Sequoia & Gita sandgclothing.com
S&G Clothing is the creative collaboration of design duo Sequoia Emmanuelle and Gita Salem. Founded in 2007, the San Francisco based brand grew out of the rich and dynamic underground performing arts community of the Bay Area. S&G moved their headquarters to Hollywood and opened a boutique on Melrose Avenue, just over a year ago. (7414 Melrose Ave)
Sexy, dramatic and edgy. Their collections have had appeal to many different stylists and style icons. Their designs have appeared on multiple red carpets, Prince for his 2010 Summer tour, Marilyn Manson, Burlesque the movie, Glee, Ugly Betty, America's Got Talent, and coming up this season on iCarly and True Blood.
With a range of pieces from laid back street wear, flirty evening wear, suits, gowns, and vintage nouveau boudoir accessories the S&G collections are explorations into creative tailoring and beautiful structure . The women's collections are flirtatious but refined with an air of distinct and bold femininity. The men's collections are dapper, dandy, and grungy. Catering to the gentleman, the fop, and the villian.
Sequoia and Gita have said, "Our company and our designs are an expression of the conversation we're having with society as it evolves around us. The information comes at a rapid pace and each day we adapt."
Sequoia Emmanuelle, a successful photographer and stylist in her own right, has cultivated archives of rich photography and video. You can find the work she's done on the S&G Clothing website at www.sandgclothing.com and her personal photography portfolio at www.sequoiaemmanuelle.com
Sequoia and Gita are always working hard to ensure that their company practices are of the highest moral standard. We use organic materials whenever possible, avoid toxic dyes, pay our tailors a fair wage, and are implementing fair trade standards. Beyond this, we launched the blog Fashion With Responsibility to participate in the dialogue about ethical fashion.
