Fashion 4 Development’s International Fashion Designer Presentation and
Cocktail party was one of the most glamorous and fascinating parties during the first day of New York Fashion Week. The socialite and
dignitary studded soiree was held inside a beautiful crystal decorated room at the Mandarin Hotel in New York.
Four emerging international designer’s
were showcased: Diana Dorozhkina, Auguste Soesastro, Giovanni LoPresti, and
Angelo Lambrou. Models wearing each designer’s stunning creations walked around
the room as guests and media eagerly snapped photos.
I wore a lace
dress with semi sheer silk sleeves and contrasting red zipper by my designer
friend, Alice Yim. I’m absolutely in love with this dress which she named Perle. I literally made a
mental note to wear this dress for fashion week when I saw Alice wearing it
for the first time a few weeks before. The red zipper in the back was everything for this piece. I paired the look with matching red
lipstick, black tights and red heels by Guess.
Fashion
4 Development (F4D) is a global awareness platform that goes beyond fashion and
seeks to unite diplomacy, media, business and the creative industries to enact
sustainable change. Utilizing fashion as a platform, F4D has successfully
united organizations and people alike, to create awareness and improve the
livelihood of societies at large in support of the United Nations Millennium
Development Goals and “ Every Woman Every Child “ the initiative spearheaded by
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon.