Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
DALLAS URBAN FASHION WEEK HAS PARTNERED WITH COVERGIRL, MILLENIUM JAGUAR, G STAR RAW AND TOP DESIGNERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO BRING A WEEK OF BEAUTY, STYLE, CELEBRITIES AND ART TO THE DALLAS METROPLEX. THE WEEK OF EVENTS WILL BE HELD SEPT. 16-20 FEATURING RUNWAY SHOWS, RED CARPET EVENTS AND CELEBRITY APPEARANCES WITH A PORTION OF THE PROCEEDS BENEFITTING LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

DALLAS, TX AUGUST 20- Urban Fashion Week is coming to Dallas following 10 years of paramount success in Paris, New York, Miami and many other major metropolitan areas. The five-day event, September 16-20, 2009 will serve as a platform for the style savvy elite of the city including designers, models, artist, performers and more to present their talent and creativity. Events will be held at various locations throughout the city showcasing the diversity of Dallas. Dallas Urban Fashion Week will be featuring Troop Clothing and Footwear by Nelly, Fumi Designs from New York D Boy Solider from Harlem and partnering with the FAME Festival sponsored by the City of Dallas and Eva Pigford of America’s Next Top Model, making Dallas Urban Fashion Week an event you will not want to miss.

The week of events will kickoff with Flashing Lights at Millennium Jaguar on Wednesday, Sept. 16 at 6pm. This industry only event will be open to media, designers, hair and makeup artists and other fashion forward professionals.

The ultimate look good, feel good event, The Vanity Beauty Expo will be held on Thursday, Sept. 17th at The Power Station (1723 Kelly Ln) benefitting the Speak Life Foundation. An abundance of beauty experts and professionals will be on hand for Makeup & Martinis, Miracle Makeovers, a live taping of “Girls Do Talk”, live photo shoots as well as a Hair & Makeup show. Prepare to be primped, pampered, tapered and polished by the top makeup artists, barbers, and hair stylists in the city. Guest are invited to flaunt their new look at our follow-up event that evening, Lights, Camera, Fashion at Buddha 9 presented by Goree Entertainment.

The Art of Fashion on Friday Sept. 18st will present a creative collaboration of art and fashion. Sponsored by G Star Raw and Nostic Apparel, this evening of fine art and fabulous fashion will benefit the FYIA Foundation

The City of Dallas, Dallas Urban Fashion Week and The Paragon Group will collaborate on Sat. Sept, 19 to present the FAME Festival at the Superpages.com Center The FAME Festival will serve as Dallas’s own Fashion, Art, Entertainment and Music Festival focused on total economic development. This green carpet event will be co-hosted by Eva Pigford of America’s Next Top Model and include opportunities for members of the community to partake in a job fair, blood drive and more while enjoying fashion and live music. Following the FAME Festival a VIP reception with Eva Pigford and after party will be held at Chaucer’s of Dallas hosted by The Foundation.

The FAME Festival will continue on Sunday, Sept. 20th at Rochester Park from 12pm-8pm with sponsorships including Krave Magazine, The Fashion Lounge and Brooklyn’s Jazz Café. The entire week of events will be conclude with an appreciation party presented by Goree Entertainment at Fuse.

For more information Urban Fashion Week, visit http://www.ufwglobalnetwork.com/. All-access passes and tickets will be available August 24th.

FOR TICKETS AND MEDIA INQUIRIES, PLEASE CONTACT THE FOLLOWING:
Erica Hoff of B.Love Productions; http://us.mc596.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=ericahoff@yahoo.com, 817-403-1297.
Sabeina Williams of Unik Marketing, http://us.mc815.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=unik.marketing@yahoo.com, 214-507-2010.