Islands of the World Fashion Week Lays Out Runway To November Event

NASSAU, Bahamas--(Business Wire)--
Mode Îles, Ltd., organizers of the award-winning event, Islands of the World
Fashion Week, have announced plans to host the second edition of the event
during the period November 4th - 8th at the Sheraton Nassau Beach Hotel in The
Bahamas.

Leading up to Fashion Week the organizers will be busy producing the fashion
show for the Miss Universe Pageant scheduled to take place in The Bahamas in
August. The fashion show will feature creations by leading Bahamian designers
utilizing fabric of Bahamas-based manufacturers, Androsia and Bahama Hand
Prints, and modeled by all of the contestants in the Miss Universe Pageant.

Owen Bethel, President of Mode Îles, Ltd., also serves as Chairman of the Miss
Universe Pageant Host Planning Committee and Pageant Coordinator. Mr. Bethel
commented that: "the hosting of the Miss Universe Pageant in The Bahamas
presents a tremendous opportunity to showcase the talent and creativity of the
fashion industry in the country. It will be the point that beauty and fashion
blend on the world stage in a dazzling spectacle. Mode Îles is proud to be a
part of this global event, with the momentum carried forward to Islands of the
World Fashion Week in November."

While the fashion show in August will feature only Bahamian designers, the
Islands of the World Fashion Week in November will showcase leading designers
from islands around the world. The inaugural event last year featured 38
designers from 13 island nations as diverse as Fiji, Indonesia, Jamaica,
Trinidad & Tobago, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Endorsed by the United
Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for its
promotion of cultural diversity and the themes of the environment and climate
change, poverty alleviation, and the education of youth on HIV/AIDS, the event
encourages designers to reflect these themes in their designs, giving
recognition awards in the categories of Sustainable Eco-Fashion, and Culture &
Fashion. In addition, awards are presented to a young new designer (The NextGen
Designer Award) and the Humanitarian Designer Award. The recipient of the
Humanitarian Designer Award last year was Kenneth Cole for his support in the
fight against HIV/AIDS and the innovative integration of this cause in his
marketing and production.

For further information, visit the website, www.islandsfashionweek.com.

For Islands of the World Fashion Week
Arianne Etuk, 242-356-6133
info@islandsfashionweek.com

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