NOLCHA FASHION WEEK NYC OPENING NIGHT

Today we decided to go and do a bit of shopping during the day. I have been on the hunt for an exclusive pair of faux gold earrings for so long so i set out on a mission to find them.

I ended bumping into this guy who I had to take a picture of as I was in love with his Marc Jacob shades and found his whole look very interesting. He was so sweet and we ended up having a brief convo about Brick Lane as he happened to have previously lived there whilst in London.

I ended up not finding any earrings I liked but bought this hat which I wore for the rest of the day and it just so happened to match my outfit. For a mere $10 from Soho you can’t go wrong really- such a bargain.

Julie our fashion assistant wore her Kate Moss outfit and the amount of women whispering “there's the Kate Moss outfit” was amazing. Julie’s outfit was well spotted.

The Kate Moss outfit

A New York based publication which I really can’t remember the name of decided to take snaps of our outfits for their publication which was a great compliment.

The Evening:

For the evening I wore my exclusive designer vintage dress and complimenting vintage brooch and my favourite black leather Chanel bag.

Today we watched shows showcasing Spring 08 collections from designers Lei Marco, Katya Leonovich, and Samata Angel. Lei Marco stunned the audience with his dramatic and glamorous women’s and men’s wear collection. www.leimarco.com To immediately follow was Moscow’s Katya Leonovich. Her new line consisted of structured, yet feminine pieces. www.katyaleonovich.com. The last designer of the night captivated us with her sexy, versatile, and sophisticated looks. Samata Angel’s Samata’s Muse was a huge hit and a great ending for the opening festivities. www.samatasmuse.com

Me with Nolcha CEO Kerry Bannigan

British model Natalie Hagan

Me and designer Annie S who i have not seen since fashion week 2006 in London:)

We continued the celebration at the after party taking place at Retreat. By this stage I was shattered and to top it off all the cabs were on strike :(

ladies@ Retreat

It was a wonderful and pleasurable night overall and I can’t wait for tomorrow’s shows.

More pics are availble at www.lagenevenorth.co.uk/nfw07.html

Links:

www.lagenevenorth.co.uk

NEW YORK I HAVE ARRIVED!!

New York the La Geneve North team have officially arrived!!! I've been so excited today considering its my first trip to New York and the fashion shows we have yet to experience are going to be amazing.

I had to wear my supersized shades to the airport to hide my bags as I have not slept for 24hrs, yes i repeat 24hrs (LOL). I tried to sleep on the plane but I found it extremely difficult.

The first thing I noticed about NYC was the spectacular weather. Why can’t we get this in London hey?

We headed straight to the apartment and without unpacking were straight out the door dieing for some American Maccy D’s.

Today was all about chilling and relaxing so we went out in the evening to have a drink and some food and ended up in Times Square. It was amazing and we had a great girly night out.

From left: Julie, Me and Beverley in Times Square

From Left: Beverley, Amelie and Julie

We went back to our apartment for some good snooze so that we were well prepared for tomorrow’s opening night at Nolcha Fashion Week (www.nolchafashionweek.com) which I’m soooo excited about.

Links:

www.nolcha.com

www.lagenevenorth.co.uk

GOSH I'M OFF TO NEW YORK IN LESS THAN 24 HRS...

So tomorrow I’m off to New York for the fashion week and the exclusive Nolcha Fashion week and I’ve spent all night packing. I’ve started to really regret not having done this last week but everything’s been so hectic recently that I haven’t had time L

Me and the girls keep calling each other discussing what everybody thinks their luggage weighs. It seems like its going to be an all nighter I’m afraid. I guess I’ll just have to sleep on the plane.

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Links:

www.nolchafashionweek.com

Love Genevieve an official sponsor for fashion week pink party!!

Love Genevieve (My fashion art collection) will be one of the official sponsors for the Kaiz agency fashion week pink party, which aims to raise money for breast cancer. I felt this was a great show to sponsor and am very excited about it!!

I am off to New York on Tuesday for Nolcha Fashion Week so have soooo much to sort out. I haven’t even started packing yet can you believe??

Links:

www.lovegenevieve.co.uk

www.kaizagency.com

The Congolese model that’s making waves…

Born in Lubumbashi, Dem. Republic of Congo to a Congolese mother and Cypriot father this African model is making waves as she is being compared to the likes of Supermodel Kate Moss,

Noellla moved to Belgium to live with her aunt at the young age of 5 after the death of her father. She later moved to Switzerland to complete her education.

With future plans to establish businesses in Congo and Africa there’s no stopping this 24 year old intelligent and hardworking individual.

With recent appearances in Cosmopolitan magazine and the new Chris Rock movie” I think I love my wife” this young woman is destined for more success.

Her views on Congo and Africa as a whole...

"Africa is my roots, it is where I was born, I come from the Democratic Republic of Congo and even if I did not spend most of my life on its soil, I have a deep sense of attachment towards it. My latest trip to Africa that took me to Cote d’Ivoire and the Congo has been very emotional. I feel like we need to embrace each other more and that is what I am trying to do with the public as well as in my professional life. I work with Africans from different nationalities, some Ivorians, Nigerians, Senegalese, Congolese, Mauritanians, and Ghanaians etc. It is only right that I come on Afriville and engage a dialogue with the community."

“In June I had the opportunity of speaking at the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Independence Day celebrations in Brussels and that was a bid honor”

Visit:

www.myspace.com/noellamodel

www.noellacoursaris.co.uk

Photo Credits:

http://www.mandpmodels.com

Michael Vojinovic

Colures Magazine Launch...

Yesterday I went to the fantastic Colures magazine launch party at the Burlington club off Regents Street. Colures magazine is an upmarket glossy publication aimed at style conscious and intelligent women of colour and it can be purchased from Harrods, Borders or Selfridges priced at £3.75.

Designer Georgie and myself at the event

Editor Ann Marie Broadhead describes “We have beautiful fashion stories to inspire you in our fashion section and timeless images”.

Amongst the attendees of this successful event included Britain’s Next Top Model’s Sarah Butler, model Rachel Ritfield, actress and singer Alicia Douvall, designer Georgette Williams of GW, Flaunt Managing Director Amelie Lafond, model and jewellery designer Elisha Francis and many more.

My full article of this event can be read on Fashion Capital (www.fashioncapital.co.uk )

Some pics from the night

Links

www.coluresmagazine.com

www.lagenevenorth.co.uk

www.fashioncapital.co.uk

www.flauntfashionattraction.co.uk

www.myspace.com/georgiewcouture

www.myspace.com/elisha_francis

www.zed-eye.com

www.silkpr.com

The Finesse Fashion Show presented by Bourgeoisie

Amelie Lafond and me@ Finesse

Yesterday I went to help coordinate the fantastic fashion event “Finesse” hosted by Bourgeoisie events ( www.myspace.com/bourgeoisieevents for more info) in Brent Cross, North London.

The main organiser Ronke put this fantastic event together to showcase some of the UK’s most talented up and coming designers who included Maria Cuji, New Born Designz, Worth More Than Rubies, 139 and the organiser Ronke’s own label which consisted of a fantastic selection of T-shirts and evening wear.

I thoroughly enjoyed being part of this successful event with over 200 people in attendance and a great team to work with.

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Some pics from the night

Models strike a pose in designer Maria Cuji's evening collection

Models getting ready to go on the runway for designer Maria Cuji

Model Jordan Jackson in Chomski (80's inspired Label)

More pics and designer interviews @ www.lagenevenorth.co.uk/finesse.html

Very soon!!

Links:

www.myspace.com/bourgeoisieevents