Actress Natasha Wagner At Shop Curve in San Francisco
Celebrating the Legacy of Natalie Wood
Last night upper Fillmore "It" boutique Shop Curve in San Francisco, currated by owner Nevena Borissova, welcomed actress Natasha Gregson Wagner, the oldest of two daughters of iconic actress Natalie Wood and producer Richard Gregson.
The celebrity-favorite Curve store lives and breathes fashion, with each employee a trained stylists and a buyer with an eagle eye in the latest and the trendiest in Fashion. At Curve you will find labels like Balmain, Thierry Mugler, Christopher Kane, Alexander McQueen, Viktor & Rolf, Mason Michel. Nevena Borissova has been friends with Natasha Wagner for over 20 years. The two met at Curve shop in Los Angeles.
The statuesque, petite and so graceful Natasha bears more than a passing resemblance to her mother. The actress arrived precisely at two in the afternoon, with her husband, actor Barry Watson, warmly welcoming everyone at the store.
To celebrate the legacy of her mother Natalie Wood, Natasha presented a book, a gardenia-based fragrance in a square glass bottle and a candle, adorned by Ms. Wood’s signature. Gardenias were Natalie Wood's favorite flowers.
The biographical coffee-table book “Natalie Wood: Reflections on a Legendary Life” by Manoah Bowman with Gregson Wagner offers an in-depth look at Wood’s film career, while shining new light on her private life with many never-before-seen images and family commentary. Striving for happiness is what Natalie Wood was all about and the book is a glimpse on her story. Not her mysterious death, but how she lived her life and how passionately she loved.
Story by Juliet Belkin.
Photography Rommi Linnik for Joliegazette.
CFDA, W San Francisco and Celebrity Stylist Mary Gonsalves Kinney welcome Haus Alkire
Bay Area fashion luminaires and notables gathered at W San Francisco as W Hotels Worldwide, The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), and celebrity stylist and owner of MGK Style Mary Gonsalves Kinney welcomed guests to an intimate designer showcase featuring the designs of Haus Alkire – named “Ones to Watch” by Bazaar magazine and “Top Picks from New York Fashion Week Designers on the Rise” by Vogue magazine.
Guests had the opportunity to preview and shop the collection of the celebrated womenswear designers, Jason and Julie Alkire, in the Extreme Wow Suite (eWOW) at W San Francisco. Conceptualized by The Gathery, the eWOW suite was transformed to showcase colors, textures, and pieces that work in concert to define and represent memorable focal points connected to the Haus Alkire collection.
The hotel is the electric urban retreat and gathering place for art exhibitions, film screenings, and fashion and music events. The afternoon provided the designers the opportunity to mingle with influencers and prospect clients, building strong relationships and bonds with a key audience. A percentage of the proceeds from yesterday’s purchases were donated to the education nonprofit, Teach for America.
In 2013, W Hotels Worldwide and the CFDA {FASHION INCUBATOR} launched their global partnership, taking Incubator designers outside of New York and into markets that are important to growing their businesses. Through various levels of support – be it events such as this that provide exposure to new retailers, consumers and media; inspiration trips to any of W’s 50 hotels around the world; and much more – the partnership is a reinforcement of the W brand’s ongoing love of fashion and commitment to fostering emerging new/next talent.
Photo credit: Phil Stockbridge/SprintStep
Proceeds go in support of the devastation caused by the forest fires in California.