Are you aspiring to be the next Jason Wu? Kearny Street Workshop can help you…
Fashion designers wanted for KSW Runway 2012! Kearny Street Workshop invites up-and-coming Asian American designers to apply NOW. Show ‘em what you’ve got at kswrunway@gmail.com.
In previous years, Asian models and designers have been been taking large strides. For example, more than ever – we are beginning to see more Asian faces gracing the pages of the world’s top fashion magazines, walking the runways of renowned fashion designers (40% of the models walking were women of Asian descent during New York Fashion Week in February 2012), and featured in international ad campaigns for popular brands. Fashion designers of Asian descent have also been making a name for themselves, such as designer collaborations with national retail chains such as Target, H&M, and Macy’s. Follow our monthly series as we name the best of the best featuring Asians in Fashion.
Li Bing Bing for Gucci
Image courtesy of Gucci.
Taking place on Thursday, May 3rd at Webster Hall in New York City, Verizon Wireless will be celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month with the 2nd Annual Visionaries Conference. The event will honor the contributions and achievements of the Asian Pacific American community. Keynote panelists Jamie Chung (actress), Joe Zee (stylist and creative director at ELLE Magazine) and Mark Munoz (MMA fighter) will share their inspirational stories with the local community. The conference will be hosted by XiXi Yang, entertainment TV personality. RSVP at verizonapahm.com – space is LIMITED!
In addition, attendees of the Visionaries Conference will automatically be entered to win the newest products utilizing Verizon 4G LTE technology such as the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, the Samsung Tablet 7.7 or the Samsung Smart TV. LIKE the Visionaries Conference for up-to-date information at Facebook.com/VerizonAPAHM, FOLLOW the tweets at Twitter.com/VzwAPAHM2012 and visit www.verizonapahm.com for more details.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
7:00 PM
Webster Hall
125 East 11th Street
Manhattan, New York 10003
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation’s largest 4G LTE network and largest, most reliable 3G network. The company serves 93.0 million retail customers, including 88.0 million retail postpaid customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 80,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) and Vodafone (LSE, NASDAQ: VOD). For more information, visit www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at www.verizonwireless.com/
Hello Audrey readers – meet our latest Audrey Style Gal (and the first from California!) – Chesley Tolentino!
Our latest Audrey Style Gal comes all the way from Toronto – Jessy of The Little Dust Princess!
In previous years, Asian models and designers have been been taking large strides. For example, more than ever – we are beginning to see more Asian faces gracing the pages of the world’s top fashion magazines, walking the runways of renowned fashion designers (40% of the models walking were women of Asian descent during New York Fashion Week in February 2012), and featured in international ad campaigns for popular brands. Fashion designers of Asian descent have also been making a name for themselves, such as designer collaborations with national retail chains such as Target, H&M, and Macy’s. Follow our monthly series as we name the best of the best featuring Asians in Fashion.
Rise of South Asian Models: Vogue India‘s highlight on Alyssah Ali, Ashika Pratt, and Jessica Clarke
Photo credit: Asian Models Blog
When Karl Lagerfield made a stunning move to feature nine (yes, NINE) models of South Asian descent in Chanel’s Pre-Fall India-themed collection last year – it was nothing short of amazing. It’s well known that Lagerfield hasn’t featured a racially diverse group of models in his previous shows. Prior to the show, Lakshmi Menon was arguably the most popular model of South Asian descent (from India). But with this move, more South Asian models are fast becoming more popular in the fashion industry. Vogue India takes a strong note of this of course, featuring three fresh faces: Alyssa Ali (Indian-Trinidian-Candian, IMG), Ashika Pratt (Indian descent from New Zealand, Anima Creatives), and Jessica Clarke (Indian-Nigerian, Marilyn) – in this lovely spread (click on the image to see more pictures from the editorial!).
