Fashion & Beauty Week Debuts

Fashion & Beauty Week, an annualtwo-day event showcasing top seasoned and emerging designers, debuted last week on October 3rd at the Pleasantdale Chateau in West Orange, NJ.
 
 
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Oct. 16, 2011 - PRLog -- This year’s event featured runway shows, a full cocktail dinner, wine tasting, a beauty bar, silent auction, and private lounge for press and VIPs. Guests mingled with actors, fashion and beauty editors, notable celebrity stylists and famous personalities.

“Fashion & Beauty Week is quickly becoming the most prestigious international event held in New Jersey,” said founder Jack Panico. “Our mission is to raise money and awareness for the Diabetes Research Institute while showcasing New Jersey as it reallyis – a beautiful state with high-fashion people, places, and style.

”Celebrity stylist and Suite 201 owner Alina Leshiner served as the event’s fashion show producer and organized over 70 models show casing twelve to sixteen looks per designer. The event’s Monday, October 3rd opening night featured runway shows fromAri, Bound + Tide, Devon Thomas, Monique Chuillier, Teresa Rosati, and Theia. Thefollowing evening showcased looks from Jay Godfrey, Jensen Martin, Marisa Kenson, Pamela Dennis, Sandra Baquero, Esposito, and William Rast.

In attendance were “Real Housewives of New Jersey” stars Melissa Gorga, Jacqueline Laurita, Caroline Manzo, Lauren Manzo and Kathy Wakile, celebrity stylist Alisa Maria, “Jerseylicious” stars Tracy DiMarco and Anthony Lombardi, celebrity chef Ariane Duarte, celebrity hairstylist George Ortiz, Jonathan Cheban of E!’s “TheSpin Crowd” and Anna Demidova of “Dancing with the Stars.” Famous athletes David Diehl of the New York Giants, Mike DeVito of the New York Jets, and Ilya Koralchuk andKen Daneyko of the New Jersey Devils also attended.

The event secured several top sponsors including Remy Cointreau, Brightrize, Inserra Supermarkets Inc., Calmistry, 3d Beauty Consulting, Ambrosio & Tomczak Attorneys atLaw, Lash Detector, Panico Salon & Spa, Grey Goose, Bacardi, Fabulous Foods,IlluminationPR, Posh Boutique, Lord & Taylor, Millennium Magazine, and Women’sWear Daily. Fashion & Beauty Week 2011 took place on Monday, October 3rd and Tuesday, October 4th at the Pleasantdale Chateau in West Orange, NJ. The star-studded event showcased top designers and benefitted The Diabetes Research Institute.

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