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NYC Mayor Bloomberg Will Proclaim

July 12th - July 18th Africa Fashion Week

The office of New York City's Mayor Michael Bloomberg will officially proclaim July 12 thru July 18 as Africa Fashion Week in New York City, a historical endorsement for Africans and African Americans in the fashion/entertainment industry.

Africa Fashion Week NY is a luxurious, multi-day event which includes runway shows, exhibitions, and industry networking events- all with the purpose of raising awareness of the African/ African-American fashion & entertainment professionals in the New York and Tri -State area.

 

Accordingly, this nationally formed week of diversity centric fashion events will henceforth be celebrated annually from July 12th thru July 18th.

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The Africa Channel Comes to AFWNY!

The Africa Channel is a showcase for the African continent's most outstanding English language television series, specials, documentaries feature films, music, event specials, biographies, soap operas, current business analysis, cultural and historical programs and shows that reflect the people of Africa, their incredible stories, their daily lives, their music and art, their successes, celebrations and challenges.

Our mission? To open up a daily window into modern African life and, in the process, help demystify Africa for American viewers.

For the first time on U.S. television, American audiences can connect with an aspect of Africa that has eluded them until now - urban Africa, coming to life on a daily basis and presented in a way that American TV viewers have come to appreciate and understand. The Africa Channel will transport you into a world filled with rich cultures, heart-stopping adventures, emotional human dramas and award-winning entertainment programming. Then there is the music, with all of the richness, texture and tradition of the countless musical cultures found on the African Continent. Following in the footsteps of such music legends as Miriam Makeba, and Salief Keita is a whole new generation of artists poised for similar commercial success. The Africa Channel will introduce these new artists through music videos, live performances and the Africa Channel's exclusive roster of VJ's.

From News, Information and International Affairs, to Travel, Lifestyle and Leisure; From Soaps to Documentaries to Music, there's something for everyone on The Africa Channel! Experience Africa as you've never seen it before. Africa! Alive! Right in your living room, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call your local cable or satellite operator to find out how you can receive The Africa Channel in your area.

The Africa Channel & www.theafricachannel.com
Where Africa comes alive!

AFWNY Enlists Stylist Gugulethu for Team!

Gugulethu (a.k.a. Gugu ᶫᵒᵛᵉᵧₒᵤ Lethu and Gugu) is a Fashion Stylist/Image and Wardrobe Consultant. She is based in New York City and ventures through out the Tri-State area. This once Fine Arts student and graduate began her journey in 2004 when she traded in her Converse Sneakers for black pumps- a staple for every author of style!

Gugu’s background as an assistant buyer and profiler for various Boutiques has awarded her with an indispensable eye for forecasting emerging trends. Moreover, Gugu’s ability to help men and women dress successfully for both daily wear and special occasions accentuates her styling versatility.

Gugu especially loves the liberty of freelance and the array of tasks it allows her to embark on, whether she is on an edgy high fashion editorial, shopping for a Wall Street client or simply consulting a nervous bride. Styling is the pulse to her life.

Fashionjunkii Joins the AFWNY Team!

 Born in Tanzania, Rosemary Kokuhilwa is a former model, freelance fashion stylist, certified makeup artist, and blogger for fashionjunkii.onsugar.com. Encouraged and supported by her father, Kokuhilwa’s been fascinated by the fashion industry from an early age. Her passion bloomed once she graduated high school and began modeling and working for M-NET Africa-Tanzania. This opportunity allowed her to gain experience by working on a multitude of exciting assignments including road shows for both M-NET Rock Down Africa and M-NET Face of Africa. She also started working as a stylist for local runway shows at this time.

As a stylist, Rosemary made-over private clients with chic looks in addition to updating their wardrobes. Determined to find her niche in the fashion industry in a capacity of her choice, Kokuhilwa migrated to the US and has since started her own very popular fashion blog- aptly name fashionjunkii.onsugar.com.

She has been present and participated in numerous seasons of New York Fashion Week.

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CEO, Soul Purpose Lifestyle Companies
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Ashunta Shariff
Celebrity Makeup Artist
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Michelle Wallach
Manager/Mineral Makeup Enthusiast, Youngevity
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Vanessa Hunter
VP-Marketing, Youngevity
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AFWNY will be held during the week of July 12 to 18 2010. Locations for each event will be announced at http://africafashionweekny .com/fashion/schedule. Adireé Fashion Agency partners and sponsors will host (AFWNY) in New York, NY. AFWNY is a luxury multi-day event that will include runway shows, exhibition, and industry networking events with the sole purpose of raising awareness of the African/ African American/ Afro-Caribbean fashion & entertainment professionals in New York and Tri -State area. The weeklong event will include the following designers from the African Diaspora:

54 Kingdoms – Ghana
KiRette Couture - Cameroon
Atal Stella Uganda – Uganda
Kosibah - United Kingdom/Nigeria
Charlene Amankwah - Ghana
Kumba Wear - Senegal
Chianu International - Nigeria
Lin-Z Inc. – African American
Côté Minou- Cameroon
Osun Designs - Jamaica
Elikplim Gordon - Ghana
Qétura – Nigeria
Fabulous Fingers – United Kingdom/ Nigeria  

For more information and to purchase AFWNY tickets contact Adiat Disu at (347)-891-9680. Tickets can also be purchased at http://africafashionweekny .com/fashion/tickets

SOUL PURPOSE cosmetics are notably featured in trendy campaigns. Celebrity makeup artist Ashunta Sheriff used the beautiful collection of all natural mineral makeup she compiled exclusively for SOUL PURPOSE for fashion designer Ashley Stewart’s Holiday campaign. Ms. Sheriff's client list include many of today's hottest and biggest stars such as Rihanna, Ciara, Hillary Duff, Ashley Simpson, Jennifer Hudson, Queen Latifah, India Arie, P.Diddy, Usher and her long time client Alicia Keys.

SOUL PURPOSE’s Youngevity cosmetics contains no harsh chemicals, dyes or preservative, no irritants such as Talc or Bismuth, no animal testing or animal by-products, non-comedogenic (won’t clog your pores), and no added fragrance. SOUL PURPOSE’s Youngevity mineral cosmetic is 100% minerals.

AFWNY Beauty Manager and professional makeup artist Sumintra Heeralal attests to the quality of Youngevity mineral cosmetic, "this is a refreshing line of make-up that pops, however the make-up will still maintain the integrity of our beautiful model's skin. We are excited to have Soul Purpose as our Official Make-Up Sponsor. Adiat Disu, the executive producer, has a vision for branding Africa Fashion Week NY.”

About Soul Purpose
Founded by Nadine Abraham Thompson in December 2007, Soul Purpose Lifestyle Companies (Soul Purpose) offers high quality nutritional supplements, nature-based treatments for everyday bath and beauty care, aromatherapy preparations, home accents and motivational products. Product lines include everything from shea butter balms and American wine to clothing and candles. Most importantly, all products are natural and of the highest quality.

Soul Purpose is a socially-responsible and sustainable direct selling company with a mission of creating empowering business opportunities for women and men of color internationally. Collaboration consists of fostering partnerships with a global network of product developers, cooperatives, perfumers, herbalists, musicians, graphic designers and writers.

About Africa Fashion Week NY
Africa Fashion Week New York (AFWNY) in New York, NY July 12, 2010 – July 18, 2010. AFWNY is a luxury multi-day event that will include Runway shows, exhibitions, and industry networking events, produced by Adireé Fashion Agency.
AFWNY’s mission is to raise awareness of the many African Fashion/Entertainment professionals in New York and Tri -State area. Moreover, Africa Fashion Week NY will break through the New York fashion noise and allow diverse and upcoming designers to voice themselves through creative forums.
Prominent buyers and industry influencers will be previewed to African designers during AFWNY. Over 2,000+ audience members will also witness the excitement and be a part of the cause. Funds raised from this event will be allocated towards non profits that support Africa.

About Adireé Fashion Agency
Adireé Fashion Agency, established on February 2009 in Westchester, NY, is a fully integrated, result driven company that focuses on fashion event production, organization, and consulting for small to medium size fashion clients in the New York, NY and White Plains region.

Adireé consists of a team of professional fashion freelancers whose common mission is to provide fashion clients with collaborative, creative, and utterly memorable fashion events.

Adireé exists to produce and organize fashion events that are backed by thorough marketing strategies. The purpose of Adireé produced events is to generate ROI for its fashion clients; therefore, helping clients to establish a better connection with consumers.

Adireé designs, builds, and helps fashion clients maintain a high quality brand or company image through trend smashing events.

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Famed African Designer Korto Momolu joins AFWNY!

Korto Momolu has joined the Africa Fashion Week NY team as our Advisor and Celebrity/ Vip Liason! "What is Africa Fashion Week NY without one of the most influential and dearly loved international African designers," says Adiat Disu, producer of Africa Fashion Week NY. "We are lucky to have her as our Advisor. The more guidance the better."

Tweet Assignment: Hey! For those who love sweets for tweets- #africanheat and circulate it! For all others, stay tuned for announcements about other movers and shakers in the African community who are joining the AFWNY team.

About Korto Momolu:

Korto Momolu - International Designer and Stylist

Korto Momolu (pronounced Cut • Toe - Mo • Mo • Lu) is a popular fashion designer and stylist.  Korto was born in Monrovia, Liberia and lived there until 1990 with her parents and siblings.  They settled in Canada, where Korto pursued her passion and studied fashion design at the L'Academies des Couturiers Design Institute in Ottawa, Ontario.  After graduation, she moved to Arkansas with her husband to live and raise their daughter. Influenced by her African roots and inspired by rich fabrics, Korto began producing chic women's wear and accessories.

After working as an independent fashion designer and continuing her education at the renowned Parsons School of Design, Korto followed her dreams and won a place on the 5th season of Bravo TV's hit show Project Runway.  Throughout the show, Korto stood out as a designer who not only embraced color and diversity, but displayed such extraordinary talent that she was awarded the fan favorite prize. During the season finale of Project Runway, Korto presented her spring 2009 collection at Bryant Park during New York Fashion Week and ultimately ended the season as 1st runner up.

Visit http://www.kortomomolu.com/gallery.html  for more information.