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Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Canada Cameroon China Croatia Czech Republic Denmark England Ethiopia Finland France Germany Ghana Greece India Indonesia Ireland Italy Ivory Coast Japan Kenya Lebanon Malaysia Mexico Netherlands Nigeria Pakistan Philippines Portugal Russia Scotland Serbia Singapore South Africa South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland Thailand Turkey United Arab Emirates United States of America

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The Launch Premiere of the Global Campaign Give your Light to the World

Benefiting the Art of Living Foundation

for its outstanding commitment to The Eradication of Global Poverty & Womens Empowerment On Friday, the Eleventh of November, Two Thousand and Eleven, At Six Oclock

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Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Canada Cameroon China Croatia Czech Republic Denmark England Ethiopia Finland France Germany Ghana Greece India Indonesia Ireland Italy Ivory Coast Japan Kenya Lebanon Malaysia Mexico Netherlands Nigeria Pakistan Philippines Portugal Russia Scotland Serbia Singapore South Africa South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland Thailand Turkey United Arab Emirates United States of America

Clothing manufacturing is traditionally one of the largest sources of industrial employment for most countries. In addition, Fashion is a quintessential global industry, it exemplifies more than any other industry, contributing to poverty eradication, empowering women, generating employment opportunities, access to education, health, stability, investment and economic growth, leading to peace. Fashion is a driving force that makes a great impact in our economies and every day it affects billions of people around the globe.

The WFW-WFO Welcoming Gala Honors the outstanding contribution and lifetime achievements of fashion icons across five continents, dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of fashion, furthering the promotion of creative leadership, for artistic, technical and social achievements within the global fashion industry.

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6:00 PM CIPRIANI NYC (110 East 42nd Street, New York) Red Carpet - International Media Welcome & Interviews Cocktail Reception 8:00 PM WFW-WFO Welcoming Reception 9:00 PM Welcoming Gala Dinner Reception Celebrity Guest Performance Celebrity MC - Introduction Speakers Wo r l d F a s h i o n We e k - Wo r l d F a s h i o n O r g a n i z a t i o n Welcome 9:30 PM Fashion Show by Country Give your Light to the World Nominated fashion designers will showcase an outstanding Couture outfit, as a preview to the W o r l d F a s h i o n W e e k N e w Yo r k C i t y 2 0 1 2 , benefiting the Art of Living Foundation. WFE World Fashion Exhibition - Bets begins Celebrity Guest Performance

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Opening Act: All countries will showcase its presenting outfit during one (1) minute, background video 30 second of Tourism video - 30 second white background with country and designer name:

First Segment: Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Canada Cameroon China Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Second Segment: England Ethiopia Finland France Germany Ghana Greece India Indonesia Ireland Italy

Third Segment: Ivory Coast Japan Kenya Lebanon Malaysia Mexico Netherlands Nigeria Pakistan Philippines Portugal Fourth Segment: Russia Scotland Serbia Singapore South Africa South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland Thailand Turkey United Arab Emirates United States of America Final Segment

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11:30 PM Special Thanks and Remarks. Closing Ceremony After Event

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World Fashion Exhibition

WFE World Fashion Exhibition will exhibit all couture outfits presented at the WFW-WFO Welcoming Gala in NYC across five continents, beginning in the African Continent - Fashion for Africa Garments will be exhibited at the National Museum of Nigeria and at Nigeria Fashion Week, scheduled from November 16th to 19th, during Global Entrepreneurship Week, www.unleashingideas.org, the events and WFE will be directly linked to 140 countries and 40,000 events, reaching millions of people all over the world. Afterwards, the WFE will continue in a world tour, spreading its voice, following Asia, Middle East, Oceania, Latin America, Europe and finally to North America, being showcased in different fashion weeks, universities and museums. During WFE events, governmental organizations, universities, corporations and individuals will be able to bet for all outfits and able to acquire them, the highest bet will acquire the collection. WEF will constantly promote nominated leading fashion designers, countries and partners, raising awareness for social corporate responsibility and human development, especially focused in encouraging entrepreneurship activities, the empowerment of women and the eradication of poverty. The Art of Living Foundation www.artofliving.org will receive 100% of all couture outfits bets during all WFE events, investing the received donations into the social and human development in the Africa Continent. WFW will keep record of all official bets and will keep it confidential until WFW World Fashion Week Inaugural Ceremony NYC 2012, where WFW will officially announce the final acquisitors.

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SITTING PER COUNTRY Argentina: 1 Australia: 1 Austria: 3 Belgium: 3 Brazil: 5 Canada:5 Cameroon:7 China: 6 Croatia:6 Czech Republic: 9 Denmark: 9 England: 10 Ethiopia: 10 Finland: 15 France: 15 Germany: 16 Ghana: 16 Greece: 22 India: 22 Indonesia: 23 Ireland: 23 Italy: 28 Ivory Coast: 28 Japan: 31 Kenya: 31 Lebanon: 34 Malaysia: 34 Mexico: 39 Netherlands: 39 Nigeria: 40 Pakistan: 40 Philippines : 44 Portugal: 44 Russia: 45 Serbia: 45 Singapore: 48 South Africa: 48 South Korea: 49 Spain: 49 Sweden: 53 Switzerland: 53 Thailand: 4 Turkey: 4 United Arab Emirates: 2 United States of America:2

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September 26, 2011 FOR IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE---WFO Special Desk for World Fashion Week Welcoming Gala in New York on Nov. 11, 2011 (www.wfoi.org/wfw_ny2011) - NEW YORK, NY, September 21, 2011. - The first annual of the WFW World Fashion Week will be held in the City of New York in 2012, as a prelude to the historic and milestone to the global fashion gathering, the WFW World Fashion Week Welcoming Gala will be hosted in New York, on November 11, 2011, at the prestigious Cipriani, in partnership with the WFO World Fashion Organization, ITO International Trade Organization, GEW Global Entrepreneurship Week, University Network, the Art of Living Foundation and fashion organizations from all over the world. The world premier will gather fashion Icons, influential leaders and international media from 5 continents, in a celebration of cultural diversity expressed through the artistic fashion discipline, launching the global campaign "Give your Light to the World" furthering the objectives of Fashion for Peace. The Welcoming Gala will officially welcome leading fashion designers and participating countries to the first annual WFW World Fashion Week New York City 2012. The celebration will benefit the Art of Living Foundation, founded by H. H. Sri. Sri. Ravi Shankar, for their outstanding committed to women empowerment and the eradication of global poverty, furthering social and human development in over 150 countries. "I am happy to support this cause of fashion for a mission. Fashion has to change, else it ceases to be fashion.Mission has to stay, else it ceases to be a mission. Vision has to be realised. Passion has to ignite the spirit. Compassion has find its expression in service. All this encapsulated in a single term is Spirituality. That which fascinate is fashion, our minds always needs fascination... Says H. H. Sri. Sri. Ravi Shankar, Founder of the Art of Living Foundation, India The Gala will honour world leading fashion designers, for their outstanding contribution and achievements dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of fashion, promoting creative leadership for artistic, technical and social achievements within the global fashion industry. ..."World Fashion Week is all about showcasing a new level of talent as well as broadening the reach to have an international scope. World Fashion Week is an up-and-coming fashion destination deserving of recognition, generating global trade. We are also seeking to make World Fashion Week
World Fashion Organization (WFO) is known as the worlds largest, not-for profit, apolitical & private entity serving World Fashion Association (WFA), World Fashion Network, World Fashion Awards & World Fashion Week under the motto of We Fashion All (WFA) and "Fashion, Mode of Life" 'Goal to establish WFO chapter in every country, region and major city on the earth for the first time in human history'

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a cultural experience as a grand opportunity to celebrate the diversity of ideas, perspectives and achievements in fashion for Development & Peace."... Says Dr. David H. Lee, President and CEO of World Fashion Organization. During the glamorous and historic evening, World Fashion Week will officially welcome leading fashion designers and models from Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Page | 2 Ghana, Greece, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Kenya, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Portugal, Russia, Scotland, Serbia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and United States of America. ...WFW defends the free expression of fashion as one of the principal cultural identities of any community, considering the richness and creative value that we find in the diverse and multicultural world in which we live. From manufacturing to the runway, the handling of fashion goes through the hands of the poorest of the poor as well as the ones most fortunate. Collectively we can work to make the different dimensions of the fashion process more sustainable and fair. Hence, fashion will make a necessary, deeper impact for the betterment of the world.... Said Paco De Jaimes, Founder of the World Fashion Week. Nominated designers will present one specially crafted couture garment, as a preview of World Fashion Week 2012, donating the presented outfit to support and commit to the eradication of poverty and women empowerment. Garments will be spectacular 'work of art' of inestimable value, showcasing the most inspirational and creative talents of every designer. After the New York Gala, these garments will be taken on a world tour, being exhibited in museums and fashion weeks around the world, all the way to WFW NYC 2012 Inaugural Ceremony. Afterwards, the annual event will be held in different countries in a continental bases, encouraging entrepreneurship activities and human development. ..."Some of the world's most talented entrepreneurs have emerged from the world of fashion. On the eve of Global Entrepreneurship Week-now in 120 countries-we are proud to be a part of honoring fashion designers not only for their creativity, but also for starting firms that help build economies and expand human welfare."... Says Mr. Jonathan Ortmans, President of Global Entrepreneurship Week. The World Fashion Week humanitarian mission is to globally expand the potential power of fashion; as a tool of fighting poverty, further develop economies, promote corporate, environmental and social responsibility within the fashion and textile industry, fostering human development, social integration, access to health and education, solidifying the vision "give your light to the world" which will in turn promote a shift in consciousness to a more unified, sustainable, fair and socially responsible global community, leading to world peace. ...//...

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ABOUT WFW WORLD FASHION WEEK www.worldfashionweek.tv World Fashion Week (WFW) serves as the global voice of Fashion, as "Olympic Style" platform for the national fashion industries around the world. As an internationally reaching event and network for global trade and fashion professionals, the annual event provides a forum for worldwide exposure and recognition. Page | 3 The First Annual World Fashion Week will be held in the City of New York in fall 2012, and will feature world renowned and upcoming fashion designers and professionals in the fashion industry, representing their nation of origin, with the objective to positioning these artisans in the global market, in a celebration of cultural diversity expressed through the artistic and social movement of Fashion. ABOUT WFO WORLD FASHION ORGANIZATION www.wfoi.org World Fashion Organization (WFO) is known as the world's largest, not-for profit, apolitical and private fashion entity serving World Fashion Association (WFA), World Fashion Network, World Fashion Week and many other world fashion-related entities, projects and events around the globe under the motto of "World Fashion All (WFA), Mode of Life". World Fashion Organization is primarily incorporating the fashion industry into the international fair and free trade system in services of technology, financing, development, merchandising, logistics, education, networking, forum and many other infrastructures for this purpose. WFO has been founded in partnership with the ITO, International Trade Organization/EXIM (www.iexim.org), the world's largest network of international trade, dating historically back to 1947. ABOUT ART OF LIVING FOUNDATION www.artofliving.org Founded in 1981 by H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar,The Art of Living Foundation is a not-for-profit, educational and humanitarian NGO (Non-Governmental Organisation) engaged in stressmanagement and service initiatives. The organisation operates globally in 151 countries. The Art of Living Foundation has spread peace across communities through diverse humanitarian projects, including conflict resolution, disaster relief , sustainable rural development, empowerment of women , prisoner rehabilitation, education for all ; , and environmental sustainability ABOUT GEW GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP WEEK www.unleashingideas.org/about Global Entrepreneurship Week is the world's largest celebration of the innovators and job creators who launch startups that bring ideas to life, drive economic growth and expand human welfare. During one week each November, GEW inspires people everywhere through local, national and global activities designed to help them explore their potential as self-starters and innovators. These activities, from large-scale competitions and events to intimate networking gatherings, connect

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participants to potential collaborators, mentors and even investors-introducing them to new possibilities and exciting opportunities. The initiative kicked off in 2008, launched by former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Carl Schramm, the president and CEO of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. Since then, it has grown to 115 countries-with nearly 24,000 partner organizations planning more than 37,000 activities that directly engage more than 10 million people. ..................... For further information please contact: Carlee Santarelli Director of International Relations carlee@worldfashionweek.tv www.worldfashionweek.tv Main Global Toll Free Terminals for both voice and fax communication (+1) 800-WFW (939) 3890 - (+1) 855-WFW (939) 7378 Direct Number for WFW NYC Welcoming Gala: (+1) 866 993 9691

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World Fashion Organization P.O. Box 7889 Washington, D.C. 20044-7889, U.S.A Beverly Hills (+1)310-984 6989 Madrid (+34)91-123 0391Tokyo (+81)3-4579 0319Paris (+33)1-8288 9035Milano (+39)2400 47 932Singapore (+65)3158 1374London (+44)20-3286 7982Beijing (+86)10 8405 3479Los Angeles (+1)213-995 5037