WORLD FASHION NEWS

Bibi Russell and Franca Sozzani to be Honored at the Inaugural First Ladies and Fashion 4 Development "Launcheon" at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel on September 19, 2011

Sun, 18 Sep 2011 12:34:07 +0200

The Inaugural First Ladies & Fashion 4 Development Luncheon in support of the UN Millennium Development Goals is Fashion 4 Development’s premiere campaign, led by First Ladies from around the world and supported by the fashion, creative, business, diplomacy and media sectors to celebrate the power of fashion as a tool to empower women and implement creative strategies for sustainable economic growth and autonomy. The luncheon concludes a United Nations High Level Meeting on Empowering Women in the Era of Digital Technologies which includes speakers such Ms. Cherie Blair and Ms. Geena Davis. Positing that “Giving Back is the New Luxury”, the focus is on the increasingly decisive role of fashion in creating economic growth in developing countries.  (PRWEB) September 17, 2011
What:: Inaugural First Ladies & Fashion 4 Development Luncheon in support of the UN Millennium Development Goals. “First Ladies & Fashion” is Fashion 4 Development’s premiere campaign, led by First Ladies from around the world and supported by the fashion, creative, business, diplomacy and media sectors to celebrate the power of fashion as a tool to empower women and implement creative strategies for sustainable economic growth and autonomy. The purpose of the campaign is to create awareness and raise funds that will be dispersed as grants to organizations and individuals to empower their impoverished communities. The luncheon concludes a United Nations (“UN”) high level conference on Empowering Women in the Era of Digital Technologies which includes speakers such Ms. Cherie Blair and Ms. Geena Davis. Positing that “Giving Back is the New Luxury”, the focus is on the increasingly decisive role of fashion in creating economic growth in developing countries. The luncheon will also feature “Shawl to Remember”, a joint initiative of the Advanced Development for Africa and Fashion 4 Development, as well as special tributes to First Ladies.

When/Where: Waldorf Astoria Hotel, 301 Park Avenue (Empire Room). Monday, September 19, 2011, 12 – 2:30 p.m. 12 p.m: Step and Repeat and interviews. 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.: Opening remarks, program and luncheon.

About Fashion 4 Development
 Founded by Bibi Russell and UNESCO in 1996, Fashion 4 Development (“F4D”) is a supporting partner of UN Millennium Development Goals. Its main objective is to implement creative strategies seeking the sustainable development and economic independence of women through fashion. F4D designs and promotes awareness campaigns and fund-raising initiatives across the globe, with the support of First Ladies and the influential contributions of the media. As an official platform of South South News (“SSN”), the media partner of the UN, F4D is a global awareness campaign that unites diplomacy, business, media, and the creative industries for the purpose of helping to achieve the United Nation’s Millennium Development Goals # 1 (End Poverty and Hunger), # 3 (Gender Equality – Empowering Women) and #8 (Global Partnership, through the Expression of Fashion). “Fashion 4 Development has the full support of South South News, the United Nations and its Member States” states Ambassador Francis Lorenzo, SSN President. F4D will appoint Franca Sozzani its Goodwill Ambassador at the South South Awards Gala on the Evening of September 19, held concurrently with the opening of the 65th session of the United Nations, in the presence of Heads of State and First Ladies from all over the globe, personalities from fashion, the diplomatic world and the media.

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PAKISTAN JOINS THE WORLD FASHION ORGANIZATION ...

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 11:19:12 +0100

ISLAMABAD:

In spite of a lacklustre fashion week, the organizing members have won themselves a contract with the World Fashion Organization for their Pakistan Chapter. This cataclysmic news was announced at a press conference held on site at the Serena Hotel in Islamabad where the fashion week was being held.

INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE - CHINA JOINS THE WORLD FASHION ORGANIZATION (WFO) AND THE WORLD FASHION WEEK (WFW) AS AN OFFICIAL MEMBER, WITH A SHARED CORPORATE, SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITMENT WITHIN THE GLOBAL FASHION AND TEXTILE INDUSTRIES.

Mon, 8 Nov 2010 11:18:39 +0100

Shanghai – November 8th, 2010 — During its 10th edition of Shanghai Fashion Week (SFW), The Shanghai Garment Association, SFW and Shanghai International Fashion Center signed the official representation of the World Fashion Organization (WFO)-Shanghai Regional Chapter for China. The WFO–Shanghai Regional Chapter will provide a global platform and e-commerce services for the national fashion and textile industries, with a shared commitment to raise awareness to Corporate, Social Responsibility, furthering the reach of the WFO Humanitarian campaign “Fashion for Development and Peace”.

During the celebration, SFW Shanghai Fashion Week showcased outstanding collections from fashion designers from UK, Argentina, India, China and Italy, such as Percy Parker and Amy Molyneaux, head designers of “PPQ” from London, as well as Andrea Cardinale, Head Designer of “Lidia Cardinale” from Italy, Argentinean brand “Cardon”, emerging fashion designer and the new face of India “Paromita Banerjee” from Calcutta, showcasing a collection based on 100% environmentally friendly and organic fabrics, closing with Chinese brands such as Prolivon, La Vie and Ling Yali, celebrating cultural exchange and understanding.

“It's a great honor to embrace this exciting opportunity, committing with corporate and social responsibility within the fashion industry, while generating new commercial opportunities for the Chinese market” says Xi Shiping, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Shangtex Holding Group – Shanghai Garment Association.

“We are very happy to welcome China to join WFO. The Chinese Fashion Industry has so much to offer to the world and the WFO initiative brings new opportunities for regional entrepreneurship within China. Ensuring this is applied in a socially and environmentally responsible manner, it is the WFO’s intention to create sustainability and in so doing, contribute to the realization of the UN’s Missions.” Says Paco De Jaimes, Founder of the WFO.

The WFO also presents all of its member countries with long term opportunities and global services, including the possibility to engage in the First Annual of the World Fashion Week in New York City 2011 and in the World Fashion Awards in Hollywood, both which will be held on an annual basis, commencing in 2011.

The ‘Fashion for Development and Peace’ campaign aims to ensure that the advancement of the global fashion industry is soundly undertaken. The initiative aims to globally enhance the power of fashion as a tool to develop economies and encourage social cohesion through the implementation of Corporate, Social and Environmental Responsibility.

For more information contact:
Carlee Santarelli
Carlee.satarelli@worldfashionweek.tv
World Fashion Organization – World Fashion Association

About WFO World Fashion Organization
WFO is a global not-for-profit organization created to promote and integrate the fashion industry between nations around the world, encouraging the expansion of world fashion, international fashion business relationships and understanding among cultures and nations. With a mission to promote Corporate, Environmental and Social Responsibility within the global fashion and textile industries, WFO aims to create microcredit programs, school workshops and social cooperatives. WFO raise global awareness of the United Nations Missions, such as the UN Global Compact and its universal principles in the areas of human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption, as well as the UN Millennium Development Goals and the Grameen Foundation.

About SFW Shanghai Fashion Week - Shanghai International Fashion Centre（SIFC）
As the institute of handling programs of dress and adornment designated by Shanghai municipal government, SIFC is responsible to undertake large-scale international fashion economic and cultural activities twice a year, including Shanghai International Fashion Culture Festival and Shanghai Fashion Week annually. Both are sponsored by Shanghai municipal government. In recent years, more than 150 famous international designers, brands and celebrities visited and attended Shanghai International Fashion Culture Festival, Shanghai Fashion Week, incuding Gianfranco Ferre, Jean Paul Gaultier, Emanuel Ungaro, Sonia Rykiel, Lavin, Vivienne Westwood.
http://sifc.org.cn/en/profile.asp

About PPQ London - ppqclothing.com/ <http://ppqclothing.com/>
About Lidia Cardinale - www.lidiacardinale.it/ <http://www.lidiacardinale.it/>
About Cardon - www.cardon.com.ar <http://www.cardon.com.ar/>
About Paromita Banrejee - http://paromita-banerjee.blogspot.com <http://paromita-banerjee.blogspot.com/>

INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE - LATIN AMERICA CONTINENTAL WELCOMING RECEPTION ARGENTINA

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 18:17:15 +0200

The World Fashion Organization® will officially kickoff with the ‘Fashion for Development and Peace’ global campaign, in a series of continental welcoming receptions. Argentina will officially host the Latin American Reception, to be launched in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 30 August 2010, joining forces with the Creative Economy Programme at the Special Unit for the South-South Cooperation in the UN Development Programme to promote a Socially and Corporate Responsible global fashion community.    WASHINGTON, DC – August, 26, 2010 - The first ever World Fashion Organization (WFO) will be launched in Latin America with the global ‘Fashion for Development and Peace’ campaign, in association with the Creative Economy Programme of the Special Unit for the South-South Cooperation (SSC) in the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) . This global initiative will be hosted by Argentina with a welcoming reception in Buenos Aires at the renowned Argentina Brand Cardon Space on the 30th of August. The WFO will also welcome Argentina as WFO National Chapter and official member during the event, in partnership with Desarrollo de Negocios Internacionales (DNI) and Argentina Fashion Week, supported by the Secretary of Culture of Argentina.   The ‘Fashion for Development and Peace’ campaign aims to ensure that the advancement of the global fashion industry is soundly undertaken. The Latin American launch, attended by representatives and Ambassadors from Uruguay, Brazil, Paraguay, Chile, Mexico, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Dominican Republic and Panama, will be followed by events in China, India, Nigeria, USA and Europe, among Argentinean fashion Icons and media. The initiative aims to globally enhance the power of fashion as a tool to develop economies and encourage social cohesion through the implementation of Corporate, Social and Environmental Responsibility.   ”Argentina is a Country of individual talent, creativity and design. The participation of representatives from Argentina in the WFO and WFW initiatives, will serve as a global platform to insert our talent in the international commerce.” Says Dr. Marcelo Elizondo, President of DNI, International Business Development. “The WFO liaison and the imminent upcoming promotional activities, that will take place in Argentina, will serve as first step to a greater avenue, that will bond the innovation and Argentinean business development with the successful methods of the global business.”   "We are happy to welcome representatives from Latin America for this continental launch of the Fashion for Development and Peace campaign. The WFO campaign specifically aims to aid economic and social development across the continent." says Dr. David H. Lee, President and CEO of the World Fashion Organization. “By presenting opportunities for regional entrepreneurship within Latin America and the world, ensuring this is applied in a socially and environmentally responsible manner, it is the WFO’s intention to create sustainability and in so doing, contribute to the realization of the UN’s Millennium goals.”, Mr. Paco De Jaimes, its founder and Chairman & CEO, World Fashion Week, added.  The WFO also presents all of its member countries with long term opportunities and global services, including the possibility to engage in the First Annual of the World Fashion Week in New York City 2011 and in the World Fashion Awards in Hollywood, both which will be held on an annual basis, commencing in 2011.    For more information contact  Carlee Santarelli Carlee@worldfashionorganizaiton.org  World Fashion Organization www.wfoi.org <http://www.wfoi.org>    ...//...  About WFO  WFO is a global not-for-profit organization created to promote and integrate the fashion industry between nations around the world, encouraging the expansion of world fashion, international fashion business relationships and understanding among cultures and nations. With a mission to promote Corporate, Environmental and Social Responsibility within the global fashion and textile industries, WFO aims to create credit programs, school workshops and social cooperatives. WFO raise global awareness of the United Nations objectives, such as the UN Global Compact‘s universal principles in the areas of human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption, and the UN Millennium Development Goals, as well as for UNIFEM and the Grameen Foundation.   www.wfoi.org <http://www.wfoi.org>    About the Creative Economy Programme by SSC in UNDP  The Creative Economy for Development Programme seeks to encourage developing countries to capitalize on the economic potential of their creativity and the value-added processes of their creative activities. Hosted by UNDP, the Special Unit for South-South Cooperation promotes, coordinates and supports cooperation among developing countries. Among its several activities, SSC manages the Creative Economy Programme. UNDP is the UN's global development network, an organization advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. UNDP operates in 166 countries, working with nations on their own solutions to global and national development challenges. Additionally, the UNDP works internationally to help countries achieve the Millennium Development Goals.  www.undp.org <http://www.undp.org> <http://www.undp.org>

BCIU Hosts Central, Eastern European Competitiveness Forum in Vienna for Global Entrepreneurship Week 2009

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:46:11 +0100

Nov. 15-17 forum spotlights regional entrepreneurial successes, opportunities, government and private sector incentives; provides training, mentors
Vienna, Austria, Nov. 11, 2009 – The Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU) today announced it will convene a forum on Entrepreneurship and Innovation for Central and Eastern European Competitiveness in Vienna on Nov. 15-17 as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week 2009. The forum brings together a cross-section of the region’s U.S. diplomats, policy makers, and established and up-and-coming entrepreneurs to discuss successful start-up sectors in Central, Eastern and South Eastern Europe. The event provides a unique opportunity for entrepreneurs, senior officials and business leaders to network, share perspectives about new strategies for growth and gain access to mentoring and funding resources.
“As we celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week 2009 with the backdrop of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, we have organized this forum to spotlight and foster entrepreneurship in the Central, Eastern European region,” said Peter Tichansky, President and CEO of BCIU. “The transformation of this region over the past two decades demands attention as does its future. We’re very pleased to join with Global Entrepreneurship Week and the Kaufmann Foundation to convene current and future leaders that are driving innovation, competitiveness and opportunity in this important region.”
The forum’s welcoming speaker, The Honorable William C. Eacho, III, President Obama’s newly assigned Ambassador to Austria, brings a deep entrepreneurial background to his new assignment having invested in alternative energy and technology companies while CEO of private investment company Carlton Capital Group, LLC. Ambassador Eacho will be joined by a diverse cast of participants including U.S. Embassy officials in Zagreb, Skopje and Belgrade; pioneering Hungarian entrepreneur Gabor Boraj of Graphicsoft; and executives from FedEx, Amgen and the World Bank.
Leading fashion industry figures from London, including Percy Parker of PPQ, Alexia Somerville and FLUX Magazine Editor Amechi Ihenacho, will participate in the forum and will be mentoring young Viennese designers.
Senior management and regional representatives from the following organizations are participating in panels and roundtables (Program Schedule), including the ArcelorMittal Foundation; the Polish National Capital Fund; the Billion Minds Foundation; the World Fashion Association; Atlas Venture from London; 3TS Capital Partners based in Budapest and Vienna; and the Small Enterprise Assistance Fund. Several regional entrepreneurs and start-up companies will also be participating.
The approximately 100 participating entrepreneurs headquartered in Central Eastern and Southeastern Europe will commence the BCIU conference with a reception on Sunday, Nov. 15, 6:00 p.m. at the official residence of Ambassador Eacho in Vienna. BCIU will also pay tribute U.S. statesman John C. Whitehead, BCIU Honorary Trustee, for his support of democratic forces behind the Berlin Wall as a private citizen and later as U.S. Deputy Secretary of State.
Video podcasts will be available at www.bciu.org and www.unleashingideas.org
About Global Entrepreneurship Week With the goal to inspire young people to embrace innovation, imagination and creativity, Global Entrepreneurship Week will encourage youth to think big, turn their ideas into reality, and make their mark. From Nov. 16-22, 2009, millions of young people around the world will join a growing movement to generate new ideas and seek better ways of doing things. Tens of thousands of activities are being planned in dozens of countries. Global Entrepreneurship Week is founded by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and the Make Your Mark campaign. For more information, visit www.unleashingideas.org, and follow @unleashingideas on Twitter.

About the Kauffman Foundation  The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation is a private nonpartisan foundation that works to harness the power of entrepreneurship and innovation to grow economies and improve human welfare. Through its research and other initiatives, the Kauffman Foundation aims to open young people's eyes to the possibility of entrepreneurship, promote entrepreneurship education, raise awareness of entrepreneurship-friendly policies, and find alternative pathways for the commercialization of new knowledge and technologies. It also works to prepare students to be innovators, entrepreneurs and skilled workers in the 21st century economy through initiatives designed to improve learning in math, engineering, science and technology. Founded by late entrepreneur and philanthropist Ewing Marion Kauffman, the Foundation is based in Kansas City, Mo. and has approximately $2 billion in assets. For more information, visit www.kauffman.org, and follow @kauffmanfdn on Twitter.

About BCIU Since its inception in 1955 as a White House initiative under President Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU) has been a neutral, results-oriented partner, facilitating dialogue and alliances between world businesses and political leaders. With members from more than 150 world-leading companies, BCIU provides an ongoing forum for senior business executives to interact with heads of state/government, cabinet ministers and senior government officials. BCIU brokers contacts and organizes custom-tailored events, briefings and off-the-record discussions so that stakeholders may speak candidly about core issues in a direct and timely manner, enabling resolution of problems and promotion of business opportunities in both the private and public sectors of the global marketplace. For more information, visit www.bciu.org.