About

Helium is…

A Solution.

Before you browse through our galleries, read our blogs, pick up our magazine or come to any of our fashion shows, we here at Helium want you to ask yourself one question: are you part of Silicon Valley’s community?

If the answer is yes, and you have gone on to do the aforementioned things, then we thank you for supporting it. Helium’s mission is to lift fashion from the shadows of Silicon Valley by featuring up-and-coming designers, promoting local businesses and boutiques, and giving talented people an outlet to be seen.

Even with all of its cultural and artistic diversity, Silicon Valley is still only known for the tech industries that ballooned in the dotcom boom of the 90’s. Helium wants to change that by developing our fashion industry into a formidable force that can walk up to the runways of New York and say “Real fashion is on this side of the island.”

A network.

Silicon Valley is full of talented people. However, we can only get so far by focusing on personal gain. Helium is a place where makeup artists, hair stylist, designers, writers, photographers, graphic artists and event planners can collaborate for a common purpose. Probably after a “wax on, wax off” speech, a wise man once said that a stick can be easily broken. But a bundle of sticks is almost like a branch which really isn’t that easy to break at all. Or something like that…

A staff.

Helium’s core consists of over 40 devoted individuals in seven departments that produce our fashion shows, create our magazines, and manage our photo shoots that feature local designers.

A Magazine.

Helium is first, and foremost, a magazine. Our online edition features daily blog posts from our expert writers as well as weekly photo gallery updates on new designers. Helium will produce an introductory Zine in September and our first full issue in December.

A fashion show.

Helium knows that it takes more than printed pages to get people’s attention. That’s why every issue of Helium will be distributed for free at one of our fashion shows. Helium’s Atomic Fashion Show will be held at San Jose State University on September 30^th, and our first full issue will be distributed at our big show in December. Helium also supports and promotes other fashion shows and events in Silicon Valley.

An Epicenter.

All of our work, promotion, networking, events and magazines serve to fulfill one primary purpose: to become an epicenter for fashion. Aside from striving to produce the best publications and the biggest fashion shows, Helium will be the one to turn to for everything fashion. Forget Google, Helium’s got your back.