TO: All Members of the New York Fashion Community -- designers, show producers, public relations companies, press, retailers, model agencies
DATE: December 4, 2008
RE: NEW YORK FASHION WEEK – UPDATE
February 2009: Friday 2/13 - 2/20
September 2009: Thursday 9/10 - 17
NOTE: Fashion Week will begin on the second Thursday each season thereafter
TO: All Members of the New York Fashion Community -- designers, show producers, public relations companies, press, retailers, model agencies
DATE: December 4, 2008
RE: DATES: FASHION WEEK (February & September) and RESORT
Total Raised Since 1990 Tops $17 Million
More than 500 Companies Participate in Fashion Industry’s Hallmark Fundraiser
First Grants Already Made to Dozens of Organizations
The Brazilian-born designer first began producing his patchwork creations out of necessity, since the remnants were all he could afford. In fact, when he first started, he used to create the eccentric dyes for the unique colors of his bags himself, by filling up his bathtub in his home in the East Village.
