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I was privileged to cover the latest Fashion event for The Session Magazine's next issue featuring Wendy Williams...

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NC/NY Fashion Row

Fashion Euphoria descended on the Raleigh-Durham, NC area, on June 22^nd, 2013, and landed at Perimeter Park Studio and Conference center. Trend*Setting Fashion Shows, together with The Session Magazine, partnered to sponsor one of the biggest fashion affairs in the area. The 3^rd Annual Trend*Setting Fashion Showcase:”NY/NC Fashion Row-The Road to New York Fashion Week 2013”. This annual event was created in 2010 to showcase fashion designers of all different calibers.The designers also compete for big winnings! The grand prize: A GUARANTEED place in the Fashion Gallery during New York Fashion Week this September. As in past years, this show promised to be amazing. It was even more than Latrisha Valdez Rushing, the show's founder and producer, had even fathomed. It was sold out with standing room only. Hosted by Miss North Carolina United States 2013, Victoria Vesce, the show featured designers from as far as Atlanta, Charlotte, and some wonderful talent from right here in Raleigh.

A plethora of patterns, hues, and textures graced the runway. For the first time in the show's history, a men's wear and a plus size collection was featured. The array of couture and ready-to-wear styles displayed in the show, posed as a hard situation for the judges. Alva Page, International Runway coach extraordinaire, and Lee Blackwell, last year's winning designer, deliberated based on the quality, cohesiveness, and marketability to determine the winner of the show. Based on this criterion, the winner was Cori Spade, a recent graduate of Meredith College's Fashion Design program. Cori's line focused on cut, color, and contrast. Her most noted pieces: a white dress with contrasting blue lapels and a trench coat with a plunging, skirted back. All of her pieces included texture, structure, and a uniqueness that was all her own. Congratulations to Cori and the models who made her garments flourish on the runway. They will also be traveling, alongside Cori to New York Fashion week. The runner-up was Maria Allen, a New Orleans native, who will be spotlighted in an upcoming issue of The Session.

Latrisha Valdez Rushing's Trend*Setting Fashion Show is successfully giving a voice to fashion designers and other professionals in the NC area where the focus on Fashion is growing rapidly. The height of her excellence comes from direct industry knowledge as a 17-year runway and fashion veteran. Her show continues to expand and leave an impressionable mark in the area. Congratulations to Latrisha and her team for a wonderful show. If you missed it, be sure to be in the house for the next show!

~TFS

You can find the best shots from the show at the following websites:

Stan Chambers Jr. Photography

Reflections By Cathy Foreman

Brown Boy Photography

 note: You can also find this article featured in the next issue of The Session Magazine.

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