(image from vimeo.com)

In New York City (NYC)

Art X Fashion Series …

highlighting the works of rising fashion creatives in

galleries throughout NYC … presents

The Skin

Nine up and coming handbag designers from around the world

 – Poland, Venezuela, the United Kingdom, the United States, Korea –

will have their unique pieces, displayed for the first time

at the Shin Gallery, NYC

together with the drawings of

South Korean artist Jong-wan Choo.

Art X Fashion Series

The Skin

Shin Gallery, NYC

until Tuesday, 4 March 2014

http://www.draftspace.org/projects/artxfashion

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(images from shin-gallery.com):

by Jong-wan Choo

Emergence,  2012

acrylic, colour pencil on canvas

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Emergence, 2003

acrylic, charcoal, colour pencil on canvas

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In London, London – UK

International Fashion Showcase (IFS) 2014

Established in 2012 and coordinated by the British Fashion Council,

this event celebrates London

as a fashion mecca for emerging designers.

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Hosted during London Fashion Week,

 foreign embassies and cultural organisations present

the creations of raising fashion talents

from their respective countries.

Represented this year are works of designers

from Nigeria, Vietnam, Paraguay, Estonia,

Austria, Hungry, Panama, The Netherlands

and many more.

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What an exciting opportunity for new fashion designers

to showcase their creations for viewing by

the general public, fashion industry professionals and the press corps.

Be part of it … !

International Fashion Showcase

180 The Strand, London (the venue for 14 showcases)

Other presentations will be held at various locations throughout London.

Thursday, 13 February  –  Sunday, 23 February 2014

http://www.britishfashioncouncil.co.uk/news/612/The-International-Fashion-Showcase-2014