Wine, Women and Shoes San Francisco

Wine Women and Shoes 2017 — Models wearing Karen Caldwell Designs backstage at Wine, Women & Shoes for Saint Francis Foundation, San Francisco

Ania Gerasimova Spiering wearing a “Transformer Dress” by Vasily Vein, with Vasily Vein

Ania Gerasimova Spiering in Vasily Vein’s Transformer Dress

Pernella Sommerville and Judy Davies

Saint Francis Foundation President Kevin Causey with event emcee Liam Mayclem

Gloria Newman and Kristen Antonio

Patti Lee, Natasha Miller, Pamela Culp, Allison Lamm

Arlene Inch and Elaine Mellis

Carly Stewart, Anisha Chari, Nona May, Stephanie Wong, Lucia ?, Greta Grayman, Sarita Satpathy and Carmen Gray

Belinda Berry and Tom Barrett

Claudia Ross and Elisa Stephens

Christina Baldwin and Matt Baldwin

Kathleen Ensign and Shannon Yokum

Saint Francis Foundation partnered with Wine, Women & Shoes for an afternoon of fashion, wine tasting, and high tea at the Ritz-Carlton in San Francisco on May 7, 2017. The event served as a benefit for Tenderloin Health Improvement Partnership, an initiative that aligns resources from over 80 social services agencies working for improved health and well-being in the Tenderloin.

One of the highlights included a runway show of designs by Karen Caldwell and Vasily Vein, two Bay Area-based fashion designers who focus on red carpet style. To help raise funds, Vasily Vein donated a custom transformer dress, one that changes from a full-length ballgown to a short cocktail dress, as part of the live auction. In keeping with the shoe theme, wardrobe stylist Tiffany Wojciak perused the room and awarded “Best in Shoe” to guest Maggie Shiels.