Strap on your high heels, New York Fashion Week is coming to Town! Friday, 11 October 2019 sees New York Fashion Week designers gracing the runway at Cape Town Marriott Hotel Crystal Towers, South Africa.
Producers Red Carpet Creative in collaboration with Runway Prestige New York have hand-picked a curated selection of showstopping ready-to-wear and haute couture fashion designers direct from the Big Apple, bringing the freshest tailored trends to our doorstep. “We are ecstatic for this sublime collaboration of SA-NYC; transcending borders and breaking boundaries, we lift the curtain and unveil the best of the world’s culture capitals,” says Jade Allen of Red Carpet Creative.
Doors open at 7pm and tickets start at R495 a pop, covering all bases from food to fashion, cocktail and beauty bars and everything in between. Gorgeous gifts, giveaways and surprise live entertainment acts to blow the hair back. Crystal Tower’s Orah bar will host the official after party. For R1400 (per person sharing) guests can upgrade their tickets with a stay over at Crystal Towers Hotel inclusive of breakfast.
Runway Prestige is based on the vision of unity and exclusivity” explains Rabab Abdalla, Founder, Executive Producer of Runway Prestige New York. “We believe in fostering a space of tolerance and respect whilst cultivating and encouraging our fashion designer’s creativity and cross-cultural fashion exploration. We are extremely excited to bring our New York fashion production to South Africa. Our aim is to empower designers to explore other ecosystems of production and distribution. We are transcending geographical boundaries and creating an open platform for designers to be inspired by other cultural fashion history, trends and expression.”
Innovative, modern design emanating contemporary sophistication and luxury, Cape Town Marriott Hotel Crystal Towers offers the quintessential space for a global fashion event. The hotel is centrally located in the heart of the Century City urban hub, set beside the palm-lined canal and boasts majestic views of Table Mountain.
Says SA Haute Couture Designer, Jacques LaGrange: “Having worked with NYFW for the past three years consecutively, I can confidently say that South Africa is right up there in terms of vision and quality. The cross pollination of NY and SA makes perfect sense in the world of fashion and gives people something truly spectacular to look forward to and be a part of!”
