San Francisco Bay Area residents - The night before you surprise your Valentine's date at the fourth annual Great San Francisco Valentine's Day Pillow Fight, gain their trust by wining and dining 'em at the MAV Foundation Love & Hope Charity Fashion Show. Moxsie is proud to have been invited by Hellz Bellz blogger Raaachem to be the sole provider of Hellz Bellz, Hot Air, MADE Jewelry, and more of our  independent designers for the show.

Saturday, February 13, 2010
Jillian's San Francisco
Doors open at 6:00 pm, show starts at 7:15 pm.
 
Hosted by Joanna "Cocktail" Hernandez and RJ "Kool Raul"

Music provided by Carrion Kid
With special performances by Arnelle Lozada and Jayne Rio

Purchase your tickets from Brown Paper Tickets here. The price is $30 pre-sale for both the fashion show and the after party, thrown by PapaSF. You may also pre-purchase tickets to the fashion show only, for $15 or $20 at the door

It was tons of fun styling the male and female models at the fitting a couple of weeks ago, and of course the MAV Foundation's credo falls in line with our philanthropic interests: ALL proceeds from the show go to benefit lymphoma and leukemia research.

Hope to see you there!

Maybe we don't have an excuse, but at least we finally got around to updating our Facebook page a bit.

1. We're much easier to find: http://www.facebook.com/shop.moxsie
2. We've been uploading recent behind-the-scenes photos from fittings and product shoots.

Speaking of photos, here are a few shots from recent Moxsie goings-on. Click to see the larger versions on Facebook. We also just added some pics from the LadyLike party last week. Good times!

L to R: Mera West at our MAV Foundation Fashion Show fitting. Necklush and Hellz Bellz is such a killer combo!

House DJ and model Miss Sabado in TT Collection, doing a mid-shoot touch-up.

On the set photographing new Gourmet Footwear. (David was so quick to identify the brand when we posted the pic to Facebook! Very impressive.)

Check out our Facebook page for more updates!

Congrats to Necklush style pioneers Troy and Stephano for catching Lucky Mag's eyes!

Necklush looks like the very stylish offspring of the infinity scarf and the necklace. The accessory was conceived of by two Brooklynites--Stephano Diaz and Troy Mattison Hicks--who began selling seamless multi-loop cotton pieces on the streets of New York City in 2008.

So many awesome Moxsie designers have been featured in Lucky - Way to go, designers!

Image via Lucky Mag.

Make way for MADE Jewelry! Everything in the Love & Hate Collection is the perfect companion to any girl's more street styled wardrobe. The MADE designers, Debbie Sheen and Abigail Rivamonte, are two busy women balancing their jewelry making in between life and their legal and philanthropic careers. Every piece from MADE is hand crafted, and the ladies make a vested effort to utilize vintage pieces and materials, from the chains to the beads.

A couple of our favorites:

Try Me Earrings (right) - Of course every jewelry box needs at least one pair of hoops, but dangling angles do wonders for bringing more attention to your face. (And ears.) These unconventional mesh triangles are going to be the "Oh, where'd you get those?" accessory of the night.

Adore Me Necklace (below) - We recently styled this with Miss KK's peacock feather necklace, and we almost went berserk. If you've ever found layering necklaces to be a challenge, take comfort in the versatility of this combination in edgy chain, cute ribbon, and playful beads.

"I want your leather-studded kiss in the sand."

-Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance"

Oh, Gaga. We don't know how she stays so out there and yet so on point. Leather, studs, and an overall rough-and-tumble attitude seem to be taking over in the worlds of accessories and details.

If you're looking to add some grittiness to your otherwise complete closet, we recommend these great basics. Dark, edgy, but still workable with a lot of potential for mixing and matching.

Right: 80%20 Wren in black brocade leather

Below, left to right: Deux Lux King Messenger Bag in purple leather, Hellz Bellz Taxi Jeans in vintage black

So cool. So cute. Supers and Mimocos are our fastest sellers, so better claim yours quickly. (Valentine's Day gift, perhaps?)

When it comes to researching what's trendy and what's going to last, we often look to the streets. Shilpa's been noticing the mini-skirt, ankle boot look coming back. It's so refreshing to see this instead of mini-skirts and Uggs. It elongates ladies' legs, and you know there are throngs of textured tights coming out these days, just begging to add more character to your look.

At the moment, just because there is an abnormally torrential rain pelting our windows, we are taking it to the blogs for style references.

Images via Keiko Lynn, Frida J. (LookBook), and Raych (Chictopia).

In response to the earthquake that devastated Haiti this week, we've just added Wyclef Jean's Yele Haiti to our list of Moxsie Supported Charities.

We chose Yele Haiti because Wyclef Jean mobilized almost instantly to address Haiti's situation. Yele Haiti has been committed to empowering Haiti from the infrastructure upward since 2005 and is currently focusing all of its efforts on earthquake relief.

It's part of Moxsie's mission to make social responsibility a part of people's everyday practices. That's why we've made donating as simple as possible. We encourage our customers to select a non-profit organization at checkout, and your donation is sent at no extra cost to you. Whether it's Yele Haiti now or the Sierra Club Foundation later, just pick the charity and we'll take care of the rest.