LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA — Filipino designer Karen Capili, one of the newest and most talked-about fashion designers in Los Angeles, will debut her inaugural line of couture at the L.A. Fashion Weekend at Sunset Gower Studios at a gala event on Saturday, October 22.

Capili is known for her use of bright vivid colors from the 1980s, which she cleverly intertwines with Victorian-era designs to create unique pieces that reflect divergent time periods yet create a distinctive look that is bold and dramatic, yet also classical and formal.

“I am very eager for the industry to get a sense of my vision and a feel for my imagination that is expressed through my use of different colors, textures, fabrics and styles,” said Capili. “This line of couture brings together my love of formality and romanticism with the excitement of the hipness that was embodied during the 1980s.” (more…)

SAN FRANCISCO — The University of San Francisco (USF) recently announced that the 7th Annual Hilltop Cup International Boxing Tournament will take place in the Swig Gym at the Koret Health and Recreation Center on Friday, October 21.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and boxing bouts start at 6:30 p.m. The entrance to the gym is on the corner of Stanyan and Turk in San Francisco.

The Hilltop Cup, California’s largest boxing event, is comprised of three levels of competition — USF-specific student bouts, intercollegiate competition (featuring student athletes from USF, UC Berkeley, Stanford, San Jose State, UC Davis, USC, UCLA, and University of Nevada-Reno), and feature bouts showcasing premier boxers from the USA Olympic Team, The Philippine National Team, and the winner of the 2011 Adidas National Championships.

“The Hilltop Cup at the University of San Francisco is unique because it was the vision of USF student and evolved over the years into one of the major amateur boxing events in the greater Bay Area,” said Chuck White, director of recreational sports at USF. (more…)