HOT NEW DESIGNERS SET RUNWAY ABLAZE IN "OUT OF THE TENTS" FALL/WINTER 2002 FASHION SHOW

Fashion show in SOHO NYC for over a period of two days.

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HOT NEW DESIGNERS SET RUNWAY ABLAZE IN
    "Out of the Tents" Fall/Winter 2002
         Runway fashion show

New York, NY, February 20th 2002-over fifteen hot and innovative new designers take center stage to showcase their latest Ready to Wear collection at "Out of the Tents", a 2 day fashion show taking place Thursday, March 7th and Friday, March 8th at 7pm. the event will be held at A.I.R. Gallery, 40 Wooster Street, Soho, Manhattan. A cocktail reception will immediately follow the show on both evenings.

"Out of the Tents" is my version of 7th on Sixth, but for new and emerging designers. For 90% of the featured designers, this is their first runway show. It is a chance for them to present their clothing lines to retailers, the media and the pubic, giving them exposure that they may not recieve otherwise,"says Shell-I Keith, Creative Director and Founder of NED-m, the company responsible for producing the event. NED-m(New Exciting Designers and models), is a non profit fashion production company that for the last two years been giving fledging designers the oppertunity to showcase their talents in a high-end fashion show in New York City.

From Taiwan to Guatmala, from the Carribeian to New York City, these up-and-coming disigners will present an electic array of fashions with their own signature flair. Whether it is flamenco inspired dresses, sexy leather tops or revealing chiffon, the desings are as distinctive as the countries from which the designers come with participants ranging in age from 12 t0 50 years ols.

Playing around with the concept of the renown 7th on Sixth fashion shows held in the "Tent" at Bryant park, "out of the Tents" features its new designers a month after fashion week. This allows the desginers to have their own spotlight apart form the spectacle in February, which might overshadow the deserving newcomers.

The French design team of Nicholas and Fredrick of Les Marrons creates the runwy installation for "out of the Tents". Hair and makeup provided by Aveda, and the cocktalil reception is sponsored by Sake Japenase wine, TransAmerica Wine Corp, and kwv International.    

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