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com) June 10, 2012 -- East Orange, NJ- The seats began to fi ll, the room became silent, and a smooth and prevailing voice beamed through the speakers. An elegant lady, Mrs. Lisa Stroud stood at the podium dressed in a cr eam flowy garment, ready to begin the show. As she introduced the first showcase , the music cued and the New Fashion Series event had begun. The Cicely Tyson Community School Theater Arts Department and Albas Exclusive Eve nts presented their first fashion show together, on Friday June 1. According, to the shows program, The New Fashion Series is an annual fashion show that is pro duced as a 3-day event to provide the participants of the Fashion Lab workshop a long with emerging/independent designers a platform to showcase their fashion de signs, and give them opportunities to network and make sales. P.R Alba Henderson said her goal for the show was for everyone involved to experience a platform t hat allows them exposure and future success. Before the show, stylist Laureannie Reynoso, said she had been styling for a cou ple of months and takes the initiative to come up with ideas. Just as Reynoso, s ome of the models said they think the show will be good. Make-up Artist, Samanth a Wong also took the initiative when it came to deciding what colors to use for the models. I feel like its going to be a pretty good show. said Model Trennell Fauntlyeroy. Safiya Forde, a model and junior at SUNY Orchestra said she was excited about he r second fashion show. The opening for the show was exhilarating, as the first model, Dominique Henders on strutted down the catwalk to a John Meyers song, with purple and red roses in her hand; the most fascinating element was not the all black garment that grace d her body, but the creation of her hair. The hair was formed in a shape of a bl ack large heart, with a smaller red heart inside. It was designed in such an arc hitecture manner that resembled goddess of love. According, to the Fantasy Hair Design Assistant Chantel Corely, this piece took about 2 packs of African braiding hair to complete. Christina Martin, a Fantasy Hair Designer from Bronx, NY said Fantasy hair is what you see; its creating whate ver you want out of this world. The models in the fantasy hair showcase wore different outfits of all black, dra wing the audiences eyes more to the creation on their heads. The second model, Br ianna Simons reminded me of Eve, as she held her accessory of a red apple in her left hand, and as her hair complimented by real fruit such as grapes. Next, wal ked out the third model, giving an impression of a beautiful peacock, as feather s in a preplanned form graced her. The last model for this showcase tied everyth ing up with the dramatic make-up to compliment her dramatic hairstyle made of pu rple and black hair bows. And you could not miss the large silver jewel within h er bun. Judging by the crowds reaction, it was the their favorite. Christina said for these pieces she took an estimate of thirty to forty minutes just wrapping the hair around. The crowd applauded the first designer showcase, and the host introduced the nex t designer Felix Anaman, the designer from Ghana presented his fifteen collection of Africa n wear.

The instrumental version of The Chordettes song Mr.Sandman started playing and Ana mans first piece graced the runway of an earthy green. Anamans use of fashion elem ents such as color, pattern, line and spacing in this collection was perfection. Each piece was made with good use of fabrics and design. The garments were like a canvas to the models body, because they fit so well. One of the hosts comment during this showing was the garments were elegant and classy, and from anyone wh o was present at the show they were exactly that. Although, this collection was lengthy in time, the clothing did not disappoint, it was worth it. No matter where the designer comes from, their fashion can be loved internation ally. Another collection of elegance came from Caroline Monick, a young French designe r. As stated in the program, Sensual silk, enhanced with a touch of lyrca, Monicks models combined elegance and a bucolic mind. This designer played with the eleme nt of line throughout her collection, and used it well. The models walked the ru nway wearing Monick to the chorus of Nicki Minaji Fly, by Rihanna. Her garments were well-designed, and had a tasteful look to them. Monicks designs are a timel ess style inspired by nature and the rhythm of the seasons, according to the eve nt program. If you are a fan of knitting, and have been knitting for years like our next des igner you would have loved the next collection. Knitwear collection by NY designer Michele Walden Mcphee was a fifteen piece col lection that used knitwear in a way it has never been designed before. Perfect u se of lines, and color in this graceful assembly. The accessory of the shell bea ds on the dresses added finishing touches to the garments and captivated the col ors of the dresses even more so. The transitions of bright colors to the darker colors made the collection more interesting to watch. Mcphee was unable to atten d the event, but her designs spoke for her. Another designer who could not be present was California native, Jenny Jean. Jea ns activewear was where fashion met theater. The collection told a story, and the props of the brown wooden benches painted the scene. But you cant forget to than k the models in this showcase for pulling this one off. They rocked their gear t o the late Michael Jacksons Rock with you. This was the second time the music went along with its collection. With lessons incorporated from her physically active life-style, her collection is often characterized by its practicality, according to the P.R. That was the end of the featured designers for the first part of the event, but the show was far from over, with a surprise performance by Denielle Henderson (D .Anointed). Along with having a number of featured designers, P.R Alba Henderson put together vendors for the event such as Silpada Designs, and House of Perry. Silpada Designs was represented by the lovely, Alba Negron-Diaz who has been a representative for three years. Diaz said it is a home-based company that sales real silver for all ages. The prices range from $18-$300, and during the show sh e had a buy one get one free deal and proceeds went to Juvenile Diabetes. House of Perry vendor sales all natural beauty products that can be used by both male and female. The founders of House of Perry were Bryan Perry and his fianc Kalimah Bell, who started the new business back in January. Bryan said they are a homebased business that sell lotions, oils, and perfumes to name a few. Their prices are affordable and their products have had good reviews. The show started again and yet to come was the showcases from The Fashion Lab St udents. Chelsea Modrak, a 26-year-old online fashion student, designed a four-piece coll

ection that had a seasonal transition to it. She came all the way from St. Louis to show her designs. Talk about dedication. The models walked the runway to Mic hael Jacksons Billy Jean. Her first design had a tropical theme to it that made i t in-season this year; while her last piece on the other hand had a fall style t o it. Chelsea Modrak said she started out by just sewing her jacket, and receivi ng praise from co-workers. Ive always wanted to do fashion and have an artistic ey e for it. said, Modrak. Her designs range from using wool, cotton to syntactic. M odrak also said she started in August, and was very nervous, asking herself were they going to like. The audience was pleased by this designers dedication, and i t paid off. The second four piece collection came from 18-year-old designer, Thelina George. Although, her collection had no theme, because her work spoke for itself, she d id not need one. Thelina said, her message to the audience was to be comfortable with who you are, and that she started working on her collection in February. H er collection had a good use of color and patterns. The third garment to walk on to the runway tied the collection together, thanks to the help of the bow access ory the designer used. According, to one of the featured fashion lab students that night, Tony White, h e started in September of 2011. A 12 piece collection of well-designed theatrica l garments, that were all inspired by the designers created character, Ms. Abella . Mr. White said his fashion focused on geometric patterns, that he made piece b y piece, than styled together for an amazing collection. Whites collection had va rious fabrics from chiffon, stretch cotton and satin, to polyester, printed chee r and wool. Minutes before the show Tony White said, Im very excited, and hope people underst and the message. The audience loved his assemble, and received great reviews. The 18-year-old mig ht be a student designer but he is no amateur to putting on a great show. We can expect a lot in the future from everyone who participated in this years Ne w Fashion Series Event. Read more about the designers, the vendors, the fashion lab and Albas Exclusive E vents in the first annual Fashion Event Magazine Digital Publication at http://w ww.albasexclusiveevents.com/. About the Writer Dominique Waldron is a third year print journalism and fashion design student at Centenary College, NJ.