Mall at Millenia Fashion Week 2011 - Examiner
Leopard prints, red coats, red lipstick, boots, accessories, accessories, and more accessories! Its the most wonderful time of the year (and I dont mean because of the season change). What else can be more fabulous and fun other then the annual Mall at Millenia Fashion Week? With celebrity hosts, fashion shows, Fashions Night In, Fashions Night Out, charity galas, and of course, lots of incredible new ideas for your fall wardrobe. The Mall at Millenia Fashion Week is the greatest fashion event in Central Florida, and it sure does get better every year.
As the Fashion Week banners flew high in front of the Mall at Millenia from September 8th thru September 14th, there was an undeniable energy that swarmed throughout each store from the kick off celebration, Fashions Night Out, on September 8th. Being the first year that the Mall at Millenia hosted their very own Fashions Night Out, participating stores held numerous sweepstakes, in-store activities, and a Ready.Set.Shop gift with purchase event. I like to consider Fashions Night Out the warm up for what was ahead.
On September 9th, the Mall at Millenia hosted yet another brand new event, Fashions Night In. A private and invitation only cocktail hour catered by Arthurs Creative Events & Catering and high energy tunes from Orlandos very own DJ Scotty B resulted in an elegant and fun evening for all. Sipping on a glass on wine and mingling with fellow guests, the anticipation began to stir up as participating stores such as; Lacoste, MaxStudio, Betsey Johnson, Bloomingdales, BCBG, and Anthropology showcased their beautiful fall collections. So far in the week we have seen Fashions Night Out, Fashions Night in, and on September 10th we saw the best yet, the Fashion for All Fashion Show. Not only did the fashion show include stores such as; Ann Taylor, Ed Hardy, Cache, Quiksilver, White House/Black Market, Banana Republic, Macys, but the best surprise of it all was a special guest host, George Kotsiopolous. Being the co-host of Fashion Police on E! Entertainment and a celebrity stylist, George traveled all the way to Orlando from Los Angeles to be a part of our very own Fashion Week. Thats quite a compliment, if you ask me! With open seating for all mall guests, the fashion show for all brought together guests with one definite interest in common; they all love fashion.
We have seen the Runway to Hope events previously in March 2011 and last years Mall at Millenia Fashion Week however, each year seems to be a little more magical. On September 11th, the remarkable charity event to benefit pediatric cancer, the Runway to Hope Champagne Brunch and Fashion Show, was hosted by Fashion Weeks guest host, George Kotsiopolous. As founders of the charity, Mark and Josie Nejame never fail to out do themselves while putting together an exquisite event, there was no doubt that bringing together the supporters of the cause was heartfelt and benefiting for all participants. Closing out Fashion Week was the traditional and fabulous International Academy of Design and Technology Fashion Show on September 14th. The talented students of IADT showcased their collections in a fashion show, which was hosted by XL 106.7s Laura Diaz.
Once again, the Mall at Millenia put together another fabulous week of exciting events, in-store promotions, fashions shows, celebrity hosts, and a chance for all lovers of fashion to get together for the mere purpose of fashion. As we got our new fashion trend ideas from Orlandos very own fashion stylist, Melanie Pace, who uses her incredible talent to style her models and give us ideas for our fall purchases. We owe a lot of thanks to the Mall at Millenia and their hard working staff for giving us yet another successful Fashion Week.
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