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Crossing The Bridge To The Height of Fashion. . . . .

Finally an event highlighting international fashion comes to Brooklyn. The International Designer Show hits the runway on October 22, bringing with it some of the most outstanding fashion design talent from nations across the globe who will show their spring/summer 2007 collections.

The International Designers:

Jay Wilson - London (The Tyler Media/Children Are The Future Youth Award recipient) An exceptional 18 year old student of St Martins, Jay is already following in the footsteps of his idol John Galliano and has two collections under his belt.

Gavin Douglas - London (Fashion Fringe winner at London Fashion Week, September 2006) This past fashion week in London Gavin received some high praises from the Industry insiders including Tom Ford, who said that "Gavin is a cut above Fashion'

Nana Boateng - Ghana (his last name alone is synonymous with excellence), Sony Pictures Entertainment provided the catalyst for Nana Boateng's West Coast success. The relationship forged at the film conglomerate enabled extensive exposure for the Akua Adoma line, through costuming for major films such as Spider Man and The Gospel. Nana's Clientele includes celebrities such as Samuel L Jackson, Chris Tucker, Boris Kojoe and Tobey Maguire.

Cooyah - Jamaica. This design team has already built a celebrity clientele, which includes Rihanna, Sean Paul, Damien Marley and others for their outstanding rootz designs.

Meiling - Trinidad

Kamit Revisited - Jamaica

The International Designer Show will be held at BK Sugar a trendy loft space located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, an area long known as the destination of style for downtown fashionistas and trendsetters.

Brooklyn is fast becoming a creative hub bringing together originality and creativity that is reaching far and wide The international Designer show will contribute to the beauty that lies in the cultural diversity that exists in Brooklyn. The International Designer Show will give this culturally diverse group of designers a place to showcase their unique style.

Produced and presented by Tyler Media and BK Style Foundation, the International Designer Show was created by Tyler Media's Christie Dinham. The show stems from the successful launch of BK Fashion Week{end} in May 2006, a three-day event featuring the best of local talent in the borough. The event received rave reviews from outlets such as the New York Times, New York Daily News, the Village Voice and News 12, Brooklyn.

Like the BK Fashion Week{end} the International Designer Show promises to be a hit attended by invited guests celebrities, members of print and broadcast press, retail buyers, fashionistas, and Brooklyn community leaders.

About Tyler Media:
Tyler Media is a full service multi-media company specializing in the creation, development and production of special events within fashion and television.

The company is responsible for a number of increasingly popular innovations that include, Caribbean Fashion Week (Jamaica), The Fashion Report (Sky TV, London) and the Tyler Media/Children Are The future Youth Award (recognition for outstanding young people in fashion and related fields).

About BK Style Foundation
The BK Style Foundation, is a non-profit founded in 2004, was born out of the realization that Brooklyn was at that very moment, exploding with talent and had nothing to assist its growth. The founders of The BK Style Foundation, Rick Davy and Cybele Sandy have laid the infrastructure for a one-stop, Brooklyn-based powerhouse, one that would assist young designers in honing their lines and growing their businesses, and additionally provide a professional forum for shows:
For more information about the show or individual designers please contact:

Christie Dinham
christie@tylermedia.net
718 363 1222

For Press contact:
John Garlington
info@tylermedia.net

For Invitation contact:
Katia

rsvp@internationaldesignershow.com


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