Prominent women's fashion designer, Jay Godfrey, is celebrating Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week by expanding into menswear. This trendy designer prepares to explode on men's retail shelves with Manhattan Chic styles. Bagir International, whose brands have appeared on almost every major red carpet event including the Grammy Awards, Oscar Awards, MTV Movie Awards and Primetime Emmy Awards, will be exclusively creating his men's tailored clothing collection.
After a career on Wall Street, Jay Godfrey quickly cultivated his signature aesthetics and launched his women's apparel brand in 2006. Hollywood's hottest leading ladies and fashion-forward, glamorous women are choosing Godfrey designs for red carpet and public appearances. Godfrey's designs have a loyal celebrity following and he is proud to have dressed Megan Fox, Eva Mendes, Jennifer Lopez, Kate Walsh, Taylor Swift, Blake Lively, Leighton Meester, Eva Longoria Parker, Angie Harmon, Zoe Saldana, Hayden Panettiere, Ali Larter, Eve, Carrie Underwood, Zoe Kravitz, and Kim Kardashian to name a few.
By partnering with Bagir, a recognized global industry leader in textile innovations and apparel brands, Godfrey is poised to repeat the huge success enjoyed by his women's collections. Bagir International, which specializes in creating lifestyles and household brand names, is a wise choice and excellent pairing for Godfrey. Both Bagir and Godfrey have an impressive loyal customer base consisting mainly of A-list celebrities, stylists and fashion conscious newsmakers. Bagir brands were the style choice for Jason Mraz, Alice In Chains , Dennis Keene, Adrian Grenier, Henry Ian Cusick, Josh Sussman, Edin Gali, Crispin Glover, Russel Wetanson, Mike Inez, Overtone (the a cappella musi women's jackets c group featured in Clint Eastwood's Movie "Invictus "with Matt Damon and Morgan Freeman) and Lawrence Zarian from Entertainment Tonight.
"Jay Godfrey is the perfect choice for men with a refined lifestyle while maintaining a rebellious element of youth. With Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in its new venue what better time to join the celebration with announcing his expansion," says Tim Danser, Vice President of Marketing, Bagir International.
This year Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week opened at their new location, Lincoln Center. After two years of planning, the new venue provides more access, more buzz and more options for the throngs of fashionistas that descend upon the world famous tents each year. Having the tents take over Lincoln Center elevates fashion to the domain of fine arts. The iconic fountain of Lincoln Center was the centerpiece of a mind-blowing Vogue Runway show and provided the public and shutterbugs unprecedented access and visuals. As the official opening of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week this runway show was the kickoff event for the 2nd Annual Fashion Night Out event where retailers around the world joined in by keeping their doors open late.
Fashion Week provides a look into the future for colors and designs that will hit retail shelves next spring. Jay Godfrey and Bagir are a step ahead by providing VIP guests from MRketNY a sneak peak at Godfrey's visions for menswear. The crème de la crème of fashion and menswear celebrated Style Manhattan Chic during an invite only reception hosted by Bagir at celebrity hotspot the Atelier Sky Lounge earlier this summer.
About Jay Godfrey:
New York-based designer, Jay Godfrey, is the founder and creative director behind his eponymous collection of sleek, sexy and sophisticated designs. Perpetually inspired by the chic New York woman, Godfrey's goal as a designer is to meld the classic tailoring techniques of Savile Row with modern silhouettes and luxurious fabrics. The result is his distinctive contemporary collection of dresses and separates that accentuate the female figure.
Godfrey realized his dream of becoming a designer while working his first summer job at Hugo Boss. He studied finance at Montreal's McGill University in order to gain a grounding in business and accounting. Upon graduating, Godfrey headed to Wall Street and worked for Citigroup. While learning the finer points of finance, Jay's goal of designing a collection led him to Parsons School of Design. An internship with Oscar de la Renta fine-tuned the young designer's style and technique, and helped him determine the ultimate Jay Godfrey woman.
Last year ushered in new accolades for Jay Godfrey. Parsons The New School for Design presented the designer with the 2009 Parsons Alumni Achievement Award in recognition of his talent and recent accomplishments; in addition Godfrey appeared on America's Next Top Model as a special guest designer, where he had the honor of dressing the contestants for a red carpet event.
Jay Godfrey is sold in Barney's, Intermix, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Harvey Nichols Hong Kong and Holt Renfrew, as well as numerous luxury boutiques worldwide.
About Bagir:
Bagir is an exceptional designer and manufacturer of men's fashion with innovation and technology. A triad of excellence receiving international awards such as The Queens Award for Innovation, and Israeli Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor Award, Bagir is one of Europe's largest suppliers of commercial men suiting. In addition to Simon Carter and M&S, Bagir provides tailored suits in Europe for fashion giants such as Kenneth Cole, Next, Patrick Cox, Moss Brothers, Balmain, Burton, Belissimo and has its sights on the US market. Bagir is a leader and multiple patent holder in textile innovations, and designs. With technology innovation as a building block, Bagir continues to be a juggernaught by turning their focus wholeheartedly to fashion and design. With their London Design Center, Bagir continues being the leader of commercial fashion by leveraging their expertise of UK fashion and their collection archives to create fashion forward designs for all their global markets.
To learn more about Bagir and Jay Godfrey contact:
Tim Danser
VP of Marketing
Bagir International
499 Fashion Ave
New York, NY 10018
212.560.9650
timd(at)bagirusa(dot)com
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Despite the Cholera outbreak, The Mattapan School Tech will hold pilot Project Management workshops in Haiti focused on proposal writing and project planning. Students laun women's coats ch campaign to raise contingency funds.
Mattapan Tech, a Boston-based technology learning center, will hold pilot workshops on November 20, 23 and 26 in Haiti focused on proposal writing and project planning in November. In the aftermath of the January 12th earthquake that killed thousands of Haitians and destroyed Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, local and international organizations rushed to Haiti in an effort to help with rebuilding. Mattapan Tech is an institution specializing in providing project management and computer technology training in Massachusetts. The school designed a series of free workshops to update the skills of managers of non-profit and private organizations in anticipation that these skilled project managers will be a necessity for a successful Haiti reconstruction project.
To assist in this difficult endeavor, a group of Wentworth Institute of Technology alumni with extended project management experience and project management instructors at Mattapan Tech will travel to Haiti on a 10-day mission.
Despite the outbreak of Cholera that hit Haiti last week and which already caused nearly 300 deaths in Port-au-Prince's neighboring towns, last night the volunteers of the Greater Boston/ Mattapan School of Technology reiterated their engagement to depart from Boston on November 20.
Harold Newcomb, Jr., a Vietnam War US Army veteran, and Karrie Ann Jean, the director of Mattapan Tech, have been very instrumental in raising funds to support the mission and keeping the crew motivated and focused on their specific humanitarian goal.
Christine Malcolm, the new head of the student committee at Mattapan Tech launched an initiative aimed at collecting children's and women's clothing for Haiti and money for a contingency fund to cover unexpected expenses in response to the possible escalated violence related to the upcoming election and threats cause by the Cholera outbreak.
Katleen Felix, the US coordinator of zafen.org, an organization that provides financial and logistic support to small projects in Haiti and the Clinton Global Initiative have also renewed their commitment to this endeavor.
Send your package or check to Mattapan Tech, 24 Regis Rd, Mattapan, MA, 02126. or visit the Mattapan Tech website at http://www.mattapantech.org. Noting that clothes should be clean and in good condition. The delegation will leave on November 20, 2010.
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Specialist online retailer Fashionista Outlet has launched an unbeatable 70% discount off some of the world's leading labels.
The boutique has started its unique 12 Designer Days of Christmas to showcase the popular high-end brands that it stocks and to help revellers find the ultimate outfit for the festive season.
Fashionista Outlet is offering a daily discount of 70% on all its designer labe women's jackets ls during its festive promotion for both male and female shoppers.
From Versace to Cavalli, the London-based fashion specialists will showcase a different designer each day, although its 70% discount will be available for all its designer clothes.
And it is hoping the yuletide offer will help shoppers find something stylish and classy for the Christmas and New Year party season at an affordable price
Fashionista Outlet kicks off its 12 Designer Days of Christmas today by offering a host of stylish items for a huge discount. They include D'Squared, the global luxury lifestyle brand famous for its detailed tailoring and trend-setting unisex designs.
The other designers being showcased for both male and female shoppers are Alexander McQueen, J Brand, Roberto Cavalli, 7 For All Mankind, Moschino, Ferre, Valentino, Versace and Costume National. Ladies can also grab an unbeatable bargain by designers Chloe and Galliano.
Myriam Duran, the founder of Fashionista Outlet – which sells stylish designer brands for men and women – said: "This is our unique idea to celebrate Christmas.
"We want to give something back to our customers and 12 Designer Days of Christmas is a quirky idea that we hope people will make the most of.
"We want our customers to be able to afford to wear the very best brands in the world and see in Christmas and New Year in real style."
Fashionista Outlet normally offers at least 60% off recommended retail prices on its products and is entering the Christmas spirit by cutting an extra 10% off voucher in the build-up to December 25.
The firm hand-picks its designer pieces for men and women to ensure only the most classic styles make it to its boutique. The website http://www.fashionista-outlet.com/ also offers a wealth of style tips and advice.
Myriam added: "Hopefully our customers will find something stylish for that Christmas or New Year party – and still have money in their pocket."
For more details of the 12 Designer Days of Christmas please visit
http://www.fashionista-outlet.com/
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Topshop has announced the launch of its new make-up collection for SS11. Sandstorm is a capsule trend collection which will capture warm tones and neon colours.
With a palette of sorbet tones and sultry hues, Sandstorm contrasts metallic finishes with sun-bleached neons to create a versatile collection. Sandstorm captures a form of self-expression that embodies the spirit of Festival dressing. The capsule collection is a crossover of versatile products and formulas that blend and build from dusk until dawn.
Matte rose-flushed packaging with metallic flecks references sunbeams that gleam over compacts, palettes and lipstick casings. The hand-drawn sketches on the outer casing depict a desert-scape, mirroring the make-up encased within.
Lizzie Dawson, senior designer at Topshop said "Heavily influenced by the colourful and spiritual Burning Man festival based in the Nevada desert, I was very much inspired by the eclectic mix of sun-bleached neons and tarnished, dusty metallics that create the landscape of the festival. I wanted this to translate into a unique and experimental mini spin-off trend range for the make-up collection, one that embodied the essence of SS11. The end result is a collection of one-off formulas in contrasting colours and textures that encapsulate the experimental, festival vibe."
The Sandstorm collection includes a Cheek Duo which features a two-tone palette that intertwines a sorbet flush with bronze highlights. The Cheek Duo is designed to create a subtle glow to contrast and compliment against the metallic pigments of both eyes and nails.
The collection also features Metallic Mousse Eye-shadow, Eye Duo, Eye Crayon, Liner, Lips, Gloss Stick, Nail Duo and Nails. In line with the new make-up collection launch, Topshop has created two online tutorials which will help create bespoke looks with the Sandstorm products. The 'Grunge Rock' look fuses smudged, smoky eyes with colour-pop lips to create a daringly different look. To get the Grunge Rock effect, use Kohl in 'Dragonfly' and 'Pewter' and Crayon in 'Plum' for the eyes, coupled with 'Hazard' for the lips.
The second tutorial focuses on creating the 'Tribal Warrior' look, perfect for summer festivals. Face art crayon in 'Zephyr' is used, along with 'Desert Sun' bronzer, lip creme in 'Daze' and 'Meteoric' eye shadow.
The online tutorials will be accessible on the Topshop website from February 16th 2011 - the same time as the San fashion jackets dstorm collection becomes available - also online and in selected Topshop stores. Lucky viewers will get the chance to win the make-up sets and brushes featured in the video tutorials, simply by entering the competition online at http://www.topshop.com/makeup. Competitions run from Tuesday 8th February until Tuesday 8th March, online only.
About Topshop:
Topshop was established in 1964 and is part of Arcadia Group Ltd. Sir Philip Green became owner of Arcadia Group Ltd in 2002.
Topshop is continually recognised as being an authority on women's fashion on clothing such as jeans, dresses, scarves, knitwear and shoes.
Topshop has won several awards for design reputation and new services, and has a wide range of womens clothing from jeans, dresses, jeans and jackets to maternity wear, petite clothing, make-up and lingerie.
Topshop was the first fashion retailer to show on schedule at London Fashion Week in September 2005 when it presented its own acclaimed in-house design collection Unique (created in 2001). Subsequent partnerships with international boutiques as far flung as Tokyo and LA followed and Topshop continues to grow its reputation for supporting exciting new talent.
PR Contact:
Liz Shuttleworth
Press Officer
Topshop Press Office
Arcadia Group Ltd
70 Berners Street
London
W1T 3NL
020 7927 1484
http://www.topshop.com
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Co-babynuts, Saralee Sky and Jerry Kilgore, recently launched a new, web-based business, http://www.babynut.com. The website made its entrance onto the World Wide Web on November 6, 2 Tips: Find Street Fashion Online(may be you can find what you want on the oasap.com) 003.
Babynut?抯 mission is to provide natural, organic and alternative products, nurturance and support for pregnant and adopting families, babies and toddlers. All kinds of families are celebrated. The site is unique because of its inclusive nature, broad product offerings and quotes of wisdom and/or humor found throughout the site.
Products for sale include: organic and unique maternity and nursing clothes, baby and toddler clothes, books on pregnancy, adoption, natural childbirth and parenting, children?抯 books and music, wooden toys and puzzles, puppets, gift baskets, baby carriers, body products, alternative medicine, astrology charts and clothing with astrological signs specially designed for Babynut.
Also for sale on the site are Topsy Turvy dolls made with herbs and a baby sleeping bag designed by Ms Sky. Northwest Washington products are showcased whenever possible, including Jody Bergsma prints and cards, Tom Hunter and Richard Scholtz CD?抯, Tree Frog Farm flower essences, Grace Harbor Farms goat milk body products and Alpaca Joe hand knit alpaca baby clothes.
Another special feature of the site is a free newsletter - Nutsense! - with articles on parenting or childbirth, book reviews, a featured vendor and parenting tips.
?揟he importance of the first three years of life cannot be over emphasized,??says proud Babynut owner, Saralee Sky. ?揟his is when the foundations are laid for whether the child will see the world as a safe and loving place or one filled with danger and insecurity. Babynut is my way of offering information, products and loving support for families and babies.??/p>
The site is the creation of Saralee Sky, who has been working with women and children for the last 18 years. Ms Sky has been a therapist for abused women and children, and was the executive director of Brigid Collins House and Camp Fire USA Samish Council. She left Camp Fire in April to create and run Babynut.
For more information about the site, go to: http://www.babynut.com or call 866-671-3679.
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M V Consulting, Inc. announced today that the final numbers for the entire year of 2007 have been tabulated with phenomenal results. The Company's websites have grown at a remarkable pace, exceeding expectations and indicative of positive acceptance by internet users. In addition the Company's sites were involved with several promotions and events that could not be anticipated, and display the impact that has been made to date.
"2007 was a great year. The blogs of the company grew by over 100% in virtually every metric that can be identified. The give away contests sponsored by the company were well received, if predominantly regional. We were surprised and pleased to receive the opportunity to work with TV One on live coverage of the Heartland Presidential Forum on December 1st 2007. That's something you just can't predict and we are thrilled about it, while looking forward to working with TV One again in the future," stated M V Consulting, Inc. President Michael Vass.
Actual performance numbers are considered proprietary by the Company, but percentile growth and other metrics are available for the public. Some of the most important metrics are:
Visitors to the site tend to be 41% men, and 59% women
46% of visitors tend to be between the ages of 25 - 54
51% of visitors are college educated, with 37% having no college education at all
Visitors to Black Entertainment USA for the 12 months ending December 31st 2007 increased by 156%.
Individual pages viewed by visitors on Black Entertainment USA increased by 367%
The number of visitors from countries across the globe increased by 35%
At the Vass site the breakdown was (this blog only existed for the last 4 months of 2006):
Visitors for the full year increased by 5900%
Individual pages viewed by visitors on Vass increased by 9700%
While the number of countries remained relatively flat. The lack of growth in countries outside the USA may be attributable to the increased focus on the Presidential race and candidate's campaigns throughout 2007 as well as the limited time of existence in 2006.
The M V Consulting, Inc. corporate homepage was launched in May 2007 and therefore has no comparative numbers. Growth was solid and comparable to the first 7 months of either blog, reaching on average 48 countries across the world.
The Company also owns an online store which features 12 separate and distinct clothing lines, as well as providing custom designed mugs, mouse pads, Teddy bears, gift cards, journals, postage stamps and more. Individual sales figures for this division are not reported.
Results of the Company's SEO division are not reported and considered proprietary.
Other events
Several other events occurred in 2007 that were of significant importance. The Company created and sponsored 3 separate contests in 2007.
Robin Roberts book - From the Heart - in association with Authorsontheweb.com
Dinner at the Instinct Restaurant - in association with Instinct in Endicott, New York
$1000 for the holidays - run by M V Consulting Inc. with a $100 bonus added to the winning prize given to Cheryl W of New York State.
In addition to these contests, the company was contacted by TV One, which reaches 40 million people via its cable network channel. On December 1st 2007 TV One had a live webcast of the Heartland Presidential Forum, for which it selected 5 political bloggers to comment on live. Of the thousands of potential bloggers available, President Michael Vass was selected for his writing at the Vass blog, and was invited to join the event as one of the 5 bloggers. The company accepted, creating over 9 posts related to the event (prior and after the event) including 6 live during the event.
TV One and M V Consulting, Inc. cross-promoted the event via the individual websites of each company.
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To date, the various blogs of the Company have created nearly 1000 posts in total. In 2007 alone there was an increase of 201% in the number of posts. The blogs had a total number of posts that exceeded the number of days in the year, thus exceeding publication rates of virtually every other media format and/or syndicated author.
The blogs of the Company have dealt with some of the most topical issues of the year, if not several of the most controversial in perhaps 100 years. Those topics included the death of Anna Nicole Smith and James Brown. The scandals surrounding Don Imus, Duane 'Dog' Johnson, Michael Vick, and Megan Williams. The Presidential candidates of both political parties. Also news involving entertainers and celebrities such as Paris Hilton, Wesley Snipes, Will Smith, Denzel Washington, Oprah Winfrey, George Clooney, and more. Not to mention reviews of restaurants, movies, books, and video games and information about Darfur and the Child Solider Prevention Act.
President Michael Vass is also a contributing author for the 1800blogger.com family of blogs. Mr. Vass writes for a total of 8 additional blogs on a regular basis besides those of the Company.
Mr. Vass stated, "This is only the beginning. Growth has exceeded all expectations and for 2008 we have raised the bar. While visitors to the various sites of the Company equaled or exceeded several metropolitan areas of the United States, our goal now is to reach the equivalent population of the major urban centers of the nation, if not New York City itself. Expect to see our clothing lines in colleges across the nation. And we are looking to lock down 2 exclusive sponsors for the various sites, further minimizing advertising clutter and providing an immersive and non-distracting atmosphere near term. Expect more news on other events soon."
For additional information please contact M V Consulting, Inc. President Michael Vass at info@vassconsult.com or 718-344-6921.
About M V Consulting, Inc. and Michael Vass:
Mr. Michael Vass is a former securities industry account executive of good standing, and currently works in the field of investor relations. He has served in the US Marine Corps Reserves, as well as worked and studied in such diverse fields as entertainment, communications, philosophy and chemistry. He has lived abroad, in Moscow and Tbilisi, as well as in various cities throughout the United States.
Mr. Vass is President of M V Consulting, Inc. a diversified private company that maintains divisions in search engine optimization, an online store, political and entertainment celebrity blogs.
It is the combinations of these unique experiences that have led Mr. Vass to the creation of M V Consulting, Inc. Tips: Find Street Fashion Online(may be you can find what you want on the oasap.com) The Company owns Black Entertainment USA, VASS, a corporate website (vassconsult.com), and an online store (cafepress.com/nova68).
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