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INTERNATIONAL DESIGNERS GRACE NEW YORK’S CATWALK
On February 6, 2003, USA
International Fashion Shows introduced four fashion designers to the New York
City market. The runway shows of Clive Rundle, Jorge Isaac, Fabrizio Celleri and
Lourdes Atencio took place at the luxurious Manhattan Penthouse on Fifth Avenue
before an audience of fashion buyers, a select group of VIPs and members of the
international press representing publications from Japan, Argentina,
Netherlands, Dominican Republic and many other countries. As a direct result of
their participation in the event, two of the designers are already in
negotiation with one of the USA’s largest retailers. Photos, videos and slide presentations showcasing the fashion
collections are now available to member of the press and buyers not present at
the event.
A high level of cooperation
was in evidence among the staff, designers, models, volunteers and producer of
the shows. “At one point,” according to Andres Aquino, producer of the event,
“it seemed that everyone --
including the designers -- were working with everyone else to make the
shows a complete success. There is an incredibly high energy level,” Mr. Aquino
noted. A number of members of the
press expressed their enthusiasm about the shows. As one editor put it, “The USA International Fashion Shows are
needed in New York to bring out fresh talent from other countries… it
compliments the existing shows that we see during fashion week.”
The February show was just
a taste of what will be the beginning of an international event of great
magnitude in the fashion industry in the USA. A number of designers have already
signed up for the September 2003 shows that promises to be the first truly
international runway fashion event in New York City with the participation of
designers from around the world.
The designers presented:
JORGE ISAAC. A native of Ecuador, this talented fashion designer was
inspired early on by the natural beauty and color palette surrounding him. In
1991, Jorge moved to New York City to follow his dream of becoming a successful
fashion designer. His premiere collection for Fall 2003 is a product of Jorge’s
fashion sensibility and creativity in a mélange of pieces designed to complement
a woman’s natural sensuality. “I believe that beauty lies within... Just give it
a nudge to bring it forth...”
http://www.usafashionshows.com/fall2003/jorgeisaac/photos.htm
FABRIZIO
CELLERI. A
well-established, award-winning designer in his native Ecuador, Fabrizio Celleri
is a former fashion consultant for TC Television and Ecuavisa. He opened his
first boutique in Guayaquil in 1997. In 1998, Fabrizio was invited by the French
consulate to present his collection along with students of the Ecole Bercole in
Paris. He has
presented his collections throughout South America, France and the United
States. Fabrizio Celleri’s designs
are sold at Oxygen and Nuriel in Miami, as well as through his New York
showroom.
http://www.usafashionshows.com/fall2003/fabriziocelleri/photos.htm
CLIVE RUNDLE. Born in Zimbabwe and raised in South Africa, Clive
Rundle is an established South African designer. Drawn to fashion early in life,
Clive studied his craft in Johannesburg. In 1986, he was invited to show a small
collection at the Coer Des Beaux Arts in France with other young designers. Soon
after, his label was hanging in more than 50 stores in South Africa and Clive
decided to launch his own boutique. Clive Rundle’s
collection is sponsored in part by world-renowned Swarovski crystals.
Clive attributes his primary influences to beauty,
nature, complexity of construction, fabric, color, composition, art, sculpture
and music. The essence of his designs is a complicated garment structure, which
is an extension of his entire thought process. The language of form, line, color
and texture is his means of communication.
http://www.usafashionshows.com/fall2003/cliverundle/photos.htm
LOURDES ATENCIO. A native of the Dominican Republic,
Lourdes Atencio is a visionary designer with a sophisticated taste for fashion
and the fine arts. Lourdes’s designs are progressive yet elegant, appealing to
glamorous women of all ages. In 1991, Lourdes launched the Avant-Elite
design label that caters to an exclusive clientele including top models, media
personnel and socialites. Her designs have been featured on the Despierta
America and Primer Impacto television programs. Aero Mar and Falcon
Airlines have commissioned Lourdes to design their work and leisure uniforms.
Since 1995,
Lourdes’s designs have been featured in numerous beauty pageants and fashion
shows. Prestigious London publisher Co & Bear recently featured some of
Lourdes’s stunning designs in the hefty coffee table book I Do: 100 Years of
Wedding Fashion. Selected for their
exquisite workmanship and innovative spin on traditional form, photos of
Lourdes’s wedding gowns appear in the book along with those of top designers
including Christian Dior, Betsey Johnson, Yves Saint Laurent and many others.
For the new millennium, Lourdes Atencio (Avant-Elite Designs) and Peter of
London Salons and Spa have entered into a strategic alliance to launch new
designs for the woman of the new era: independent, progressive, educated and
highly sophisticated.
http://www.usafashionshows.com/fall2003/lourdesatencio/photos.htm
The next series of shows
are scheduled for September 7-10, 2003 in New York City. For the September 2003
event, USA International Fashion Shows will present the first International
Fashion Designer Award to an established fashion designer who is distinguished
by his/her creativity, accomplishments and contributions to social and business
endeavors.
Negotiations are currently
underway with a number of prominent companies in a variety of fields regarding
sponsorship of the event. Many businesses are recognizing the valuable marketing
potential of the event for their respective products and services, including
travel-related services, cosmetics and hair care products, print publications,
liquor and soft drinks, and fashion-related companies such as fabric, notion,
jewelry and accessories businesses.
The event is an Andres
Aquino production sponsored by Fashion Syndicate Press. Fashion Syndicate Press
photographers have covered designer runway shows in South America, Canada, New
York, South Africa and Europe since 1997, with fashion photography and articles
appearing in hundreds of magazines, newspapers and books worldwide. The company
owns over 25 web sites, one of which -- fashionshowroom.com -- receives some 5
million hits per month making it one of the most visited fashion web sites. This
formidable Internet presence greatly helps in marketing the designers
participating in the USA International Fashion Shows. The background of producer Andres Aquino
includes over 20 years in international business, fashion photography and event
production.
Members of the press may
request hi-res images access photos regarding the event here
info@usafashionshows.com
Buyers, boutique owners and
members of the press interested in additional information, please contact:
Andres Aquino
Fax 212 202-4604
Tel 203 820-7927
Shoes for Jorge Isaac and Lourdes Atencio by Carlos Molina. Jewelry for Jorge Isaac by Mangini Design. Jewelry for Fabrizio Celleri by Maja Schulz New York. Jewelry for Lourdes Atencio by Maja Schulz New York and Mangini Design. Accessories and hats for Lourdes Atencio by Lourdes Atencio. Jewelry, accessories and shoes for Clive Rundle by Clive Rundle.