What YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT and DURING NEW YORK FASHION WEEK
From the paper to the runway, Adiree PR & Communications has signed on the dotted line and partnered with Moscow's fashion artist extraordinaire Veronica Kemsky to illustrate five of Africa's designers showing September 4th-6th during New York Fashion Week this fall.
Day.01 - Thursday 6PM EDT | Sept. 4th 2014 | United Nations Foundation | 801 2nd Ave, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10017 (Master Class Off the Runway)
Day.02- Friday 7PM EDT | September 5th 2014 | Vogt Gallery | 526 W 26TH Street Suite 205 New York, NY 10001 (Presentation, Pop Up Shop, Press Dinner)
Since the fashion industry has been under a microscope for under-representation of racially diverse models in runway shows-- one of the reasons why the fifth annual Africa Fashion Week has moved its dates from July to September 4- 6--Adiat Disu, Director of Adiree PR & Communications commissioned Kemsky to feature Illustrations of African designer’s collection (in the following order below) by Anaba Wisdom, Eki Orleans, Hilda Mauya, Gavin Rajah, Igwedinma Rodney Emeka of McMeka and Chidiebube of Weize Dhurm Franklyn.
Kemsky was recently commissioned to illustrate Christian Louboutin's nail varnishes to celebrate the launch of his new beauty collection in Harper's Bazaar Arabia, Sept. 2014 and a Tiffany & Co article in Robb Report Singapore, June 2014. Some of the illustrations she has created were featured at:
Africa Fashion Week will take place September 4-6, 2014. Tickets are available at www.africafashionweekny.com/tickets/
Official schedule is available at africafashionweek.com
