- Kuala Lumpur, 20 July 2017 -- World Fashion Week^® ASIA 2017 is set to be officially hosted by the City of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, as the World Fashion Week^® Malaysia 2017, from the 8th to 10th of September 2017. The international event will take place at the inspiring Taman Botani Negara, Taman Tasik Perdana Botanical Gardens in Kuala Lumpur, welcoming fashion designers and industry representatives from over 100 Nations, with the graced and honorary presence of His Royal Highness Sultan of Selangor YM Tengku Permaisuri Selangor and Her Royal Highness the Queen of Selangor Tengku Permaisuri Norashikin Abdul Rahman, in addition to Ambassadors, Ministers and International Celebrities.

World Fashion Week^® Malaysian Chapter 2017 (WFW Malaysian Chapter 2017) is set to be officially hosted by the City of Kuala Lumpur from 8th to 10thSeptember2017. The event will take place at the inspiring Taman Botani Negara, Taman Tasik Perdana in Kuala Lumpur.

THERE is unlimited potential in Islamic fashion and lots of opportunities to be explored.

One event which Malaysian designers should not miss is World Fashion Week (WFW) 2017, which will be held in Paris.

WFW was first introduced in 2010 in Shanghai, China with five designers from five continents.

The annual event has come a long way since and is expected to attract more than 110 countries from five continents this time around.

“Fashion forward Malaysian designers should make their mark in the international market and seize this opportunity to take part in this event.

“I recommend that those who are keen to venture beyond the shores of Malaysia to explore this platform,” said WFW chairman and founder Paco De Jaimes at the launch.

He said the demand for Islamic clothing was on the rise.

“It’s amazing to see how Islamic fashion has evolved here, with all the colourful and stylish headgears going with the modest and stylish Islamic attire.

“This is enough to show how fashion-conscious Malaysians are,” said De Jaimes after the official appointment of Puan Sri Shariffa Sabrina Syed Akil as WFW ambassador for Environmental Responsibility at Saloma Bistro@Matic in Kuala Lumpur.

Adriana Lima is gearing up to make her debut as a television host. The Victoria's Secret model has signed on to present a new beauty competition show called American Beauty Star, which is set to air on U.S. channel Lifetime.

American Beauty Star will see 12 celebrity stylists and salon professionals compete in various challenges, to be judged by former Vogue beauty director Sarah Brown. Adriana, 35, confirmed the news on her Instagram account on Thursday night, posting a picture of herself with Beyonce's favoured make-up artist Sir John.

World Fashion Week^® and Bogota Fashion Week, a business platform of the Bogota Chamber of Commerce, collaborated to promote the expansion of Colombian fashion- especially in Latin America. The two aimed to promote international trade relations within the framework of the most recent edition of Bogota Fashion Week^®.

In order to create opportunities for international cooperations that are mutually beneficial in terms of brand positioning for Colombian and Latin American designers, commercial platforms combined synergies and efforts to implement a contest.

A+E Networks and Herrick Entertainment are teaming on new competition series, American Beauty Star, hosted by international supermodel Adriana Lima, to air on Lifetime.

Production begins in Los Angeles this June on 10 hour long episodes. The series brings together 12 celebrity stylists and salon professionals to compete in a series of challenges, from creating high-end editorial looks to the most current glam creations for red carpets and runway shows. At the end of the season, only one contestant will be named American Beauty Star.

Celebrity stylist Sir John will mentor the contestants while former longtime Vogue Beauty director Sarah Brown will serve as a judge, alongside celebrity guests and beauty industry influencers.

There's genetically blessed, and then there's Adriana Lima. That impossibly perfect skin, those jet-black waves, the brows we'd kill for — you don't get to be Forbes' second-highest paid model and reach legendary Victoria's Secret Angel status for nothing, after all. But for the most part, the supermodel has stayed out of the spotlight — until now. Lima is tacking on yet another line to her resumé and it's going to be good.

According to Hollywood Reporter, her new venture comes in the form of a Lifetime beauty competition series called American Beauty Star, on which Lima will host alongside a panel of judges, including Beyoncé's makeup artist Sir John and former Vogue beauty director Sarah Brown. In 10 one-hour episodes, 12 celebrity stylists and salon pros will go head to head, creating different looks for red carpet challenges and editorial shoots until the list dwindles down to one winner. Unfortunately, the premiere date is still TBD, but filming starts next month.

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Humanity is a celebration of ethical beliefs, a deep desire towards progression and a movement on healing bruises. It is the foundation towards common causes to uphold rights, not just for the people, but as a protection of life of animals as well. Whether we speak about showstoppers ramping in New York or Navi Mumbai, the nascent voice for “stop killing animals for fashion” is making the need-of-the-hour vibrations.

Bellow some WFW's last year news:

Becki Bitternose from George Gordon First Nation invited to showcase her work in Paris.

A group of Regina women have stepped up to the plate in a big way to help one Indigenous designer attend one of the world's premiere fashion events.

Pune December 18, 2016; Pune witnessed a cultural exchange between Korean and India, held at Phoenix Marketcity. This festival is designed to contribute to cultural diversity through communication to look at unfamiliar cultures without prejudice and promote mutual understanding between Korean & Indian.

3rd Korean Indian Cultural Festival presented by Pune Fashion Week, hosted by consulate general of the republic of Korea in Mumbai, sponsored by Korean Association Pune and Powered by Face of India. Festival is structured to realize ‘the escape from everyday life’ and ‘breakdown of the barrier by associating with other groups’. In particular, this festival included both ‘ethnic festivals’ and ‘multicultural festivals’. Not only expressing cultural identity of Korea and India, but also trying an experimental collaboration of two different arts forms.

Tuesday, 6th December, 2016 – Macau - World Fashion Week^® and Fashion TV signed up together MOU in a strategic alliance.

The MOU agreement was signed by Mr. Michel Adam Lisowski – founder of Fashion TV and Mr. Badal Saboo-Official Ambassador and Director of World Fashion Week for Asia & Middle East and Founder of Pune Fashion Week, India.

Sunday, 09th October, 2016 – Seoul, South Korea: World Fashion Week^® (WFW) and Korea Model Association (KMA) signed up together MOU in an strategic international alliance with 25 Asian countries.

The MOU agreement was signed by Mr. Yang Eui Sig, Chairman of KMA, Mr. Paco De Jaimes, Chairman of WFW and Mr. Badal Saboo, Official Ambassador of WFW for Asia & Middle East and Founder of Pune Fashion Week, India.

Pune Fashion Week- a spectacular platform showcasing fashion trendz with unique taste of luxury !!

Having already captivated over 10,000 HNIs in Pune, PFW showcases outstanding luxury brands to an elite target audience in an ideal mood of opulence & awe. This plush affair is a perfect setting that feels and breathes luxury . It is rated as one of the biggest fashion extravaganza of India featuring the best designers and the crème-de-la-crème of the society in full attendance.

It brings uber-luxury brands under one roof and promises to be a glamorous extravaganza for the rich and the wealthy. The last seasons witnessed participation from India’s premiere and most celebrated designers, top models and trendsetting collections. PFW is a unique, one of its kind platform in India. A property of this magnitude, with the ability to reach thousands of affluent individuals in such a short period of time. A wide assortment of Luxury and affluent brands of global status are exhibited across various categories.

Fashion for a gender-equality. "Women Changing the World (Mujeres que cambian el mundo)"

• Exclusive creations from 24 worldwide designers, who showcased their collection during the World Fashion Week / World Fashion Exhibition in Paris 2014 welcoming reception, together for an exhibition organized by Cooperating World and the Costume Museum of Madrid, Spain. Ann McCreath from Kenya, Beatriz Canedo from Bolivia or Junko Yoshioka from Japan contributed to the cause. 
• The exhibition reunited large range of pieces: parachute from the WWII, embroideries from Afghanistan, Cambodian silk...
• All the creations are offered to fight for the women rights and to continue the fight to eradicate Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).
• It’s a free-exhibition, open to the public until March 24th.

La organización Mundo Cooperante y el Museo del Traje de Madrid han organizado la exposición 'Mujeres que cambian el mundo', una exposición que reúne 24 vestidos de diseñadoras de los cinco continentes para dar visibilidad a la realidad de las niñas y mujeres del planeta.

Las víctimas de la mutilación genital femenina (MGF) ocupan un lugar relevante en esta inicitiva, ya que coincidiendo con la celebración del Día Internacional de Tolerancia Cero contra la MGF el sábado, día 6, todos los vestidos se han donado para combatir esta práctica. Junto a la muestra se desarrollarán talleres sobre igualdad de género para escolares y familias con la colaboración de la Dirección General de Igualdad entre Mujeres y Hombres del Ayuntamiento de Madrid.

En la presentación de la muestra, prevista para este viernes a las 13 horas, estarán presentes María Peláez, la primera nadadora española en ganar el oro en un Campeonato Europeo y uno de los ejemplos de mujer que cambia el mundo recogido en la exposición, y Mónica Batán, comisaria de la muestra y responsable de proyectos contra la MGF de Mundo Cooperante.

Then that closed the Paris fashion week, industry players from around the world answered to the invitation of the World Fashion Organization. From September 30 to 4 October 2014, were held in the House of Latin America, a series of exhibitions, shows and conferences, marking the innauguration of the World Fashion Week Paris, 2016.

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Chaired by actress, director and writer Eva Darlan, the World Fashion Exhibition, Fashion for life, ends this Saturday, October 4 at the House of Latin America. The event presented the creators of the 4 corners of the world, aimed to raise funds to encourage entrepreneurship in poor countries and promoting multicultural exchange in the world.

The inaugural Malaysia Fashion Week (MFW), a collaborative effort between national trade promotion agency MATRADE (Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation) and the country’s leading fashion event organiser STYLO International, will debut Malaysia in Paris, France at the World Fashion Week as the world’s “Next Fashion Destination” on 30 September 2014.

The world trade fashion event will also see other fashion destinations picked from amongst the 100 or so participating countries including Australia, the Philippines and the continent of Africa. Aside from celebrating Paris as a fashion capital, World Fashion Week (WFW) is a new global fashion platform that offers the opportunity to general consumers, press, media professionals and international buyers to connect with talents and create new bridges of commerce and understanding among the diverse multicultural global fashion world.