San Francisco’s Dark Garden brings their world-renowned corsetry to New Orleans with a new boutique!
Latest Updates from Our Project:
Details for Fête de Cupid!
about 5 years ago
– Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 10:49:06 PM
We are just a few days away from Fête de Cupid! Here are some important details for Dark Garden’s Fête de Cupid event this Saturday, April 27. We do have room for additional guests, so please tell your friends to buy their tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fete-de-cupid-tickets-56685091635
TIME & LOCATION
Please join us for Fête de Cupid at St. Joseph’s Arts Society, 1401 Howard Street, San Francisco. VIPs enjoy an extra hour of entertainment at the beginning of the party and may enter at 7pm. GA ticket holders may enter beginning at 8pm.
TICKETS
To make getting your ticket(s) easier, your name and email will be entered into the Eventbrite system as they appear on Kickstarter. Contact us via direct message on Kickstarter if you would prefer we use a different name or email address for ticketing purposes. Please expect a system email with your ticket(s) by Friday. Since you purchased through Kickstarter, the value will be listed as “$0.” Your name will also be on the list with our event hostess.
BEVERAGES & LITE BITES
Our new venue relies on its caterer’s liquor license and cannot allow direct sales. Never fear!
Your ticket already includes a welcome glass of sparkling wine and lite bites. From 7-8pm, VIPs may also indulge in a welcome pour of Absinthia absinthe and Ta Bouche chocolates. For the rest of the evening, we have two options for you to choose from:
Option 1) Our $25 Gold wristband grants you unlimited signature cocktails, select wines, and beer from Barebottle Brewing Company. Gold wristbands are free for VIP ticketholders!
Option 2) Our Platinum wristband includes all of the above + unlimited full St. Joseph’s bar access. Platinum wristbands are $50 with GA ticket or $30 with VIP ticket.
St. Joseph’s Arts Society is located at 1401 Howard St, San Francisco, CA 94103. There is no venue parking, but street parking is open and meters end at 6pm. For lots open on Saturday night, please check https://spothero.com/
Coat Check
The coat check at St. Joseph’s will be staffed for your convenience. We look forward to seeing you Saturday.
Sincerely, your hosts,
Dark Garden
Mystic Midway
St. Joseph’s Arts Society
Fête de Cupid Tickets on EventBrite & New Venue
about 5 years ago
– Mon, Apr 15, 2019 at 08:57:54 PM
Hello everyone! We are SO EXCITED to announce the AMAZING new venue we have lined up for Fête de Cupid! Fête de Cupid will now be hosted by the St. Joseph's Arts Society at 1401 Howard Street in San Francisco. St. Joseph's is both glorious and spacious, and we are thrilled at this development. We have re-opened ticket sales and have even increased the number of tickets available!
More developments will be forthcoming as we fine-tune the event for the new venue.
Corset hugs,
Marianne Faulkner
Associate Creative Director
Fête de Cupid Update
about 5 years ago
– Fri, Apr 12, 2019 at 05:12:01 PM
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Move-In & Survey Status!
about 5 years ago
– Mon, Apr 08, 2019 at 02:29:01 AM
Whew! Annabelle and company have been fantastically productive getting the shop and the flat set up in New Orleans! She's been sharing lots of fun photos and even videos with us, some of which you may have seen on our Instagram. I'll post those below, but first I want to loop you in about the surveys:
The first step to sending out the surveys is making sure all the items are properly input – photos, description, variants like sizes, etc. For those that aren't fully designed, I've created images that show you the design direction we're going in. (Mostly that means the robe and the scarf.) That means you now have a visual representation (of some sort) for every singe reward, to help you decide if you want to add anything onto your original pledge!
Now, item creation gets tricky where options expanded after I originally input the item – meaning the new color options for the pins and the Finishing Belts. I tried editing the existing items to reflect the broadened varieties but it's showing up with impossible combinations (monogram pin solid-metal colors for enamel corset pins, for example) and also not indicating those choices correctly on the back end (someone late pledged a pin! great! but which color?). And while I think I know why these things are happening, I don't actually know how to get in deep enough to fix it. So that's been on hold over the weekend, just until the nice folks at BackerKit can see and respond to my series of "what am I doing / did I break it" emails. Given the popularity of the pins, I'm also wanting to put together pin multi-packs. (And yes, they'll be available in the shops later as well!)
In the meantime, I can review the "Survey Settings" for each level, which covers basic questions like, "Do we actually need to send a survey?" and "Are we collecting a shipping address?" I can also create the pledge questions. I basically just can't actually send the surveys until the above issues with the items are sorted out. I hope you understand and forgive the continued delay! It's all in the name of more choices and better clarity when the surveys do go out.
So! That's where we are with that! I'll sign off and leave you with videos and photos of the New Orleans location.
~Marianne Faulkner
Associate Creative Director
Annabelle giving her feet a well deserved little break! This is the front room of the shop. Check out the POCKET DOORS behind her! (I'm obsessed with pocket doors.)
Moving into 3528 Magazine Street, New Orleans!
about 5 years ago
– Fri, Mar 29, 2019 at 04:32:46 PM
3528 Magazine Street has been freshly painted for us! Annabelle cleared out our little storage unit of the furniture she'd acquired for the new shop and moved those pieces in yesterday. Check out the video and photos she sent us! (The wallpaper runner seen by the crown molding will be replaced with a different wallpaper of our choosing.) I can't wait to see it in person.
Autumn will also be heading out to New Orleans from April 18th to 23rd! She's putting her personal touch on opening the new location. Let us know if you'd like to consult with Miss Dark Garden herself!
More exciting updates and (at long last) the reward surveys will be very soon!
