Couture Fashion Week New York: 15th Season Wraps with a Flourish of Style & Luxury

“The remarkable journey continues. This unique event brings together first class couture and luxury fashion designers, amazing performers and trend-setting hair and makeup styling all in an incomparable world-famous venue."

     - Andres Aquino, Founder & Producer of Couture Fashion Week New York

It is exciting to see many fashion designers returning each season to show their powerful collections in New York during Couture Fashion Week at the Waldorf-Astoria. Among the award-winning designers returning this season were Walid Atallah (Dubai), Amal Sarieddine and MireilleDagher (Lebanon), NedretTaciroglu (Turkey), SushmaPatel (USA/India), Marco Marcu (Germany), Luis Machicao (USA/Peru) and Romanitza (Romania) who chose CFW as one of the events to celebrate her 20th year in the fashion industry. Designers showing for the first time at CFW included Pilar Macchione, Evgenia Luzhina-Salazar, Romero Bryan, Tammy Duffy, Eredappa, Giovanni Lopresti and Alicat by Avril Lemieux.

Couture Fashion Week’s Official Hair Stylist this season was the Elie Esper Salon, and the Official Makeup Artists were Mykel Renner and AOFM Pro with cosmetics by Inglot. Afterparties and VIP dinners were held at Nino’s Tuscany Steakhouse and Scarpina Bar & Grill. Flawless luxury car transportation was provided by Quintessentially Driven. Along with the fabulous fashions and accessories shown on the runway, audiences enjoyed performances by such notable entertainers as singersChristine Reber, Veronica Iovan, Dalal, Michael Raven, Sarah Elizabeth 

Charles, Luciano Lamonarca, Gerardo Contino and Cristina Fontanelli (fresh from her appearance with Andrea Bocelli in Central Park). Also appearing wereJane Hunt (“The Violin Venus”), pianist Laura Korpa, The Broadway Dolls, cellists The Monticelli Trio, dancers Kiana & Melia and the Nika Ballet Company.

A dazzling display area included a $500,000 limited edition sports car by Alessi Fiberglass and paintings by world-renowned surrealist painter Michael Cheval.Among other exhibitors were Xais Handbags, Hillcock Enterprises, Ashmina Designer Knitwear, Laser Cosmetica, American Laser, and NTDTV.

The event was covered by a large number of press outlets from around the world, with video, print and internet coverage continuing to appear.

The next Couture Fashion Week New York will be held February 17-19, 2012. It is already shaping up to be a memorable event.

Please visit the event website for tickets, photos, videos and much more information: www.CoutureFashionWeek.com

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Fashion Events Insider: Red Runway 2011

Models, check; designers, check; red runway, check check! They were all in place at the third annual Red Runway fashion event which took place on Saturday night. The event which is known as a fashion party was executive produced by Keron  Ward and Dale Hosten of Executive Events. Red Runway Creative Director Christopher Nathan hosted the event while coordinating models on and off the popular red runway. Seats were filled despite the rain as popular designers including Shaun Griffith-Perez and Stacy Smith showcased their latest collections. Here are a few pics from the event. Enjoy!

Event producers (from left) Christopher Nathan, Dale Hosten and Keron Ward

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Fashion Events Insider: Anya Ayoung-Chee Hosts Project Runway Viewing Party

Last evening, Anya Ayoung-Chee indulged an intimate, group of friends, family and supporters with good drinks and good company at her Project Runway Viewing Party. The event which was held at the Carlton Savannah Hotel in Port-of-Spain Trinidad was well attended and included popular, local socialites Bunji Garlin and his wife Fay ann Lyons-Alvares, Caribbean's Next Top Model coordinator Ian Royer, Above Group Ogilvy CEO Alex Smeils, and many others. CNC3 news was also there to host inerviews during commercial breaks.

         Anya Ayoung-Chee with friends Fay ann Lyons and Bunji Garlin.
         Anya designed Fayann's costume for her Soca Monarch 2011 performance.

The evening's events began at 6:00 pm on the rooftop where everyone gathered for photos, chitchat and beverages compliments of one of the evening's sponsors, Nuvo. FLOW Trinidad, another sponsor, set up a large projected screen in the Jetsam room of the hotel where everyone later congregated to watch the show.

Cheers, jeers and laughter coud be heard during the show as Anya's biggest supporters shared her special PR moments. During the first commercial break Anya addressed her guests, welcoming them and thanking them for their support. She also took that time to share her feelings about her experiences on Project Runway and compared it with her time at the Miss Universe pageant. She announced that her fan favourite winnings, a total of US $10,000.00 would be used to develop a micro-financing fund to help creative young people achieve their dreams. This of course, she would do if she does win. Her chances of winning depend on the number of votes she has at the end of the season.

To vote for a fan favourite, go to http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/project-runway/season-9/fan-favorite.

Anya Ayoung-Chee poses with her mother and representatives of the Tallman Foundation
Entrance to the event cost $100.00 which was collected in aid of the Tallman Foundation, a charity that Anya supports.


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