Alaska Fashion week kicks off Thursday June 27th thru the 30th at the beautiful Dena ‘ina Civic Center in Anchorage, Alaska.

Models will rip the runway with designs by EMI, Jun Artajo, Jasmine Agape, Leontine Abdullah, Camille Liwanag, Jun Artajo, Beso Moda, Rockets, Apricot Lane, Lovey, Parris Harris, I Style, Beware and of course LaQuan Smith.

With buyers from all over the world in attendance, the Alaska Fashion Week has already been predicted to be a major success.

The four-day event blends emerging talent with veteran designers and is best known for its cutting-edge talent and avant garde trends.

What shoppers can take away from Alaska is the idea that the runway is a tool to present fanciful options, not to be used to dictate a specific look.

“This amazing show is going to help the person out who is trying to get dressed in the morning, hanging out with friends, attending an art exhibit or sashaying across a Hollywood red carpet,” said Dominick Liriano, founder and producer of Alaska Fashion Week.  “I’m just trying to bring all these things together and make something that’s beautiful. We have an amazing Board of Directors that is working diligently as well; Sabrina Kern, Richard Zacharakis, Shirley Manuel Palmer, Jean Rojas, Lilibeth McIntosh, RC Woodson, Marie Grace and Bagang-Tavarez, all of which have been working relentlessly day and night to bring the biggest fashion event this side of the equator,” Liriano continued.

For more information on Alaska Fashion Week visit www.alaskafashionweek.com — Follow on Twitter @AFW2013 (http://www.twitter.com/afw2013)  & Facebook.

Smith and Leontine Abdullah will complete AFW with an epic finale showing off their chops and presenting some of the hottest collections the North Pole has ever seen. – See more at: http://www.prlog.org/12153259-celebrity-fashion-designer-laquan-smith-set-to-close-out-alaska-fashion-week.html#sthash.JlrzYMvg.dpuf

Their debut single ‘Carry You’ has been a great success already and they’re hoping it hits the top of the charts this Sunday. The boys have been enjoying their new found fame posing for their own covers of Fiasco’s Pop issue and have their debut album due for release in September or October.

The boys love for fashion and on trend clothing has made them style icons and led to the emergence of numerous fashion and style blogs dedicated to the boy band’s style. One brand the boys seem particularly fond of is Tokyo Laundry as they’ve regularly been snapped wearing the brand’s clothing.

Tokyo Laundry is a UK based fashion lifestyle brand that fuses relaxed styling and vintage looks to create statement pieces. They offer a wide collection of products from casual clothing to higher end fashion and they also provide a range of accessories. The Union J boys have particularly been loving their range of shirts, hoodies, jackets, gilets and bags.

Tokyo Laundry.Com are currently selling their new Spring/Summer collection which covers all the elements needed for the season including patterned shirts, coloured chinos, turn-up jeans and graphic print lightweight t-shirts and polos – wardrobe staples with a unique Tokyo Laundry touch!  They’ve also got a great selection of shorts in a variety of designs and colours, perfect for recent rise in temperatures!

Check out the official site, Tokyo Laundry.com to see their full range!

For those of you who like to get social, you can Follow them on Twitter or Like them on Facebook. – See more at: http://www.prlog.org/12153362-new-boy-band-union-stealing-the-limelight.html#sthash.FvJOS1N9.dpuf

Afterschool ART was founded by Dr. Bob Grossmann in 2004, after having the opportunity to be briefed by staff from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other public health agencies, when he served as a Fellow for then Secretary of Health, Donna Shalala (1995-1996). He has found that youth respond to programs that bring quality art supplies and professional artists to where the youth-at-risk live and learn.

Honolulu Fashion Weekend will be hosted at The FIX Sports Lounge and Nightclub, a hot-spot recognized by the community for it’s commitment to Hawaii’s artists. The FIX Sports Lounge and Nightclub proudly represents the miraculous and multi-faceted renaissance happening in downtown Honolulu right now. The FIX Sports Lounge and Nightclub is located at 80 South Pauahi Street, Honolulu, HI 96813. During each of the three days of the event, Honolulu Fashion Weekend begins at 6 PM and early arrival is suggested. Guests may RSVP for this event by e-mailing FashionRSVP@LawrenceBlake.com. Press may RSVP by e-mailing HonoluluPress@LawrenceBlake.com.

To learn more about Honolulu Fashion Weekend please visit http://HonoluluFashionWeekend.LawrenceBlake.com. Honolulu Fashion Weekend is hosted by Lawrence Blake Group Int’l (www.LawrenceBlake.com), rising New York based corporate communications firm. A spokesperson from Afterschool ART, participating designers, and celebrity guests will be available for live interviews. For information please contact L. Blake Harvey, 646.481.8237, Fashion@LawrenceBlake.com. Follow Lawrence Blake Group Int’l on Twitter and Facebook for event updates. www.Twitter.com/LawrenceBlakePR. www.Facebook.com/LawrenceBlakeGroup.
- See more at: http://www.prlog.org/12155037-honolulu-fashion-weekend-debuts-june-27-featuring-three-days-of-fashion-supporting-arts-education.html#sthash.Bqnwk6ss.dpuf

Director Eve Brandstein has been bringing leading actors, writers and musicians together to create exceptional events since 1988. Past speakers at Poetry in Motion have included Robert Downey Jr, Judd Nelson, Alec Baldwin, Drew Barrymore, etc.

For more information about Eve Brandstein’s Poetry in Motion and its history as a bi-coastal literary salon, please visit EveBrandsteinPoetryin Motion.com or checkout “The Hollywood Review by Eve Brandstein and Michael Lally” which contains original work from some of Hollywood’s leading writers and performers that was first presented at Poetry in Motion. You’ll find it on Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/books/dp/1484152794).

To get tickets to this event EveBrandsteinPoetryinMotion.com. If you have questions about Poetry in Motion, or this event, please contact us via email.

Speaker Biographies

DOLLY FOX

Dolly Fox is a writer, former Zoli model, singer and actress with credits in 25 musical comedies for regional and national tours, off Broadway and on Broadway including Snow White as the Evil Queen and Grace Farrel in Annie 2 directed by Martin Charnin. She was a contract player on All my Children for 2 years and also appeared on Another World. She wrote for Andy Warhols Interview magazine under her own byline called “Hollywood Confidential” as well as acted in video productions for Warhol. Dolly is thrilled to be reunited with Donnie Kehr since the two of them sang in NY nightclubs together for years in the late 1980′s.

JOHN FUGELSANG

John Fugelsang is an actor, comedian, monologist & the host of ‘Viewpoint,’ weeknights at 8pm ET, on Current TV. His solo show ‘Guilt: A Love Story’ was nominated for the Drama League’s Distinguished Performance Award. He was named Outstanding NYC monologist at Lincoln Center by the Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs. He once got George Harrison to give his final performance on VH1 & once got Mitt Romney’s adviser to call Mitt an etch-a-sketch on CNN.

SYLVANA JOYCE

Sylvana Joyce is a classically trained pianist and professional actress, leads a showstopping performance with her powerhouse voice and natural star quality. Sylvana Joyce and The Moment’s music is the perfect mix of gypsy rock, blues and cabaret that has drawn comparisons to Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, Gogol Bordello and The Dresden Dolls. Six months after the band’s inception, they had already received recognition from the industry, with a full week feature by MTV and Ourstage as a “Needle in the Haystack” Artist. Sylvana’s band has already graced the stage over 100 times all over the Northeast, and have opened for such names as Nikka Costa, The Aristocrats, and Lettuce. SJ + The Moment are also proud to announce they’ve been accepted to a myriad of prestigious festivals this year, including SXSW, Musikfest, and Montauk Music Festival, and are currently #1 on Blues/Gypsy Rock Charts for NYC on ReverbNation.

Sylvana Joyce will be playing her single, “The Break” on NBC for Jimmy Lloyd Songwriter Showcase.

DONNIE KEHR

Donny Kehr is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of The PATH Fund. He created the annual ROCKERS ON BROADWAY benefit concert series, which celebrates it’s 20th Anniversary this year. Donnie has many directed concerts and events including The Who’s TOMMY 15th Anniversary Reunion concert on Broadway, the 2009 JCC Maccabi Games Opening Ceremonies at Madison Square Garden, and the launch event for UN Women in the United Nations General Assembly Hall. Mr. Kehr is a veteran Broadway Actor, Singer, Dancer & Musician. He has created roles in award winning shows such as The Who’s -Tommy, Jersey Boys, Billy Elliot, The Human Comedy and The Mystery of Edwin Drood to name a few.

MICHAEL LALLY

27 books of poetry and prose (Rocky Dies Yellow, Hollywood Magic, March 18 2003, et. al.); 92nd St. Y Poetry Center’s Discovery Award for The South Orange Sonnets 1972; NEA Poetry Fellowships 1974 and ‘81 (the poem My Life denounced in Congress as “pornography” in the right’s first attempt to end the National Endowment for the Arts), PEN Oakland Josephine Miles Award for Excellence in Literature for Cant Be Wrong 1997; American Book Award for It’s Not Nostalgia 2000. Co-founded Mass Transit poetry reading series in DC (1971-1975) and Poetry in Motion in L.A. (1988-96) among others. Day jobs included jazz pianist, editor, publisher, college teacher, book critic (for The Washington Post and The Village Voice et. al.), chauffeur, TV (JAG, NYPD Blue, Deadwood, et. al.) and movie actor (White Fang, Basic Instinct, The Cool World, et. al.), screenwriter and script doctor (Drugstore Cowboy, Pump Up the Volume, et. al.). Since 2006 Michael’s been writing the blog Lally’s Alley (lallysalley.blogspot.com).

SUSAN MERSON

Susan Merson is a writer, producer, actor and director. Susan is currently Producing Artistic Director of NY THEATRE INTENSIVES, a 6 week theatre program that focuses on new plays and the collaborative process. She’s an actress with credits on, of and off Broadway, in tv and film, Her many plays have been seen at theatres across the US and Canada. Most recently, NYC has seen WHITE BIRCHES at the Avant Garde Arts Festival, CARLA TELLS US WHAT HAPPENED IN THE BLUE BEDROOM at Berkshire Playwrights Lab, I BELIEVE IN MARRIAGE at the League of Professional Theatre Women’s One Act Festival and WHEN THEY GO AND YOU DO NOT at both the EstroGenius Festival and EST/6th Floor/NY and the Fountain Theatre in LA. Her newest play with music, created with Shellen Lubin BETWEEN PRETTY PLACES will be presented in the Sublet Series this August at HERE Susan is the author of DREAMING IN DAYLIGHT, WHEN THEY GO AND YOU DO NOT and YOUR NAME HERE; AN ACTOR WRITERS GUIDE TO SOLO PERFORMANCE.

ELINOR NAUEN

Elinor Nauen is the author most recently of So Late into the Night, a book-length autobiographical poem in ottava rima, and My Marriage A to Z: A big-city romance. She once told “walked into a bar” jokes at CBGB. She lives in NYC and makes her living as a science & health writer.

TAYLOR NEGRON

Taylor Negron is currently performing his show “The Unbearable lightness of being Taylor Negron” –a fusion of story and song- in the NYC area, directed by opera Director David Schweitzer and co starring songwriter/singer Logan Heftel.

The show debuted at the prestigious Green Room at the Edinburgh Comedy Festival in Scotland and was included in the “2009 best of New York Solo festival “at The SoHo Playhouse. Negron directed the original Stage Musical production of “Who Loves You, Baby” exploring the return of the late, self-proclaimed Macho man “Telly” Savalas, the production played to sold out audiences at Huron Club in the SoHo Playhouse and ran for more than 2 years. He is a contributor for The Huffington Post and XOJane Magazine. His comedy essays are currently published in many anthologies. Taylor Negron has starred in his own HBO special and has appeared on The Tonight Show. His films included, Easy Money, Punchline, Stuart Little, The Last Boy Scout, Angels in the Outfield, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, and the much-ballyhooed hit The Aristocrats.

MAY PANG

The world-renowned confidant and companion of John Lennon, May Pang has been in the public eye for over three decades. Her career in the music industry spans 40 years, beginning with Allen Klein’s company, ABKCO Industries, the firm which managed the Beatles Apple Corps. Ltd and the Rolling Stones.

In 1970, Lennon and Yoko Ono hired Pang as their personal assistant. She would eventually became their production coordinator — playing a key role in records by Lennon, Ono and Harry Nilsson. In 1974, Pang was awarded an RIAA Gold Album Award for her work on Lennon’s Walls and Bridges, the #1 hit album which included Lennon’s first and only #1 single in his lifetime, “Whatever Gets You Thru The Night.” Warner Books published her memoir, Loving John, in 1983.

In 2008, St. Martin’s Press released Instamatic Karma, a collection of Pang’s personal photographs of John Lennon. Fine art prints of these portraits have been exhibited in major galleries across the country. In this age of “social awareness”, Pang was asked to participate as an artist on a CD called: ALL ABOUT BULLIES…BIG AND SMALL. The CD won a Grammy for The Best Children’s CD category in 2012.

NATHAN PEARSON

Whether through his career in Social Services, or his presence on the spoken word scene, Nathan Pearson, AKA Nathan P. has found a way to uplift, motivate, inspire as well as entertain those he cross paths with. Beginning in 2000 when he became a Nuyorican Poet’s Cafe Grand Slam finalist and slam host, his poetic travels have taken him to several college campuses, 3 poetic off broadway productions, two chat books, 1 cd and countless performances. You can friend Nathan on Facebook under Nathan Pearson. Just look for the trademark fedora.

MASON SUMMIT

Mason is a 16 year-old singer-songwriter from Los Angeles, CA. Since age 13, he has been playing around L.A. at venues such as Room 5 lounge, Genghis Cohen, and the House of Blues. 2012 saw the release of Mason’s debut album, Absentee. Songs from Absentee have been featured on internet radio shows such as BuddhaMan’s International Experience and Skycast Indies. In May 2013, Mason began hosting Mason’s Noise Parlour, a quarterly series at Beyond Baroque in Venice, CA to showcase the talent of other teen musicians and writers.

Dresses in natural fibres are a key theme this season. Our two wonderful designers have embraced Summer ‘13 and created a really exciting collection of cotton summer dresses.

Spanning the 20′s to the 50′s, these delicate cotton summer dresses put an emphasis on detail, covered buttons, prominent seams, pleating and fitted waists. Feminine, fun and versatile.

The Amelia Rose Collection (http://www.anamiandjanine.com/amelia-rose-ss-2013/dresses…) is comprised of four styles.

Audrey Tea Dress. Demure yet sexy this style is the perfect summer dress for either work or leisure. This style features a fitted bodice, with 3/4 sleeves turned up with dainty bows, a circle skirt and bow belt to accentuate your waist.

The Lula dress is a modern take on the drop waist dresses of the roaring 20′s.

Brigitte Tea Dress. In homage to Brigitte Bardot a classical 1950′s style tea dress, with loads of detailing, sweet puffed fitted sleeves with covered buttons, delicate pleating accentuates the waistband, practical front pockets, covered buttons to the back with detailed seams.

Kimono inspired midi length wrap dress. This style features a plunging neckline, thick waistband with sash tie and princess seam details to the back.

All four styles are available in charcoal, forest green, creme and inky blue and are made from 100% superfine cotton.

The price, quality, and simple styles tick the right boxes for everyone’s essential seasonal fashion needs.

Slip on your oversize sunglasses and enjoy the charm of our cotton dresses this summer!