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 Fashion Features on new designers. Helium published the Atomic Fashion Show Zine on September 30th featuring profiles on designers on the show. Helium’s first full 12×12 issue– The Elemental Fashion Show Issue — will launch on May 15th. And the Revival Fashion Show Zine featuring designer profiles will be published on June 11th.

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 (our partnered) fashion shows. Helium’s Atomic Fashion Show was held at San Jose State University on September 30th. The show sold out all 400 seats and turned away over 100 people at the door. Helium is also a production partner for Stanford’s Charity Fashion Show (2,000 guests) on May 15th and West Valley’s Revival Fashion Show (400 guests) on June 11th. Both shows sell out every year.

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.