Season 1 was held on August 14th<\/sup> to 21st<\/sup>, 2015, and it was sponsored by the Renaissance Hotel Allentown. \u00a0Kathy Avila owner of Style Beauty Lounge, located in Bethlehem, had her fashion show during that week.\u00a0 Restaurants such as Corked, located in Bethlehem and Hook, located in Allentown, collaborated with Lehigh Valley Fashion Week.\u00a0 The Fashion Week was a success and lovers of fashion came out in groves to attend the Premier nights.\u00a0 Lehigh Valley Fashion Week\u2019s sponsors were Metro Beauty Academy, Barbizon Chique, Style Beauty Lounge, LV Happening, Davis, Nelson and Associates and other companies\/individuals who supported and helped with its success.<\/p>\n For Season 2 of Fashion Week Spring\/Summer2016 (\u201cS\/S 2016\u201d) styles will be presented by designers and boutiques.\u00a0 This Season is sponsored by Holiday Inn Center Allentown, and will be held on April 28th<\/sup> to April 30th<\/sup>.\u00a0 \u00a0During this Fashion Week on April 29th<\/sup>, BW Nice \u2013 Lehigh Chapter will have their annual Red Shoe Charity Luncheon and Fashion Show, and Style Beauty Lounge will participate again by having a Trunk Show.<\/p>\n All the Lehigh Valley Fashion Week premier events will be held at the Holiday Inn Center Allentown, 904 Hamilton St, Allentown, PA 18101, and starts at 7pm.\u00a0 This venue was recently renovated and fits the growing attendance of the Fashion Week. If you don\u2019t want to miss a beat during Fashion Week book your room by calling 610. 433.2221. The emcees will be Heidi Uracius from Barbizon Chique and Kari Holmes from Lehigh Valley Fashion Week.<\/p>\n Heidi is the former Ms Pennsylvania US 2014 and awarded 3rd Runner up Actress of the Year at the IMTA Convention in Los Angeles. \u00a0She is currently the events manager for Barbizon Chique and continues to model and act locally and in New York. \u00a0She was on the television special \u201cOn the Road to the Fashion Hero\u201d on ABC last June, and will be in the upcoming reality show \u201cThe Fashion Hero\u201d, as the Season One Winner.<\/p>\n Kari Holmes is the Fashion Director of Lehigh Valley Fashion Week, and has hosted numerous events.\u00a0 She manages the designers and models for Fashion Week, and ensures that everyone is organized for the fashion events.<\/p>\n Barbizon Chique of Philadelphia will be providing models and partnering with Lehigh Valley Fashion Week again for Season 2. Barbizon is celebrating 77 years in the industry and their models can be seen on TV, in Movies, Magazines, on the Runway, and more.\u00a0 If you are interested in learning more about Barbizon and finding out how you can get started, go to barbizonchique.com<\/a>, or visit their booth during intermission or after the show.<\/p>\n On April 28th<\/sup><\/strong>, Thursday, there will be a networking event, where a panel of professionals in the fashion industry will speak to aspiring models, make-up artists (\u201cmua\u201d), and hairstylists to help them to become successful in the fashion industry.\u00a0 Our host for this event will be Kari Holmes, Fashion Week\u2019s Fashion Director.\u00a0 The panel will consist of the following professionals; local top model and actor, Yasminda Rodriguez and Jacinth Sutphin, photographer, Jeff Levy, makeup artist, Faces by Fre Umarah, model agency, Heidi Uracius of Barbizon Chique, to name a few.<\/p>\n On April 29th<\/sup><\/strong>, Friday, the premier night designers will showcase S\/S 2016 couture and ready-made collections. Here are some of the designers and boutiques who will be showcased; Dartanya, Clotheversity, Clothes Mentor, Victoria Wright, Art 2 The Skin, Stay by Stacy Angela, Abundant Style, and Glam2Mod2Chic.<\/p>\n On April 30th<\/sup><\/strong>, Saturday, the finale night will showcase S\/S 2016 urban collection.\u00a0 Here are some of the designers and boutiques who will be showcased; Clothes Mentor, Level 9, Cat\u2019s Meow, Urban Varieties,<\/p>\n Purchase your tickets for the Premier and Finale fashion shows at www.lehighvalleyfashionweek.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n To celebrate Lehigh Valley Fashion Week\u2019s Team hard work there will be an after party at The JetPort Restaurant and Lounge on April 30th<\/sup> after the fashion show.\u00a0 JetPort is located at 3400 Airport Rd, Allentown, PA, and it starts at 10pm.\u00a0 This is a chance to meet the designers, mua, hairstylists, models, and the Fashion Week Team who participated in Fashion Week.<\/p>\n About Lehigh Valley Fashion Week<\/strong><\/p>\n Lehigh Valley Fashion Week is a Lehigh Valley organization highlighting the fashion industry in the area.\u00a0 Our Fashion Weeks consist of fashion shows at malls, boutiques, and other venues around the Lehigh Valley. Fashion Weeks are celebrated around the globe and has been proven to be the number one medium for presenting the work of fashion designers and other fashion-oriented crafts.<\/p>\n It is known these events boost visibility and profit to the surrounding businesses. \u00a0There will be multiple fashion and promotional events throughout the Lehigh Valley, where we will collaborate with sponsoring businesses.\u00a0 If you are interested and would like more information please contact us at contact@lehighvalleyfashionweek.com or 484.994.2572.<\/p>\n The hash tags used for Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook are #lehighvalleyfashionweek and #LVFWSS16. \u00a0The hash tags will be used for marketing purposes.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Press Release Provided By: \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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\nwinsome@lehighvalleyfashionweek.com<\/p>\n
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