Art Hearts Fashion Archives

(Los Angeles)—It was an explosion of pioneering talent and ingenuity at Art Hearts Fashion LAFW finale night at the Taglyan Complex Thursday night sponsored by AIDS Healthcare Foundation. Wrapping the largest season to date with over 40 designers, the triumphant shows continue to lead the way for Fashion Week on the west coast. The Art Institutes of California brought a talented lineup of 13 student designers to make their debut on the runway. Designers Meraqi, Dunyah, Evana, and Adolfo Sanchez of CreativPR captivated the guests with breakout collections. The grand finale of the week brought designers Fernando Alberto, Mimi Tran and Rocky Gathercole together for an enthralling showcase of designs that defined the enchantment felt throughout the week. The star studded affair brought out celebrities throughout the week including: JoJo, Janice Dickinson, Jon Lovitz, Tristan Wilds, Terrell Owens, NFL Player James Anderson, Cory Feldman, Peter Madrigal, Jessica Parido, Phoebe Price, Michael Kuluva, Hazel-E of Love and Hip Hop, Chiqui Rivera, NFL Giants Player Myles White, Matt and Mark Harris of Storage Wars, Najee De-Tiege, Krista Keller Stodden of the Mother Daughter Project, Michelle Epps of Basketball Wives, Annie Ilonzeh of Empire, Host Amy Paffrath who walked for designer Jaime Elyse Couture, Cynthia Basinet, Colleen Shannon, Amber Smith, Angelica Bridges, Amanda Joy, Efren Ramirez, Renee Lawless, actresses Andrea Anders, Torri Anders, Tehmina Sunney, Vanessa Cloke, Phoebe Price, Mame Adje of ANTM, Drew Seeley and many more.

Art Institutes of California opened the Art Hearts Fashion LAFW finale night with a showcase featuring: Mildred Aroche, Anna V Bazhaeva, Brittney A Castillo, Elsie Delgado, Patrick Kevin Francisco, Joshua Maahs, Ninoska Navarro Rocha, Alena Sablan, Shanta Stevenson, Milan Stokes, Malik Vivian, Margaret Marie Ghallager, Nazeli Zeynalyan.

Meraqi took the runway opening the afternoon show with a collection of high end backpacks and travel bags. Deep earth tones set off the fine leather collection for both men and women. Dunyah brought a new menswear collection to the forefront blending modern streetwear with a clean sleek aesthetic. The fabrics range from natural earth tones mixed with a selection of premium lambskins and furs. Evana broke boundaries with pieces crafted with keen attention to detail, expressing a youthful yet sophisticated spirit. Rich colors and versatile structure enhanced the feminine shapes and textured fabrics. Designer Adolfo Sanchez showcased his latest collection “Light to Dark”, a new take on womenswear embracing soft and feminine looks. The materials are light-weight neoprene, muted colors, and romantic lace. As the collection grows it gravitates towards darker, stronger, more individualistic tone, featuring leather, wool and sexy silhouettes with hardware.

A performance by Anna Victoria delighted guests on the runway featuring designs by custom wardrobe celebrity designer Arman Morozov. Dance choreography was brought to you by celebrity choreographer Michael Silas.

Art Hearts Fashion LAFW finale showcase opened with designer Fernando Alberto debuting ‘The Royals’ collection. Fernando captures the essence of the modern woman in his ready-to-wear and bridal collections. The beauty of his craftsmanship transforms luxurious fabrics and textures into an exquisite design. Mimi Tran’s AW16 collection welcomed the introduction of silk, leather and Swarovski crystals, making for a versatile and wearable collection while maintaining the elegance signature to the brand. Stand out designs include the gold 3D custom made pieces of which each design has 150 Swarovski crystals hand beaded on to it. Art Hearts Fashion’s epic four day showcase closed out Fashion Week with a grand finale show by provocative avant garde designer Rocky Gathercole. Gold embellished bodysuits, metallic corsets, and impeccable fringe details made their way down the runway to a mesmerized audience. Guests were on their feet in a standing ovation as the extravagant designs sauntered down the runway bidding adieu to fashion week.

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(Los Angeles) Art Hearts Fashion, LA’s leading fashion event, will launch their first ever pop-up shop at the world famous candy store Sweet! Hollywood. Featuring a signature line of delectable chocolate bars and Sticky Candy, this will be the first ever pop-up dedicated to Los Angeles fashion. The pop-up will offer a special look at some of the innovative and groundbreaking designers hitting the runway this March. Specialty Art Hearts Fashion candy, treats and never-before-seen apparel will also be available and designers will be making appearances leading up to fashion week March 9^th-12^th at the Taglyan.

To launch the pop-up, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, charitable partner of Art Hearts Fashion, will host a gift wrapping station at Sweet! Hollywood from December 18-23^rd.The special week of wrapping will kick off with a star studded event on Thursday, December 18^th from 7PM to 9PM. LA’s most talented designers famous for dressing stars including Beyonce, Arianna Grande, Lady Gaga, Shakira, Gwen Stefani, and all of your favorite celebrities, will put their own stylish spin on gift wrapping by dressing your presents! Surprise celebrity guests will also be gift wrapping this holiday season including breakout star Lisa D’Amato from America’s Next Top Model, Asia Monet Ray of Lifetime’sRaising Asia, Tess Broussard from Comedy Central and Stephen Bradley of No Doubt. Real elves will also be popping in to wrap your gifts and guests may even spot a sexy Santa or two! Customers will have a special chance to see pop up art exhibits by celebrity artists Sham Ibrahim & Josef Jasso and to take fun and flirty photos in the Fotopod Photobooth.The lucky guests will also receive an iTunes voucher for a free download for Pop Star Eryn Woods song “Wrap It Up”, her latest song written for the AIDS Healthcare Foundation.

Customers can get their delicious purchases wrapped for just a donation supporting the incredible work of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation.

Art Hearts Fashion is produced by Erik Rosete and ParkerWhitaker Productions.

Aids Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is the largest Global AIDS organization and the largest non-profit HIV/AIDS healthcare provider in the USA. AHF currently provides the US, Africa, Latin America/Caribbean, Eastern Europe and Asia. During Fashion Week, AHF is promoting a text-to-donate campaign that will allow fashion fans to support Global HIV/AIDS healthcare treatment. Mobile users can text “FIGHTAIDS” to 41444 to donate any sum of money to AHF’s work in 34 countries worldwide.

Art Hearts Fashion: Hailed as the premiere art and fashion event in the nation, Art Hearts Fashion returns to the runway in Los Angeles March 9-12th. Founded in 2011 by designer Erik Rosete, Art Hearts Fashion provides designers a platform to showcase their work in a unique art & fashion inspired environment. Some of the world’s most talented designers have shown their collections with Art Hearts Fashion. With unrivaled elegance and innovation, Art Hearts Fashion brings art, fashion and music together in an immersing entertainment experience that leaves guests in awe.

PARKERWHITAKER Productions is an Event & Event PR Company created to serve companies and individual clients in event production, event specific marketing, public relations, and brand campaigns. Supplying a full service turn-key event in the client’s vision, PARKERWHITAKER Productions caters to large and small corporations and individual clients including: film studios, movie production and distribution companies, actors/musicians/artists, fashion designers, stores and boutiques, start-ups, and non-profit organizations. Founded by Sarah and Erin Whitaker, PARKERWHITAKER has extensive experience in entertainment and has built strong and lasting relationships with clients across many industries.

Sweet! Hollywood: Unlike any candy store ever built, Sweet! Hollywood captivates inside and out. Like a candy playground, the store explores the joy of candy in a feast for all of the senses. Visitors can build their own chocolate bars, play interactive candy games, and watch colorful candy made live in the store. Dazzling displays inside a dozen boutiques immerse visitors in distinct candy concepts.

For more information please contact:

ParkerWhitaker Productions

Erin Whitaker

Erin@Parkerwhitaker.com