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By Niyi Tabiti
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[caption id="attachment_4150" align="alignleft" width="288" caption="Design by Suzie Turner"]
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In New York- The just concluded Couture Fashion Week is still echoing a memorable sound of beauty, glamour and luxury. The 2011 edition of the fashion week took place at the world famous Waldorf-Astoria in NY the style capital of the United States of America. Delivering 18 wondrous fashion collections to a large audience, it was a blissful experience to those that made it to Couture Fashion Week.
Aside the amazing runway shows, held inside the iconic GRAND Ball room, the event included world class entertainment, a charity event that was held in partnership with the American Diabetes Association, displays of fine art and luxury products.
According to a statement at the disposal of gistmaster.com,the 2011 Couture Fashion Week kicked off on Friday (20 February) afternoon with a fashion show by Atlanta-based Indian designer Sushma Patel. Ms. Patel is a regular participant at CFW, always showing unique East-West fusion collections. Other returning designers included Haya Al Houti (Kuwait), Jamil Khansa (Lebanon), Janerations (Lithuania/USA), Nina Gleyzer (Russia/USA), Sisa Designs by Simone Rodrigues (Brazil/USA) and Andres Aquino. Designers showing for the first time at the prestigious event included Kristin Zimmermann (Germany), Hadi Katra and Edward Arsouni (Lebanon), Autumnlin Atelier (USA), Kostas Gagasoules (Greece/USA), and Suzie Turner (U.K./USA). Alaric Design, a team of two young Russian-American floral designers, presented a selection of exquisite floral concept dresses. Ivelli Couture showed a beautiful line of limited edition scarves. Under the banner Focus Nigeria four prominent Nigerian fashion houses presented delightful collections: House of Jola, Berrys Couture, Reedas and House of Farrah.
One of the highly anticipated hallmarks of CFW is the lineup of top notch performers. This season saw stunning performances from opera singer Christine Reber, who flew in from Germany for the occasion, singer Angeles Dominguez who traveled from Spain and Kaya who came from Malta to perform “Timeless” by noted film composer William Camilleri. Other stellar performances were delivered by singers Era Chorna (Russia/Canada), Cristina Fontanelli, Sarah Elizabeth Charles with pianist Enoch Smith, Jr., Lara Janine with guitarist Dani Tersini, saxophonist Sweet Lew, and pianist Laura Korpa.
A silent auction was held at Couture Fashion Week by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) raising awareness for this deadly disease. Among others, designer Jamil Khansa of Lebanon donated a stunning couture gown.
Sponsors and partners at Couture Fashion Week this season included Quintessentially Driven providing impeccable car service for VIP guests; MD Minerals by Dr. Janine Hopkins providing the cosmetics for lead makeup artist James Toribio assisted by Elizabette Quezada and team; hair styling by the Tearsheet and Platinum Salon team headed by Giovanni Giuntoli, Ariella Mendez, and Rosanne Carusso with products by Redken; Empire Steak House and Ben & Jack’s Steak House where the after parties were held; Davler Media; Sakae Lace which provided many of the exquisite fabrics for the Andres Aquino collection; Modastyle Magazine, Collezioni Magazine and Quintessentially Aviation.
The next Couture Fashion Week New York is scheduled for September 16-18, 2011. Visit the event website for tickets and more information on participating: www.couturefashionweek.com
[/caption]By Niyi Tabiti
[caption id="attachment_4147" align="alignleft" width="262" caption="A model wearing design by House of Farrah"]
[/caption][caption id="attachment_4148" align="alignleft" width="287" caption="Design by House of Farrah"]
[/caption][caption id="attachment_4149" align="alignleft" width="288" caption="Design by House of Farrah"]
[/caption][caption id="attachment_4150" align="alignleft" width="288" caption="Design by Suzie Turner"]
[/caption][caption id="attachment_4151" align="alignleft" width="238" caption="Design by Suzie Turner"]
[/caption]In New York- The just concluded Couture Fashion Week is still echoing a memorable sound of beauty, glamour and luxury. The 2011 edition of the fashion week took place at the world famous Waldorf-Astoria in NY the style capital of the United States of America. Delivering 18 wondrous fashion collections to a large audience, it was a blissful experience to those that made it to Couture Fashion Week.
Aside the amazing runway shows, held inside the iconic GRAND Ball room, the event included world class entertainment, a charity event that was held in partnership with the American Diabetes Association, displays of fine art and luxury products.
According to a statement at the disposal of gistmaster.com,the 2011 Couture Fashion Week kicked off on Friday (20 February) afternoon with a fashion show by Atlanta-based Indian designer Sushma Patel. Ms. Patel is a regular participant at CFW, always showing unique East-West fusion collections. Other returning designers included Haya Al Houti (Kuwait), Jamil Khansa (Lebanon), Janerations (Lithuania/USA), Nina Gleyzer (Russia/USA), Sisa Designs by Simone Rodrigues (Brazil/USA) and Andres Aquino. Designers showing for the first time at the prestigious event included Kristin Zimmermann (Germany), Hadi Katra and Edward Arsouni (Lebanon), Autumnlin Atelier (USA), Kostas Gagasoules (Greece/USA), and Suzie Turner (U.K./USA). Alaric Design, a team of two young Russian-American floral designers, presented a selection of exquisite floral concept dresses. Ivelli Couture showed a beautiful line of limited edition scarves. Under the banner Focus Nigeria four prominent Nigerian fashion houses presented delightful collections: House of Jola, Berrys Couture, Reedas and House of Farrah.
One of the highly anticipated hallmarks of CFW is the lineup of top notch performers. This season saw stunning performances from opera singer Christine Reber, who flew in from Germany for the occasion, singer Angeles Dominguez who traveled from Spain and Kaya who came from Malta to perform “Timeless” by noted film composer William Camilleri. Other stellar performances were delivered by singers Era Chorna (Russia/Canada), Cristina Fontanelli, Sarah Elizabeth Charles with pianist Enoch Smith, Jr., Lara Janine with guitarist Dani Tersini, saxophonist Sweet Lew, and pianist Laura Korpa.
A silent auction was held at Couture Fashion Week by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) raising awareness for this deadly disease. Among others, designer Jamil Khansa of Lebanon donated a stunning couture gown.
Sponsors and partners at Couture Fashion Week this season included Quintessentially Driven providing impeccable car service for VIP guests; MD Minerals by Dr. Janine Hopkins providing the cosmetics for lead makeup artist James Toribio assisted by Elizabette Quezada and team; hair styling by the Tearsheet and Platinum Salon team headed by Giovanni Giuntoli, Ariella Mendez, and Rosanne Carusso with products by Redken; Empire Steak House and Ben & Jack’s Steak House where the after parties were held; Davler Media; Sakae Lace which provided many of the exquisite fabrics for the Andres Aquino collection; Modastyle Magazine, Collezioni Magazine and Quintessentially Aviation.
The next Couture Fashion Week New York is scheduled for September 16-18, 2011. Visit the event website for tickets and more information on participating: www.couturefashionweek.com
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