About

ERIN BIANCHI

Camp Founder

Fashion Camp OC was founded by Erin Bianchi, a 15-year veteran of the Fashion Industry. Erin’s experience has spanned from Fashion PR Agencies, to Clothing Manufacturers to Retailers.  Erin began her career dressing and styling fashion shows.  She then worked at LA’s StylePR before heading to San Francisco to head up marketing for Karen Neuburger Ltd. – a $60 million sleepwear company, made famous by its multiple Oprah Winfrey Show appearances.  Her PR efforts led to appearances by the designer/company namesake on The View and Good Morning America as well as product appearances on TV and Film.  In 2002, Erin joined Bloomingdale’s as Public Relations Manager.  In her 9-year tenure there,  she executed 200+ events per year, including charity functions, fashion shows and designer personal appearances.  Today Erin is a partner in A+B Group, a PR & Event Planning Firm specializing in Fashion, Retail & Lifestyle.  Additionally, Erin teaches two courses in Fashion at Orange Coast College, and has developed Lady Mardo’s Fashion Trivia, an iPhone application which sold over 1,000 copies in it’s first year.

 

KRISTA BROWNE

Camp Counselor

Krista earned her BA in Anthropology from UCLA and has had a life long passion for the decorative arts, culture and style.  Since graduating, Krista has operated a boutique consulting practice providing design, prototyping, trend forecasting and visual merchandising services to fashion and retail industry clients.  Her work as a fashion stylist has been featured in several publications focused on culture, events and life in Orange County.  Krista’s work is defined by its originality – the way that it combines seemingly disparate elements into a unique style that defies traditional definition.