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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND FORT LAUDERDALE FASHION WEEK Date: April 23rd Location: Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport Time: 4PM Greater Fort Lauderdale Area, Fl. April 9, 2016 --- You are invited to attend the first annual Fort Lauderdale Fashion Week which will be held on April 23rd, 2016 at the Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport: 5540 NW 21st Terrace, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309.We are expecting 500 to 800 guests. Media coverage includes BYTV, Channel 10, Eye on South Florida, MegaTV. After the event, FashionTV will broadcast part of the fashion show. Questions: Florentina West, [email protected] Press Inquiries: Wellington Guzman, [email protected] The excitement starts March 23rd from 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm, when Eido Swimwear first heats up the runway, Shade Post will close out. Guests include clientele from Euro Motor Sports, The city of Fort Lauderdale, The W Fort Lauderdale, Luxuria, Bank of America Las Olas and many more. Speakers include: Calvin Hughes of Channel 10 news, Jillian Parcella from LLS Tesla Motors, Sheila Walden from the art institute and Lisa Davis from Broward Health. Guests will enjoy the latest collections, and products from select vendors. About FLLFASHIONWEEK: “FLL Fashion Week is geared towards creating a series of fashion shows and events that connect lovers of fashion to different designers and their concepts. Part of our mission is to support, expose and give different designers, fashion schools, make-up artist, photographers and models a space to showcase themselves in a beautiful, fun and creative atmosphere” In the coming weeks Fort Lauderdale Fashion Week will appear in Sunsetinel online and print, Miami herald online and print, as well as El Nuevo Herald. The event will be also posted in Miami community Newspapers online and paper and Olena Fashion TV online. Florentina West Event Director FLL Fashion Week Office: (954) 271-2542 Cell: (305) 720-6686 [email protected] www.fllfashionweek.com Florentina West was born in Bata, Equatorial Guinea. As she explains she wanted to become super model and an actress at an early childhood. Later on, she moved to Miami, FL where she found and got married to the man of her dreams. That same year she casted was chosen by Elite management. She has participated in Miami fashion week, NYC fashion week as well as Atlanta Fashion Week. Film rolse include but not limited to: 2006 Burn Notice Pilot as bartender, Dr. Janet in Spanish movie La Justicia es ciega known as Psychologist, CSI Miami, The old dogs movie in 2009 featuring Robin Williams and John Travolta, 2009 Star beer commercial, HBO’s Ballers as doctor in MRI room on episodes 108. She also appeared in a Marco Antonio Solis music video. She earned credit in the 2010 Cine iberoAmericano TV campaign. When she’s not on set Florentina is model and event planner. She participate as a model in the fashion show in a Spanish TV telenovela Una Maid en Manhattan in 2003. She is a member of the Hollywood Fl school of arts for improvisation. Her husband is her biggest supporter, since day one. In 2009 Florentina joined Ricardo Ralph Lopez as fashion event planner for SUNSET RENDEZ VOUS. This classy and upscale event is held 3 to 5 times a year in luxury venues such: Fontainebleau, The Setai, The W and others. Erika Santos has been involved in Fashion industry from an early age. Her mother is a great gashion designer and was dressing her as a small fashionable young lady. Erika got married and became a mother of six wonderful children, and since then turned into the business world. As a result, she was often invited to “red carpet” events, TV appearances, such as reality shows, “Dancing with Stars”, “Traveling with the Celebrity” and many others. She started designing her own shoes as a hobby, to separate her from others at those events. Because of domestic violence Erika and her six children became homeless, as she tried to escape that environment. It was the perfect time for her to become a shoe designer and be a part of Miami Fashion Week, Funkshion, Mercedes Benz Fashion Week etc… Erika was ready to be creative, original, unique, different and full of positive energy. She was ready to be part of a team that organized events at the highest level, that deals with the best of the best. Thus, she was invited to be a part of FLL Fashion Week! She believes that it’s exactly where she is supposed to be, giving the most precious part of herself to the people of Fort Lauderdale. Errol Lyons is a business owner, photographer and video production specialist who has been involved in the multimedia industry for over fifteen years. Errol has worked with several local, national and international companies in developing and establishing their brands in the multimedia industry. Errol hopes to do the same working with the FLL Fashion Week, making FLL Fashion Week one of the premier fashion events in South Florida for years to come. Franklin Myrtle [email protected] (561)7025508 Born in White Plains, NY to proud Haitian immigrant parents, at the age of 7 Franklin relocated to Boca Raton, FL. Boca Raton and Delray Beach became the new stomping ground for the young lad and the appreciation for all mediums of entertainment became his new forte! In 2008, Franklin transition to pursue a career in modeling and has never looked back. In 2009, he landed a modeling job with the Florida Designers Expo. Which led to further modeling opportunities including Miami International Fashion Week, Mercedes Benz Swimwear Fashion Week and New York Fashion Week to name a few. Following, the doors opened to work as model with “ICONS” Sean John and Ralph Lauren. Such opportunities opened door(s) to other opportunities such as working with DSquared2, ALLEX Kalanga and “Rip The Runway” for the Black Entertainment Television (BET) network. He’s landed placements with PRADA, Gucci, Theory and Macy’s Neiman Marcus as well. Throughout the past 6 years, Franklin has been featured in movies and commercials alike; recently, bestowed the honor of the Brand Ambassador for various companies. His work in commercials boasted opportunities for Malibu Rum, Adidas, Nike, Pepsi and most recently, a commercial with tennis superstar.....Serena Williams. Franklin’s movie roles include “Pain & Gain” with Mark Walhberg and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, “Skeletons” with Jason Issacs and “Defiance” with Daniel Craig and Liev Schriber. “The list goes on!” Wellington Guzman Photographer [email protected] www.wellingtonguzman.com 2139156095 Wellington Guzman is a fashion, swimwear and portrait photographer. He has been involved in local causes such as Help Portrait. Wellington has shot Mercedes-Benz Swim Week, Funkshion Swim and Fashion Week, New York Fashion Week, and has been published in various outlets such as miami.com. A New York City-raised, Dominican Republic-born, Miami resident, Wellington has a masters degree from the University of Miami and is excited to represent Fort Lauderdale Fashion Week. FLL FASHION WEEK Show lineup (2016, April 23rd) Subject Collection TIME Opening Show Piano + Introduction 4:00PM Eido Swimwear 4:30PM Drink & Snack time (brake) 4:45 The Dream team Caroll-Lynn 5:00PM Drink & Snack time (brake) 5:15 Risque Dukes 5:30PM Drink & Snack time (brake) 5:45 The Art Institute 2 designers 6:00PM Drink & Snack time (brake) 6:45 Carrib Style Week Caribbean style 7:00PM (brake) 7:15 (Sheila Walden) (Jillian Parcella) Drink & Snack time Rene Mejia 7:30PM Drink & Snack time (brake) 7:45 Acid NYC Spring-Summer 8:00PM Media Photography available here Media B-roll available here About Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County From the seagrass to the sawgrass, Greater Fort Lauderdale, located in Broward County, boasts more than 34,000 lodging accommodations at a variety of hotels, luxury spa resorts, and Superior Small Lodgings reflecting a “beach chic” vibe. Visitors enjoy 23 miles of Blue Wave certified beaches, discover 300+ miles of inland waterways that run from the Intracoastal Waterway to the Everglades, dine at thousands of restaurants and eateries, get immersed in a thriving arts and culture scene and indulge in top shopping. For more information, contact the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau at (800) 22-SUNNY or visit www.sunny.org. Get social and engage with Greater Fort Lauderdale on social media channels including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Foursquare, and Pinterest: @visitlauderdale.