Designs of Living Art by Pilar Macchione at Couture Fashion Week New York

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

California-based women’s fashion designer Pilar Macchionewill show her latest collection at Couture Fashion Week New York at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday September 17, 2011. The fashion show will be held in the famed Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.

Pilar Macchione grew up in Buena Park, California and showed an affinity for art and design at age 7 when she began sculpting dresses on dolls. Her professional training began in 1999 when she moved to Florence, Italy to study art and design at Ent-Art Polimoda, accredited through FIT in New York.  She returned to California where she interned with designer Zandra Rhodes and later moved to London where she attended the University of Arts. While in London, Ms. Macchione’s designs were featured in the British magazine Jack.

Her designs were selected over the work of 150 other students to represent the London College of Fashion in the “Modniy Desant” fashion event in St. Petersburg, Russia. The show brought Ms. Macchione attention from the Russian press as well as London television. Her designs appeared in Closer magazine with British actress Carol Voderman wearing  Ms. Macchione’s feather-trimmed evening cape. The cape was also featured in a Tony & Guy advertisement.

In 2005 Pilar Macchione was chosen to present her graduate collection at the First China (International) Student Design Competition in Guangzhou. She then went on to work with London designer Giles Deacon for two seasons, during which time she designed eclectic platform sandals that were featured in British Elle.

Most recently, Ms. Macchione worked with leading costume houses, including the Old Globe Theatre, San Diego Opera, and Bob Mackie’s studio, where she developed a keen sense for pattern cutting, draping and clothing construction. In 2008 she earned her MA in Theatre/Costume Design from the UCLA School of Theatre. While at UCLA, Ms. Macchione was awarded a scholarship from the University of Arts London to work for the prestigious NSK textile company in New Delhi, India.

With a solid background in fashion and costume design, Pilar Macchione approaches each new design as a work of moving sculpture. Her distinctive creations appear on the runway as living art.

Visit the designer’s website for more information: www.pilarmacchione.com

Mireille Dagher Returns to Couture Fashion Week New York with Latest Lavish Collection

Fashion designer Mireille Dagher will present her latest collection at Couture Fashion Week at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday September 17, 2011. Marking the second appearance of the prominent Lebanese designer at the prestigious event, the much-anticipated fashion show will be held in the legendary Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria on Park Avenue, New York City.

  

Mireille Dagher has shown her stunning designs on the runway in Beirut and Cairo, as well as in New York.

   

For more information, visit the designer’s website: www.MireilleDagher.com

Designer Haya Al Houti at Couture Fashion Week, February 2011

Women’s Fashion Designer Romanitza Set to Mark 20th Anniversary with Dramatic Show at Couture Fashion Week New York

 

 

 

 

 

Acclaimed Romanian fashion designer Romanitza will return to Couture Fashion Week New York with the showing of her latest impeccably crafted collection. The runway show will be held at 8:00 p.m. on Friday September 16, 2011 in the iconic Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.

A regular presenter at the prestigious New York event, Romanitza is celebrating her 20th anniversary this year as a fashion designer. Her fashion show at Couture Fashion Week in September promises to be a memorable event. In October 2011 the designer will stage a festive celebration and fashion show in Bucharest to mark the 20th anniversary milestone.

A former fashion model, Romanitza – whose full name is Romanita Claudia Iovan – launched her fashion house in 1991. The label soon became one of the most successful in Romania, driven by the designer’s inimitable style and work ethic helped. The exquisite quality and regal flair of her designs shine in her distinctive runway shows.

In 1993 Romanitza was invited by the Romanian Youth Travel Office to be part of government-sponsored tourism promotion in the United Arab Emirates, with a collection of Arab-inspired pret-a-porter. In 1994 Romanitza won first prize at the National Fashion Festival of Romania, and shortly after she became the first Romanian designer invited to open an exclusive showroom at the World Trade Plaza in Bucharest. Her 1996 Spring/Summer collection entitled “Rainbow Flowers” was presented on the runway at the World Trade Plaza’s performance hall – a gala performance that also celebrated the designer’s fifth successful year in the fashion industry. The event was covered by all major Romanian fashion publications.

Romanitza opened her second boutique in 1999 on Bucharest’s fashionable Calea Victoriei, and soon after became the exclusive retailer of Elegance Paris fabrics and the Elegance Boutique pret-a-porter line, as well as of Borsalino hats and Bruno Magli shoes and bags for Romania. A few years later, Romanitza opened the first Escada Couture shop in Bucharest.

Romanitza continues to build her brand in the fashion industry, presenting seasonal collections and taking part in many television programs and fashion events, including Bucharest Fashion Week. Her unique creations have been featured in major publications worldwide including Book Moda (Italy), Limited Edition (UAE), Epoch Times (USA) and many others.

Visit the designer’s website for more information: www.romanitza.ro