wilsey Court
Discarded to Divine
The garments here on view at this sneak preview are inventive and wearable pieces created by student and emerging designers from the San Francisco Bay Area, as well as special guests, including Jay Nicolas Sario and Sweet P. of Project Runway, Colleen Quen, Cari Borja, and others.

Koret Auditorium
7:00 p.m.

Lecture by Lynda Grose, “Fashion and Sustainability: A Journey of Exploration.” Lynda Grose cofounded Esprit’s Ecollection line, which was the first ecologically responsible clothing line developed by a major corporation

Links: Event details

*Events listed are in public spaces and are free. Visiting the de Young galleries requires regular admission.