Mayor Bloomberg to kick off Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Week on Wednesday

The festivities are beginning! On Wednesday, September 8, 2010 at 11 AM, Mayor Bloomberg and all the major players will kick off the very first NYFW at Lincoln Center after years at Bryant Park.

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Council of Fashion Designers of America President Diane von Furstenberg, IMG Chairman and CEO Ted Forstmann, Lincoln Center Chair Katherine Farley and Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn will kick off the first Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Lincoln Center on September 8. Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week will be held at Lincoln Center’s Damrosch Park from September 9 to 16. The semi-annual fashion events, previously held at Bryant Park, draw more than 230,000 attendees every year, generating more than $770 million in economic activity in New York City.

Retrodiva Media will be covering NYFW from Thursday, September 9th through September 14th. We will be covering fashion and beauty stories, as well as events and afterparties. Look for posts and video to come soon!
 

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