AmaZe Magazine Steps In to Help Out

Curvy Fashion Event to Aid Hurricane Victims

(PRWEB) October 20, 2005 -- On Saturday, October 22, New York City plays host to CURVENTURES, the first networking event being held exclusively for the plus-size industry. AmaZe magazine, dedicated exclusively to women sizes 12 and up, will raffle off $100’s in prizes from some of the top plus-size clothing vendors in the United States. All proceeds from the raffle will go directly to Habitat for Humanity to benefit hurricane Katrina victims.

“When we announced the raffle, our top fashion vendors were quick to step in and offer support,” shares Michele Weston, AmaZe Executive Editor, Style & News. “We pulled together veteran plus-size fashion vendors including Igigi, Bare Necessities, Lane Bryant, Sizeappeal, Zaftique, Gayla Bentley, Kiyonna, stylish newcomer Monif C. and others.

Weston affirms, “AmaZe will continue to embrace our responsibility to care for those in need through several outreach programs that are near and dear to our hearts. We know that these devastating events will not be fixed in a week, or a month, or even a year. Our goal over the next year is to support the ongoing efforts to help our sisters and brothers rebuild their lives, their families and their homes.”

Valery Amador, the magazine’s co-founder and creative director
continues, “The CURVENTURES venue is a brilliant opportunity for us to pull together the plus-size industry and show the world that the measure of a woman is not in the size of her clothing, but the measure of her heart.”
Now, that’s AmaZing.

About AmaZe Magazine

AmaZe is the fashion and lifestyle magazine designed to inspire plus-size women to live a ‘Well Rounded’ life.

Launched on June 1, 2005, AmaZe magazine is the voice for over 60 million women in the United States who wear a size 12 and up. This modern, AmaZing woman thrives in her curves. She craves contemporary fashions, desires the latest beauty advice and designs her life on her own terms, without apologies. This consumer searches for products and services that meet her needs and wants. AmaZe magazine has quickly become her definitive resource for living a ‘Well-rounded’ life.

Since 1998, VenusDivas.com and parent company Venus Imaging, LLC, have been the top online portal pioneering content and inspiring the plus-size community. Now, with the birth of AmaZe magazine, Venus is taking the message to the next level. “What you will find in every issue are stylish fashions and beauty advice as well as empowering ideas for life, health and home,” states Valery Amador, the magazine’s co-founder and creative director. “What you won’t find is a magazine filled with unrealistic expectations and images.”

“Our philosophy is clear and hinges on our belief that ‘Every Curve Counts’,” shares Michele Weston, Executive Editor, Style & News. “Our group of woman is 40 million strong and is an influential powerhouse poised to take ownership of this concept. According to the NPD retail resource group, the curvy market is expected to hit close to $50 billion in 2005, up almost 50% since 2000. AmaZe magazine offers the platform and resources for this industry to thrive.”

Amaze Magazine is headquartered on the west coast in Vancouver, WA with a studio office in New York.

The url for AmaZe magazine is http://www.AmaZemagazine.com

About Curventures:
CURVENTURES offers curvy events and ventures for the plus-size industry and community. Executive Producer, Catherine Schuller shares, “The event, the first of its’ kind, promises to be an unprecedented opportunity to bring the hundreds and hundreds of people involved in the plus-size industry together to meet, chat, share, learn, renew, revive and get to know each other better. The evening will include cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, schmoozing, giveaways and goodies, a major showcase of emerging designers and special performances.”

The url for Curventures is http://www.curventures.net

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