Mercedes – Benz Fashion Week NYC Spring 2014 Collections

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Summer

may be winding down, but

the

fashion i

ndustry

is kicking into

high gear

as

the newest Collections are just

a

few weeks

away

from

their debut

.

Mercedes

Benz Fashion

Week

draws hundreds of thousands

of fash

ion fans to

New York

City

, and today IMG Fashion

,

owners

and

producers of the

E

vent, announced

the preliminary

line up of designers who will take ce

nter

stage

at Lincoln Center,

September 5

12, 201

3

.

Merced

es

Benz Fashion Week

truly embodies the global scale of the fashion industry and highlights the

limi

tless

boundaries of design. A leader in the

global

fashion event circuit;

Mercedes

Benz Fashion Week

in New York

has the highest number of international designers who cho

ose to make this Event

the home

for their Collection debuts,” says Christina Neault, Executive Producer

,

IMG Fashion Events and

Properties. “As well, with three fashion schools

and numerous emerging designers presenting alongside

their established colleagues, Lincoln Center is t

he place to discover the next rising star.”

“Mercedes

Benz Fashion Week in New York is internationally recognized as the

world

s stage

to

premier

the latest developments in

cutting

edge fashion

to the global fashi

on

industry

,” said

Stephanie Zimmer

,

Manager of Brand Experience Marketing for Mercedes

Benz USA. “The excitement is building in

anticipation of what will hit the runways from

both the

well

known

designers

and emerging

talent

showing this season.”

The Mercedes

Benz Fashion Week

Spring 2014

Collections will include:

NICHOLAS K, BCBGMAXAZRIA,

RICHARD CHAI, SUPIMA, TADASHI SHOJI, CANDELA, DESIGUAL, MARISSA WEBB, THE ART INSTITUTE

OF NEW YORK CITY, FASHION LA

W INSTITUTE, ZIMMERMA

NN

, PROJECT RUNWAY, CARMEN MARC

VALVO, NOON BY NOOR, NAUTICA, REBECCA MINKOFF, NICOLE MILLER, ARGENTINE DESIGNERS,

TODD SNYDER,

ELLE FASHION|NEXT,

ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY,

MARK + ESTEL,

RUFFIAN, RAFAEL

CENNAMO, LACOSTE, JILL STUART, SON JUNG WAN, MARA

HOFFMAN, MALAN BRETON, HERVÉ LÉGER

BY MAX AZRIA

,

KATYA LEONOVICH,

CHARLOTTE RONSON,

MONIQUE LHUILLIER,

VENEXIANA, LELA

ROSE, DKNY, TRACY REESE, CU

STO BARCELONA, TRINA TURK, DIANE VON FURSTENBERG, JOANNA

MASTROIANNI,

Y

3,

VIVIENNE TAM, ZAC POSEN, RALPH RUCCI,

RICARDO SECO,

EMERSON

BY JACKIE

FRASER

SWAN

,

MATHIEU MIRANO, RUBIN SINGER, CAROLINA HERRERA, TOMMY HILFIGER, PAMELLA

ROLAND,

HACHE, CZAR BY CESAR GALINDO, CONCEPT KOREA,

DONNA KARAN

NEW YORK

, FALGUNI

AND SHANE PEACOCK, REEM ACRA,

KAUFMANFRANCO,

LIBERTINE,

TORY BURCH,

J.CREW, STEVEN

ALAN, BADGLEY MISCHKA, VERA WANG, JENNY PACKHAM, DIESEL BLACK GOLD, ADEAM, NAEEM

KHAN, DENNIS BASSO,

ALON LIVN

É

, ZANG TOI, MM6

MAISON

MARTIN MARGIELA, FASHION

SHENZHEN, BIBHU MOHAPATRA,

BRANDON SUN,

MICHAEL KORS, NANETTE LEPORE, RACHEL ZOE, J.

MENDEL, CLOVER CANYON, MILLY

BY MICHELLE SMITH

, BETSEY JOHNSON, ANNA SUI, ANYA

CALIENDO, OSKLEN, B. MICHAEL AMERICA, RALPH LAUREN

and

CALVIN KLEIN

COLLECTION

.

In a recent study by Fordham University, it was estimated

that $40 million dollars are annually

contributed to the Lincoln Center a

rea

and over $860 million dollars to the city of New York

from

Mercedes

Benz Fashion Week guests,

solidifying the event as a key supporter of the local economy.

Over 100,000 guests, journalists, buyers and members of the industry make Lincoln Center become

the

heartbeat of the city for the 8 days of shows and events.

Title sponsor Mercedes

Benz is joined by DHL, American Express®, Maybelline New York, TRESemmé,

Samsung, Reel Code, Style Network,

WGSN,

Beck’s Sapphire

,

The New York Times, as well as Women’s Wear Daily and Getty Images

.

Mercedes – Benz Fashion Week is an IMG event.

The Spring 2014

Collections will take place September 5-12, 2013.