Top models will grace the catwalk to reveal the collections of up and
coming designers hailing from around the globe. “We are always pleased to embrace new designers at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week,” shares Fern Mallis, senior vice president of IMG Fashion. “We know this platform provides ample opportunities for these designers to do business in the market and to generate maximum publicity.”
The highly anticipated September features new clothing lines and designer surprises. Palm will present the brand new and strikingly thin Palm Pixi phone. Near the prominent Mercedez-Benz Saks Fifth Avenue is showcasing Globetrotter luggage, the historic Karl Baisch line created for the 1954 Mercedes-Benz 220 Coupe. Dolce & Gabbana Gucci, and Oriciani will underscore the travel theme with it’s weekender bags.
For the latest in coffee couture, McCafé has partnered with designer Duckie
Brown who designed a limited edition glove collection for the Ronald McDonald House Charities.
My Good Deed, a nonprofit organization and designers Donna Karan, Tracy Reese, Carmen Marc Valvo, Max Azria, Phillip Lim, James Coviello, Milly, Vivienne Tam, and Tommy Hilfiger, will launch the first ever 9/11 Runway to Service online charity auction featuring donated items from the aforementioned designer’s Spring/Summer 2010 Collection.
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week officials expect 100,000 people will pass
through the tents from now until September 17. –yvette caslin
