Caribbean International Fashion Week NY 2011

The Official Launch of Caribbean International Fashion Week NY Has the Industry Abuzz

WHAT:          The inaugural Caribbean International Fashion Week (CIFW) New York.

Celebrating Caribbean American Heritage Month and 2011 Caribbean Week New York, CIFW will raise funds for the CTO Foundation to help provide scholarships to Caribbean nationals who aspire to engage in philanthropic projects. The event will feature a Red Carpet affair with a bevy of celebrities, followed by a VIP cocktail reception and the after party will follow at The Grace Hotel at 10pm.

WHO:            International models from the Caribbean and nations worldwide will don creations from designers, including award-winning Queen Esther – Kuumba Designs (St. Lucia), Theodor Elyett  (Bahamas), Jewel Shannon (Barbados),  Rebecca Beck (Curacao), Charles Dieujuste (Haiti), Lucia Rodrigues (Dominican Republic), Simon Duncan (Trinidad),  Kazz Forbes (Turks & Caicos),  Michael Francis (Jamaica), the Piper Twins and many more.

WHERE:         Arena, 135 West 41^st Street (between 6^th Avenue and Broadway) New York, NY 

WHEN:           Wednesday, June 08, 2011 at 7pm.

About CIFW

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Caribbean International Fashion Week

Caribbean International Fashion Week (CIFW) is scheduled to open on Wednesday, June 8, 2011 in New York City.  Caribbean International Fashion Week will accommodate a multitude of elite media, buyers, Caribbean officials, industry professionals and celebrities with the sole purpose of bringing more exposure and sales revenue to Caribbean fashion designers. In effect, CIFW will bring greater admiration and appreciation for Caribbean fashion and beauty worldwide. The first ever Caribbean International Fashion Week will showcase some of the Caribbean’s best established couture and up-and-coming fashion designers. CIFW will support Caribbean designers with their expansion and promotion on an international level. While CIFW’s goal is to benefit Caribbean designers, it will also be raising funds for the CTO Foundation—a charity created for deserving Caribbean nationals working in the hospitality and tourism industry. The CTO Foundation is a non-profit charity that provides education for deserving Caribbean nationals, in addition to establishing the Caribbean as a profound region for couture fashion and prevalent tourism. Over the years, the CTO Foundation has turned out some of the most successful and promising hospitality and tourism individuals around the world. Together with the Caribbean Tourism Organization, Diamond Noir Collective will work to promote all the beauty and possibilities the Caribbean has to offer through Caribbean International Fashion Week.