The fact that we only sell women’s clothes, doesn’t stop Boston designer, David Chum, from shopping Calico! Click the image to view a larger version of David’s style profile feature in Improper Bostonian!

You may remember Boston’s David Chum and his structural space-age clothing line, Selahdor, from past blogs, here & here & here.

Well, David recently scored a coveted spot on reality T.V. institution, Project Runway. We are so proud of our little Chum! How adorable is his camera presence? How Elle Decor is his apartment? And be sure to watch for the plaid blazer in David’s closet video, “from a friend’s boutique!” ie. Calico!

If you love David as much as we do, please vote for him to be fan favorite, by clicking his “like” button here. You can also blow up @selahdor on Twitter, using #PR9david!

{P.S. Check out more of our features and events with David and his line Selahdor here!}

Here are some of our favorite snaps from the night:

Two stylish folks from the Boston Ballet with Contra’s Brigid Nastasia

Obsessed with this girl’s DIY’ed shoes!!!

Selahdor Fall 2011 presentation at the VIP party & Fashionably Late

I wore this gorgeous knit LBD from JAS.

New Brahmin‘s Liana Peterson

Check out more photo’s after the jump!

Loving this lady’s look–especially the acid wash denim and dove grey mani!

@bostonmo, @heatheretttte, & @christenmitch

Love this necklace!

Here are a few of my favorite pieces…

This gauzy white mini was one of the first looks to walk the runway. I wish I had better pics, because the design is gorgeous and the construction is flawless. I especially love the unexpected element of the chopped off peplum in back, which you can… sorta see in the above pic.

Another fave of mine, this magenta satin party dress with intricate coiled rope rosettes! Gorge!

I love the flattering bodice of this gown, as well as the flowing side panels. The black graphic print is a little intense for me. I wish it were a more subtle watercolor-y pattern, like some of Nirva’s other pieces.

This gown closed the show, and, yeah, it was pretty much show-stopping! In a collection of otherwise quite wearable and feminine pieces, I love that Nirva choose to incorporate an element of pure avant garde, in this dramatic, structured collar.

Designer, Nirva Derbekyan gets a well-deserved standing ovation

Selah D’or designer, David Chum with Twitter personality, @BostonMo

Team Contra

Love! <3

Totally obsessed with Heather’s tatter-ific top from Rescue on Newbury

Nirva & David, lookin’ all hot — LOVE D’s vintage spats!

Cody & me pretending to dish

Cody’s awesome accessories

Trained in fine art, David has never taken a sewing class. Or a pattern drafting class. Or a draping class. And this is only his third collection. He continues to wow me with his innovative and ambitious work. (He vehemently refuses, despite my practical urging, to create a graphic tee.)

Fall 2010 is the first Selah D’or collection to embrace the color black, has a dark, gothic-chic vibe, inspired by “the destructive side of nature.” David’s mood board for the collection includes shots of spiderwebs, cyclones, ice caves, and butterfly cocoons, as well as shots of 70′s fashion icons, Abba, current fashion icon, Lady Gaga, and classic silouettes from 50′s Dior.

My personal favorite pieces are style 3004, pictured above, and 3101, worn with the chain apron, pictured below. They are both surprisingly easy-to-wear–yes, even the chain belt–and the full, short skirts and nipped waists are so flattering on a range of figures!

Check out selahdor.com for the Fall collection pre-sale, and stayed tuned to shopcalico.com, where we’ll be offering a few select pieces in the coming weeks!

xoxo,
Elissa

Wearing: my fave vintage dress from Fredrick’s of Hollywood, layered vintage charm bracelets, vintage earrings, octopus ring from Aldo, vintage 70′s metallic bronze sandals, and vintage 60′s clutch, Bobby from Boston

John wears: vintage floral jacket adn bow tie from Circa, H&M skinny jeans, and vintage oxfords.

Want more?? I also made a little video of my ladies n’ me sportin’ our cute outfits! Enjoy!

Amelia wears a vintage beaded dress from Circa, vintage clutch with a her own hand-drawn design, and vintage 80′s sandals from Calico. Cody wears a chopped off silk dress from Urban Outfitters with rope belt, vintage Fendi bag, vintage bangles, and Jeffrey Campbell shoes.

xoxo,
Elissa

Special thanks to our lovely model, Sandra Cardoso and our friends at Savoy Truffle for the as-usual delish hors d’ouvres! For more pics from this event–and others–check out Calico’s Facebook!

xo,
Elissa