Marc Jacobs, Victoria Beckham, Oscar de la Renta And More For The New York Fashion Week!

Ituen Basi and Alter Ego, two prominent Nigerian brands, were featured in Womens’ Wear Daily at the 11th edition of the four-day women’s clothing and accessories trade show. Both fashion brands were at the Pitti Imagine trade show in Florence in January.

Taking inspiration from traditional Nigerian fabrics and decors, Ituen Basi — who last October was nominated “Designer of the Y ear” at the Africa Fashion Awards promoted by the 2012 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Africa — designed a practical, contemporary collection that included a silk and stretch cotton short-sleeve dress embellished with a print of multicolor African beads.

The Alter Ego collection by Nwakaego Maduekwe of the Alter Ego label was strong in prints and consisted of feminine frocks, including a draped floor-length dress in silk.

The New York Fashion Week
The autumn/winter 2013-14 fashion season has begun to unfold as fashion month gears into action. The fashion show kicked off on the 6th of February with the first of the NYFW shows. Several designers are lined up for the week such as Organic, Veronica Beard, Rachel Comey, Richard Chai, Creatures of the Wind, Duckie Brown, Band Of Outsiders, Jason Wu, Prabal Gurung, Alexander Wang, Victoria Beckham, The Olsen Twins, Carolina Herrera, Donna Karan, Marc Jacobs, Oscar de la Renta and much more.


Marc Jacobs has had to push back his slot for the New York Fashion Week show while he waits for missing items to be delivered. Instead of showing on Monday, February 11 as scheduled, the collection will now be unveiled on the final day, Thursday, February 14 at 8pm at the New York State on Lexington Avenue alongside Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein.



Backstage Preparations

After the NYFW, the London week is scheduled to start the next day, on the 15th of February.
In Other news, a sneak preview has been provided for the March Issue of the Vogue magazine which features the model of the moment, Cara Delevingne on the cover. She is styled wearing a Giorgio Armani dress and photographed by Mario Testino.

Luxury Fashion Brand Josh And Nicol Make London Fashion Week DebutOn Friday 15th February 2013, the Award-wining Independent Luxury fashion brand Josh and Nicol unveiled their new Autumn/Winter 2013 collection for the first time during London Fashion Week. Since the brand's inception in 2010, it has proved to be a global hit and gone on to win the "Planet Africa Red Carpet Dress Challenge Competition" in Toronto.



The award winning luxury independent brand Josh & Nicol showcased their catwalk presentation at the prestigious Charing Cross hotel on Friday 15th February 2013. The Creative Director Ufuoma, holds a masters degree in Fashion Marketing and Entrepreneurship and is heavily inspired by art, culture, modern and ancient architecture.

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Vogue.co.uk